It's Groundhog Day Thurs @ the MSC

[springparrot]

Happy Groundhog Day!

Hoping everyone has a great day. <3

[bodypainter]

Good morning Molly, You're up early today.Punxsutawney Phil is only an hour and a half away, but I've never gone.Let's hope for an early spring.

[lime rickie]

Morning, pholks. Have a good one!

[LIPH]

Good morning.I think today might be an outdoor day, it's supposed to be 72 degrees.

[Crazy Navy Flyer]

Woke up and saw my shadow this morning, going sailing.

[big john]

Good morning. I was watching the festivities on PCN (Pennsylvania Cable Network) this morning and @720 Punxsutawney Phil
saw his shadow. Six more weeks of winter. I'm looking out the window now and it's snowing.

[bodypainter]

Wow! The Cafe' almost got sent to the next page of latest posts. Buffett News is full of Buffett News.

[LIPH]

The weather guesser lied, it wasn't 72 degrees. It's 75 right now. I should have worn shorts when I went to the state park.

[Saltx3]

I'm not betting the weather on some animal that lives in a hole in the ground.

I've got better things to bet on like....when & where will Jimmy end up this year

[Rabbitz]

Why do I suddenly have "I got you Babe" running through my head???

[alphabits]

Why do I suddenly have "I got you Babe" running through my head???

You're a glutton for punishment?

Do you have an equivalent for this silliness Down Under?

[Bonzo]

Groundhog Day ..... all this hullabaloo about some furry overgrown rodent.

Where's the love for simians?

[Rabbitz]

Hi Alphabits,

We don't really have anything like the groundhog day thing.

In a lot of Oz the traditional four seasons have little meaning. For example in the "top end" along the northern coast, we have two seasons - The Wet and The Dry. The temperature is fairly constant with the monsoon rains and humidity characterising the wet season.

Around where I am (Sydney) the indigenous had six or seven seasons, usually marked by the available foods, whether that was certain fruits or the arrival of certain fish.

Also to add to this, only a tiny area has ground covering snow, that really only lasts a couple of months, so the psychological boost of trying to second-guess the end of winter isn't so prominent in peoples minds.

That is not to say we don't have silly traditions and ceremonies... For example:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-up

[Rabbitz]

Groundhog Day ..... all this hullabaloo about some furry overgrown rodent.

Where's the love for simians?

Well when was the last time a chimp predicted the weather?

Oh wait, billion dollar super computer systems fail to do that too...

[springparrot]

Afternoon BNers

I really hate not being able to sleep at night

[alphabits]

Hi Alphabits,

We don't really have anything like the groundhog day thing.

In a lot of Oz the traditional four seasons have little meaning. For example in the "top end" along the northern coast, we have two seasons - The Wet and The Dry. The temperature is fairly constant with the monsoon rains and humidity characterising the wet season.

Around where I am (Sydney) the indigenous had six or seven seasons, usually marked by the available foods, whether that was certain fruits or the arrival of certain fish.

Also to add to this, only a tiny area has ground covering snow, that really only lasts a couple of months, so the psychological boost of trying to second-guess the end of winter isn't so prominent in peoples minds.

That is not to say we don't have silly traditions and ceremonies... For example:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-up

Interesting. In my ignorance, I guess I just figured Australian seasons were similar to ours, just offset six months.

And actually, Two-up sounds a lot more rational than relying on a four-legged fur ball for meteorological data.

[Bonzo]

Groundhog Day ..... all this hullabaloo about some furry overgrown rodent.

Where's the love for simians?

Well when was the last time a chimp predicted the weather?

Oh wait, billion dollar super computer systems fail to do that too...

Exactly! How much worse could I do?

[SeattleParrotHead]

Why do I suddenly have "I got you Babe" running through my head???

You're a glutton for punishment?
Do you have an equivalent for this silliness Down Under?

Hey, look who showed up! Like the furry rodent (and the hairy simian) are you just gonna drop by once a year?
Good to see ya bits... we miss you around here!

[alphabits]

Why do I suddenly have "I got you Babe" running through my head???

You're a glutton for punishment?
Do you have an equivalent for this silliness Down Under?

Hey, look who showed up! Like the furry rodent (and the hairy simian) are you just gonna drop by once a year?
Good to see ya bits... we miss you around here!

Ha! Once a year they allow me to crawl out of my hole. I predict 12 more months of dumbassity, they give me a cookie and then banish me back to the place where enlightenment goes to die.

[Bonzo]

Why do I suddenly have "I got you Babe" running through my head???

You're a glutton for punishment?
Do you have an equivalent for this silliness Down Under?

Hey, look who showed up! Like the furry rodent (and the hairy simian) are you just gonna drop by once a year?
Good to see ya bits... we miss you around here!

Ha! Once a year they allow me to crawl out of my hole. I predict 12 more months of dumbassity, they give me a cookie and then banish me back to the place where enlightenment goes to die.

If enlightenment died, your name is listed on the death certificate as the cause of death.