This day in history February 2, 2020-Happy Groundhog Day!
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Started by metmike - Feb. 3, 2020, 12:41 a.m.

Read and learn/remember history. Pick out a good one for us.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_2



1876 – The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.

1887 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.

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By metmike - Feb. 3, 2020, 12:42 a.m.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day


Groundhog Day (Pennsylvania German: Grund'sau dåk, Grundsaudaag, Grundsow Dawg, Murmeltiertag; Nova Scotia: Daks Day[1]) is a popular tradition observed in Canada and the United States on February 2nd.  It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerging from its burrow on this day sees its shadow due to clear weather, it will retreat to its den and winter will persist for six more weeks, and if it does not see its shadow because of cloudiness, spring will arrive early. While the tradition remains popular in modern times, studies have found no consistent correlation between a groundhog seeing its shadow or not and the subsequent arrival time of spring-like weather.[2]

The weather lore was brought from German-speaking areas where the badger (German: Dachs) is the forecasting animal. This appears to be an enhanced version of the lore that clear weather on the Christian Holy Day of Candlemas forebodes a prolonged winter.

The Groundhog Day ceremony held at Punxsutawney in western Pennsylvania, centering around a semi-mythical groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil, has become the most attended. 

By metmike - Feb. 3, 2020, 12:54 a.m.
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One of the best comedy's of all time!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day_(film)


Groundhog Day is a 1993 American  fantasy comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Ramis and Danny Rubin. It stars Bill Murray as Phil Connors, a TV weatherman who, during an assignment covering the annual Groundhog Day event, is caught in a time loop, repeatedly reliving the same day. Andie MacDowell and Chris Elliott co-star.

Groundhog Day was a modest success on release and garnered generally positive reviews. It later attracted critical acclaim and is often included in lists of the best comedy films. The term "groundhog day" is now commonly used in the English language to describe a recurring situation. In 2006, the film was added to the United States National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3] A stage musical adaptation premiered in 2016.

By metmike - Feb. 3, 2020, 1:47 a.m.
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One of the funniest clips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jvcNrjM_F4


"Groundhog Day" Chevolet C-10 1972 chase scene

By metmike - Feb. 3, 2020, 3:18 p.m.
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Jeep® | “Groundhog Day” | Bill Murray + Bushy-Tailed Buddy’s Off Script & Off Road Adventures Cut


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QgBRvMmWk4

By metmike - Feb. 3, 2020, 3:21 p.m.
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The funniest of all:


BREAKING: Punxsutawney to retire Phil the groundhog, replace him with Greta Thunberg

 

/ 23 hours ago February 2, 2020

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2020/02/02/punxsutawney-to-retire-phil-the-groundhog-replace-him-with-greta-thunberg/


Meanwhile, our resident cartoonist, Josh, has summed it all up very nicely: