Breaking “news” from the Christian Science Monitor (who should know better): The planet’s most zany animal right’s freaks want to ax Punxsutawney Phil’s job. Don’t they know there’s a recession on? “….. this year, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) thinks it’s time for the nation’s hairiest weatherman to enjoy an early retirement. PETA’s proposal: instead of parading and manhandling the wee groundhog, replace ol’ Phil with a robot.”
In an effort to keep the gig on even keel, “The Altoona (Penn.) Mirror, located 90 minutes southeast of Punxsutawney, ran an editorial today denouncing the proposed robot outsourcing. ‘We agree with William Deeley, president of the Inner Circle of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club, who said Phil is ‘being treated better than the average child in Pennsylvania.'”
Pass the groundhog chow.
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