# The woodchuck question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-woodchuck-question/198624>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 30, 2003, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-woodchuck-question/198624 "2003-08-30T14:27:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![WhatMeCare2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cdc98d/32.png) [@WhatMeCare2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhatMeCare2)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-woodchuck-question/198624/1 "2003-08-30T14:27:18Z")

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How much wood, could a woodchuck, chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?  
(I’ve always wondered about that timeless lil gem!)

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**Author:** ![doverpro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@doverpro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doverpro)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-woodchuck-question/198624/2 "2003-08-30T14:35:15Z")

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How much ground could a groundhog grind if a groundhog could grind ground?

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**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-woodchuck-question/198624/3 "2003-08-30T14:42:06Z")

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[http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2\_083a.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_083a.html)

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**Author:** ![Reepicheep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@Reepicheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reepicheep)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-woodchuck-question/198624/4 "2003-08-30T14:43:26Z")

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> \*Originally posted by WhatMeCare2 \*  
> \*\*How much wood, could a woodchuck, chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?  
> (I’ve always wondered about that timeless lil gem!) \*\*

Cecil [answered](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_083a.html)this

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**Author:** ![WhatMeCare2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cdc98d/32.png) [@WhatMeCare2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhatMeCare2)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-woodchuck-question/198624/5 "2003-08-30T14:50:37Z")

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cool, thank you!