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Waterloo cops issue cheeky wanted poster calling Wiarton Willie a 'fraud'

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Wiarton Willie predicted an early spring on Groundhog Day , but that forecast clashed with others predicting a long winter .

Waterloo Regional Police issued a wanted poster calling him a “fraud” and said he may be trying to go back into hibernation.

Punxsutawney Phil , the famed groundhog in western Pennsylvania , and Nova Scotia ’s Lucy the Lobster also predicted extra weeks of wintry weather.

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42

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14

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formal

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English

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50

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possibly offensive

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possibly hateful

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short-lived

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