Groundhog Day

[newsmike]

[donnovan86]

Damn, didn't realize it 🙂 

[sujanaprodesign]

I did not hear about that before

[muzaffar78600]

New Day In Market🙃

[breals]

Well - according to the font of all knowledge - Wikipedia 🙂  This is groundhog day

 

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.

While the tradition remains popular in the 21st century, studies have found no consistent association between a groundhog seeing its shadow and the subsequent arrival time of spring-like weather.^[2]

I'm glad the studies found that groundhogs do not have meteorological qualifications from groundhog university, and as such can't predict the whether.  The scientists must have been the same people that trawled lock Ness genuinely thinking they were going to find Nessie. 

However, please let us know if any of the little critters start presenting on the whether channel @newsmike and I will throw myself on the sword 

[sabinespoems]

I love that it both is Groundhog Day tradition-wise and also feels like Groundhog Day when looking at the new posts on the forum (something you probably also referred to @newsmike). 

Edited February 2, 2023 by sabinespoems

[vickieito]

1 hour ago, breals said:

I'm glad the studies found that groundhogs do not have meteorological qualifications from groundhog university, and as such can't predict the whether. 

You only need to be accurate 50% of the time on 10-day weather forecasts to be a weatherman and accuracy goes down with time. If groundhogs are making a 6-week forecast, their guess is just as good as anyone's ...so I guess they are qualified to make 6-week forecasts?!

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[newsmike]

1 hour ago, breals said:

The scientists must have been the same people that trawled lock Ness genuinely thinking they were going to find Nessie. 

I think that the groundhog (Punxsutawney Phil) and Nessie are both still around is because its good for business. The gift shops and theme restaurants in Punxsutawney and Loch Ness are no doubt bustling with sales.

[newsmike]

1 hour ago, sabinespoems said:

I love that it both is Groundhog Day tradition-wise and also feels like Groundhog Day when looking at the new posts on the forum (something you probably also referred to @newsmike). 

But how do I rank gig?

[vickiespencer]

27 minutes ago, newsmike said:

But how do I rank gig?

Gigs only rank if Punxsutawney Phil does not see his shadow. Sadly, he did see his shadow this year, so no one's gigs will rank this year! 

 

[maheennadeem814]

Never heard of this day and found this interesting info about it. Sounds great!

Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated annually in the United States and Canada on February 2nd. According to the tradition, if a groundhog (a type of rodent) emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow, it will retreat back into its burrow, indicating that winter will persist for six more weeks. If the groundhog does not see its shadow, it is said to be a sign of an early spring. The holiday has been popularized in popular culture by the aforementioned 1993 film "Groundhog Day," which uses the holiday as a central plot device.