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	==Explanation==		==Explanation==
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	This comic was posted on {{w\|Groundhog Day}}, February 2nd. [[Cueball]] is shown explaining the holiday to [[Black Hat]].		This comic was posted on {{w\|Groundhog Day}}, February 2nd. [[Cueball]] is shown explaining the holiday to [[Black Hat]].

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 :[Cueball and Black Hat are standing next to each other, talking. Cueball has one arm up.]
 :Cueball: Historically, it refers to a ceremony to predict the weather using a rodent.

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 Groundhog Day originates from German {{w|weather lore#Candlemas_and_animals|weather lore}} about the behaviour of {{w|European_badger|badgers}} (among other animals) on the {{w|Candlemas}} holiday observed on 2 February. This tradition was brought over to the new world by German emigrants and turned into a superstition regarding the behavior of a {{w|groundhog}} (a type of {{w|rodent}}). Supposedly, if the groundhog does not see its shadow, the spring thaw is predicted to happen shortly thereafter. If it does see its shadow, it is frightened and retreats into its burrow, and six more weeks of winter await. The most famous prediction each year, broadcast across the U.S., has come to rest on a specific individual groundhog, named {{w|Punxsutawney Phil}}, in Pennsylvania.
-''{{w|Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day}}'' is also the title of a 1993 film starring {{w|Bill Murray}}. In the film, Murray's character is trapped in a {{w|time loop}} centered on Groundhog Day; no matter how his day ends — whether by falling asleep at the end of the day or dying somewhere during the event — the world, and everyone around him, resets to that same morning. However, Murray's character retains all memories of the previous day. In English-speaking cultures the movie has {{tvtropes|GroundhogDayLoop|become synonymous}} with the plot element of a time loop (and, by extension, tediously repetitive events). The film has previously been featured in [[1076: Groundhog Day]].
+''{{w|Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day}}'' is also the title of a 1993 film starring {{w|Bill Murray}}. In the film, Murray's character is trapped in a {{w|time loop}} centered on Groundhog Day; no matter how his day ends — whether by falling asleep at the end of the day or dying somewhere during the event — the world, and everyone around him, resets to that same morning. However, Murray's character retains all memories of the previous iterations of the day. In English-speaking cultures the movie has {{tvtropes|GroundhogDayLoop|become synonymous}} with the plot element of a time loop (and, by extension, tediously repetitive events). The film has previously been featured in [[1076: Groundhog Day]].
 The overall joke of the comic is that Groundhog Day is the weirdest of all the holidays we recognize, at least by [[Randall]]'s measure. If one were to explain holidays to someone with no familiarity at all (represented here by Black Hat), most holidays would describe a feast in celebration or the observance of some solemn event. In contrast, Groundhog Day seems to be nothing more than watching a rodent running around its burrow and using that to try and predict the weather. Then, because of the film, the phrase has come to have a completely different, rather strange meaning in modern culture. It's the juxtaposition of two odd concepts that elevates Groundhog Day to its special status.

