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Happy Groundhog Day. (Did I already say that earlier?) Did you know that ever since 1887, every February 2nd, Punxatawany Phil, that geriatric groundhog, has predicted whether or not we will get an additional 6 weeks of winter? Yes, we put our faith in trust in a rodent more than we do in our current president.
Clymer Freas, the city editor of the Punxatawny Spirit, came up with the idea. With a name like Clymer, who'd a thunk? The thing is, a very distinct possibility exists that ole Clymer's way of interpreting Phil's prognostications is butt-backwards. I say this because Phil's accuracy is only at 39%, according to Stormfacts, an organization who cares about this kind of stuff.
Remember, Phil never said, "If you like your winter, you can keep your winter."
So maybe if Phil sees his shadow it means that Spring is on the wing, not the other way around. Or maybe it was just a good way to sell papers in 1887.
In either case, Phil is more trustworthy than Barack Obama, any day.
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Clymer Freas, the city editor of the Punxatawny Spirit, came up with the idea. With a name like Clymer, who'd a thunk? The thing is, a very distinct possibility exists that ole Clymer's way of interpreting Phil's prognostications is butt-backwards. I say this because Phil's accuracy is only at 39%, according to Stormfacts, an organization who cares about this kind of stuff.
Remember, Phil never said, "If you like your winter, you can keep your winter."
So maybe if Phil sees his shadow it means that Spring is on the wing, not the other way around. Or maybe it was just a good way to sell papers in 1887.
In either case, Phil is more trustworthy than Barack Obama, any day.
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