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The groundhog survey says we'll have an early spring. Staten Island Chuck, along with Punxsutawney Phil (pictured above), predicted an early spring. However, Holtsville Hal on Long Island saw his shadow for six more weeks of winter, but we'll assume he just woke up on the wrong side of the burrow this morning. As for today's weather, we'll have another post up about that in a bit.
If anyone went to the Staten Island Zoo for today's Groundhog Day festivities, let us know. And if you didn't, just smile when you think about Chuck taking mass transit. Here is the history of relying on furry animals to predict weather. Remember, the great movie, Groundhog Day, will be playing at Two Boots Pioneer Theater tonight at 7PM.
Photographs of Punxsutawney Phil being treated like the Lion King's Simba by Carolyn Kaster/AP
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And by "early spring" you mean "global warming."
Malverne Mel is also saying there will be an early Spring.
yah chuck!
You guys get your weather from a large rodent. Splendid.
I don't get why Punxsutawney Phil isn't enough for you people? Staten Island Chuck? What a stupid name.
Punxsutawney Phil is the only REAL weather predicting rodent. Sheesh. Staten Island Chuck...that sounds like a guy who'd sell you a car stereo out of his trunk.
our society is obsessed with some weird rituals.
Each Feb. 2, thousands of people descend on Punxsutawney, a town of 6,100 people about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, to celebrate what had essentially been a German superstition.
The Germans believed that if a hibernating animal cast a shadow Feb. 2 -- the Christian holiday of Candlemas -- winter would last another six weeks. If no shadow was seen, legend said spring would come early.
what are those hasidic guys doing to that gopher?
Wow, he looks SO miserable.