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by MarcScott 1239 days ago
One groundhog won't be reporting in - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/fred-la-marmotte-die...
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binarymax 1239 days ago
When Chekhov saw the long winter, he saw a winter bleak and dark and bereft of hope. Yet we know that winter is just another step in the cycle of life.

RIP Fred la marmotte

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dfxm12 1239 days ago
This happened last year in NJ: https://www.nj.com/news/2022/01/njs-weather-predicting-groun...

The organizers claimed they had a replacement lined up for today, but blame an unnamed state statue for not actually being able to use them: https://www.nj.com/news/2023/01/groundhog-day-to-be-without-...

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avarun 1239 days ago
note for others confused by "statue", the organizers are blaming an unspecified state _statute_ for not being able to use their new groundhog
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