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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2005Groundhog report?
Anyone hear what your local groundhog had to report about the weather for the next few weeks? Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > Anyone hear what your local groundhog had to report about the weather > for the next few weeks? > > Theresa > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com 6 more weeks of winter (which sucks) Jill :: Kreisleriana wrote: ::: Anyone hear what your local groundhog had to report about the ::: weather for the next few weeks? ::: ::: Theresa ::: Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh ::: My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com :: :: 6 more weeks of winter (which sucks) :: :: Jill Sigh. Don't I wish. Our 6 weeks of winter are sadly over and it's getting d*amn hot out again :-( -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > 6 more weeks of winter (which sucks) Indeed it does. Stupid little animal. I am *tired* of cold and damp and gloom. I am ready for one of those south Georgia summer days when the surface of the sun is approximately six inches above your head. ------ Krista > Indeed it does. Stupid little animal. I am *tired* of cold and damp and > gloom. I am ready for one of those south Georgia summer days when the > surface of the sun is approximately six inches above your head. If it's six inches away in Georgia, it must be 3" from my head in Colorado!  Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* >> Anyone hear what your local groundhog had to report about the weather >> for the next few weeks? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Jill Samething up here, but it's actually been sunny more than cloudy. The snow mountains are gradually melting. Suz Macmoosette =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= "People that hate cats will come back as mice in their next life." --Faith Resnick |\__/| (=':'=) (")_(") I saw Puxatauny Phil this a.m. (it was pretty funny. the proclamation is VERY long and the guy on CBS didn't realize how long it would be) but the verdict was 6 more weeks of winter. Of course here in NE, we have Undilla Bill. But I think he saw his shadow too. It was foggy early but sunny as heck now. > Anyone hear what your local groundhog had to report about the weather > for the next few weeks? > > Theresa > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > I saw Puxatauny Phil this a.m. (it was pretty funny. the proclamation > is VERY long and the guy on CBS didn't realize how long it would be) > but the verdict was 6 more weeks of winter. Of course here in NE, we > have Undilla Bill. But I think he saw his shadow too. It was foggy > early but sunny as heck now. I think they wake the darned groundhogs up way too early! Jill >> Anyone hear what your local groundhog had to report about the weather >> for the next few weeks? >> >> Theresa >> Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh >> My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >I saw Puxatauny Phil this a.m. (it was pretty funny. the proclamation is >VERY long and the guy on CBS didn't realize how long it would be) but the >verdict was 6 more weeks of winter. Of course here in NE, we have Undilla >Bill. But I think he saw his shadow too. It was foggy early but sunny as >heck now. There used to be a groundhog (or woodchuck as we call them in NY) in the Central Park Zoo named Madison Avenue Gladys. She was very friendly and would just walk around on nice days, and of course, she would beg for food. She got to be perfectly spherical, like a round, furry brown beachball with beady eyes and buck teeth. A lot of people didn't even know what kind of animal she was, as she cheerfully hit them up for their popcorn. We always thought it was kind of appropriate that down in PA, there was the pampered groundhog, and here in NYC, we had this wandering pandhandler groundhog. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com [[There used to be a groundhog (or woodchuck as we call them in NY) in the Central Park Zoo named Madison Avenue Gladys. She was very friendly and would just walk around on nice days, and of course, she would beg for food. She got to be perfectly spherical, like a round, furry brown beachball with beady eyes and buck teeth.]] LOL! My friends took a vacation in the western US last year, and they got a picture of a squirrel who fit this description. I have never seen such a fat squirrel in my entire life! Either it was about to give birth (within minutes) to about 25 babies, or it'd been eating VERY well thanks to tourists' handouts. Given that it wasn't a time of year when I'd have expected a squirrel to be carrying a litter, my money's on the "squirrel got fat while mooching food from tourists" theory. :o) Donna I live in southeastern Pennsylvania, on the other end of the state from the famed Punxsutawney Phil. Phil has seen his shadow today, so Western PA is getting 6 more weeks of winter. I suppose if they're getting winter, so are we, since nearly all the weather patterns we get hit the western part of the state before coming here. Though I'd welcome a second opinion from any groundhogs that might live, say, at the Philadelphia Zoo. That's closer to home, so they might have an alternate weather report for this region. ;o) Actually, it's nice and bright and sunny here today, so I suspect that any prognosticating groundhogs around here would see their shadows, too. Donna, Captain and Stanley (who have tried to steal my little Beanie Baby version of Punxsutawney Phil) "Gabey8" <gabey8-@-aol-dot-com (formerly dgabriel-at-netaxs-dot-com)> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Groundhog report?: >I live in southeastern Pennsylvania, on the other end of the state from the >famed Punxsutawney Phil. Phil has seen his shadow today, so Western PA is [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Donna, Captain and Stanley (who have tried to steal my little Beanie Baby >version of Punxsutawney Phil) Sunny and probably in the upper 50s today in Sacramento. Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > Anyone hear what your local groundhog had to report about the weather for > the next few weeks? No, but if we don't get some new snow here, I'm gonna scream! Two season passes and absolutely zero interest in skiing on month-old snow =/ (Yes, I know, everyone should have my troubles ...) Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* >> Anyone hear what your local groundhog had to report about the weather for >> the next few weeks? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >(Yes, I know, everyone should have my troubles ...) Well, send a truck out here. We still have plenty around after our blizzard ten days ago. It's a little dirty, though, but still good. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >>No, but if we don't get some new snow here, I'm gonna scream! Two season >>passes and absolutely zero interest in skiing on month-old snow =/ [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Well, send a truck out here. We still have plenty around after our blizzard > ten days ago. It's a little dirty, though, but still good. ;) As they say, a little dirt never hurt! Arranging for enough refrigerated transportation to cover a mountain might be tough, though ... Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* >>> No, but if we don't get some new snow here, I'm gonna scream! Two >>> season passes and absolutely zero interest in skiing on month-old [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Arranging for enough refrigerated transportation to cover a mountain > might be tough, though ... Maybe DanM knows someone who drives a refrigerated rig ;) Jill >>> Well, send a truck out here. We still have plenty around after our >>> blizzard ten days ago. It's a little dirty, though, but still good. ;) [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Jill Uhoh! I don't want anyone to actually take my crazy ideas *seriously*! For one thing, I think snow transported via trucks would be little better than the stuff that's shot out of snow makers ... Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* > No, but if we don't get some new snow here, I'm gonna scream! Two season > passes and absolutely zero interest in skiing on month-old snow =/ We have loads of snow, and more coming down all the time. Take as much as you want. :o) SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Anyone hear what your local groundhog had to report about the weather > for the next few weeks? > > Theresa > Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com The Florida groundhog is still deciding whether to go to the beach or to the Mall. LT >> Anyone hear what your local groundhog had to report about the weather >> for the next few weeks? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >LT DAMN HIM. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Kreisleriana <kreisleriana2@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to say about Groundhog report?: >Anyone hear what your local groundhog had to report about the weather >for the next few weeks? No, but I'm watching the movie right now. :-) Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL Theresa wrote: >Anyone hear what your local groundhog had to report about the weather >for the next few weeks? For those of our international friends who think the US Americans have all gone round the bend, the reference is to a folk tale that if the groundhog comes out of his hole and sees his shadow (ie: it's a sunny day), there'll be six more weeks of winter. If it's overcast and no shadow is to be seen, it's supposed to be a sign of an early spring. We are all nuts, but all this talk of groundhogs is not a symptom. Since Bill Murray made that excellent movie, "Groundhog Day", I suppose this article is superfluous, but I thought I'd reassure you. Regards and Purrs, O J > For those of our international friends who think the US Americans have > all gone round the bend, the reference is to a folk tale that if the > groundhog comes out of his hole and sees his shadow (ie: it's a sunny > day), there'll be six more weeks of winter. If it's overcast and no > shadow is to be seen, it's supposed to be a sign of an early spring. I knew all about Groundhog Day, but then, I lived in the US as a child. I don't know if it's very well known in the rest of the world. I don't think we even have groundhogs. They are probably indigenous to the Americas. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki PS Sorry to answer my own post, but Nikki insisted she wanted to tell you all she wouldn't minding meeting one of those groundhogs. She would not mind at all. I'm afraid she is drooling. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >PS Sorry to answer my own post, but Nikki insisted she wanted to tell >you all she wouldn't minding meeting one of those groundhogs. She would >not mind at all. I'm afraid she is drooling. They are probably all bigger than Nikki. Certainly fatter. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >>PS Sorry to answer my own post, but Nikki insisted she wanted to tell >>you all she wouldn't minding meeting one of those groundhogs. She would >>not mind at all. I'm afraid she is drooling. > > They are probably all bigger than Nikki. Certainly fatter. ;) Oh, I don't think that would stop her. She once took down a baby hare the same size as herself. Not nice, though I must admit I'm strangely proud of her for that. :o/ SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > PS Sorry to answer my own post, but Nikki insisted she wanted to > tell you all she wouldn't minding meeting one of those > groundhogs. She would not mind at all. I'm afraid she is > drooling. Dear Nikki A groundhog will feed you for a week. ;) SignatureCheryl >> For those of our international friends who think the US Americans >> have all gone round the bend, the reference is to a folk tale that if [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > don't think we even have groundhogs. They are probably indigenous > to the Americas. They are also known as marmots, and I remember seeing some of them in the Alps, in Switzerland. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > They are also known as marmots, and I remember seeing some of them in > the Alps, in Switzerland. Oh, of course, yes. Though maybe they're not excatly the same species, but very closely related. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >Oh, of course, yes. Though maybe they're not excatly the same species, >but very closely related. Round, furry, bucktoothed, live in holes? ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >>>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>Hash: SHA1 [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Round, furry, bucktoothed, live in holes? ;) I have relatives who fit that description.... Pam S. nervous for some reason >>>>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>>Hash: SHA1 [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >Pam S. nervous for some reason Hey, me too! ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > Anyone hear what your local groundhog had to report about the weather > for the next few weeks? Sir Walter Wally (Raleigh, North Carolina) saw his shadow too. It was bright and clear outon the secone, then snowed and sleeted on the third up there. We got cold rain, no snow. I don't think we're going to get any. Pam S. > Anyone hear what your local groundhog had to report about the weather > for the next few weeks? The ONLY thing to do on Groundhog Day is to watch "Groundhog Day" on DVD! "Then put your little hand in mine There ain`t no hill or mountain we can't climb Babe I got you babe..." -L. Without getting into the political details, has anyone noticed that one of the favorites of US political humorists these years are assorted predictions based on whether or not a politician saw his shadow? "L. (usenetlyn)" <usenetlyn@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Groundhog report?: >> Anyone hear what your local groundhog had to report about the weather >> for the next few weeks? >The ONLY thing to do on Groundhog Day is to watch "Groundhog Day" on >DVD! Our VHS of that movie is still fine, and did get duly watched on Wednesday. >"Then put your little hand in mine >There ain`t no hill or mountain we can't climb >Babe >I got you babe..." ARGH!!!! Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL |
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