Sunday, February 2, 2003

Wiarton Willie Begs to Differ

According to Canada's leading weather prognosticator, the albino groundhog Wiarton Willie, spring will come early this year north of the border. Willie, a resident of Wiarton, Ontario at the base of the Bruce Peninsula on Georgian Bay, did not see his shadow on Groundhog Day. Meanwhile, Punxsutawney Phil from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania predicted another six weeks of winter in the USA.
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