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 ''{{w|Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day}}'' is also the title of a 1993 film starring {{w|Bill Murray}}. In the film, Murray's character is trapped in a {{w|time loop}} centered on Groundhog Day; no matter how his day ends — whether by falling asleep at the end of the day or dying somewhere during the event — the world, and everyone around him, resets to that same morning. However, Murray's character retains all memories of the previous day. In English-speaking cultures the movie has {{tvtropes|GroundhogDayLoop|become synonymous}} with the plot element of a time loop (and, by extension, tediously repetitive events). The film has previously been featured in [[1076: Groundhog Day]].
-The overall joke of the comic is that Groundhog Day is the weirdest of all the holidays we recognize, at least by Randall's measure. If one were to explain holidays to someone with no familiarity at all (represented here by Black Hat), most holidays would describe a feast in celebration or the observance of some solemn event. In contrast, Groundhog Day seems to be nothing more than watching a rodent running around its burrow and using that to try and predict the weather. Then, because of the film, the phrase has come to have a completely different, rather strange meaning in modern culture. It's the juxtaposition of two odd concepts that elevates Groundhog Day to its special status.
+The overall joke of the comic is that Groundhog Day is the weirdest of all the holidays we recognize, at least by [[Randall]]'s measure. If one were to explain holidays to someone with no familiarity at all (represented here by Black Hat), most holidays would describe a feast in celebration or the observance of some solemn event. In contrast, Groundhog Day seems to be nothing more than watching a rodent running around its burrow and using that to try and predict the weather. Then, because of the film, the phrase has come to have a completely different, rather strange meaning in modern culture. It's the juxtaposition of two odd concepts that elevates Groundhog Day to its special status.
-The title text refers to the process of {{w|System_of_units_of_measurement#History|standardizing measurement units}}, which typically involves forming a consensus among many people from a wide range of places. Basing a weather prediction on rodents (such as groundhogs) and {{w|mustelids}} (such as badgers) is ridiculous to start with, and basing it on a ''single individual'' (who may be thousands of miles / kilometres away) is even more so. As with [[927: Standards|most attempts to unify standards]], while most people may have settled on one (i.e. {{w|Punxsutawney Phil}}), there are still [https://countdowntogroundhogday.com/groundhogs-from-around-the-world many holdouts] who continue to cleave to their preferred system.
+The title text refers to the process of {{w|System_of_units_of_measurement#History|standardizing measurement units}}, which typically involves forming a consensus among many people from a wide range of places. Basing a weather prediction on rodents (such as groundhogs) and {{w|mustelids}} (such as badgers) is ridiculous to start with, and basing it on a ''single individual'' (who may be thousands of miles / kilometres away) is even more so. As with [[927: Standards|most attempts to unify standards]], while most people may have settled on one (i.e. Punxsutawney Phil), there are still [https://countdowntogroundhogday.com/groundhogs-from-around-the-world many holdouts] who continue to cleave to their preferred system.
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 The overall joke of the comic is that Groundhog Day is the weirdest of all the holidays we recognize, at least by Randall's measure. If one were to explain holidays to someone with no familiarity at all (represented here by Black Hat), most holidays would describe a feast in celebration or the observance of some solemn event. In contrast, Groundhog Day seems to be nothing more than watching a rodent running around its burrow and using that to try and predict the weather. Then, because of the film, the phrase has come to have a completely different, rather strange meaning in modern culture. It's the juxtaposition of two odd concepts that elevates Groundhog Day to its special status.
-The title text refers to the process of {{w|System_of_units_of_measurement#History|standardizing measurement units}}, which typically involves forming a consensus among many people from a wide range of places. Basing a weather prediction on rodents (such as groundhogs) and {{w|mustelids}} (such as badgers) is ridiculous to start with, and basing it on a ''single individual'' (who may be thousands of miles / kilometres away) is even more so. As with [[927: Standards|most attempts to unify standards]], while most people may have settled on one, there are still [https://countdowntogroundhogday.com/groundhogs-from-around-the-world many holdouts] who continue to cleave to their preferred system.
+The title text refers to the process of {{w|System_of_units_of_measurement#History|standardizing measurement units}}, which typically involves forming a consensus among many people from a wide range of places. Basing a weather prediction on rodents (such as groundhogs) and {{w|mustelids}} (such as badgers) is ridiculous to start with, and basing it on a ''single individual'' (who may be thousands of miles / kilometres away) is even more so. As with [[927: Standards|most attempts to unify standards]], while most people may have settled on one (i.e. {{w|Punxsutawney Phil}}), there are still [https://countdowntogroundhogday.com/groundhogs-from-around-the-world many holdouts] who continue to cleave to their preferred system.
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	''{{w\|Groundhog Day (film)\|Groundhog Day}}'' is also the title of a 1993 film starring {{w\|Bill Murray}}. In the film, Murray's character is trapped in a {{w\|time loop}} centered on Groundhog Day; no matter how his day ends — whether by falling asleep at the end of the day or dying somewhere during the event — the world, and everyone around him, resets to that same morning. However, Murray's character retains all memories of the previous day. In English-speaking cultures the movie has {{tvtropes\|GroundhogDayLoop\|become synonymous}} with the plot element of a time loop (and, by extension, tediously repetitive events). The film has previously been featured in [[1076: Groundhog Day]].		''{{w\|Groundhog Day (film)\|Groundhog Day}}'' is also the title of a 1993 film starring {{w\|Bill Murray}}. In the film, Murray's character is trapped in a {{w\|time loop}} centered on Groundhog Day; no matter how his day ends — whether by falling asleep at the end of the day or dying somewhere during the event — the world, and everyone around him, resets to that same morning. However, Murray's character retains all memories of the previous day. In English-speaking cultures the movie has {{tvtropes\|GroundhogDayLoop\|become synonymous}} with the plot element of a time loop (and, by extension, tediously repetitive events). The film has previously been featured in [[1076: Groundhog Day]].
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		+	The overall joke of the comic is that Groundhog Day is the weirdest of all the holidays we recognize, at least by Randall's measure. If one were to explain holidays to someone with no familiarity at all (represented here by Black Hat), most holidays would describe a feast in celebration or the observance of some solemn event. In contrast, Groundhog Day seems to be nothing more than watching a rodent running around its burrow and using that to try and predict the weather, with Randall pointing out the absurdity.

	The title text refers to the process of {{w\|System_of_units_of_measurement#History\|standardizing measurement units}}, which typically involves forming a consensus among many people from a wide range of places. Basing a weather prediction on rodents (such as groundhogs) and {{w\|mustelids}} (such as badgers) is ridiculous to start with, and basing it on a ''single individual'' (who may be thousands of miles / kilometres away) is even more so. As with [[927: Standards\|most attempts to unify standards]], while most people may have settled on one, there are still [https://countdowntogroundhogday.com/groundhogs-from-around-the-world many holdouts] who continue to cleave to their preferred system.		The title text refers to the process of {{w\|System_of_units_of_measurement#History\|standardizing measurement units}}, which typically involves forming a consensus among many people from a wide range of places. Basing a weather prediction on rodents (such as groundhogs) and {{w\|mustelids}} (such as badgers) is ridiculous to start with, and basing it on a ''single individual'' (who may be thousands of miles / kilometres away) is even more so. As with [[927: Standards\|most attempts to unify standards]], while most people may have settled on one, there are still [https://countdowntogroundhogday.com/groundhogs-from-around-the-world many holdouts] who continue to cleave to their preferred system.