Punxsutawney Phil Sees His Shadow, Plus My Obligatory Groundhog Day Video Encore… NYC’s Mayor Bloomberg Bit by Groundhog in 2009
Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on February 2, 2012
Is it Groundhog Day again already? Gee, where does the time go?
My obligatory Groundhog Day video encore… below is a classic Groundhog Day video from 2009 with Staten Island Chuck, New York’s official groundhog. Apparently, Chuck was in no mood for winter/spring prediction nonsense (as one could expect) and he bit Mayor Michael Bloomberg during Staten Island Zoo’s 2009 annual Groundhog Day event.
This video with the mayor and Chuck tickles me every year. Sorry ’bout that, Mayor Bloomberg.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg Bitten by Groundhog on Groundhog’s Day 2009
What you’ve been waiting for: The 2012 prediction made this morning by Punxsutawney Phil — reported by Washington Post:
At 7:25 a.m. this morning, amidst mostly cloudy skies, and temperatures in the low 30s, Groundhog Phil saw his shadow in the little town of Punxsutawney, Pa.
According to folklore, Phil’s sighting of his own shadow means there will be 6 more weeks of winter. Had Phil not seen his shadow, it would have meant “there will be an early spring.”
If Phil’s forecast is right, it signals a dramatic reversal from the mild weather pattern affecting much of the country.
For more Groundhog Day silliness (and Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction track record), here is the link to the post I compiled for last year’s Groundhog Day:
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