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Article: Does a hedgehog count?(Weather)(There's no sign of a groundhog in Eugene, let alone its shadow)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- February 2, 2006
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Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard
Wood.chuck (chuk') - A common burrowing rodent (marmot monax) of northern and eastern North America, having short-legged, heavy-set body and grizzled brownish fur. Also called groundhog; also called regionally whistle pig - The American Heritage Dictionary
We dug and we dug and we dug, but no groundhog.
We dug and we dug and we dug, but no groundhog.
We dug and we ...
If you've seen the movie "Groundhog Day," you know where that was going.
If you haven't, well, the repetition is still a good way to explain our search for today's honored rodent.