Happy Groundhog Day! - DPChallenge Forums

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon

01/28/2003 03:09:44 PM · #1

I'm guessing most people can't use this excuse, but if my pictures are even more lame than usual for the new challenge, I can honestly blame Groundhog Day!

As a Punxsutawney, PA, native, I wanted to invite my fellow DPC'ers to check out the web sites that keep me VERY busy at this time of the year. Chances are you wouldn't think that this holiday is all that popular, but just ONE of these sites had 5 million unique visitors in just ONE day a couple years ago! These are the sites I have developed related to our unique holiday:

Groundhog.org - The official site of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club. This site gets linked every year by places like CNN, NBC, ABC & practically every other news organization.

PunxsutawneyPhil.com - I created this site in 1999... six days after it went up, we made the Wall Street Journal -- Check out the article! You'll also find lovely pictures of me with Bill Murray on the set of Groundhog Day: The Movie :)

Punxsutawney.com - Developed in conjunction with the local Chamber of Commerce.

GroundhogStuff.com The town's official souvenir site.

Enjoy!

Message edited by author 2003-01-28 15:11:51.

jimmyn4

Canon EOS-7D

01/28/2003 03:18:17 PM · #2

I think I'm going to get my Mom a Bobble Head Phil. Nice sites, I can imagine that they keep you busy.

01/28/2003 03:20:41 PM · #3

Heh... the bobble heads have been very popular, but NOTHING like the new Beanie Babies. Man. Ty made a special edition "Punxsutawney Phil Beanie Baby" this year, and they only made something like 5,000 of them. They sold out in 45 minutes, and can now be found on eBay as high as $180 each (they sold at the Chamber of Commerce for $5/each).

People are absolutely NUTS when it comes to the Beanie Babies -- I probably spend an hour a day answering beanie-related questions!

Originally posted by jimmyn4:

I think I'm going to get my Mom a Bobble Head Phil. Nice sites, I can imagine that they keep you busy.

spiderman

Canon EOS-D60

01/28/2003 05:55:08 PM · #4

where is the Bobble Head ?? i can see the picture, but when i click it, there's no Bobble Head ??!! only the other Phil items - waaahhh!

OneSweetSin

Nikon D3000

01/29/2003 02:08:30 AM · #5

Originally posted by alansfreed:

As a Punxsutawney, PA, native, I wanted to invite my fellow DPC'ers to check out the web sites that keep me VERY busy at this time of the year. Chances are you wouldn't think that this holiday is all that popular

Hi Alan, or should I say neighbor, I'm just down the mountain in Altoona, and you aren't kidding Groundhog Day sure is a BIG celebration around here. So big in fact that you can't even find a hotel room for this weekend anywhere. Could you do me a favor though since you are closer to Phil than I am, can you go out tell him if he sees his shadow this year we might turn him into soup the next day...LOL I am ready for a beautiful sunny spring day. Nice sites by the way =o)

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

01/29/2003 09:39:45 AM · #6

Originally posted by spiderman:

where is the Bobble Head ?? i can see the picture, but when i click it, there's no Bobble Head ??!! only the other Phil items - waaahhh!

Excellent point -- glad you noticed! The Bobble Head picture now links directly to the Bobble Head :)

OneSweetSin -- So I take it you're not going to partake in the festivities then? What more fun could you have in the middle of the night on a freezing hillside?! :) I'll warn Phil about the soup thing...

cykhansen

Canon PowerShot G1

01/29/2003 02:28:53 PM · #7

Gotta love an event that celebrates the ordinary groundhog. Long live PHIL !

karmat

Apple iPhone 7

01/29/2003 02:36:06 PM · #8

When I taught elementary music, we did a musical at one school about Phil. It was precious. It was about Phil, and he was having an inferiority complex and didn't think his job was all that important. His parents and friends all encourage him to do his job, and he does and it is a happy ending. Simple, yes, but hey the kids were 7 years old!!! The real challenge was teaching them to say Punxsutawney. You try it without your front teeth!!!

Let's sing. The words in ( ) are echos.

Punxsutawney (Punxsutawny)
Punxsutawney Phil (Punxsutawny Phil)
Will he see his shadow? (Will he see his shadow?)
Do you think he will? (Do you think he will?)

karmat

Apple iPhone 7

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM

02/02/2003 02:12:49 PM · #9

Well, . . . .

Did Phil see his shadow???? Did he? huh? Did he?????

We anxiously await to hear the official report.

KarenB

Canon EOS-70D

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

02/02/2003 02:29:23 PM · #10

Yuh.. what's the outcome? My son needs to know for his class tomorrow ;0)

02/02/2003 03:23:05 PM · #11

As though I didn't post the results on the web sites!

//www.punxsutawneyphil.com
//www.groundhog.org

(Dress warm!)

Originally posted by KarenB:

Yuh.. what's the outcome? My son needs to know for his class tomorrow ;0)