Punxsutawney Groundhog Festival 2016

[alpacaheat]

Never trust anyone with a purple pickup truck.

[39flathead]

Drunk driver?

Thought it was a drive through...

[Gman106]

Tomorrow is the big day for the celebrity rodent. Any of you Pennsyltucky rubes going there to Gobbler's Knob to get in on all the new and novel fun this annual spectacle offers? The little bastard better see his shadow or not see it or whatever the frig it needs to do to ensure a shortened winter. It's been a pretty good mild and snow-free season so far and I don't want it jinxed.









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[scruff]

Tomorrow is the big day for the celebrity rodent. Any of you Pennslytucky rubes going there to Gobbler's Knob to get in on all the new and novel fun this annual spectacle offers? The little bastard better see his shadow or not see it or whatever the frig it needs to do to ensure a shortened winter. It's been a pretty good mild and snow-free season so far and I don't want it jinxed.

We've been there twice. The crowd is great - families, wierdos, drunk college students.... I think people who take themselves too seriously are automatically driven away from a silly, contrived all-night event on the top of a windswept hill in the middle of winter to watch a bunch of hokey guys pull a rodent out of a cage. That's what makes it fun - it's so fucking stupid!

[punxsutawneypete]

It's going on this week, all week long in Barclay Square, right in the heart of downtown Punxsutawney. Food, kiddie rides, and all sorts of vendors.

http://www.groundhogfestival.com/

Wifey-poo and I picked up a bottle of cherry wine at a discounted price from Groundhog Winery, the newest winery to the area. No, the stuff is not made from fermented groundhogs.



Of course, I OCed the entire time there. Did anyone notice? Did anyone care? I have no idea. No old ladies fainted and no kids went screaming for their mommy.

I went to the Groundhog Day ceremony for 20 years running until a job change and health issues made it impractical to attend anymore. Have a great time.

[gghbi]

Tomorrow is the big day for the celebrity rodent. Any of you Pennsyltucky rubes going there to Gobbler's Knob to get in on all the new and novel fun this annual spectacle offers? The little bastard better see his shadow or not see it or whatever the frig it needs to do to ensure a shortened winter. It's been a pretty good mild and snow-free season so far and I don't want it jinxed..

I have always been a fan of Octarara Orphie in SOLANCO. Always said Phil just has a better PR department.

[bogey1]

I heard the groundhog refuses to participate because of trump.

^^^ This will be on cnn tonight.

[Rosco the Iroc]

Unfortunately, the Groundhog Winery is now temporarily closed. Someone ran off the road and into their building.

[Sgt.K]

I went to the Groundhog Day ceremony for 20 years running until a job change and health issues made it impractical to attend anymore. Have a great time.

Was it the same every year?

[Bang]

TV said $400 a night for motel? Man, I thought Daytona Bike Week prices were crazy!