Punxsutawney Phil’s success rate is 40%, does this mean we should fade Phil?
Absolutely it does. BIG PHIL IS A FRAUD.
Going to keep this one short and sweet. Phil awoke from his chambers today and didn’t see a shadow, meaning we’re looking at an early Spring. If we follow the numbers, this tells us that it will most likely be the opposite of whatever Phil says, so more Winter. If I had a 40% accuracy in picking the Super Bowl I would expect the Gen Pop to say ‘Hey this guy stinks at picking the Super Bowl’ Maybe we should fade him. Shouldn’t Big Phil get the same treatment?
Phil has shattered Groundhog life expectancies by about 125 years. The average lifespan for a groundhog is 6 years and he’s holding strong at 131 years young. I would say his season meter may have gotten a little off in his old age but his picking woes date back to the late 1800s.
Phil, we respect you and everything you are doing for the season-picking community, and we hope this can be the bridge to more animals in the meteorology world. All the stump wants to see is maybe a camel talking tropical storms, or a lion off the coast of Africa talking midday showers.
I think together we can get past this 40% and you can be the spokesperson for the next generation of animal greats in the weather world. This is reminiscent of Peyton’s final years with the Broncos, you knew it was over but he kept going out there slinging the pigskin.
We love you Phil but it might be time to hang it up, and you can just be the local legend of Gobbler’s Knob, PA.
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