Celebrated Groundhog Sees Shadow, Human Handlers Claim
It's a tad goofy, this Groundhog Day tradition -- and PETA, campaigning for an animatronic Punxsutawney Phil, would even say it's inhumane -- but if weather forecasts by clairvoyant rodents are your thing, we, who just spent part of the morning researching the origins of Groundhog Day, certainly aren't going to judge.It’s a tad goofy, this Groundhog Day tradition — and PETA, campaigning for an animatronic Punxsutawney Phil, would even say it’s inhumane — but if weather forecasts by clairvoyant rodents are your thing, we, who just spent part of the morning researching the origins of Groundhog Day, certainly aren’t going to judge.
Hey, did you know there was a Staten Island Chuck competing with Phil for national attention on Feb. 2? How about Gen. Beauregard Lee? This is getting out of hand. Anyway, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this year, so someone over at the Drudge Report is probably going to pounce on that as further evidence that global warming is a myth. Also, according to National Geographic (see “origins” link above), Phil’s attempt to join in on the whole Twitter thing was thwarted by a hacker. –KA
WPRI.com via YouTube:
WAIT BEFORE YOU GO...This year, the ground feels uncertain — facts are buried and those in power are working to keep them hidden. Now more than ever, independent journalism must go beneath the surface.
At Truthdig, we don’t just report what's happening — we investigate how and why. We follow the threads others leave behind and uncover the forces shaping our future.
Your tax-deductible donation fuels journalism that asks harder questions and digs where others won’t.
Don’t settle for surface-level coverage.
Unearth what matters. Help dig deeper.
Donate now.
You need to be a supporter to comment.
There are currently no responses to this article.
Be the first to respond.