In 2012, Groundhog Day and the State of the Union address happen the same day. This is an ironic juxtaposition of events.
One involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to an insignificant creature of little intelligence for prognostication.
The other involves a groundhog.
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(Thank you, Hans)
1 comment:
Seem to recall that one attributed to Mark Twain, making it a good hundred years old. Sounds like Twain, fer sher.
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