# The Daily Feud: Groundhog Day by Gangster Octopus \[Game Over\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 2, 2009, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103 "2009-02-02T11:31:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/41 "2009-02-02T21:43:57Z")

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1. Harrisburg
2. Woodchuck
3. Holtsville Hal
4. Ghostbusters
5. Flag Day
6. 10
7. Beaver
8. 5
9. Phoenix
10. Yes

3 - I only know that he exists because he’s in today’s (Long Island) Newsday.

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**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/42 "2009-02-02T21:46:54Z")

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1. Hershey
2. Woodchuck
3. That Georgia one - I think it’s General Lee
4. Ghostbusters
5. Flag Day
6. 3 years
7. Squirrel
8. 6
9. Texarkana
10. Yes

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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, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/43 "2009-02-02T21:48:54Z")

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1. Hershey

2. Woodchuck

3. Jimmy the Groundhog

4. Stripes

5. St. Patrick’s Day

6. 5 years

7. Squirrel

8. 4 months

9. Sioux City, IA

10. Yes

11. Hoping my change from Reading wasn’t a bad idea

12. Sun Prairie, WI

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**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/44 "2009-02-02T21:55:37Z")

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1. Harrisburg
2. Woodchuck
3. Staten Island Chuck
4. Stripes
5. Arbor Day
6. 8 years
7. Squirrels
8. 6 months
9. Biloxi, MS
10. Yes

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**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/45 "2009-02-02T22:00:21Z")

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1. Scranton
2. Woodchuck
3. Wiarton Willie
4. Caddyshack
5. Arbor Day
6. 3 years
7. Squirrel
8. 6
9. Climax, MI
10. Yes

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**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/46 "2009-02-02T22:24:51Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
>
> Ah, I should have known it. On this board, we have plenty of collectors of odd facts. I wouldn’t have thought Scranton would be so popular for #1, though.

On this board we also have plenty of fans of ‘The Office.’ (Set in Scranton)

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/47 "2009-02-02T22:28:41Z")

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1. Scranton
2. woodchuck
3. Wiarton Willie
4. Ghostbusters
5. April Fool’s Day
6. 5
7. marmot
8. 6
9. Phoenix
10. yes

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/48 "2009-02-02T23:02:51Z")

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1. Harrisburg

2. woodchuck

3. General Beauregard Lee of Jawja

4. Caddyshack

5. Arbor Day

6. eight

7. squirrel

8. six

9. Phoenix

10. yes

11. Plus tripe and fiddlefaddle

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**Author:** ![Claptree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@Claptree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claptree)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/49 "2009-02-02T23:35:23Z")

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1. Harrisburg
2. Woodchuck
3. Curse you and your US-centric feuds!
4. Lost in Translation
5. Curse you and your US-centric feuds!
6. 10
7. Beaver
8. 4
9. Curse you and your US-centric feuds!
10. Yes

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**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/50 "2009-02-02T23:48:57Z")

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1. Harrisburg
2. woodchuck
3. Wiarton Willie
4. Ghostbusters
5. April Fools Day
6. Three Years
7. Marmot
8. 6
9. Phoenix
10. Yes

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**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/51 "2009-02-03T00:20:35Z")

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1. Allentown
2. Marmot
3. Here in Canada, Wiarton Willie comes in bags
4. Ghostbusters
5. Boxing Day
6. 4
7. Gopher (aka Prairie Dog)
8. How many months does a Groundhog hibernate?
9. Besides Puxsutawney, PA name another US city with an X in it’s name.
10. Yes or No: A Groundhog’s shadow predicting the weather is hogwash.

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**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/52 "2009-02-03T00:21:49Z")

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How the hell did I do that? Anyway:

1. 4
2. Oxford
3. Yes, hogwash

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/53 "2009-02-03T00:22:12Z")

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1. Altoona
2. Gopher
3. Willie Wharton?
4. Lost in Translation
5. Flag Day
6. 6
7. Beaver
8. 4
9. Phoenix
10. Yes

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**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/54 "2009-02-03T00:39:13Z")

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By my count Zebra is #45.

