Talk:3202: Groundhog Day Meaning

I guess it's weirdest because it has two silly associations. But Talk Like a Pirate Day is arguably weirder than either of them. Barmar (talk) 16:50, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Even Stargate SG-1 had a timeloop episode and dropped a Groundhog Day reference in.

Malikai: Once I've correctly deciphered the symbols on the altar, I will be able to master the time device.

Jack O'Neill: Why, so you can be king of Groundhog Day?

Damn I miss that show. 135.84.57.36 17:06, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

third 164.58.172.158 17:12, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

quarter 82.13.184.33 09:42, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

It’s curious to see Black Hat being the one who is nonplussed here. Usually he’s the one shocking everyone else with surreal statements and antics. Pie Guy (talk) 17:28, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Yeah I was wondering about that too. Why Black Hat instead of a more normal character like Megan? Contrary to his usual behavior, Black Hat isn't doing anything evil here. DKMell (talk) 19:34, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

I was thinking it might be because of comic 2174, where it heavily implies Black Hat comes from a different planet. Maybe he still doesn't have all of our holidays and cultures figured out yet? Sounds like a bit of a stretch, but I think it's a fun interpretation, and I'm going with it. Willintendo (talk) 20:24, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Yes, that legit freaked me out. I like Willintendo's interpretation, though.104.32.72.95 21:02, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

I came here to say the same. Haven't seen him ni a while so using him instead of White Hat is just confusing, like Randall has decided not to use him as a Classhole anymore. Or maybe he is just messing with us, like when Black Hat got Rick to attend Danish party, 524: Party, but he did not sing. Just by letting him be in this comic, we being thinking way too much. ;-) --Kynde (talk) 08:56, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

Help, I'm stuck in a time loop. But at least it's going to be sunny for the forseeable future. 76.187.17.7 18:29, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

We should possibly mention Candlemas and the German traditions surrounding Badgers seeing shadows. 80.41.29.9 18:34, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Badger badger badger badger? Lord Pishky (talk) 20:05, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Or serpents on Imbolc, for that matter Nekokami (talk) 02:12, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

I agree: the earlier traditions regarding badgers are probably what the title text is referring to with "other mustelids" 74.110.98.95 01:41, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

¿How is it that the whole body resets except the brain?

Oftentimes, the loop resets after death. If death is from an head-injury, ¿how does the brain restore without loosing memories or function? 67.174.239.209 (talk) 19:44, 2 February 2026 (UTC) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

No time travel story makes sense. It's just a story, not physics.Nitpicking (talk) 02:10, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

I think many sees the mind as outside the brain, so... It is clearly the same person waking up each morning, but he just has the memories from the day before. This is not a time travel movie. What ever he did the day before has no effect. He can just adjust what he does. There is a new movie using the exact same setting except it always ends with the death of the character: Boss Level. The director Joe Carnahan described it as "Groundhog Day as an action movie". --Kynde (talk) 09:00, 3 February 2026 (UTC)

I'm sure i read this comic yesterday? 89.242.150.153 20:18, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

The specific individual ground squirrel in Pennsylvania most people agreed to standardize on is now 139 years old. Even Wikipedia confirms the official Phil has been the same forecasting beast since 1887. Personally I'm a little unsure, I wonder if perhaps there may have been some substitutions along the way, however I cannot find any references to that happening... maybe I'm just too untrusting? Martin (talk) 21:25, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

I think there's one more hidden joke in the fact that it's Cueball explaining this to Black Hat and not the other way around. You'd expect misinformation from Black Hat but in fact what features in the comic is all true. 2A02:8071:60F0:67A0:E9DD:54D9:E9C0:2426 07:00, 3 February 2026 (UTC)