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Feb 2 2013
09:50 am
By: bizgrrl  shortURL
renowned rodent weather prognosticator Punxsutawney Phil failed to glimpsed his shadow, granting the country the welcome winter respite of an early spring, according to lore.
according to the StormFax Weather Almanac and records kept since 1887, Phil’s predictions have been right a paltry 39 percent of the time
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It's snowing heavily right now at Casa Lulu.
I'm kind of partial to General Beauregard Lee in Lilburn, GA
From all indications, he did see his shadow this morning in Gwinnet County, indicating 6 more weeks of winter.
It could go either way, but it's cold out there today.
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