Ice Spy Something Cute!

I proposed this choreography in 2006:

Happy Woodchuck Day!

Today's animal star, the groundhog (Marmota monax) is also known as a woodchuck, or even, Kazeusus knows why, a whistlepig.

The characters in Walt Kelly's "Pogo" comic strip of the Days Of Yore, also called them "groundchucks" and "woodchunks."

The multi-aliased groundhog is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots.  Not "varmints," "marmots."  Young groundhogs may be called "chucklings."  Here's a groundhog chuckling now: 

So-- back in the Olden Days, the Germans looked for the badger coming out of hibernation on "Candlemas Day," midway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.  If the badger saw its shadow, a "second winter" was on the way.  Bummer.

Meanwhile, back in the States, in 1887, they chose a native hibernating animal, our pal, the whistlepig groundchunk, for this less than remarkable holiday..

Of course, the real reason these animals come out of their hibernation holes is for sex.  Maybe a snack after.

That's pretty powerful motivation.  A fella might get up out of a long, dead sleep for sex and food.  If it were only for weather prognostication, a scene like this might ensue.

And high hilarity would follow!  

Hi Hilarity, that's Puxatawney's brother.

Chalk Up Another One...

Cold Snap!!

These seem apropos this week!   

Saturday Morning Color Cartoons!

They don't have cartoons on Saturday mornings any more, do they?  Not that that matters, with all-cartoon TV channels, DVD's, the Interweb, and so on and so forth.

But for any of you who might miss that tradition, wrap a paper towel around your hot, lip-burning Pop-Tart, keep your toxically-sugared cereal in the bowl and off the carpet, and enjoy the WolfieToons!

Starting with Hat Trick, the magical bunny!

Here Comes Paddle-Cat To the Rescue!

Do not attempt adjust your television set, this one actually IS black-and-white, but the characters are colorful!  Boop gets bopped!

EEK!  It's a MOUSE!!

Color Commentary!

Well, the NCAA Football Championship (Alabama Crimson Tide VS. Georgia Bulldogs) is on this coming Monday (January 8th!)  

Once upon a time-- if I'm remembering correctly, and that's not a certainty-- the Georgia cheerleaders had "BULLDOGS!" proudly printed across the seat of their panties.  Does anyone else remember that?

Anyway, I thought some colorful sports-type WolfieToons would be appropriate now!

Warm Colors!

Holey Socks, it's been cold all of a sudden! 

For you, too?  How about these WolfieToons to beat the chill?

(Say, wasn't "Pop Sizzle" the crusty-but-lovable ol' sidekick for that handsome stingin' cowboy Genes Overmyknee in those Ooooold Westerns?)

  But I digress...

Spankin' New!

Included in this week's flurry of color is this brand-new WolfieToon, called, "Beth's Brithday, 1971!"

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And each class member replied-- with straight faces!!--"Yes, thank you, we will never, ever do anything to provoke a hot bottom!"  

That fibhood alone should have been sufficient provocation!

Wolfie's Wonderful World of Color!

Pink and red crayons employed again!

My Love Has A Red, Red Rump

Rick the Other Wolfman asked to see some Pink On Display here!

Perhaps you'd like that, too?  How about one or two every day this week?

Behold!

Have A Wolfie New Year!

'Twas the Day After Christmas~!