Phil's official forecast as read 2/2/06 at sunrise at Gobbler's Knob:
It's my shadow I see. Six more weeks of mild winter there will be.
groundhog
n : reddish brown North American marmot
Okay, but what the heck is a marmot?
Any of various stocky, coarse-furred, burrowing rodents of the genus Marmota, having short legs and ears and short bushy tails and found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.Here are some facts about Punxsutawny Phil that you've always wanted to know:
On February 2, he speaks to the Groundhog Club president in "Groundhogese"(a language only understood by the current president of the Inner Circle). His proclamation is then translated for the world.
Punxsutawney Phil gets his longevity from drinking "groundhog punch," a secret recipe. Phil takes one sip every summer at the Groundhog Picnic and it magically gives him seven more years of life.
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