Phil says six more weeks

Happy Groundhog Day!

Punxsutawney Phil has predicted six more weeks of winter. Who is this pint-sized furry meteorologist? Phil's been making weather predictions in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, since 1887 (see his all of his predictions here). He's billed as America's most famous groundhog, and was featured in the 1993 movie Groundhog Day and starred alongside Bill Murray. Phil's birthdate is listed "c. 1887," which would make him 119 years old. I don't think groundhogs, no matter how well pampered, live that long, so my guess is that it's similar to a Dread Pirate Roberts thing. Or maybe it's more like the typical sitcom plot involving replacing pets with a lookalike.

Want a second opinion? Staten Island Chuck and Wiarton Willie both predict an early spring. No word on whether resident weather nerd, Brendan Loy, saw his shadow today. :)