Today is Groundhog Day. The media will focus this country's attention on the most famous groundhog of all, Punxsutawney Phil. He's said to be the only one who really knows whether spring is just around the corner or winter will keep its grip on us for another six weeks.
Closer to (my) home, there is Staten Island Chuck. He and Phil aren't always in agreement. Then again, they live about 500 kilometers apart. It must be said, though, that from 1992 to 2016, Chuck's predictions were accurate 68.4 percent of the time, while Phil got it right only 42.1 percent of the time.
Hey, Chuck's a New Yorker. Waddaya expect?
Anyway, I think I've found an even more accurate way of predicting weather for the next few weeks:
The question is, of course: Do they see their shadows?
Their shadows are behind them. Does that mean they can't see them? Or they can act as if they haven't seen?
Hmm...I wonder whether a groundhog can pretend not to see his shadow. If he did, would that mean spring is at hand?
Update Phil saw his shadow. But Chuck didn't.
Closer to (my) home, there is Staten Island Chuck. He and Phil aren't always in agreement. Then again, they live about 500 kilometers apart. It must be said, though, that from 1992 to 2016, Chuck's predictions were accurate 68.4 percent of the time, while Phil got it right only 42.1 percent of the time.
Hey, Chuck's a New Yorker. Waddaya expect?
Anyway, I think I've found an even more accurate way of predicting weather for the next few weeks:
The question is, of course: Do they see their shadows?
Their shadows are behind them. Does that mean they can't see them? Or they can act as if they haven't seen?
Hmm...I wonder whether a groundhog can pretend not to see his shadow. If he did, would that mean spring is at hand?
Update Phil saw his shadow. But Chuck didn't.
