A C L A I R VOYA N T Q UA H O G?
Punxsutawney Phil has nothing on this weather-predicting clam from Cape Cod.
MASSACHUSETTS h e s u m m e r s o l s t ic e on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, means one thing: the isla nd’s A n nua l Qua hog Day, when locals and cruising visitors alike gather to receive a prognostication of that summer’s weather from a truly mystical source. ¶ His name is Doug the Quahog. ¶ Doug’s a bivalve with a bent toward meteorology and a particular connection with his human counterpart, Johnny Quahog. Johnny says he discovered the communicating clam one night at dinner, whispering from his plate. He certainly was shell-shocked. ¶ Now, every June, Doug whispers to Johnny the number of beach days Cape Cod will see that summer, and Johnny proclaims the bivalve’s best bet to the crowds at Quahog Day.
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