I had some thoughts regarding an age old quandry.
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Seriously.
Perhaps thumb transplants would help us finally get to the bottom of this mystery. Big toes have been used to replace thumbs lost in accidents (ironically sometimes 'chucking' wood). However, I'm unsure of woodchucks having big toes to begin with, as I'm not versed in woodchuck-ology (or whatever the scientific term may be).
Even if they did have big toes to sacrifice, and the transplant were to be successful, they may not be able to stand properly as they were now big toe less thus lacking the balance necessary for an all out wood chucking experiment.
Regardless, forcing a big toe less woodchuck now sporting strangely fashioned thumbs to 'chuck wood' doesn't seem at all ethical.
My guess is that we will never be able to answer this question to anyone's satisfaction so I think it's time to stop asking it. It's just silly.
Really. How Much?
May 01, 2008 by Mike Browne in Hmmmmmm
Comments
May 01, 2008, 12:24:09 big_almac wrote:
A woodchuck would chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood.
May 02, 2008, 22:08:20 Wes A. Wiens wrote:
What we need is is a genetically modified species of Super Woodchuck designed for the task of chucking wood.
May 09, 2008, 08:58:37 ablom wrote:
Our woodchuck only has to chuck half as much wood as his woodpile has been burnt in half...And we notice he is back snoozing on the remaining pile - obviously pondering the age old tome.
