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[Maeve]

1. "Ground hog" is sausage eom

[Emile]

2. +1

[MiHale]

5. Beat me!

Sausage making day!

[Takket]

9. I'd much rather this be a holiday lol

[Ocelot II]

45. Groundhogs are the same as woodchucks, and there is such a thing as ground chuck.

[Solly Mack]

3. ...

It's also spelled Solly's Birthday.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. Have you seen your shadow today? Regardless, happy birthday. NT

[Solly Mack]

8. No shadow today. Cloudy and wet here.

Thanks!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

11. Overcast here too, northern Virginia. I smell a coverup.

Weather.com says it's sunny in that part of Pennsylvania, which is several hundred miles northwest of here.

Or maybe it's a stand-in for Phil, who died as a result of ...

[Solly Mack]

14. Phil always has been the snobby one.

All that attention. A regular glory hound.

[Joe Cool]

16. Just a few fluffy clouds in the sky this morning in western PA

[MiHale]

7. Well happy birthday to you!

[Solly Mack]

10. Thank you.

[Scrivener7]

29. Happy birthday! Wishing you a great year.

[Solly Mack]

33. Thank you!

You, too!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. Nit to pick: I suspect it's not a holiday, even in Punxsutawney. NT

[MiHale]

12. It's a holiday how do I know?

They make Groundhog Day cards.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

13. If Hallmark says so, that's as official as one can get. NT

[Joe Cool]

18. It is 100% a holiday. You have never seen any footage from Punxsutawney, have you?

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/groundhog-day-wacky-holiday-punxsutawney-105249292.html

Anna Jamerson
Wed, February 1, 2023 at 5:52 AM EST·4 min read

Every year, on the second day of February, we ask a groundhog to predict how long winter will last. This annual event is known as Groundhog Day, and it is a uniquely American tradition.

I don’t know about you, but I've never considered the absurdity of this holiday or questioned its origins. Because let's be honest: Can a groundhog predict the weather? And what kind of animal is a groundhog anyway? Also, why is this holiday so beloved in Pennsylvania? Read on for answers to these questions and more.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

20. Are the schools closed?

Is Groundhog Day a Public Holiday?

Groundhog Day is not a public holiday. Businesses have normal opening hours.

{snip}

Groundhog Day is an observance but it is not a public holiday in the United States. However, areas around parks and some streets may be busy or congested in towns, such as Punxsutawney, where Groundhog Day events are popular.

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day (Pennsylvania German: Grund'sau dåk, Grundsaudaag, Grundsow Dawg, Murmeltiertag; Nova Scotia: Daks Day) is a popular North American tradition observed in the United States, Canada, and Australia on February 2. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den and winter will go on for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow because of cloudiness, spring will arrive early.

{snip}

[Joe Cool]

24. Schools ARE closed for three days in Punxsutawney.

Schools are closed EVERY year on February 2 for Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney and the day before and after depending on what day of the week it falls.

It's a holiday.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

31. Indeed. They call it Mid-Winter Break, but it's conveniently timed right around Groundhog Day.

The kids get a five-day weekend this year.

No School for Mid-Winter Break

There is no school on Wednesday, February 1st, Thursday, February 2nd and February 3rd. Enjoy the mid-winter break and Happy Groundhog Day!

Are the city offices open, or do they get the day off too?

Thanks.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

36. You're losing your cool, Joe. NT

[Joe Cool]

41. You can't seem to give up the fact that you are wrong.

It's a holiday.

You keep moving the goalposts.
Is it a public holiday?
Are school closed?
Is the government closed?
What are you going to ask next?

[Joe Cool]

37. Why don't you call and find out?

https://www.punxsutawneyboro.com/

[mahatmakanejeeves]

39. Because I have a life? NT

[Joe Cool]

42. You have a life but you keep posting on here instead of taking about 10 seconds

on the phone to answer your question. Smooth take.

[BlackSkimmer]

44. They're open.

Doesn't appear to be a holiday.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

46. Now you've done it. NT

[BlackSkimmer]

47. Lol!

[Botany]

15. Please Woodchuck, Whistle Pig, or Road Panther

n/t

[EYESORE 9001]

17. Ground hog...

[imanamerican63]

19. I did my thread that way on purpose!

The GOBers want to change everything, so I elaborated on this to be funny! If you read between the lines, it makes sense? Sorry if you’re offended by my way of saying Groundhog Day.

[Joe Cool]

21. No, it doesn't make sense.

You need some new material if you want to be a comedian.

[imanamerican63]

22. Wow!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

40. Yeah, I see what you mean. NT

[Scrivener7]

30. Wow. Hope it's not six more weeks of gratuitous meanness like that.

[eShirl]

23. It goes by many names.

[Celerity]

25. It is not a holiday, it is a tradition based off a superstition. nt

[twodogsbarking]

26. Thanks for posting. In Pa we have Sheetzes, and yous or youns.

[gab13by13]

27. I know some people from Punxy

back in the 60's who wanted to assassinate the Groundhog.

[LastDemocratInSC]

28. No, no, no, that's the name of a movie with Bill Murray!

[hatrack]

32. Heretics!!! Candlemas is the reason for the season!!!

[Scrivener7]

34. Heretic! It's Imbolc!

[yardwork]

38. Why can't it be the ground hog's day?

Don't they deserve something?