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Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
 
How much wood can a woodchuck chuck?
 
Posted by Will B (Member # 7931) on :
 
I will answer that if you tell me, how much ground round can a hound dog hog?
 
Posted by cheiros do ender (Member # 8849) on :
 
A stand off! [Eek!] No-one answer either of their questions, please: I want to see what comes of this!
 
Posted by cheiros do ender (Member # 8849) on :
 
Yes: they have arms.
 
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
 
INterestingly enough, the word "woodchuck" is an anglicized adaption of the Cree word "wuchuk" or "otchock". People decided that "wu" was kind of close to "wood" and decided to change it.

So woodchucks actually chuck "wu" or "ot" and have nothing to do with wood at all.

Another early word was 'wejack', which just shows the European obsession with trying to adapt words.

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Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Blayne Bradley:
How much wood can a woodchuck chuck?

Forty-two
 
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
 
quote:
adaption of the Cree word "wuchuk" or "otchock"
Which makes us believe, of course, that the WUSHOCK is actually also derived from some obscure Cree word originally. [Wink]
 
Posted by Tstorm (Member # 1871) on :
 
quote:
How much wood can a woodchuck chuck?
He would cut a quart of conifer if you gave him a quarter for every quarter of a quart he cut.
 
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
 
If a groundhog is a wuchuk or a otchock not a woodchuck
And it grabs some logs and flings them with a mighty force of luck
And a hound dog hogs some ground round with a collar on its back
Then it's certain we are flirtin' with the crowd here at Hatrack!
 
Posted by boogashaga (Member # 8881) on :
 
Some people have waaaaayyyy too much time on their hands. I can't believe I am wasting my time reading this, so I'm going to leave this thread!
 
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
 
No you won't. Jedi Hand swoosh.
 
Posted by human_2.0 (Member # 6006) on :
 
well shucks!
 
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
Shush up, would you people? Enough with the woodchucks!
 
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
 
hey hey! We don't come into your threads and tell you what you can and cannot talk about neh?
 


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