Groundhog Day

[Moose]

I had to laugh this morning. My alarm is set for 6am. So what do the wiseguys on the radio have playing at that exact moment? Sonny and Cher's "I've Got You, Babe", of course. :dance:

Judging by my cow-orkers, I may have been the only person in town to get the joke.

(Every single promo they've run today has had Hamster Dance in the background. :D Man, I love that station.)

[farmerjumperdon]

It was on the radio on my way into work today.

Always liked that song, and have enjoyed the movie again, and again, and again, . . .

[Swift]

I had to laugh this morning. My alarm is set for 6am. So what do the wiseguys on the radio have playing at that exact moment? Sonny and Cher's "I've Got You, Babe", of course. :dance:

Judging by my cow-orkers, I may have been the only person in town to get the joke.

(Every single promo they've run today has had Hamster Dance in the background. :D Man, I love that station.)
Didn't you post that yesterday, and the day before, and the day before....

:p

[Swift]

Happy Whistle Pig Day (http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Marmota_monax.html)!

[Moose]

Didn't you post that yesterday, and the day before, and the day before....


:eek:

[BigDon]

I remember reading online that, even though it wasn't specifically stated in the movie, the writers said that Bill Murray spent ten years reliving the same day. Yikes.

[Swift]

I remember reading online that, even though it wasn't specifically stated in the movie, the writers said that Bill Murray spent ten years reliving the same day. Yikes.
This is from IMDB's trivia about the movie
On the DVD, Harold Ramis states that the original idea was for him to live February 2nd for about 10,000 years. Later he says that Phil probably lived the same day for about 10 years.

I also recall (though I couldn't google a reference) that someone actually tried to figure it out, such as how many days to learn the piano, how many days to figure out each of the things he does, how many times he kills himself, etc, etc. and came up with some huge number.

[antoniseb]

So what do the wiseguys on the radio have playing at that exact moment? Sonny and Cher's "I've Got You, Babe", of course.

That's pretty cool. Did his alarm go at 6 in that movie? I can't remember.

[Moose]

That's pretty cool. Did his alarm go at 6 in that movie? I can't remember.

Six on the dot. :D

[mike alexander]

In Boston the groundhog saw his shadow and then issued a terror alert.

[SeanF]

I just feel the need to say that today is not only Groundhog Day, but also my anniversary. Five years ago today, I officially and legally became the luckiest man on Earth!

She doesn't read this board, but it needed to be said, anyway. :)

[Moose]

Which traditional anniversary gift is fur again? ;)

Congrats, Sean. To the missus, too, though she doesn't read the board.

[Doodler]

In Boston the groundhog saw his shadow and then issued a terror alert.

:lol:

[Moose]

In Boston the groundhog saw his shadow and then issued a terror alert.

I keep wanting to put up a web page: "Open letter to the city of Boston. My dear friends in Boston: This... is a Lite-Brite. [cue 50s documentary music] It is a toy developped in 1967 by Hasbro. It is fun. There are no moving parts, and no explosives. If you see one, do not panic. If you are from the Boston PD or fire services, defusing a Lite-Brite is easy. Merely reach behind it, and turn the knob to the 'off' position. Alternately, you can simply unplug the device from the wall socket. The light will turn off, and the Lite-Bright may be safely picked up and disposed of in the nearest children's toy-chest."

[Doodler]

I keep wanting to put up a web page: "Open letter to the city of Boston. My dear friends in Boston: This... is a Lite-Brite. [cue 50s documentary music] It is a toy developped in 1967 by Hasbro. It is fun. There are no moving parts, and no explosives. If you see one, do not panic. If you are from the Boston PD or fire services, defusing a Lite-Brite is easy. Merely reach behind it, and turn the knob to the 'off' position. Alternately, you can simply unplug the device from the wall socket. The light will turn off, and the Lite-Bright may be safely picked up and disposed of in the nearest children's toy-chest."

I understand they've recently dispatched the BPD to Samuel Adams' gravesite as a part of an ongoing investigation into domestic terrorism. Two shovels were seen in the back seat, so we expect they'll eventually get to the bottom of the case.

