Frazz by Jef Mallett for February 06, 2014
February 05, 2014
February 07, 2014
Transcript:
Caulfield: Today is exactly six weeks from the vernal equinox. Frazz: Hmm. Caulfield: As opposed to Sunday. You know, the day the people in charge put Groundhog Day. Frazz: For a kid who claims not to like math ... Caulfield: I like it fine when it helps me question authority.
I’m pretty “mathy” ..well, make that “arithmetical” …. but huh?
Whether or not the groundhog sees his shadow, the 6 more weeks of “winter” he sometimes predicts is wintery weather … not the (incorrect) date for the solstice.
Weather seasons don’t follow that calendar anyway.
Yeah, the solstice is 6 weeks and 4 days after Groundhog Day…. Caulfield probably wouldn’t know (but maybe he does!) it’s because they’re remnants of separate holidays on two different ancient calendars.