When is ground hogs day? - Democratic Underground

commander bunnypants

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Thu Jan-18-07 08:40 AM
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When is ground hogs day?

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billyskank

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Thu Jan-18-07 08:43 AM
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1. Every day, of course

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underpants

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Thu Jan-18-07 08:48 AM
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2. Feb.2nd

http://www.holidaysmart.com/2groundhogday.htm

Why having a bit of Ground Hogs day thing going there with the baby?

And you didn't think you learned anything in the Navy tsk tsk.

Embrace it man because it ain't gonna change. Sleep eat sleep eat sleep eat. When her personality starts shining through more it will change a bit.

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GalleryGod

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Thu Jan-18-07 08:50 AM
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4. Whenever Murray and the Camera crew get there.

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commander bunnypants

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Thu Jan-18-07 08:54 AM
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5. sleep is all I want

Plus I got hit with that stomach deal and is is a killer.

CB

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underpants

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Thu Jan-18-07 09:02 AM
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7. OOoh sorry to hear that

Is she going to daycare? anytime soon? if so hold on because I got walloped several times. Those places are like petri dishes.

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seemunkee

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Thu Jan-18-07 08:49 AM
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3. Feb 2nd

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.

I miss my hedgies.

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pokerfan

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Thu Jan-18-07 09:01 AM
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6. It's also a cross-quarter day

Edited on Thu Jan-18-07 09:09 AM by pokerfan

A day that's approx halfway between the solstices and the equinoxes (equinoxi?).

Two of the others are well known, Halloween and May Day. The other is Lammas Day, August 1st.

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