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On Feb 3, 5:42 pm, 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/punsu... > > > -- > > 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 seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community > > athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > > > * It's active and moderated. 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