| Groundhog Day 2 - Punxatawney Penguin |
| Today a few of us from Pennsylvania decided to celebrate Groundhog's Day 2003 in a unique Antarctic style. To celebrate the tradition of Groundhogs day here in McMurdo we had to make a few substutions. Since there are no groundhogs to be found for thousands of miles it was in our best interest to substitute Punxsutawney Phil for a more authentic Antarctic animal, a Penguin. Gathered on the deck of the National Science Foundation office here in Antarctica we attempted to forecast the remaining season with the utmost accuracy. In lieu of a tree to remove Phil from (Again No trees ANYWHERE in Antarctica) we substituted for a blindfold. it almost looked like a penguin sacrifice! After the short reading of the introduction bellow Phil was unmasked to forecast the future of Antarctic weather. A few whispers in my ear, Phil most definitely had seen his shadow. "There will be 6 more months of winter" proclaimed Phil! Not 6 weeks, 6 MONTHS! The summer season is slowly winding down to a halt here.. The temp today was about -38F! Cheer's Chris Today at 725AM, Here at Gobblers Knob, (McMurdo) Antarctica Punxsutawney Phil, Emperor of the Penguins. Seers of Seers, Prognosticators of Prognosticators, Weather Prophet without Peer gave the following proclamation: Thank God I live in the land of the free and the brave and I live in a colony and not in a cave. I've been sleepin', been noddin' Been living better than Bin Laden. And I only come out to eat and have fun. My Groundhog Day job is to study the sun. The sky is light, the signal is strong My Shadow I do not see, so winter will be 6 Months Long My shadow I see, so winter will be 6 more months long. Christopher Post ________________________________ United States Antarctic Program McMurdo Station Antarctica Lehigh County Emergency Management Allentown, PA |
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| Chris and Phil - reading the Proclamation 0n the Continent of Antarctica |
| Chris and Phil - getting ready to remove the blindfold |
| Chris and Phil - Phil announces his prediction |
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