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Once again, life imitates the Onion as an Ohio prosecutor official issued an "indictment" for Punxsutawney Phil.
Apparently, Butler County prosecutor Mike Gmoser is still feeling a chill despite the Groundhog Day rodent's prediction of an early spring. The indictment (which is clearly tongue-in-cheek) reads (emphasis ours):
On or about February 02, 2013, at Gobbler's Knob, Punxsutawney Phil did purposely, and with prior calculation and design, cause the people to believe that Spring would come early. Contrary to the Groundhog day report, a snowstorm and record low temperatures have been and are predicted to continue in the near future, which constitutes the offense of MISREPRESENTATION OF EARLY SPRING, a Unclassified Felony, and against the peace and dignity of the State Of Ohio ...The people further find and specify that due to the aggravating circumstances and misrepresentation to the people that the death penalty be implemenied to the defendant, Punxsutawney Phil.
You can see the full document here, via ABC affiliate WCPO. Phil's handlers quickly got in on the joke, insisting that the groundhog is innocent. "If you remember two weeks ago on a Sunday, it was probably 60, 65 degrees," handler John Griffiths said, according to CNN. "So, I mean, that basically counts as an early spring." As the Associated Press helpfully notes, the region is expecting another storm on Sunday that could deliver another 4 to 8 inches of snow. Happy spring, everyone!
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/03/22/punxsutawney_phil_death_penalty_ohio_county_prosecutor_mike_gmoser_issues.html
temporary311
(955 posts)Wonder what groundhog tastes like, anyway.
MineralMan
(146,248 posts)They're the largest member of the squirrel family, and they're rodents. They're total vegetarians. The taste is somewhere between rabbit and squirrel. The one I ate was roasted in the oven. Mostly, the squirrels and rabbits I've eaten were fried, so it's tough to compare exactly.
I wouldn't go out of my way to eat groundhog, but I'd eat it if that was what was on the table, for sure.
lastlib
(23,135 posts)...or lard. They're mostly grease........
My grandmother cooked one, was CONSTANTLY spooning grease off the thing. Even after cooking, it was STILL the greasiest meat I've ever eaten.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)But at "Gobbler's Knob"? Oh my. I had no idea it was named that.
Please excuse the juvenile chuckling issuing forth because that is hilarious!