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One groundhog won't be reporting in - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/fred-la-marmotte-dies-1.6734368 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/fred-la-ma

• binarymax 4y ago
  When Chekhov saw the long winter, he saw a winter bleak and dark and bereft of hope. Yet we know that winter is just another step in the cycle of life. RIP Fred la marmotte
• dfxm12 4y ago
  This happened last year in NJ: https://www.nj.com/news/2022/01/njs-weather-predicting-groundhog-milltown-mel-dies-before-his-big-day.html https://www.nj.com/news/2022/01/njs-weather-predicting-groun... The organizers claimed they had a replacement lined up for today, but blame an unnamed state statue for not actually being able to use them: https://www.nj.com/news/2023/01/groundhog-day-to-be-without-njs-milltown-mel-again-due-to-unforeseen-snag.html https://www.nj.com/news/2023/01/groundhog-day-to-be-without-...
  • avarun 4y ago
    note for others confused by "statue", the organizers are blaming an unspecified state _statute_ for not being able to use their new groundhog
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