"For Malverne Mel, this Groundhog Day is about to mimic the Bill Murray film of the same name. Like the 1993 movie where a Pennsylvania weatherman finds himself stuck in a time loop, repeating the day over and over, Mel will experience some Groundhog Day deja vu with two appearances on Friday.
The furry forecaster — whose actual name is Brian — will pull double duty when he heads to Malverne to assume the role of Malverne Mel and then on to Quogue Library, where he will make a second prediction later in the morning."
I like Phil well enough, but Mel is my guy. I hope no groundhog anywhere sees its shadow.
_________________ "If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." -Will Rogers
Groundhog Day 2018: Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, six more weeks of winter
Bundle up! Punxsutawney Phil, the world-famous groundhog, emerged from his burrow in western Pennsylvania and saw his shadow Friday morning, predicting another six weeks of winter.
As the sun rose at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsatawney, Pennsylvania, the groundhog's handlers -- known as the "Inner Circle" -- coaxed him out of his hole to issue his forecast just before 7:25 a.m. Eastern Time. Spectators, seemingly unfazed by the bitter cold, watched and danced to music as the handlers announced Phil's prediction.
Since 1887, Phil has predicted more winter 104 times, including this year. He has forecast an early spring just 18 times, when his shadow has eluded him, according to records.
Ten years of Phil's predictions are missing from the record.
Phil's Canadian counterpart, an albino groundhog named Wiarton Willie, also spotted his shadow Friday morning.
But Phil's groundhog rival, Staten Island Chuck, did not see his shadow, predicting an early spring.
Pierre C. Shadeaux, perhaps Phil's far distant rodent cousin, also did not see his shadow in New Iberia, Louisiana, forecasting an early and longer spring for locals.
Although dubbed the Cajun groundhog, Shadeaux is a nutria, a large rodent from South America that’s now an invasive species in Louisiana’s bayous.
Whether you trust the weather forecasts of furry rodents, the National Weather Service suggests February will have colder than normal temperatures in the northern and northeastern United States, with abnormally warm weather in the West.
♫ Fools, you have no perception! The shadows are cast long, when the sun's high! We must crush them completely, Like all other rodents, the groundhogs must die. For a much shorter winter, all groundhogs must die.
Must die, must die, all groundhogs must die.
Even when they're call Woodchucks, those groundhogs much die.
Must die, must die, the groundhogs must die,
The groundhogs the groundhog the groundhogs must die. ♪
♫ Fools, you have no perception! The shadows are cast long, when the sun's high! We must crush them completely, Like all other rodents, the groundhogs must die. For a much shorter winter, all groundhogs must die.
Must die, must die, all groundhogs must die.
Even when they're call Woodchucks, those groundhogs much die.
Must die, must die, the groundhogs must die,
The groundhogs the groundhog the groundhogs must die. ♪
I'm imagining this being sung by The Three Tenors for some reason.
_________________ "They'll bite your finger off given a chance" - Junkie Luv (regarding Zebras)
♫ Fools, you have no perception! The shadows are cast long, when the sun's high! We must crush them completely, Like all other rodents, the groundhogs must die. For a much shorter winter, all groundhogs must die.
Must die, must die, all groundhogs must die.
Even when they're call Woodchucks, those groundhogs much die.
Must die, must die, the groundhogs must die,
The groundhogs the groundhog the groundhogs must die. ♪
I'm imagining this being sung by The Three Tenors for some reason.
I saw The Three Tenors at Christmas! My late brother-in-law took us. They were great!
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