Why Don't We Just Shoot the Sucker!

After reading that the stupid little groundhog saw his shadow I have come to two conclusions:

ONE: Our country needs some help! This is just more proof that our country is young (compared to other parts of the world). What other country relies on a furry little animal that looks like a cross between a rat and a buck-tooth bunny to tell them the weather. People spend thousands of dollars to go to school and become meteorologists. Why don't we ask them? Heck they have fancy computers and radars to tell us the weather. But noooo, someone decided that we should base our weather on a fat fuzzy creature that lives in the ground!

TWO: Even though the whole concept is somewhat dumb, who ever decided what it meant when he saw his shadow must have been smoking some serious crack. As it goes now, if the creature sees his shadow, we have more winter. Does this seem backwards to anyone? If he was able to cast a shadow there must have been some sun. If there is sun, there is better weather ahead. Sun/shadow should equal spring. That stupid groundhog and the creator of the the whole event must have gone to IU to get their degree!

My father-in-law asked what I writing about and I said, "The groundhog thing." He said, "Heck, I think the little guy would look better with a bullet through him!" Ok, now don't go sending the authorities to our house. He is not actually going to waste his time and ammunition to kill something we could just hit over the head with a shovel (with this method, you get more exercise and that rewarding little "bing" noise when the skull is introduced to the shovel). Ok, I'm not really this sick and twisted, but it is funny to pretend. Crap, an after thought. If that little "Phil" guy (I mean the groundhog not my brother-in-law) shows up dead all fingers point to me. Hammy...I'll just turn and point to my father-in-law!