How Much Woodchuck Would a Human Chuck if a Woodchuck Would Chuck Wood Sooner?
Dear Groundhog residents of the U.S. and Canada,
Today is the day all of your adorable, furry faces will peek out from your groundhog holes. As your whiskers twitch and tiny paws pull you up with curious trepidation, I would like to extend to you a most cloudy welcome. Pay no mind to the daunting 3-foot snow banks and leafless trees. They are all part of nature’s beauty; par for the seasonal course. However, you and I know that you all hold an important key to turning this around.
So listen up furries.
While you rise to the surface, may your sleepy heads and dewy eyes cloud your judgment of any shadows upon the ground. All bright, sunny visions are only a figment of your imagination. And any dark figures are probably just humans looming over your burrow, awaiting with sledgehammers held high to beat the idea of six more weeks of winter out of your peanut size minds.
So I bid you a “hello” and “goodbye” my wise, rodent friends. May you make the right choice this year, and come back sooner than later to see leaves upon the trees again.
Yours truly,
A northeast human sick of shoveling, picking and falling on her ass in the snow.
P.S. I have a dog. He likes to chase….
lol. love the the dog threat.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 3:08 pm
good one! I have a little something for you.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 3:21 pm
ROFL. Funny stuff. Imagine, if you will, a man who woke up Thursday morning to temps in excess of 80 degrees, and high humidity, just laying in bed, sweating, and enjoying EVERY MINUTE of it, who then, on the following Saturday morning, is standing in his driveway, chopping ice away. Meh.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 3:53 pm
It’s 70 degrees here and I, for one, would like winter to last a little longer.
So, groundhog, you have a safe haven at my place.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Too funny!!!
Thanks for the link though, I have to admit I had to look it up first!
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February 2nd, 2009 at 4:24 pm
I can sense the warmth and love you have for these little critters with “So listen up furries”. So kind of you to let your dog play with them!
I often wonder if Ground hog day was made up by disgruntled weather anchors. Finally someone ELSE to blame for crappy weather. (I ALWAYS blame the weather man/woman)
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February 2nd, 2009 at 4:52 pm
I wish you the best with this. And not to rub it in or anything but it’s weird to live in a place where groundhog day has not much meaning at all. As in, where I live. Where it’s like 75 degrees today. It’s weird. It really is.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 5:04 pm
This post had me cracking up at my desk. I also love how you just slightly threaten him with your dog. I always wondered if this method is truly scientific.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 5:06 pm
The dog is great! Mine has been out in the snow today too.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 6:03 pm
LOL! I didn’t even know today was the prophetic day!! No sun here!!
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February 2nd, 2009 at 6:12 pm
It doesn’t look like any groundhog would see much of a shadow, but I think there is zero chance we don’t have at least six more weeks of winter here in Anchorage. At this point, only six more weeks of winter would be fabulous.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 6:18 pm
Dude, he BETTER have chosen wisely today. I haven’t heard this “big report” yet.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 6:29 pm
I’m with you–can’t wait for spring!
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February 2nd, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Bring on the Spring! Can’t come soon enough!
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February 2nd, 2009 at 7:58 pm
…and my roommates give me hell for not letting Wag in the house when it gets into the 40s down here… He’s a DOG! Can’t wait to share this pic with them…
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February 2nd, 2009 at 7:59 pm
uggh, send the dog after Phil. They said 6 more weeks of winter.
Not that we have anything like the snow that you all have up there (believe me I know, my Mom grew up in Westwood Mass), but I am READY for sime spring. I go outside and look for one just one tiny peice of grass that is turning green. I haven’t gotten to see it yet, but I keep looking!
PS It is suppose to be 70 on Friday here!!
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February 2nd, 2009 at 8:21 pm
It was sunny here, damnit. Haven’t heard yet how it was in Puxatawney.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 8:33 pm
I can’t even imagine living in all that snow!! We get excited when we see snow far off in the mountains!!! LOL
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February 2nd, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Hahaha! I love the picture of the dog. He looks like he has had enough winter as well. Groundhog day means nothing to people in Saskatchewan. It does not matter at all what the groundhog says. We know we will have 6 more weeks of winter. Heck! We will probably have 8 to 10 more weeks of winter.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 9:42 pm
That groundhog is nothing short of a quack.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 11:02 pm
You know, six weeks more of winter would still make for a very early spring.
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February 2nd, 2009 at 11:19 pm
This was great! I hope the threat of the dog worked! Best Groundhog Day post ever!
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February 2nd, 2009 at 11:23 pm
LOL! Sick the puppy on that rotten Phil!
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February 3rd, 2009 at 12:29 am
My dad’s birthday is today. I always forget about the groundhog thing but he won’t, he can’t.
February 3rd, 2009 at 12:40 am
Sick ‘em.
Although here it alternates between covered in ice for several days and then feeling almost warm. I never know what to wear.
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February 3rd, 2009 at 1:21 am
I hope snow over there ends real soon! Cute post! Cute dog!
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February 3rd, 2009 at 5:56 am
On a good note, I heard that Staten Island Stan chose rightly.
February 3rd, 2009 at 8:04 am
oh I’m with you on this one
February 3rd, 2009 at 12:06 pm
I don’t think Florida has groundhogs… I could be wrong. Maybe we have to look to armadillos. Love the pup pic.
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February 3rd, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Your dog is adorable. I feel sorry for the poor, harassed groundhogs. There was a photo in the paper of “Punxatawney Phil,” writhing in panic as he/she was being held up by his “keeper.” I felt so sad for the poor little wild critter, not understanding the crazy things humans do based on superstition. Why can’t we respect the animals or just leave them alone?
That being said, this was really funny! I agree, I’ve had enough of winter. Yesterday we had a weird, springlike day — ahhh! Today it’s snowing again. I haven’t fallen on my ass yet, but we’re not out of the woods yet either.
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February 3rd, 2009 at 12:33 pm
LOL.
I hate that frickin rodent.
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February 3rd, 2009 at 12:53 pm
I’m with ya sista. I am so tired of snow and below zero temperatures; and that damn Phil went and saw his shadow!
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February 3rd, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Like you, I’m done with winter. Our groundhog saw his shadow, I only wish I had a dog to threaten him with.
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February 3rd, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Love it!
How do you stand all that snow???? I would die!
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February 3rd, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Hmmmm, with all that snow I’m not sure the groundhog would have a chance to see or even find his shadow.
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February 3rd, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Too bad the groundhogs didn’t listen.
Maybe your dog is just too cute to be intimidating to a groundhog.
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February 3rd, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Hmmmm…on the February 2 page of my 2009 journal Groundhog Day is written, along with small pictures of the flags of the US and Canada. I never really thought about it til I read this post. Now I’m googling.
February 5th, 2009 at 2:42 am
Cute and funny as always! Hope you thaw out soon!
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February 8th, 2009 at 12:04 am
You crack me up … and if I was Phil, I’d steer clear of you and your pooch. So … does your doggie really enjoy the snow?
Hugs and blessings,
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