An early spring?

[poltr1]

I heard the news that Punxsatawny Phil did not see her shadow today. That means an early spring, according to the folklore.

I haven't heard if Buckeye Chuck saw his shadow or not.

I do know that it's cold and snowy today here, and the roads were a little slippery.

Since I don't like to repeat myself on LJ if I can help it, here's an entry I wrote about groundhogs two years ago. The Daughter has since "inherited" the plush groundhog.

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[dagonell.livejournal.com]

BTW, to answer your question from two years ago, apparently it's common knowledge in Punxy, PA that "Phil" is actually "Phyllis". I've also heard that this year not only saw a new handler, but a new Phil. I can't help but wonder if those two incidents are related.
-- Dagonell

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

Groundhog sees shadow: six more weeks of winter
Groundhog doesn't see shadow: Just a month and a half of winter left
Woodchuck sees shadow: Six more weeks until spring
Woodchuck doesn't see shadow: Just a month and a half until spring

Maybe I'll celebrate Ground Hog Day with a frozen pepperoni pizza.

[poltr1]

Sounds good. While we're at it, let's ask the Mythbusters to see how much wood a woodchuck can chuck. :)

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

I suppose I could have tacos or sloppy joes with ground chuck...

[amazon-42.livejournal.com]

I have some good ground chuck recepies...none of them involve wood. Some involve chips....

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

Somehow I don't think that substituting ground 'chuck for ground chuck in the taco recipe is really a good idea.

[amazon-42.livejournal.com]

How will you know unless you try?

Deer works, anyway....

*evil grin*

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

Well, the thing is that when I picture ground woodchuck, I picture grinding the whole thing, cause they're awful small to butcher -- and that just seems like a really bad idea.

[amazon-42.livejournal.com]

Well see, that's why you need a bunch. Not like they're endangered.

Ugh, Okay, I'm sorry, I quit. I just hit my gross factor. It's a lot lower than pre-pregnancy levels. Someone else can play my game if they want.