Groundhog Day 2012: Shubenacadie Sam predicts early spring; Punxsutawney Phil calls for more winter
This country’s first furry forecaster brought good news to winter-weary Canadians on Thursday morning, as Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie Sam failed to see his shadow — meaning, according to tradition, an early spring is on its way.
The news was less pleasant for our neighbours south of the border, as Punxsutawney Phil — made particularly famous by Bill Murray’s 1993 movie Groundhog Day — did see his shadow in the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. (Photo: Jason Cohn/Reuters)
Well if you’re going to ask a large rodent for weather predictions, we all know Punxsutawney Phil is a classic. I’d trust him.