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/55 "2009-02-03T00:53:36Z")

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1. Hershey
2. Marmot
3. Pass
4. Ghostbusters
5. Flag Day
6. 5
7. Gopher
8. 4
9. Phoenix
10. Yes

For #3, well, I had no idea there were any other named groundhogs

For #9, my first thought was not a city but a small town here in Kansas, but I knew nobody else would put Paxico

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/56 "2009-02-03T02:37:20Z")

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1. Scranton
2. Woodchuck
3. Wiarton Willie
4. What about Bob?
5. Columbus Day
6. 14 years
7. Gopher
8. 3
9. Phoenix
10. Yes

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**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/57 "2009-02-03T04:05:09Z")

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1. Harrisburg
2. Prairie dog
3. Gus the Groundhog
4. Ghostbusters
5. Flag Day
6. 12
7. Prairie dog
8. 4
9. Oxnard
10. Yes

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**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/58 "2009-02-03T05:47:04Z")

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1. Erie
2. gopher
3. \<pass\>
4. Caddyshack
5. Arbor Day
6. 4
7. squirrel
8. 3
9. Phoenix
10. yes

SSG Schwartz

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**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/59 "2009-02-03T06:01:35Z")

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1. Scranton

2. woodchuck

3. Woodstock Willie

4. Ghostbusters

5. Columbus Day

6. 3 years

7. prairie dog

8. 6 months

9. Bad Axe, MI

10. Yes

11. I so wanted to put Intercourse PA here.

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**Post date:** [February 3, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-groundhog-day-by-gangster-octopus-game-over/484103/60 "2009-02-03T15:53:12Z")

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1. Name a city in Pennsylvania that does not start with the letter ‘P’?   
**1. Harrisburg 25**

2. Scranton 10

3. Hershey 6

4. Allentown 4

5. Erie 2

6. Altoona 1

7. Bethlehem 1

8. Lancaster 1

9. What’s another name for a groundhog.   
**2. woodchuck 38**

10. Gopher 6 \<\<\<–Gopher does not equal prairie dog, per Wikipedia.

11. Marmot 3

12. Hedgehog 1

13. muskrat 1

14. Prairie dog 1

15. Besides Punxsutawney Phil, name another Groundhog celebrated on February 2.   
**3. Wiarton Willie 12**

16. Buckeye Chuck 11

17. General Beauregard Lee 6

18. Staten Island Chuck 4

19. Chuck 2

20. Woodstock Willie 2

21. Bill The Groundhog 1

22. Gus the Groundhog 1

23. Holtsville Hal 1

24. Jimmy the Groundhog 1

25. none 1

26. pass1 1

27. pass2 1

28. pass3 1

29. Pass4 1

30. pass5 1

31. Punxsutawney Phyllis 1

32. The Mighty Groundhogs 1

33. Walla Walla Wendel 1

34. Besides Groundhog Day name a Bill Murray movie.   
**4. Ghostbusters 22**

35. Caddyshack 13

36. Lost in Translation 7

37. Stripes 5

38. Meatballs 2

39. What about Bob? 1

40. Name a holiday that compares to Groundhog’s Day in terms of importance.   
**5. Arbor Day 15**

41. Flag Day 9

42. April Fool’s day 5

43. Columbus Day 5

44. President’s Day 3

45. St. Patrick’s Day 2

46. Sweetest Day 2

47. Valentine’s Day 2

48. Boxing Day 1

49. Earth Day 1

50. Easter 1

51. First Day of Summer 1

52. pass 1

53. Sadie Hawkins Day 1

54. Secretary’s Day 1

55. How long does the average Groundhog live (in years)?   
**6. 5 20**

56. 3 10

57. 10 4

58. 2 4

59. 8 3

60. 14 2

61. 4 2

62. 6 2

63. 12 1

64. 15 1

65. 7 1

66. Name a close relative to the Groundhog in the animal kingdom.   
**7. Squirrel 12**

67. Beaver 10

68. Gopher 7 \<\<\<–Gopher does not equal prairie dog, per Wikipedia.

69. marmot 7

70. Prairie Dog 5

71. Hedgehog 3

72. Badger 2

73. Chipmunk 2

74. mole 1

75. Rat 1

76. How many months does a Groundhog hibernate?   
**8. 4 17**

77. 6 14

78. 3 12

79. 5 6

80. 7 1

81. Besides Puxsutawney, PA name another US city with an X in it’s name.   
**9. Phoenix, AZ 27**

82. Xenia, OH 6

83. Biloxi, MS 2

84. Knoxville, TN 2

85. Sioux City, IA 2

86. Texarkana 2

87. Bad Axe, MI 1

88. Blawnox, Pa. 1

89. Climax, MI 1

90. Drexel Hill 1

91. Lexington 1

92. Oxford 1

93. Oxnard 1

94. pass 1

95. Texas City 1

96. Yes or No: A Groundhog’s shadow predicting the weather is hogwash.   
**10. Yes 49**

97. no 1

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