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Andy Andersen
United States
Newark
Delaware
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Is there no shame in Pennsylvania. An icon booed???
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Groundhog Booed After Controversial Forecast
There is a decision by Punxsutawney Phil and the groundhog was booed after making a controversial forecast.
Phil was taken from his den around 7:25 a.m. and then after some consultation, his handlers proclaimed that the rodent said he saw many shadows and we would have six more weeks of winter.
One problem: it was very cloudy in western Pennsylvania and the only lights came from TV cameras.
The crowd of 18,000 then turned on Phil and his handlers and booed them like they were at a Philadelphia Eagles game.
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Lance
United States
Moorhead
Minnesota
The coolest best thing I have ever done in my life is being a father
Caleb, the best 6 month old little brother ever
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What's worse is later, Bill Murray kidnapped the groundhog and murdered him and killed himself by driving the truck they were in over a cliff.
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午餐先生
United States
San Mateo
California
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This is my philosophy... taken from the movie of the same name.
When Chekhov saw the long winter, he saw a winter bleak and dark and bereft of hope. Yet we know that winter is just another step in the cycle of life. But standing here among the people of Punxsutawney and basking in the warmth of their hearths and hearts, I couldn't imagine a better fate than a long and lustrous winter.
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Justin Foster
United States
Davenport
Iowa
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LOL Epic Lance that made me LOL at work.
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Chris Binkowski
United States
Rochester Hills
Michigan
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Winter? Is it finally winter?
Hasn't seemed like it here in Michigan.
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iStitch
United States
Kalamazoo
Michigan
If at first you don't succeed, forget it and start drinking.
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Sarxis wrote: Winter? Is it finally winter?
Hasn't seemed like it here in Michigan. It was for like three days. Those days just happened to be while I was in Florida.
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Chad Burnett
United States
Fort Wayne
Indiana
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UndeadViking wrote: What's worse is later, Bill Murray kidnapped the groundhog and murdered him and killed himself by driving the truck they were in over a cliff.
No one will believe you.
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Andy Andersen
United States
Newark
Delaware
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I could have predicted a mild Michigan winter. My son lives in Grand Rapids and we bought him a snowblower in November. Cursed the snow.
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King Ævil
South Euclid
Ohio
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This morning I saw crocuses starting to bloom. Punxsutawney Phil can go stuff it.
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Re: Re: Punxsutawney Phil booed
cold_fuzion wrote: Sarxis wrote: Winter? Is it finally winter?
Hasn't seemed like it here in Michigan. It was for like three days. Those days just happened to be while I was in Florida.
You.were.in...............FLORIDA?????????????
When?
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Celebrating 5 years with a wonderful woman and worthy opponent at the game table !
United States
Middletown
Pennsylvania
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It was over 60 yesterday ! In Pennsylvania. In February. In sane.
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David K.
United States
Pflugerville
Texas
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The cold winds are rising, and winter is coming.
just sayin'
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The neutral evil villain known as
United States
Brownsburg
Indiana
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Mulligans wrote: It was over 60 yesterday ! In Pennsylvania. In February. In sane.
For real, why boo an extended winter when it 60 degrees! It's going to be 58 here in Indiana today. I do understand booing the groundhog tho. The one eating my barn is an ass.
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Andrew Simpson
United Kingdom
Leeds
West Yorkshire
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Winter has only just decided to appear here. First morning this season that I've set off from home for work and it was below 0 Celsius (32 degrees F). Last year we'd had 3 or 4 weeks of snow and traffic madness by this time. Forecast is only for a couple of cold days and we're back up to 8C.
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Gabe Alvaro
United States
Berkeley
California
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I boo the general hegemony of Punxsutawney Phil.
I went 22 happy years of my life imagining Groundhog Day as delightfully local holiday where local ecology, planetary movement and weather patterns all combined in one glorious moment of divination. The outcome was different everywhere and we all ruminated on the success of the coming year's bounty based on the tried and true assessments popularized in publications like the Farmer's Almanac but boiled down to the minute experiences of a small creature going about it's little day.
Then that damned Bill Murray movie ruined everything by popularizing those silly people and their ridiculous ritual. Now I can't hear, see or even contemplate the true meaning of a special holiday without a mention of this most banal place. Boo Punxsutawney. Boo Phil. Boo Media. Boo I say.
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DORGON
United States
Round Rock
Texas
Entertainment for those who don't think young & don't think old
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That rat bastard.
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iStitch
United States
Kalamazoo
Michigan
If at first you don't succeed, forget it and start drinking.
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EgorjLileli wrote: cold_fuzion wrote: Sarxis wrote: Winter? Is it finally winter?
Hasn't seemed like it here in Michigan. It was for like three days. Those days just happened to be while I was in Florida. You.were.in...............FLORIDA????????????? When?
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Lee Fisher
United States
Downingtown
Pennsylvania
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blindspot wrote: I boo the general hegemony of Punxsutawney Phil.
I went 22 happy years of my life imagining Groundhog Day as delightfully local holiday where local ecology, planetary movement and weather patterns all combined in one glorious moment of divination. The outcome was different everywhere and we all ruminated on the success of the coming year's bounty based on the tried and true assessments popularized in publications like the Farmer's Almanac but boiled down to the minute experiences of a small creature going about it's little day.
