Groundhog Day is kind of a fun sort of thing in this part of the world. Several different towns in Canada and the US have official Groundhogs for the occasion. Supposedly, if the groundhog sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter; if not, spring is around the corner.
Well, Quebec's official groundhog was Fred la Marmotte. The official festivities were all ready, and they opened his cage, and Fred was dead. So instead of announcing his prediction, they announced his sudden death.
Now let's give the little varmint some credit. If he'd croaked even a day earlier, they would have gotten a replacement. This is the ultimate groundhog troll move. What does it portend? Endless winter? The end of the world?
Or is this something sinister? Was Fred assassinated? Was it COVID? Was it the booster? Did he overdose on Fentanyl? Wow, this could be big.
In any case, RIP, little guy. I salute your style.
