Sat Feb 2, 2013, 07:44 AM

No shadow for Punxsutawney Phil

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At 7:25 a.m.Saturday, amidst overcast skies, and frigid temperatures hovering around 8 degrees, Groundhog Phil failed to see his shadow in the small town of Punxsutawney, Pa.

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9 replies	Author	Time	Post
No shadow for Punxsutawney Phil (Original post)	Earth_First	Feb 2013	OP
I want a do over! nt	Xipe Totec	Feb 2013	#1
I think the old geezers in top hats got it wrong. I'm with poster above, check their determination.	Hoyt	Feb 2013	#2
so it's 6 weeks if he doesn't see his shadow, month and a half if he does?	eShirl	Feb 2013	#3
Phil? Phil Connors?	BeyondGeography	Feb 2013	#4
Is that right?	Sanity Claws	Feb 2013	#5
No shadow means early spring	MadrasT	Feb 2013	#6
I hope he's right	davidpdx	Feb 2013	#7
I don't know anything about the "folk science" behind this claim but I'll believe anything	CTyankee	Feb 2013	#8
That furry little ratfink BETTER predict an early spring!	Buns_of_Fire	Feb 2013	#9

Response to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 07:47 AM

Xipe Totec (29,811 posts)

1. I want a do over! nt

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Response to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 07:58 AM

Hoyt (12,115 posts)

2. I think the old geezers in top hats got it wrong. I'm with poster above, check their determination.

They ain't taking climate change into account.

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Sat Feb 2, 2013, 07:59 AM

eShirl (11,938 posts)

3. so it's 6 weeks if he doesn't see his shadow, month and a half if he does?

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Response to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 08:01 AM

BeyondGeography (21,294 posts)

4. Phil? Phil Connors?

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Response to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 08:03 AM

Sanity Claws (13,404 posts)

5. Is that right?

I thought that if he did NOT see his shadow, he did not run back into his burrow and that meant an early spring.

If he saw his shadow, he got scared and ran back into his burrow to hibernate more. This meant it would be a late spring.

Which is it?

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Response to Sanity Claws (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 08:22 AM

MadrasT (5,683 posts)

6. No shadow means early spring

Phil predicted early spring

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Response to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 09:22 AM

davidpdx (8,781 posts)

7. I hope he's right

I'm not sure I buy into the whole thing though. All I know is I'm freezing my ass off as it's been way colder then usual. I have to look forward to a hotter than normal summer now. Global warming sucks!

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Response to davidpdx (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 09:31 AM

CTyankee (35,027 posts)

8. I don't know anything about the "folk science" behind this claim but I'll believe anything

to get rid of this cold weather and hasten spring.

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Response to Earth_First (Original post)

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 09:43 AM

Buns_of_Fire (8,236 posts)

9. That furry little ratfink BETTER predict an early spring!

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It was 17 here this morning, and I'm tired of wearing my overcoat 24 hours a day, inside and out.

Okay, except for the bathroom, but that brings up the subject of unheated toilet seats.

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