[hhEb09'1]

It is a toy developped in 1967 by Hasbro. It is fun. O sure, it's all fun and games, until one of them explodes, and then what'll you say, mister fun-to-run-with-scissors-and-Paris-Hilton?

[Swift]

I just feel the need to say that today is not only Groundhog Day, but also my anniversary. Five years ago today, I officially and legally became the luckiest man on Earth!

She doesn't read this board, but it needed to be said, anyway. :)
If the Mrs. sees her shadow, do you get six more years of wedded bliss? ;)

[Doodler]

O sure, it's all fun and games, until one of them explodes, and then what'll you say, mister fun-to-run-with-scissors-and-Paris-Hilton?

I'm surprised Ryder/Penske can still do business in Boston. Park one outside of your house to move in and people must think you're Tim McVeigh back from the dead.

On a more serious note, the Boston Police Department has issued a statement saying that it was sending investigators to the grave of Samuel Adams in an ongoing domestic terrorism sweep. Two shovels were seen being thrown in the back seat, we expect them to get to the bottom of this quickly.

[Gillianren]

Happy anniversary, Sean! Make the most of it.

[SeanF]

Happy anniversary, Sean! Make the most of it.
I intend to!


You know, besides a "biting-my-tongue" smiley, we need a "waggling-my-eybrows" smiley, too.

Oh, and, Swift - I plan on a heck of a lot more than six more years! :D

[Moose]

Oh, and, Swift - I plan on a heck of a lot more than six more years! :D

Hedge your bets. Bring a spotlight. (Or a Lite-bright.)

[Moose]

O sure, it's all fun and games, until one of them explodes, and then what'll you say, mister fun-to-run-with-scissors-and-Paris-Hilton?

On the same note, the Moncton city cops (not the RCMP, they're smarter) made similar donkey-like critters of themselves by taking down my cousin and friends for "a weapons offense". My cousin's son had left his toy sucker-dart gun on the floor of the car. It was bright orange. They'd gotten stopped because some arrogant Beemer driver who was mad because he was rude enough to not get cut-off by her, called the cops and claimed they were pointing real guns at the other traffic. It's a long, very bizarre story, but the punchline is this:

One of the cops pulls the sucky-dart out of the toy then announces, and I quote word for word: "I've unloaded the weapon."

My cousin's son never did get his toy back, and the cops never apologized.

[Van Rijn]

One of the cops pulls the sucky-dart out of the toy then announces, and I quote word for word: "I've unloaded the weapon."

My cousin's son never did get his toy back, and the cops never apologized.

Are you sure your cousin told you everything? For instance, what if the suction cup darts were covered with aspartame?

[Dr Nigel]

I've got this weird feeling I've seen this thread before. You're not playing yesterday's tape, are you, guys?

[Kaptain K]

There is an interesting little joke in the original groundhog day story that seems to get lost in modern tellings. The original:

"If the groundhog sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter.
If not, winter will end at the normal time."

The "kicker" that everybody seems to miss is that six weeks from early February is mid-March and that winter normally ends in mid-March.

[Moose]

Are you sure your cousin told you everything? For instance, what if the suction cup darts were covered with aspartame?

You never know. My cousin's daughter drinks diet soda. (She's diabetic.) She might have licked the dart at some point.

[Maksutov]

In Boston the groundhog saw his shadow and then issued a terror alert.So that's what that ATHF meatball is made out of: ground hog!

:shifty:

[Maksutov]

[edit]You know, besides a "biting-my-tongue" smiley, we need a "waggling-my-eybrows" smiley, too....

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/2228/grouchody2.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[Maksutov]

"I Got You, Babe!"

"Gesundheit!"

"Say good night, Chastity."

(Sorry, I thought this was one of those "Bo Knows" threads...)

[Gillianren]

I intend to!


You know, besides a "biting-my-tongue" smiley, we need a "waggling-my-eybrows" smiley, too.

Hey, Graham and I'll have been together for four years next month--and we can't do anything but talk on the phone or maybe exchange e-mail for it, because he'll still be, you know, on another continent.