Punxsutawney Phil ‘Indicted’ Over Misrepresentation Of Spring

[robert l. bentham]

but he's soooooooooooo cute!!!

CINCINNATI (AP) — Famed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil might want to go back into hibernation.
Authorities in still-frigid Ohio have issued an “indictment” of the furry rodent, who predicted an early spring when he didn’t see his shadow after emerging from his western Pennsylvania lair on Feb. 2.
“Punxsutawney Phil did purposely, and with prior calculation and design, cause the people to believe that spring would come early,” Mike Gmoser, the prosecutor in southwestern Ohio’s Butler County, wrote in an official-looking indictment.
Gmoser wrote that Punxsutawney Phil is charged with misrepresentation of spring, which constitutes a felony “against the peace and dignity of the state of Ohio.”
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The penalty Phil faces? Gmoser says — tongue firmly in cheek — is death.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/o...ney-phil-over-misrepresentation-of-spring.php
he'd have been better off lying us into two wars, those rodents get a free pass....

 

[Glaucus]

1. Country-Style Groundhog:

Ingredients:
7 individual groundhogs
½ cup flour
¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
¼ tsp. soda
¼ c. cooking oil
½ tsp. sugar

Instructions:
Prepare groundhog by removing the small sacs in the back and under the forearm. Soak groundhog overnight in salted water. This will help remove the gamey flavor. Combine flour, salt, pepper, and soda; use as a rub on the groundhog. Brown the groundhog in hot oil in the skillet, and sprinkle with sugar. Reduce heat, add 1 ½ cup water. Cover, simmer for about 30 minutes or until tender. Remove cover; let cook for an additional 10 minutes.

 

[cecilia]

LOL, robert...I saw what you did there

 

[cecilia]

and it may snow here tomorrow........