# Happy Groundhog Day !

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-groundhog-day/152325>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 2, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-groundhog-day/152325 "2003-02-02T17:43:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![NothingMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b77776/32.png) [@NothingMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NothingMan)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-groundhog-day/152325/1 "2003-02-02T17:43:25Z")

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The furry one - Punxsutawney Phil - has predicted six more weeks of winter.

That damned rodent !

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**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-groundhog-day/152325/2 "2003-02-02T17:51:38Z")

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> Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow and saw his shadow on **Gobbler’s Knob**

:dubious:

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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-groundhog-day/152325/3 "2003-02-02T19:06:53Z")

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more like poor phil was rudely awaken by a group of men wearing tuxedos and displayed to a boisterous crowd.

with all the lights who knows what phil saw.

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-groundhog-day/152325/4 "2003-02-02T19:13:28Z")

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“It’s Groundhog Day . . . again . . .”

“Groundhog Day used to MEAN something . . . They used to pull the hog out and EAT it!”

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**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-groundhog-day/152325/5 "2003-02-02T19:20:04Z")

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I’m going to go watch my DVD of “Groundhog Day”, as I do traditionally on every Groundhog Day (starting this year).

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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-groundhog-day/152325/6 "2003-02-02T20:23:15Z")

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buckeye chuck from ohio did not see a shadow. ohio will have an early spring.

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-groundhog-day/152325/7 "2003-02-02T20:32:09Z")

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If I have to live one day over and over again, can it be some other day besides today? 😉

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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-groundhog-day/152325/8 "2003-02-03T00:07:33Z")

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For GH Day supper, we’re having smoked sausage (ground hog) and linguine with red sauce.

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-groundhog-day/152325/9 "2003-02-03T00:55:53Z")

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I’m predicting March 21.