February 02, 2009

I guess he was mad about the smoking ban in bars...

...And the confiscatory tax rates.

Groundhog bites Bloomberg at ceremony

Mayor Michael Bloomberg paid a visit to an apparently-disgruntled constituent nicknamed 'Staten Island Chuck' on Groundhog's Day -- and got bit for his trouble.

Staten Island's famous groundhog, Charles G. Hogg, inexplicably bit Mayor Bloomberg during his annual holiday ceremony on Monday, drawing blood from the billionaire.

Said Bloomberg spokesman Stu Loeser: "It nicked his hand."

Bloomberg wrapped the cut with a napkin until he could check with his doctor.

He was told there was no risk of rabies. The 2-year-old animal was born and raised in captivity and has had no interaction with other animals.

Posted by George Moneo at February 2, 2009 10:15 PM

Comments

That's what he gets for trying to steal a Pennsylvania tradition. Jackass.

Posted by: Henry Louis Gomez [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 3, 2009 12:30 AM

A ban on groundhogs is soon to follow.

Posted by: jsb [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 3, 2009 10:31 AM

The Hogg would never have bitten Nancy P. Corned beef is one thing, but dried out beef jerky is another.

Posted by: asombra [TypeKey Profile Page] at February 3, 2009 01:39 PM


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