Punxsutawney Phil's legal troubles, and more
An Ohio prosecutor sought the death penalty for Punxsutawney Phil, saying the famous groundhog misled millions of people by predicting an early spring.
Punxsutawney Phil's legal troubles
An Ohio prosecutor sought the death penalty for Punxsutawney Phil, saying the famous groundhog misled millions of people by predicting an early spring. “Punxsutawney Phil has let us down,” said Michael Gmoser. “I awoke this morning to a snowstorm, low temperatures, and howling wind.” Gmoser dropped the suit after Phil’s handlers took responsibility for the error.
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A California creationist is offering $10,000 to anyone who can prove in court that God did not create the world 6,000 years ago. Joseph Mastropaolo, a former professor who believes Genesis’s creation story is literally true, says evolutionists “are not stupid people,” and “they are bright enough to know there is no scientific evidence they can give.”
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