Mr Vietnam And Punxsutawney Phil

[mrvietnam2001]

It's Mr Vietnams birthday! And while Punxsutawney Phil predicted 6 more weeks of winter today, ground hog day, Mr Vietnam's wife Hanh received her brand new social security number and card in the mail!

All in all a great day despite Punxsutawney Phil's predictions ( hey we're in south Florida Phil! hahahahaha)

Regards

Tom, er Mr Vietnam

Groundhog Booed As He Sees His Shadow

Mon Feb 2, 8:52 AM ET Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo!

By DAN NEPHIN, Associated Press Writer

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. - If you're tired of winter, Punxsutawney Phil had a message for you Monday — get used to it.

After a rap on an oak stump roused him from his home on Gobbler's Knob, the world's most famous furry forecaster "saw" his shadow this chilly Groundhog Day (news - web sites) morning, which according to tradition means six more weeks of winter.

The prediction drew boos from thousands who gathered in 17-degree weather for the 118th annual festivity run by the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.

The spirited crowd, some clad in furry groundhog hats or even full-length costumes, chanted "Phil! Phil! Phil!" after fireworks and along night of rock music drew to an end and the hour of the ceremony neared.

Including Monday's prediction, the groundhog is reported to have seen his shadow 104 times since the tradition began in Punxsutawney. It is rooted in a German superstition that if a hibernating animal casts a shadow Feb. 2 — the Christian holiday of Candlemas — winter will last another six weeks. If no shadow is seen, legend says spring will come early.

People from as far away as England descended on this small town to shake the winter doldrums.

Mike and Anne Castledine, a retired couple from Derbyshire, England, caught groundhog fever after seeing the Bill Murray movie "Groundhog Day," and just wanted to experience it for themselves.

"We were quite hooked once we'd seen the movie," Anne Castledine said Sunday.

What Groundhog Day entails is a lot of revelry, although alcohol has been banned from Gobbler's Knob, the site just outside town where Punxsutawney Phil appears.

"We couldn't care less if he sees his shadow," said Bill Cooper, president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. "It's a people holiday."

Punxsutawney Phil is perhaps the most watched on Groundhog Day, but he certainly isn't alone among marmot meteorologists. More than a dozen states celebrate the day with their own critters, including Dixie Dan in Mississippi, Buckeye Chuck in Ohio and Gen. Beauregard Lee in Georgia.

Even Pennsylvania has a competing ceremony. About 165 miles to the southeast, the Slumbering Groundhog Lodge of Quarryville has been forecasting with the animals since 1908.

On The Net:

Punxsutawney Groundhog Club: http://www.groundhog.org

[Guest chingy]

your wife is vietnamese?

[Guest IT Manager]

Happy 49th Tom.

[mrvietnam2001]

Thank you Mr IT.

Yes chingy, my wife is Vietnamese.

Regards

Mr Vietnam