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In which I speak in tongues.
I started my day by doing something insanely stupid at work, so I figured I'd lay low for a bit and check my internets. It being Groundhog Day and all, I decided to see what old Phil did this morning.
As you probably know, the legend goes like this: if the groundhog see his shadow, he'll get spooked and go back into his hole, thus predicting six more weeks of winter. If he doesn't see his shadow, then we'll have an early spring. (Yes, it seems a touch backwards, being that a sunny February 2nd implies more winter, but whatever.)
Oddly enough, the multiple sites I checked all agreed on two things: that Phil did NOT see his shadow, and that he DID predict six more weeks of winter. The Huffington Post even said outright: "Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow, and predicts 6 more weeks of winter."
Figuring I probably have at least one friend who pays attention to this sort of thing, I asked on FaceBook: "According to various websites, I'm seeing that Phil the groundhog both did NOT see his shadow AND predicted 6 more weeks of winter. So....which is it?"
This apparently was an extremely confusing question, as three different friends chimed in, not one of them with a straight answer to my question. One corrected me on the legend, which struck me as kind of odd since I thought it was pretty clear that I knew the legend, since I was pointing out conflicting reports. Another friend joked about people complaining about Phil's accuracy were "missing the point". Another shared their opinion on the winter we're having.
Only on the internet, man.
As you probably know, the legend goes like this: if the groundhog see his shadow, he'll get spooked and go back into his hole, thus predicting six more weeks of winter. If he doesn't see his shadow, then we'll have an early spring. (Yes, it seems a touch backwards, being that a sunny February 2nd implies more winter, but whatever.)
Oddly enough, the multiple sites I checked all agreed on two things: that Phil did NOT see his shadow, and that he DID predict six more weeks of winter. The Huffington Post even said outright: "Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow, and predicts 6 more weeks of winter."
Figuring I probably have at least one friend who pays attention to this sort of thing, I asked on FaceBook: "According to various websites, I'm seeing that Phil the groundhog both did NOT see his shadow AND predicted 6 more weeks of winter. So....which is it?"
This apparently was an extremely confusing question, as three different friends chimed in, not one of them with a straight answer to my question. One corrected me on the legend, which struck me as kind of odd since I thought it was pretty clear that I knew the legend, since I was pointing out conflicting reports. Another friend joked about people complaining about Phil's accuracy were "missing the point". Another shared their opinion on the winter we're having.
Only on the internet, man.