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Toodygirl5 Joined Fri 10/26/12 Posts: 14460	Sat 02/01/20 10:39 AM Edited by Toodygirl5 on Sat 02/01/20 10:43 AM
Will that little groundhog see his shadow tomorrow? Hope not and we have a early Spring!

Ladywind7 Joined Sun 04/08/12 Posts: 7833	Sat 02/01/20 10:52 AM
I do not understand your post. Is it because I am a kiwi?

Riverspirit1111 Joined Wed 06/27/18 Posts: 100738	Sat 02/01/20 10:59 AM
Will that little groundhog see his shadow tomorrow? Hope not and we have a early Spring! According to the weather forecast in Pennsylvania, it's not likely. Although who knows, we've been having awfully warm weather this time of year. I'm guessing we're going to get slammed with snow at the end of the season.

Rock Joined Thu 10/09/08 Posts: 21250	Sat 02/01/20 11:01 AM
I do not understand your post. Is it because I am a kiwi? https://www.groundhog.org/2020-schedule It's a 134 year old American tradition, used to predict the onset of Spring, or two more weeks of Winter. All based on a groundhog seeing it's shadow.

Riverspirit1111 Joined Wed 06/27/18 Posts: 100738	Sat 02/01/20 11:03 AM
I do not understand your post. Is it because I am a kiwi? Groundhog Phil lives in Pennsylvania. If he sees his shadow on February 2nd, it's said we'll have 6 more weeks of winter. If not, we have an early spring. It's a tradition here in the United States, and Canada. Here's a link to read about it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punxsutawney_Phil

Toodygirl5 Joined Fri 10/26/12 Posts: 14460	Sat 02/01/20 11:13 AM Edited by Toodygirl5 on Sat 02/01/20 11:14 AM
Thanks Rock and River !

Ladywind7 Joined Sun 04/08/12 Posts: 7833	Sat 02/01/20 11:47 AM
Ahhh, I see now....thanks guys

Ɔʎɹɐx Joined Mon 08/19/13 Posts: 4958	Sat 02/01/20 11:50 AM Edited by Ɔʎɹɐx on Sat 02/01/20 12:33 PM
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/

soufiehere Joined Sat 10/24/09 Posts: 45327	Sat 02/01/20 12:11 PM
I do not understand your post. Is it because I am a kiwi? Groundhog Phil lives in Pennsylvania. If he sees his shadow on February 2nd, it's said we'll have 6 more weeks of winter. If not, we have an early spring. It's a tradition here in the United States, and Canada. Here's a link to read about it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punxsutawney_Phil Go rent 'Groundhog Day' it will explain all LW :-)

Toodygirl5 Joined Fri 10/26/12 Posts: 14460	Sat 02/01/20 12:34 PM
That was a Hilarious movie!

Riverspirit1111 Joined Wed 06/27/18 Posts: 100738	Sun 02/02/20 07:54 AM
Yay... Phil couldn't find his shadow! Hopefully this year his prediction of an early spring will be spot on.

Toodygirl5 Joined Fri 10/26/12 Posts: 14460	Sun 02/02/20 10:24 AM
^^^^^^^Good

Rock Joined Thu 10/09/08 Posts: 21250	Sun 02/02/20 10:31 AM
I've spent the morning, trying to convince people, That after the ceremony, Groundhog Phil is butchered, then fed to the kids in the school cafeteria.

Toodygirl5 Joined Fri 10/26/12 Posts: 14460	Sun 02/02/20 11:07 AM Edited by Toodygirl5 on Sun 02/02/20 11:09 AM
No !Please No !

Riverspirit1111 Joined Wed 06/27/18 Posts: 100738	Sun 02/02/20 02:41 PM
I've spent the morning, trying to convince people, That after the ceremony, Groundhog Phil is butchered, then fed to the kids in the school cafeteria. Silly gnome... that's only if he sees his shadow!

SparklingCrystal 💖💎 Joined Mon 05/20/13 Posts: 33259	Sun 02/02/20 02:46 PM
I do not understand your post. Is it because I am a kiwi? I'm a cloggie, I didn't get it either, hihi. I also didn't get the movie way back when, and didn't like it much, prolly for reasons of not knowing about this groundhog thing.

LarchTree Joined Fri 11/22/19 Posts: 935	Sun 02/02/20 03:05 PM
No !Please No !

LarchTree Joined Fri 11/22/19 Posts: 935	Sun 02/02/20 03:26 PM
I'm a cloggie, I didn't get it either, hihi. I also didn't get the movie way back when, and didn't like it much, prolly for reasons of not knowing about this groundhog thing. It’s one of those things like dousing rods; people know that it generally tends to work but there is not much of a consensus as to why it generally works. Thinking, one could quantify the length of time for optimum UV exposure based on the length of their shadow (15 min if stumpy shadow, 23 min if head height shadow, 45 min if double-height shadow)

SparklingCrystal 💖💎 Joined Mon 05/20/13 Posts: 33259	Sun 02/02/20 03:57 PM
It makes me think if it's related to Imbolc one way or another, Celtic festival of February 1st.

Toodygirl5 Joined Fri 10/26/12 Posts: 14460	Sun 02/02/20 04:01 PM
No !Please No ! I love animals !