Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Kilho Park | Lt. Cmdr. Jay Haddock, plays the President of the Inner Club, poses with “Guantanamo...... read more read more
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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - At 7:25 a.m. in Punxsutawney, Pa., a groundhog by the name of Phil was roused from his lair to see his shadow in front of 18,000 wondering spectators, only to predict six more weeks of winter. The horde of locals booed under semi-cloudy skies, hoping for an early spring.
Since 1887, when the calendar hits Feb. 2, the nation waits on a groundhog in western Pennsylvania to tell them whether we will have a lengthy or shortened winter. Nobody seems to have good explanation as to why we rely on a groundhog of all things to tell us this, but it’s a tradition unlike any other.
What many people don’t know is that Punxsutawney Phil has a cousin living in Cuba by the name of Guantanamo Jay. He too has been predicting the length of winter every Feb. 2. So let’s try this again...
At 8:20 a.m. in Joint Task Force Guantanamo, a banana rat by the name of Jay was roused from his lair to see his shadow in front of about 15 wondering spectators. The precocious rodent also predicted six more weeks of winter. The squad of troopers cheered under bluebird-bright skies, hoping for the weather to stay just the way it is.
Given the seasonably moderate mid-80s temperatures and sunshine throughout the winter months and the fact that JTF Guantanamo Troopers presently live in the heart of the Caribbean, Guantanamo Jay’s predictions don’t carry the burden that his cousin’s up north do.
So, all blatant Bill Murray references aside, it looks like we’ll have six more weeks of winter here in Guantanamo Bay. Okay with that? I am.
| Date Taken: | 02.02.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 02.02.2012 16:42 |
| Story ID: | 83238 |
| Location: | GUANTANAMO BAY, CU |
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