Gothamist: Staten Island Chuck Tells Us "Early Spring"

Jen

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:31:39 -0500

Wow, he looks SO miserable.

??

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:23:52 -0500

what are those hasidic guys doing to that gopher?

spam

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:18:12 -0500

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.

neil

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:12:35 -0500

our society is obsessed with some weird rituals.

Zak

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:07:52 -0500

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.

mattuy

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:56:33 -0500

I don't get why Punxsutawney Phil isn't enough for you people? Staten Island Chuck? What a stupid name.

Rodent

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:31:48 -0500

You guys get your weather from a large rodent. Splendid.

chris

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:26:26 -0500

yah chuck!

Joe

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:14:18 -0500

Malverne Mel is also saying there will be an early Spring.

Wes Mallgren

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:11:49 -0500

And by "early spring" you mean "global warming."