ColdWater, Having Grandparents from the wrong side of the river is not something that should be advertised.
I am from Rheinland-Phalz... we know all about the damned "Evangelikale" from the "evangelischen hinterlands". :-)) Its a lot funnier if you are from there!!! > ever seen. Much cuter than Buckeye Chuck. > > Yesterday morning (Groundhog Day) I woke up at about 4am, turned on the > patio light to let my little Maggie out and I see the groundhog (nests about > two acres from my property) scoot across the yard and I saw his shadow. > Maybe it was the floodlight from the patio? > > BTW Keith, the whole groundhog-shadow business is from an old German > folktale. Many Germans (including my paternal grandmother's family of > Hessians) settled in that area in Pennsylvania. > > CW > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tommy News > Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 08:28 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Punxsutawney Phil celebrates 125 years of Groundhog Day, Predicts > Early Spring > > Punxsutawney Phil celebrates 125 years of Groundhog DayComments > > By Laura Bly, USA TODAY > > Punxsutawney Phil, right, is held by Ben Hughes after emerging from > his burrow on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., to see his shadow > and forecast six more weeks of winter weather Feb. 2, 2010. > > CAPTIONBy Gene J. Puskar, AP In the hit 1993 comedy Groundhog Day, > weatherman Bill Murray's worst nightmare is to keep waking up in the > snowy Pennsylvania town of Punxsutawney - home of a pudgy, > prognosticating rodent named Phil. > > Murray's disdain notwithstanding, Phil's Feb. 2 forecasts have been > drawing revelers to Punxsutawney for 125 years ... and today was no > exception, despite freezing rain and a wind advisory. Shivering > celebrants watched as Phil emerged from his temporary burrow-a > simulated tree stump at the rural site of Gobbler's Knob - and, to no > one's surprise, failed to see his shadow. The subsequent verdict from > his handlers: The Pittsburgh Steelers are headed to the Super Bowl, > and spring is around the corner. > > RELATED: How accurate is the groundhog at predicting weather? > > For those of us who haven't made the trek to Punxsutawney, about 80 > miles northeast of Pittsburgh, Phil is going high-tech with texts, > Foursquare badges and Facebook updates of his early morning forecast. > Fans could watch streaming video of the big announcement here. > > As for snuggling like Murray and co-star Andie MacDowell in that > Punxsutawney B&B? "That was a bit of Hollywood fiction," the tourist > office notes. " There really is a Cherry Street, but there is no bed & > breakfast there. You could stay at the Pantall Hotel, which is where > Bill Murray stayed when he visited in 1992." > > More:http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/dispatches/post/2011/02/punsu... > phil-celebrates-125-years-of-groundhog-day/141150/1 > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > _____ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG -www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3420 - Release Date: 02/03/11 -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
