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Guy Fawkes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-04 09:05 PM
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Who on earth named the woodchuck?
what a moron.
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greatauntoftriplets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-04 09:09 PM
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1. Chuck Wood???
n/t
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dolo amber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-04 09:11 PM
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2. Chuck
He was tryin' to impress the ladies....;)
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StClone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-04 09:15 PM
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3. It's Cree Indian word
"Wuchack" which means whistle pig. It predates any current connotations.
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Guy Fawkes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-04 09:17 PM
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4. If your not lying...
thats awesome.
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StClone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-04 09:30 PM
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5. In my best Dick Van Patten from "Space Balls" voice
Would I lie?

Actually I misspelled it. It's 'wuchak' and as a Woodchuck lover -- they are damn cute albeit destructive -- I know the trivia about them :-)

The link gives more info.

http://www.ncwildlife.com/pg07_WildlifeSpeciesCon/Profiles/woodchuck.pdf
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-04 10:17 PM
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8. Very interesting!
Thanks for that li'l tidbit!
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-04 10:18 PM
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9. HE IS LYING!
It's actually a Souix word.

Just kidding
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-04 09:35 PM
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6. How much wood can a woodchuck chuck before the woodchuck upchucks?
Edited on Wed Aug-18-04 09:36 PM by HypnoToad
Or is it How much wood can a woodchuck chuck before the woodchuck chucks up?

O8)
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stranger_with_candy Donating Member (549 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-04 09:39 PM
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7. Just say
groundhog
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OneBlueSky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-04 12:08 AM
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10. while you're at it, ponder who named the woodcock? . . . n/t
.
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