Michigan man protests Punxsutawney Phil: 'Impeach the groundhog!'

Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Punxsutawney Phil may have predicted six more weeks of winter, but a lone protester in Michigan is going viral with a dissenting message: "Impeach the groundhog!"

Tony Lapekas, clad in a top hat inspired by the ones worn by the famous groundhog's handlers, stood on a Kalamazoo street corner Thursday while holding a pair of signs reading, "Impeach the groundhog!" and "#NotMyWeatherMan," the latter of which featured a drawing of a groundhog with a line through it.

A photo of Lapekas' one-man protest quickly went viral on Facebook and Imgur, where it reached the vaunted front page and earned dozens of comments from like-minded critics of the groundhog's prognostications.

Lapekas said his protest was all in good fun.

"I just thought it would be a funny idea," he told UPI. "Wanted to see people laugh. Here's to hoping for an early spring."