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Punxsutawney Phil on TwitterFor better or worse, you can't be a newsworthy public figure these days without a presence on Twitter and Facebook. The groundhog stars of February 2nd are no exception.

Question their prognostication skills all you want, but do not question how cute it would be to see a groundhog updating its status. Just imagine those furry little paws tapping away on a laptop or those adorable noses poking a smartphone! Awwww! I'm writing an animated movie called ''Hog With A Blog" just thinking about it.

After the break, learn how some of the most well-known groundhogs are using the web to keep you updated on their yearly predictions...

Punxsutawney Phil

Tweet from Phil


When Minneapolis blogger Greg Swan noticed that Pennsylvania's most famous rodent doesn't broadcast his prediction on Twitter, he set up the GroundhogPhil account to help the little guy out. Greg's since learned that despite a cushy life, Phil is a bit of a curmudgeon:
Lots of folks think Phil is a cuddly, happy woodland creature, but in actuality, he's a grumpy, sarcastic little woodchuck who doesn't appreciate humans pestering him out of his warm burrow. As @groundhogphil's tweets indicate, life isn't all grasshoppers and grubs up on Gobbler's Knob. And that Al Roker better stop talking smack, or he's going to find himself a Groundhog Day's surprise.
If you feel the need to "poke" the real Phil, he has a Facebook page complete with a picture of his friend Moustache Guy in a top hat.


General Beauregard Lee

Unlike his Yankee counterpart, Urlesque fave Gen. Beau Lee of Georgia is a Twitter natural. Need proof? He used a few tweets on last year's big morning to describe his breakfast:
Beau tweet



Wiarton Willie

Ontario's Wiarton Willie is the star of a weeklong festival but also might be addicted to FarmVille and personality quizzes -- his Twitter account is a little lonely and he seems to spend most of his time on Facebook.



Staten Island Chuck

While most of the Groundhog Day 'hogs are content to simply predict the weather, Staten Island Chuck uses his day in the sun (HA HA. SORRY) to advance a political agenda. After biting New York mayor Michael Bloomberg last year, he showed up on Facebook to taunt the mayor and prep for today's rematch.