February Second is...
"C'mon, Da'an, let's go or we'll be late!" "It's February second, remember? I marked it on your schedule. Or at least I THINK I did. I was almost positive that--" "Oh. Oops. Sorry. Guess I didn't. Well, too late now. We really should be going, though." "To Punxsutawney." "In Pennsylvanna." "Because it's February second, of course. Groundhog Day!" "To bless the Groundhog, or something, I don't know! Why would I know why I bunch of hicks want the North American Companion to observe their little holiday?!" "Sorry. Didn't get much sleep last night. I had nightmares about big giant rats coming out of their burrows and--" "What?" "Oh. Guess you didn't really want to know about that huh? Anyway, you ready to go?" "I AM calm. Can we PLEASE go now?" "We've been over this already. We're going to Punxsatawny, and I haven't the slightest idea why they want you at the Groundhog Festival!!" "Oh. You meant that. Well, a groundhog is basically a woodchuck." "Um...a woodchuck is a small mammal...rodent that's sort of like a rat--" "Yeah, like the ones in the tunnels. Anyway, it's bigger and doesn't have a tail. Happy?" "Oh. Well that's easy. Every February second, the groundhog comes out of his hole and--" "Well, any grounghog, I guess. Or all of them, maybe." "No, I've never seen a groundhog in the wild." "I don't know. Maybe they're telepathic or something. Or maybe it's just luck that they all come out on the same day. Anyway, he comes out of his hole...well, actually, it's sort of like a treestump now. But he comes out and if he sees his shadow--" "I don't know why a shadow, exactly. It's part of the ledgend, okay?" "So, if he sees his shadow, there'll be six more weeks of winter. But if not, then it's spring." "Yes, I KNOW spring doesn't offically start until March 21st, but there won't be any more snow." "I don't KNOW what spring has to do with his shadow. I guess--" "No, I don't really know how HE knows, but--" "No, I wouldn't think it's possible to foretell the weather from a rat, but--" "Yes, I don't see how they know what the groundhog saw, either." "Yes, I realize the weather patterns are different all over the country, Da'an." "Well, I guess it's a just a ledgend that's and excuse for a celebration." "No, I couldn't really say why human insist on believing in it or celebrating such an irrational holiday." "No, Da'an, I haven't the slightest clue how it got started. Maybe some people thought that--" "Da'an will you please just GET IN THE SHUTTLE?!?!"
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