Punxsutawney Phil, the world’s most celebrated groundhog, gazed at the ground and beheld his shadow Friday morning. This means six more weeks of frigid winter if you trust the weather forecasting skills of this oversized rodent.

At this point - I'm not a fan . . . . .

A-Jay

 

 

Not a bad gig for a woodchuck. I'm not a fan of him either especially his cousins that hang around my house.

Considering Punxsutawney Phil has been accurate on his predictions only 39% of the time, smart money is on just the opposite of whatever his predictions are.

Yup not very accurate. He sees his shadow 85% of the time. I think he just isn't very social and prefers to hide in his house. 

2 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

 I think he just isn't very social and prefers to hide in his house. 

 From December to March - this pretty much describes me  . . . 

And if I do come out, I'm usually carrying a passport.

A-Jay

I think Punxsutawney Phil needs to go out and find a real job.

5 hours ago, Bankbeater said:

I think Punxsutawney Phil needs to go out and find a real job.

Are you kidding! He's got the best job there is! He only has to work one day a year for just a couple of hours and never gets fired even though he's not very good at the only thing he's asked to do. Name another job that is better than that!

In NY news: Staten Island Chuck predicted an early spring.

 

However our local Upstate NY groundhog predicted 8 more weeks of winter...

 

Its been real cold up here.

1 hour ago, Scott F said:

Are you kidding! He's got the best job there is! He only has to work one day a year for just a couple of hours and never gets fired even though he's not very good at the only thing he's asked to do. Name another job that is better than that!

 The Easter  . . . Bunny ?

A-Jay

8 hours ago, Scott F said:

Are you kidding! He's got the best job there is! He only has to work one day a year for just a couple of hours and never gets fired even though he's not very good at the only thing he's asked to do. Name another job that is better than that!

Congress

15 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Punxsutawney Phil, the world’s most celebrated groundhog, gazed at the ground and beheld his shadow Friday morning. This means six more weeks of frigid winter if you trust the weather forecasting skills of this oversized rodent.

At this point - I'm not a fan . . . . .

A-Jay

 

 

Phil doesn't look too impressed either.

Gobbler's Knob.  How appropriate.  The turkeys are out in force.

10 hours ago, Scott F said:

Are you kidding! He's got the best job there is! He only has to work one day a year for just a couple of hours and never gets fired even though he's not very good at the only thing he's asked to do. Name another job that is better than that!

Weather guesser are another in this group where you don't work very long and aren't very accurate. 

 

The excuse here is "lake Michigan always makes it hard to predict the weather".

1 hour ago, 12poundbass said:

Weather guesser are another in this group where you don't work very long and aren't very accurate. 

 

The excuse here is "The Weather always makes it hard to predict the weather".

Fixed that one for you.

A-Jay

We have our own Groundhog Day festivities outside of Chicago in Woodstock IL, where the movie Groundhog Day was filmed. A neighboring town called Huntley IL has an annual festival the day before thanksgiving, for the last 35 years, called the turkey ******** festival. What if they merged the 2 festivals and had a groundhog ******** festival? Would you attend?

 

11 minutes ago, slonezp said:

We have our own Groundhog Day festivities outside of Chicago in Woodstock IL, where the movie Groundhog Day was filmed. A neighboring town called Huntley IL has an annual festival the day before thanksgiving, for the last 35 years, called the turkey ******** festival. What if they merged the 2 festivals and had a groundhog ******** festival? Would you attend?

 

While on my usual Nebraska hunting trip I used to take we stopped in western Iowa at a restaurant and ordered an appetizer platter which included Rockey Mountain oysters. Wasn't on my bucket list but checked it off just in case they happened to show up on the list later in life. Honestly wasn't bad. 

On ‎2‎/‎2‎/‎2018 at 4:35 PM, Bankbeater said:

I think Punxsutawney Phil needs to go out and find a real job.

Yea that freeloader! Who does he think he is? A politician? 

A pub just south of me - place call Spike's Keg 'O' Nails serves something called Snake Nutz . . . .

I've had them & thoroughly enjoy them every visit.

A-Jay

42 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

A pub just south of me - place call Spike's Keg 'O' Nails serves something called Snake Nutz . . . .

I've had them & thoroughly enjoy them every visit.

A-Jay

What does this consist of?

2 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

What does this consist of?

I think it's a trade secret ~ 

 

But it's served cold & goes down real easy.

 

A-Jay

31 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

I think it's a trade secret ~ 

 

But it's served cold & goes down real easy.

 

A-Jay

So it's a drink hopefully? 

1 hour ago, 12poundbass said:

So it's a drink hopefully? 

Yea - It's a drink.

A-Jay