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AnarchoFreeThinker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 02:37 PM
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Okay. I'm declaring the War on Groundhog's Day. Who's with me?
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NaturalHigh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 02:39 PM
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1. Groundhogs are cute animals.
There is a big fat one out where I work. They deserve a little recognition.
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 02:43 PM
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2. Great, now I have a mental image of gunners using groundhog
silhouette books for identification.
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ForrestGump Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 02:44 PM
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3. But...but......it's one of my favorite films!
Edited on Fri Dec-16-05 02:45 PM by ForrestGump
:-(
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 02:51 PM
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8. It's one of my favorites too ...




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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 02:44 PM
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4. Whats wrong with Whistlepigs? I hear there is already a war going
on with Caribou.

:crazy:
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AnarchoFreeThinker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 02:49 PM
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6. This is what liberal secular humanists do. We declare war on holidays.
Don't ask me to explain it. If something furry is in the way, ka-fucking-boom!
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 02:48 PM
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5. Why do you hate Bill Murray?
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AnarchoFreeThinker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 03:02 PM
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11. troll.
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dback Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 02:51 PM
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7. That's my partner's birthday, so sorry, no, you can't.
It will always be filled with love, happiness and festivities, at least in our house. And you can't take away our joy (paging Lucinda Williams!). Nyaah, nyaah, nyaah.

:)
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Loonman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 02:55 PM
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9. Groundhogs are of the devil
Rodent bastards.
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eeyore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 02:58 PM
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10. Nope. I'm saving all my ammo for Valentine's Day.
VD sux!
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Bridget Burke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 03:03 PM
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12. Another holiday "stolen" from the pagans....
German immigrants brought Candlemas to the USA. Candlemas is the Catholic commemoration of the Virgin's Purification in the Temple--& Her Son's Presentation in the Temple. Ceremonies included the blessing of candles.

February 2nd is dedicated to St Bridget of Ireland, a patron of learning & light.



The day is also Imbolc, a cross-quarter day dedicated to Brigid--an Irish goddess of learning & light.
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VaYallaDawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 03:05 PM
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13. OK. So it'll be "Happy subterranean rodents day" -- right??
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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 03:05 PM
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14. Yes. It's totally unfair to the Badgers.
Why don't we have Badger Day? :shrug:
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ForrestGump Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 03:07 PM
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15. Badgers?
We don't need no steenking badgers! :P
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 03:29 PM
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17. Not badgers. I hate wolverines, specifically

Michigan Wolverines!

GO BUCKEYES!!!!!!
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El Fuego Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 03:13 PM
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16. Put the RODENT back in Groundhog Day!!!
I'm just sayin'.
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 03:58 PM
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18. Why - it is the one holiday we have that is totally for fun. Course it is
not really a holiday. Who gets off for Groundhog Day?
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 03:59 PM
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19. Step 1-get lots of dynamite
Step 2 varmit Cong
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AnarchoFreeThinker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 04:36 PM
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21. ooooh, Mrs. Green.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 04:45 PM
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22. And that's all she wrote
License to kill gophers by the government of the United Nations. Man, free to kill gophers at will. To kill, you must know your enemy, and in this case my enemy is a varmint. And a varmint will never quit - ever. They're like the Viet Cong - Varmint Cong. So you have to fall back on superior intelligence and superior firepower. And that's all she wrote.
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AnarchoFreeThinker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 04:53 PM
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23. so I got that going for me.
pool, pond.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 04:54 PM
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24. ,
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080487/goofs

Check out the goofs page on imdb
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AnarchoFreeThinker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 05:01 PM
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25. thanks, chief. (pond would be good for you.)
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-16-05 04:05 PM
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20. Go back to it's roots HEDGEHOGS
Hedgehog Day began in Roman times as part of the festival of Februa. The Romans observed that hedgehogs hibernate and originated the myth that if a hedgehog comes out of its nest on
Feb. 2 and sees its shadow it means there is a clear moon ( which means cold weather) and six more weeks of winter will follow. When European settlers came to North America there were no hedgehogs so they chose the ground hog. Groundhogs are daytime animals so moonlight was replaced with sunshine. So if the ground hog comes out of his burrow and sees his shadow from the sun it means six more weeks of winter.
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