2012 groundhog day

• According to folklore, Phil's sighting of his own shadow means there will be 6 more weeks of winter. Had Phil not seen his shadow, it would have meant "there will be an early spring.
(Washington Post)
• Its now been 20 years since actor Bill Murray woke up to Sonny and Chers I Got You Babe in the movie Groundhog Day.
(NPR News)
• Today is Groundhog Day! Will Punxsutawney Phil have good results today? It all depends on the weather at Gobblers Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
(Examiner)
• Today is Ground Hog Day. On this day, we arouse a ground hog out of a deep sleep and bring it above ground to find out its prediction about whether we have 6 more weeks (pessimistic) or not (optimistic) of winter.
(PRLog (free press release))
• This town is most notable, however, not for it's comic book icon, or the king of cinema's temporary residency but rather for its role in the classic comedy Groundhog Day.
(Washington Times)
• Spring is coming early, if it hasnt already arrived. Staten Island Chuck literally rolled out of his wooden hovel on Thursday morning but didnt see his shadow, signaling an early spring for the city.
(but Staten Island Chuck doesn't - New York Daily News)
• Its been 20 years since the little town of Woodstock was turned into Punxsutawney for the Bill Murray comedy classic Groundhog Day, but the Chicago suburb is still still feeling the impact.
(Reuters)
• Both of those critters did not see their shadows when they emerged from their burrows today. The Groundhog Day celebration is rooted in a German superstition that says if a hibernating animal casts a shadow on Feb.
(NJ.com)
• If you're looking for charisma, a groundhog in winter doesn't really deliver the goods. "He kind of sits there in a ball," as George Mathews, the Virginia Living Museum's curatorial director, puts it.
(HamptonRoads.com)
• Happy Groundhog Day! Not only is today the day that inspired Bill Murrays second-greatest film ever, its the day we get to find out whether were going to have six more weeks of winter or if itll be an early spring.
(Village Voice (blog))