https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilPepfopsU0
All over the country, poor innocent Groundhogs were forced out of there homes, picked up by a stranger and then paraded around like a prize in front of crowds of people. They don’t know why this happens to them every February 2nd, but for the most part they have come to accept this fate. That was until today.
In the town of Sun Prairie, Wisc, there was a new guy who was assigned the duty. His name is Jimmy and he was not instructed what was going to happen to him this morning. No one told him that when you are brought close to the Mayor’s ear, you are supposed to pretend to whisper into it. Instead Jimmy bit Mayor Jonathan Freund’s lobe.
You would think that this would be enough to make this Groundhog’s Day celebration the most memorable one in the country today, but there was even more to his story. According to WISC, when he was talking into the Mayor’s ear before he got a little taste of it, the elected official thought Jimmy told him he didn’t see his shadow which means they are getting an early Spring. But when Jimmy’s handler was being interviewed by the press, he said Jimmy did see shadow and they would be getting 6 more weeks of Winter.
So how much cold weather will this town have to endure, the city released a statement and went with the injured Mayor’s declaration. When it comes to how he is doing? We don’t know, he is enjoying the press on his Facebook page, but has yet to comment on his injury. When it comes to whether or not Jimmy will be back next year, we will have to wait 364 days to find out. But I hope he is back because the first timer definitely left his mark (in more than one way) on Groundhog’s Day and I can’t wait to see how he tops it year after year after year.
Forget Punxsutawney Phil, this is the Groundhog how deserves his own movie!
