Not only does the new communist mayor of New York eat pizza with a knife and fork, he evidently wears heavy leather gloves and drops Staten Island Chuck on Groundhog's Day:
Other than what I remember about the movie I was not sure what it was so I looked it up
Groundhog Day (Canadian French:Jour de la Marmotte; Pennsylvania German: Grundsaudaag, Murmeltiertag) is a day celebrated on February 2. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then spring will come early; if it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back into its burrow, and the winter weather will continue for six more weeks.[SUP][1][/SUP]
Modern customs of the holiday involve celebrations where early morning festivals are held to watch the groundhog emerging from its burrow.
The movie took place in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania where they've been observing Groundhog Day since the mid 1800's. Huge crowds gather for it and have a pancake and sausage breakfast before Phil comes out of his hole.
The groundhog doesn't actually come out of his hole one cue....it's all staged. He's inside a "cage" called Gobblers Knob (disguised to look like a "hole" ) and is pulled out by goofy guys dressed in top hats and tails. He doesn't really see his shadow as is the myth.
I attended this once when I was a teenager. We actually camped there in the cold the night before (although we never slept). Drunk people at 7:00 am eating pancakes and sausage....lol
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