Grand Avenue by Mike Thompson for February 01, 2014
January 31, 2014
February 02, 2014
Transcript:
Groundhog Day is coming! Oh, please a critter predicting the weather? A small, furry animal isn't capable of performing amazing feats. Seriously. It's not like he's the Easter Bunny. True that.
sbchamp almost 11 years ago
Bill Murray would like a word…
Comic Minister Premium Member almost 11 years ago
I see.
scrabblefiend almost 11 years ago
Feb. 2 (Groundhog Day) is a cross quarter day. That means it comes 6 weeks after the December solstice, and 6 weeks until the spring equinox.
So no matter if the groundhog sees his shadow or not, it will still be 6 weeks until the first day of spring.
Mopman almost 11 years ago
Yesterday the desks, today the sidewalks. I’m out of control!(Inside joke for Gil Thorp fans.)
stonehenge1951 almost 11 years ago
The whole groundhog myth has been ultra-sanitized anyway, considering that the German immigrants who brought the practice with them actually killed the animal and read its entrails for omens before cooking and eating it.