Happy Groundhog Day everybody! - Page 2

a_a · 3 Feb 2006, 12:56 AM

here in the southern part of ontario, 2 out of 3 groundhogs agree on early spring,,, but then again we had a mild winter much of january [golf courses were open] spring has already sprung here, yahoogle!

robert@fm · 2 Feb 2007, 12:42 AM

Yep, it's that time of year again.

sterdeus · 3 Feb 2007, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by a_a
here in the southern part of ontario, 2 out of 3 groundhogs agree on early spring,,, but then again we had a mild winter much of january [golf courses were open] spring has already sprung here, yahoogle!

What did the groundhogs say in our neck of the woods?

a_a · 3 Feb 2007, 05:53 AM

yay!
source

sterdeus · 3 Feb 2007, 05:55 AM

Woohoo! ..not that we've had much of a long winter anyway.

robert@fm · 5 Feb 2007, 09:08 PM

Does anyone know what any UK hedgehog said?

robert@fm · 4 Feb 2008, 04:29 AM

What did the groundhogs (or local equivalent) say this year?

sterdeus · 4 Feb 2008, 12:17 PM

The two in Canada (Wiarton Willy and another in Nova Scotia) say its an early spring. However, I heard one in the US said its another 6 weeks of winter.

Bamb0 · 5 Feb 2008, 07:19 AM

Yuk!!

6 more weeks!!

drew · 5 Feb 2008, 07:49 AM

Schhh it is top secret so don't reveal this to anybody.

Very embarrassing but I have no idea what a Groundhog is.

I know a lot of animal name in English from Animal Planet and
Sir David Attenborough and Dennis Morris and many others.

Seen every show with Jane Goodall and such. But Groundhogs?

Yes yes but to look them up in Google is to cheat folks.
I should know what it is without having to look them up.
No sport if one do such tricks. what on earth could it be.

A kind of Wild Pig or a rodent type of animal? Oh well...

robert@fm · 5 Feb 2008, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drew

Schhh it is top secret so don't reveal this to anybody.

Very embarrassing but I have no idea what a Groundhog is.

I know a lot of animal name in English from Animal Planet and
Sir David Attenborough and Dennis Morris and many others.

Seen every show with Jane Goodall and such. But Groundhogs?

Yes yes but to look them up in Google is to cheat folks.
I should know what it is without having to look them up.
No sport if one do such tricks. what on earth could it be.

A kind of Wild Pig or a rodent type of animal? Oh well...

You (or at any rate someone with a very similar nick and writing style) asked the same question in this very thread back in 2005.

Back then, my EMD alter-ego (which I no longer use, at least for the time being) replied that groundhogs are a North American rodent, similar to the squirrel. In the UK, the Candlemas/Imbolc animal is the hedgehog (which likewise is a rodent, not a wild pig) and in Germany I think it's the badger.

drew · 5 Feb 2008, 05:06 PM

Hedgehog I have met several such in our garden during my childhood. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog

If he had a handle close to mine like Trew and wrote in similar style
then it most likele was me. I have a poor memory indeed.

we have European Badgers for sure ,very rare though. Never in populated areas only deep in woods. Not same animal I guess.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Badger

robert@fm · 6 Feb 2009, 10:50 AM

I'd completely forgotten about this thread until SusanUKF reminded me in the "snow in London" thread.

What did any groundhog (or local equivalent) say this year?

I hate cold weather...

sterdeus · 6 Feb 2009, 10:52 AM

I think it was unanimous that it will be another 6 weeks of winter. I didnt need a groundhog to tell me that... so much snow this winter!

David · 6 Feb 2009, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterdeus

I think it was unanimous that it will be another 6 weeks of winter. I didnt need a groundhog to tell me that... so much snow this winter!

I drove down to Victoria yesterday (from northern Vancouver Island) it was a very beautiful day, with sunny weather all the way down the west coast. The Daffodils will be blooming for sure come March (at least in Southern Vancouver island) regardless of how long the winter may last

3 Feb 2006, 12:56 AM	#16
a_a Essential Contributor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: mississauga, ON CANADA Posts: 263	here in the southern part of ontario, 2 out of 3 groundhogs agree on early spring,,, but then again we had a mild winter much of january [golf courses were open] spring has already sprung here, yahoogle! Last edited by a_a : 3 Feb 2006 at 01:04 AM.

5 Feb 2008, 05:06 PM	#27
drew The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,626	Hedgehog I have met several such in our garden during my childhood. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog If he had a handle close to mine like Trew and wrote in similar style then it most likele was me. I have a poor memory indeed. we have European Badgers for sure ,very rare though. Never in populated areas only deep in woods. Not same animal I guess. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Badger Last edited by drew : 5 Feb 2008 at 05:15 PM.

2 Feb 2007, 12:42 AM	#17
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	Yep, it's that time of year again.

3 Feb 2007, 05:53 AM	#19
a_a Essential Contributor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: mississauga, ON CANADA Posts: 263	yay! source

3 Feb 2007, 05:55 AM	#20
sterdeus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 182	Woohoo! ..not that we've had much of a long winter anyway.

5 Feb 2007, 09:08 PM	#21
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	Does anyone know what any UK hedgehog said?

4 Feb 2008, 04:29 AM	#22
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	What did the groundhogs (or local equivalent) say this year?

4 Feb 2008, 12:17 PM	#23
sterdeus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 182	The two in Canada (Wiarton Willy and another in Nova Scotia) say its an early spring. However, I heard one in the US said its another 6 weeks of winter.

5 Feb 2008, 07:19 AM	#24
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,878	Yuk!! 6 more weeks!!

5 Feb 2008, 07:49 AM	#25
drew The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,626	Schhh it is top secret so don't reveal this to anybody. Very embarrassing but I have no idea what a Groundhog is. I know a lot of animal name in English from Animal Planet and Sir David Attenborough and Dennis Morris and many others. Seen every show with Jane Goodall and such. But Groundhogs? Yes yes but to look them up in Google is to cheat folks. I should know what it is without having to look them up. No sport if one do such tricks. what on earth could it be. A kind of Wild Pig or a rodent type of animal? Oh well...

6 Feb 2009, 10:50 AM	#28
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	I'd completely forgotten about this thread until SusanUKF reminded me in the "snow in London" thread. What did any groundhog (or local equivalent) say this year? I hate cold weather...

6 Feb 2009, 10:52 AM	#29
sterdeus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 182	I think it was unanimous that it will be another 6 weeks of winter. I didnt need a groundhog to tell me that... so much snow this winter!