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I hope this helps.
"How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,
and chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would
if a woodchuck could chuck wood."
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Here’s a puzzler: “woodchuck” is another name for “groundhog,” yet no one ever asks whether the woodchuck saw his shadow or how much ground would a groundhog hog if a groundhog could hog ground.
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I’m chucking wood right now.
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This might be addressed in the 1883 report by the New Hampshire Legislative Woodchuck Committee, but I’ve been unable to find the full text yet.
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“How can I access this content without having to sit and listen patiently for half an hour?”
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As soon as there are synonyms for “would” and “could” that are also homonyms for or rhyme with “ground”, we’ll start to see that puzzler.
“How much ground yound a groundhog hog, if a groundhog zound hog ground?”
How far down must the groundhog be ground before the groundhog rises up and casts off the shackles of its oppressors?
I feel like I got a little bit off the rhyming scheme in the second half?
Also, I apparently need a mental palate cleanser between 45 threads and creative writing attempts.
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Just make sure you cover your tracks
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