Then that damned Bill Murray movie ruined everything by popularizing those silly people and their ridiculous ritual. Now I can't hear, see or even contemplate the true meaning of a special holiday without a mention of this most banal place. Boo Punxsutawney. Boo Phil. Boo Media. Boo I say.
Um wasn't the movie based on that event because it was already a popular thing?
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Key Locks
United States
Indianapolis
Indiana
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lfisher wrote: blindspot wrote: I boo the general hegemony of Punxsutawney Phil.
I went 22 happy years of my life imagining Groundhog Day as delightfully local holiday where local ecology, planetary movement and weather patterns all combined in one glorious moment of divination. The outcome was different everywhere and we all ruminated on the success of the coming year's bounty based on the tried and true assessments popularized in publications like the Farmer's Almanac but boiled down to the minute experiences of a small creature going about it's little day.
Then that damned Bill Murray movie ruined everything by popularizing those silly people and their ridiculous ritual. Now I can't hear, see or even contemplate the true meaning of a special holiday without a mention of this most banal place. Boo Punxsutawney. Boo Phil. Boo Media. Boo I say. Um wasn't the movie based on that event because it was already a popular thing?
It was probably already popular before, and the movie just made it even more popular.
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Gabe Alvaro
United States
Berkeley
California
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Leezer wrote: lfisher wrote: Um wasn't the movie based on that event because it was already a popular thing? It was probably already popular before, and the movie just made it even more popular.
Maybe if you are east of the Mississippi, but out here on the West Coast I'd never heard of him. We don't have groundhogs aka woodchucks out here anyway. We got Yellow-bellied marmots aka the Rockchuck in these parts.
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午餐先生
United States
San Mateo
California
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Leezer wrote: lfisher wrote: blindspot wrote: I boo the general hegemony of Punxsutawney Phil.
I went 22 happy years of my life imagining Groundhog Day as delightfully local holiday where local ecology, planetary movement and weather patterns all combined in one glorious moment of divination. The outcome was different everywhere and we all ruminated on the success of the coming year's bounty based on the tried and true assessments popularized in publications like the Farmer's Almanac but boiled down to the minute experiences of a small creature going about it's little day.
Then that damned Bill Murray movie ruined everything by popularizing those silly people and their ridiculous ritual. Now I can't hear, see or even contemplate the true meaning of a special holiday without a mention of this most banal place. Boo Punxsutawney. Boo Phil. Boo Media. Boo I say. Um wasn't the movie based on that event because it was already a popular thing? It was probably already popular before, and the movie just made it even more popular.
I don't really care for the holiday, but I really like the movie.
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Andy Andersen
United States
Newark
Delaware
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mister lunch wrote: Leezer wrote: lfisher wrote: blindspot wrote: I boo the general hegemony of Punxsutawney Phil.
I went 22 happy years of my life imagining Groundhog Day as delightfully local holiday where local ecology, planetary movement and weather patterns all combined in one glorious moment of divination. The outcome was different everywhere and we all ruminated on the success of the coming year's bounty based on the tried and true assessments popularized in publications like the Farmer's Almanac but boiled down to the minute experiences of a small creature going about it's little day.
Then that damned Bill Murray movie ruined everything by popularizing those silly people and their ridiculous ritual. Now I can't hear, see or even contemplate the true meaning of a special holiday without a mention of this most banal place. Boo Punxsutawney. Boo Phil. Boo Media. Boo I say. Um wasn't the movie based on that event because it was already a popular thing? It was probably already popular before, and the movie just made it even more popular. I don't really care for the holiday, but I really like the movie.
I like the movie also, but how in the world do you boo a groundhog just because the sun is shining and he can see his shadow?
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cold_fuzion wrote: EgorjLileli wrote: cold_fuzion wrote: Sarxis wrote: Winter? Is it finally winter?
Hasn't seemed like it here in Michigan. It was for like three days. Those days just happened to be while I was in Florida. You.were.in...............FLORIDA????????????? When? We were in the realm of Disney from the 11th to the 18th of January.
I didn't........know!
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午餐先生
United States
San Mateo
California
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Orangemoose wrote: mister lunch wrote: Leezer wrote: lfisher wrote: blindspot wrote: I boo the general hegemony of Punxsutawney Phil.
I went 22 happy years of my life imagining Groundhog Day as delightfully local holiday where local ecology, planetary movement and weather patterns all combined in one glorious moment of divination. The outcome was different everywhere and we all ruminated on the success of the coming year's bounty based on the tried and true assessments popularized in publications like the Farmer's Almanac but boiled down to the minute experiences of a small creature going about it's little day.
Then that damned Bill Murray movie ruined everything by popularizing those silly people and their ridiculous ritual. Now I can't hear, see or even contemplate the true meaning of a special holiday without a mention of this most banal place. Boo Punxsutawney. Boo Phil. Boo Media. Boo I say. Um wasn't the movie based on that event because it was already a popular thing? It was probably already popular before, and the movie just made it even more popular. I don't really care for the holiday, but I really like the movie. I like the movie also, but how in the world do you boo a groundhog just because the sun is shining and he can see his shadow?
Oh, I didn't think the booing was from that... life imitating Hollywood? That's too bad. The movie wasn't even filmed in Punxsutawney!
Well according to this table on Wikipedia, it seems Phil is in the minority for groundhog prognostications this year. MOst of the others said "early spring".
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Steve Wagner
United States
Kenesaw
Nebraska
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Winter just declared war on us here by dumping a foot of snow. I blame the groundhog.
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