Comedy | February 01, 2012 | 11 comments

Groundhog Day: What a Stupid Holiday

source: http://itslonelyuphere.blogspot.com/2012/02/brief-history-of-groundhog-day.html

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Every year on February 2nd, people all over North America emerge from their homes and gather to honor an age-old tradition. This tradition, which is practiced in towns stretching from Texas to Canada, lends an ear to a minority whose words are not often heard, and extends a large, figurative middle finger to meteorologists all over the world.

Groundhog Day, a tradition that has taken an especially firm stranglehold on the small community of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania since 1886, relies on whether or not local groundhogs see their shadow upon exiting their burrows on the morning of February 2nd. On a deeper level, the tradition's foundation teeters precariously on whether or not a groundhog understands what a shadow is.

Many mammals compete to be the face of Groundhog Day. Those vying for the holiday spotlight (...the Sun) include Wiarton Willie from Ontario, Shubenacadie Sam from Nova Scotia, Staten Island Chuck, Bill Murray, and the "Prairie Prognosticator" Balzac Billy, whose name sounds suspiciously like a scrotum.

Continued at link: http://itslonelyuphere.blogspot.com/2012/02/brief-history-of-groundhog-day.html
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