Dammit, how are we supposed to interpret this? ---- prognosticating groundhog dies

[packman]

NJ's Milltown Mel Dies Before Groundhog Day, Event Now Canceled

Milltown Mel, one of several New Jersey groundhogs who have followed in the footsteps of Punxsutawney Phil in trying to predict the weather each year on Groundhog Day, won’t be among the shadow seekers at this year’s ceremonies.

Mel recently passed away, according to a post on his official Facebook page. (Yes, this groundhog has his own social media account, handled by a group known as the Milltown Wranglers.)

https://crooksandliars.com/2022/02/njs-milltown-mel-dies-groundhog-day-event

[MyOwnPeace]

1. Probably an anti-masker..........

and NO shots!

[dem4decades]

2. No more weeks of winter.........for him.

[Solly Mack]

3. If Mel saw it coming then his record is still good.

RIP Mel. I am sorry he died.

[Srkdqltr]

4. How funny

[Ocelot II]

5. Spring will never come to Milltown.

[CrispyQ]

6. LOL

[Hugin]

7. Aw... It is part-and-parcel of twenty-twenty, too.

Just another day at the office in these times.

[Goonch]

8. ;-{)🖖‍

[FreepFryer]

9. Meteor (Nt)

[hunter]

10. Yeah, don't look up.

[Beastly Boy]

11. It's his last prediction. He didn't see his shadow.

[peacefreak2.0]

12. It's the end of the world as we know it 🎶🎶🎶

And I feel fine. 😂

[Journeyman]

13. Ya don't interpret, matey, he's only restin' -- put 'em over there, with the not-dead parrot . . .

he's really only resting, or pining for the fjords . . .

[packman]

18. A Monty reference

Well done, sir- well done

[malaise]

14. Let me see - since he is clearly in legal jeopardy

I'll take the Slobfather's winter of discontent for a 'wagering it all' daily double!

[Pobeka]

16. It's a Schrodinger's groundhog experiment!

I *knew* it wasn't so complicated. Just had to use a less binary animal.

[GoCubsGo]

17. That he could no longer cheat death?

Mel became the official prognosticator in 2015. Groundhogs typically live about 3 years. You do the math.

RIP, Mel.