Replace Phil with a robot?!

[legalskier]

PETA evidently is serious about not disturbing Punxsutawney Phil's winter slumber:

"Give Phil a Holiday This Groundhog Day
With Groundhog Day just a week away, I've got a Bill Murray movie on my mind—but the classic Groundhog Day isn't it. No, I'm thinking of Caddyshack—and the scene-stealing Mr. Gopher—and hoping that the folks in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, take a cue from the humane concept behind that cinematic critter by retiring Phil to a sanctuary and replacing him with an electronic groundhog.
Phil is forced to be on display year round at the local library and is denied the ability to prepare for and enter yearly hibernation (and I have a hard time with "spring forward"). Add to that the displeasure of large, screaming crowds, flashing lights of cameras, and human handling. If Punxsutawney frees Phil, then the bitter winter that's made him into an unwilling media attraction will end, making way for a sunny spring that everyone can enjoy."
http://blog.peta.org/archives/2010/01/groundhog_day.php

 

[drjeff]

How about we just get rid of PETA (or atleast the folks that have come up with some of their recent media blitz's) instead! :idea:

 

[vcunning]

I am seriously offended that PETA has touched the sacredness of Groundhog's day.

 

[drjeff]

I am seriously offended that PETA has touched the sacredness of Groundhog's day.

On the brightside they weren't talking about replacing YOU with a robot on your birthday! :lol:

 

[4aprice]

I belong to PETA. People for the Eating of Tasty Animals.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[Glenn]

On the brightside they weren't talking about replacing YOU with a robot on your birthday! :lol:

Yeah, if they were talking about replacing V, they would have said "beer tender" instead of robot. :lol:

 

[jrmagic]

I belong to PETA. People for the Eating of Tasty Animals.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

You and I both. That freaking group is out of their mind.

 

[marcski]

When I read this thread title, I was like "No way, Phil (thinking Lesh) Rocks"!!!

 

[Philpug]

It wouldn't be the first time I was replaced by a mechanical device...that took batteries.

 

[Trekchick]

Maybe you should think long and hard about that!

 

[ctenidae]

But then there'd be one more groundhog on teh unemployment rolls. How can we ever solve the groundhog unemployment problem if we keep letting them lose jobs to automation?

 

[Glenn]

But then there'd be one more groundhog on teh unemployment rolls. How can we ever solve the groundhog unemployment problem if we keep letting them lose jobs to automation?

Groundhog stimulus.

 

[Philpug]

It wouldn't be the first time I was replaced by a mechanical device...that took batteries.

Maybe you should think long and hard about that!

Story of my life, oh for two.

 

[madman]

I have to wake my dog every nite before I go to bed to take her outside so she wont wake me up, is that abuse?

 

[ctenidae]

Groundhog stimulus.

Does that require a mechanical device with batteries, too?

 

[drjeff]

it wouldn't be the first time i was replaced by a mechanical device...that took batteries.

maybe you should think long and hard about that!

rflmao!!!

 

[bvibert]

If Punxsutawney frees Phil, then the bitter winter that's made him into an unwilling media attraction will end, making way for a sunny spring that everyone can enjoy.

How would freeing him make winter end, and why does PETA hate winter?

 

[billski]

Any winter sports enthusiast worth his/her salt is quick to discount this whole groundhog charade. It's a vast conspiracy on the part of :uzi: leftist-warm-weather-activists who hate winter to insidiously corrupt our minds with anti-cold weather propaganda. :smash:

The six-weeks metric is lame. We need a new metric: 18 weeks. If a moose sees it's shadow, 18 more weeks of winter.