And if you were a homosexual, just what would be wrong with that? Was your "Turkish Taxi Driver" also homophobic like you are, Keithie?
On 2/3/11, Keith In Köln <[email protected]> wrote: > Guten Abend CW! (And Tommie!) > > I think this was the first time that I actually saw the festivities in > Punxsutawney.....In my whole life! They televised it here, on several > Deutsch television stations, as well as CNN International. I'd heard > about the deal all of my life, but I had never seen it until yesterday. All > of the men are formally dressed, in tails, ties and top hats! Everyone on > Punxsutawney (as well as Phil, who also predicted) that the Pittsburgh > Steelers are taking the show this year!! > > As a side note, yesterday, I finally got down, "Ich gehen sie in die Kölner > Gefängnis bitte"; and threw in, "My Client".....I am pretty sure that my > Turkish Taxi driver was convinced that I was a homosexual..... > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 12:16 AM, Cold Water <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I was born in a small town not far from Punxsutawney. The schools were >> closed on Groundhog Day so we could go and enjoy the festivities. It was >> a >> great Winter break. >> >> >> >> I must take exception with the author of this article. Phil is NOT a >> pudgy >> rodent! Phil (and all the Phils before him) is the cutest groundhog I >> have >> ever seen. Much cuter than Buckeye Chuck. >> >> >> >> Yesterday morning (Groundhog Day) I woke up at about 4am, turned on the >> patio light to let my little Maggie out and I see the groundhog (nests >> about >> two acres from my property) scoot across the yard and I saw his shadow. >> Maybe it was the floodlight from the patio? >> >> >> >> BTW Keith, the whole groundhog-shadow business is from an old German >> folktale. Many Germans (including my paternal grandmother’s family of >> Hessians) settled in that area in Pennsylvania. >> >> >> >> CW >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Tommy News >> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 02, 2011 08:28 >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Punxsutawney Phil celebrates 125 years of Groundhog Day, >> Predicts Early Spring >> >> >> >> Punxsutawney Phil celebrates 125 years of Groundhog DayComments >> >> By Laura Bly, USA TODAY >> >> >> >> Punxsutawney Phil, right, is held by Ben Hughes after emerging from >> his burrow on Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., to see his shadow >> and forecast six more weeks of winter weather Feb. 2, 2010. >> >> CAPTIONBy Gene J. Puskar, AP In the hit 1993 comedy Groundhog Day, >> weatherman Bill Murray's worst nightmare is to keep waking up in the >> snowy Pennsylvania town of Punxsutawney - home of a pudgy, >> prognosticating rodent named Phil. >> >> >> Murray's disdain notwithstanding, Phil's Feb. 2 forecasts have been >> drawing revelers to Punxsutawney for 125 years ... and today was no >> exception, despite freezing rain and a wind advisory. Shivering >> celebrants watched as Phil emerged from his temporary burrow—a >> simulated tree stump at the rural site of Gobbler's Knob - and, to no >> one's surprise, failed to see his shadow. The subsequent verdict from >> his handlers: The Pittsburgh Steelers are headed to the Super Bowl, >> and spring is around the corner. >> >> RELATED: How accurate is the groundhog at predicting weather? >> >> >> For those of us who haven't made the trek to Punxsutawney, about 80 >> miles northeast of Pittsburgh, Phil is going high-tech with texts, >> Foursquare badges and Facebook updates of his early morning forecast. >> Fans could watch streaming video of the big announcement here. >> >> As for snuggling like Murray and co-star Andie MacDowell in that >> Punxsutawney B&B? "That was a bit of Hollywood fiction," the tourist >> office notes. " There really is a Cherry Street, but there is no bed & >> breakfast there. You could stay at the Pantall Hotel, which is where >> Bill Murray stayed when he visited in 1992." >> >> More: >> >> http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/dispatches/post/2011/02/punsutawney-phil-celebrates-125-years-of-groundhog-day/141150/1 >> >> -- >> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. >> Have a great day, >> Tommy >> >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at >> http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> >> >> * It's active and moderated. 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