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An Ohio prosecutor says Punxsutawney Phil should be predicting the weather from six feet under.
With tongue planted firmly in cheek, Michael Gmoser, the prosecuting attorney in Butler County, filed court papers this week indicting the world-famous groundhog for "misrepresentation of early spring" and announcing his intention to seek the death penalty.

"This is a ground-breaking indictment," Gmoser said Friday as he fielded phone calls from around the world about the light-hearted legal battle. "There's a lot of people who want a piece of him. I know because I'm getting recipes from around the country."

On Feb. 2, Phil forecast an early spring when he emerged from his Pennsylvania home and did not see his shadow. Six weeks later, Gmoser looked out his window to snow, high winds and frigid air.

"I said to someone, 'Phil let us down. I ought to indict the little rascal.' They said, 'Why don't you?' and I said, 'I think I will,'" the prosecutor said.

He said he had to seek the ultimate penalty because otherwise the indictment would have had no teeth.

Phil right now is in jail, behind bars, serving a life sentence. Because of that, there's nothing left for Phil but the death penalty," Gmoser said.

He was laughing, but sadly, not everyone got the joke.

"Frankly, I have received a number of phone calls from people who think this is a serious story," he said. "It's a spoof. We do some real serious work regarding rape, murder and mayhem and it's something to lighten the spirits of folks around here."

Phil could not be reached for comment, but Jeffrey Lundy, vice president of the Punxsutawney Ground Hog Club, said there was no chance of extradition.

“He's going to have to go through 15 licensed hunters to get to Phil,” Lundy told Triblive.com.

dvdjunkie wrote:You, of course, know that this is all a joke. It is just a silly ritual we all like to see each February.

DVDBuff1 wrote:What I find most amazing about all this is that Punxsutawney Phil exists. I thought the movie Groundhog Day just made him up. I also thought the city of Punxsutawney was made up as well.

Disney Duster wrote:Off topic but Disneyboy who is in your avatar and where is it from?!!!

Disney's Divinity wrote:I love the idea behind that picture! I knew it looked more like Athena than Ariel, but wasn't sure.
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Disney Duster wrote:Yea I was like "Hm, Ariel's mom? But why would they use her?" The only thing I don't get about the picture is why Stitch is there. I think however, that avatars and banners should be made by you. There should be something about the image done by you, you can't just take someone else's picture and win an award with it. For instance, I took from the film Cinderella but I edited the pictures an artistic way.

Disney Duster wrote:But then why would you deserve the award for best avatar? What creativity or effort did you make? Choosing a good idea for an avatar?