OT: Happy Groundhog 's Day!

[bac2therac]

6 more weeks of winter!

 

[Section124]

Damn...I missed it. I would have thought ABC news would have shown a highlight. Glad to see another 6 weeks of winter!

 

[bac2therac]

This is on my bucket list!

 

[Section124]

This is on my bucket list!

Same. I almost made it there about 15 years ago when I was in Pittsburgh for some meetings. Meeting times changed and we had to miss it.

 

[RUinPinehurst]

Snowing hard up top in Boone NC. I suppose this means spring to come sooner. LOL.

 

[RUPete]

Am I reading this thread correctly? Bac wishing everyone a happy Groundhog's Day when there will be six more weeks of winter? I was hoping for a heat wave thread.

 

[RULoyal]

Phil is about 50% - might as well flip a coin.

 

[WhiteBus]

6 more weeks of winter!

Real winter or the 50 degrees winter we are having?

 

[Plum Street]

Phil is about 50% - might as well flip a coin.

50 % right half the time

 

[MikeR0102]

Phil is about 50% - might as well flip a coin.

The article I read said 40% from Phil.

Staten Island Chuck said early spring and he is 80% accurate

 

[bigmatt718]

Real winter or the 50 degrees winter we are having?

Exactly. We haven't exactly had winter weather this year at least in the Philly metro area thus far.

 

[RULoyal]

Article I read said 46% nationwide.

 

[RUScrew85]

Guys it's a Groundhog. You don't have to argue about how accurate he is.

 

[RULoyal]

Guys it's a Groundhog. You don't have to argue about how accurate he is.

Argue? Hardly.

 

[MikeR0102]

Guys it's a Groundhog. You don't have to argue about how accurate he is.

All fun and games til the Easter blizzard

 

[Knight Shift]

Do they still do this in Staten Island after Mayor Big Bird dropped their groundhog on his head and killed him?

 

[bigmatt718]

Do they still do this in Staten Island after Mayor Big Bird dropped their groundhog on his head and killed him?

From what I understand, they do. Dumb Blasio was a complete nincompoop.

 

[RULoyal]

Do they still do this in Staten Island after Mayor Big Bird dropped their groundhog on his head and killed him?

 

[Knight Shift]

Poor little guy never had a chance. He did not seem to take a liking to the Mayor.

 

[Section124]

The article I read said 40% from Phil.

Staten Island Chuck said early spring and he is 80% accurate

I'm surprised he said early spring. Was clear skies this AM.

 

[bac2therac]

Guys it's a Groundhog. You don't have to argue about how accurate he is.

How dare you? Ill take his word over that trashy model from Europe or worse Canada

 

[Knight Shift]

How dare you? Ill take his word over that trashy model from Europe or worse Canada

That's not nice to say about an ex-President's wife.

 

[RUScrew85]

Poor little guy never had a chance. He did not seem to take a liking to the Mayor.

Animals can sense evil predators. ; )

 

[RUScrew85]

That's not nice to say about an ex-President's wife.

BOO! (LOL)

 

[Knight Shift]

Animals can sense evil predators. ; )

Growing up, our family dog would hunt and kill the groundhogs on our property. We don't have a dog. Maybe I could put deBlasio in the backyard?

 

[Source]

Phil is about 50% - might as well flip a coin.

I read his predictions are correct only about 40% of the time. For accuracy, I watch the weather squirrel on News 12.

 

[bac2therac]

That's not nice to say about an ex-President's wife.

tds

 

[RU-Hunter]

Have the groundhogs adjusted their models to account for all the climate change?

 

[bac2therac]

https://foragerchef.com/a-groundhog-stew/

 

[RUScrew85]

Growing up, our family dog would hunt and kill the groundhogs on our property. We don't have a dog. Maybe I could put deBlasio in the backyard?

Let me know if you need a hand.

 

[RUScrew85]

tds

He took a shot at Wilhelm too. His score is even.

 

[Knight Shift]

He took a shot at Wilhelm too. His score is even.

I'm an equal opportunity offender. I prefer anarchy, or the giant meteor thing. An AI politician might be interesting, but then we would have to worry about who is writing the algorithms. Let's just let the groundhogs make all the important decisions. Could it be any worse than what we have had for the several years?

 

[RUScrew85]

I'm an equal opportunity offender. I prefer anarchy, or the giant meteor thing. An AI politician might be interesting, but then we would have to worry about who is writing the algorithms. Let's just let the groundhogs make all the important decisions. Could it be any worse than what we have had for the several years?

Giant Meteor has my support.

I think it was Heinlein who suggested we draft members of congress and only let them out if the voters approve of the job they do. Otherwise they have to stay. This assumes no corruption.

 

[Knight Shift]

So, is winter over? Can @e5fdny , me and others move our snowblowers into the summer storage position?

 

[RUScrew85]

So, is winter over? Can @e5fdny , me and others move our snowblowers into the summer storage position?

Negative. That would Jinx the whole thing. Leave Snowblowers staged and fueled until April 15.

 

[beaced_rivals]

Real winter or the 50 degrees winter we are having?

Ooh. GLOBAL WARMING

 

[SouthJerseyRU]

Canadian version didn't go well

 

[Section124]

Canadian version didn't go well

Did they at least pull him out and try to determine whether he would have seen his shadow? I don't think you actually need the groundhog anymore.

 

[SouthJerseyRU]

Did they at least pull him out and try to determine whether he would have seen his shadow? I don't think you actually need the groundhog anymore.

Yea, they could have just put sunglasses on him and held him up like "Weekend at Bernie's"

 

[RU848789]

Guys it's a Groundhog. You don't have to argue about how accurate he is.

Thread closer right there...