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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsTo hell with Punxsutawney Phil......Woody says spring is on.
By Mike Brookbank
Detroit Free Press Digital Host
If you believe Woody, get ready to pack up that winter parka 6 weeks early.
Michigan's official groundhog, Woody, predicted this morning in Howell that we will get an early spring.
In front of a crowd of more than 100 people at the Howell Nature Center, Woody walked out of her home in a tree stump and stayed in the spotlight for 30 seconds.
As the crowd quickly counted down, it looked like Woody wanted to make a mad dash back inside, meaning we'd be in store for six more weeks of winter, but luckily for those warm weather fans she stayed put. ................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.freep.com/article/20120202/NEWS06/120202019/Woody-Woodchuck-predicts-early-spring-Michigan?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p
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To hell with Punxsutawney Phil......Woody says spring is on. (Original Post)
marmar
Feb 2012
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UnrepentantLiberal
(11,700 posts)1. Before Staten Island Chuck could make his prediction
he viciously attacked Mike Bloomberg. It was a horrible thing to watch.
marmar
(77,127 posts)2. If I was being held by Michael Bloomberg I'd get vicious too.
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HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)3. My woody said that this morning.
My wife had to get ready for work.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)5. She didn't have time for that either.