Rise and Shine Campers Quote: Campers, get ready to shine! New holiday-themed commands for Alexa are reminiscent of “Groundhog Day.” That obnoxious alarm Clock that plays “I Got You Babe” over and over again is all Bill Murray has on his bedside table when he wakes up in “Groundhog Day.” However, what if there was an Amazon Echo instead?
This year’s Punxsutawney Phil Day, Amazon stated that the voice-activated artificial intelligence in the Echo, Dot, Tap, and other gadgets will be participating in the festivities. When one thinks of Groundhog Day, one can’t help but imagine Bill Murray’s character, the TV weatherman, experiencing the same day over and over again. Some of Alexa’s new abilities reveal that she’s a fan.
On Wednesday, the following directives were activated:
- Groundhog Day is observed on February 2nd each year.
- It’s great to hear from you, Alexa! It’s like we’re back on the same loop we were on on the last Groundhog Day. “Maybe I’m experiencing déjà vu,” I thought. A couple more attempts may yield different results.
- A line from the movie Groundhog Day, please, Alexa.
- “Alexa, “Do you ever have the feeling like you’ve been there before?”
- What does Punxsutawney Phil look like?
- “Alexa, Is the groundhog going to see its shadow?”
- On February 2nd, new capabilities will be made available:
- “Good morning, Alexa!”
- Greetings, Alexa! Rise to the occasion! Remember your booties, too, because it’s going to be cold today.
- “Alexa, “Did the groundhog catch a glimpse of his own reflection?”
- The ideal strategy to avoid Ned Ryerson that morning hasn’t been made clear.
- Do not forget your booties ‘since the campers are rising and shining.
- There’s a chill in the air, so don’t forget your booties, D.J. First: Okay, campers, rise and shine!
- Second D.J. : It’s cold every day out there. Surely you’re referring to Miami Beach.
- It’s not like that at all. If you’re going to be driving today, be aware of the blizzard.
- D.J. number two: That blizzard. Those blizzards. So, there you have it. According to the National Weather Service, “a big blizzard thing” is on the way!
- First D.J. : They are, yessss. But, as it turns out, there’s another reason to be excited about today.
- “Extremely cold!” exclaimed D.J. #2
- First D.J.: Yeah, it’s a little on the chilly side, but what’s the big question?
- “On their parched lips,” says the second D.J.
- Daj: – Do you think Phil is going to see his shadow? – On their parched lips, right?
- Second DJ: Punxsutawney Phil, please!
- First D.J. : Yes, woodchuck-chuckers, you got it right –
- In tandem, they
- Groundhog Day is celebrated on both sides of the river.
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- Perfect for those days when you feel like you’re reliving the same day.
Our favorite phrases from “Groundhog Day”
Have you had a haunting feeling of déjà vu since you awoke? Is it as if you’ve been living the same day over and over? Our favorite phrases from “Groundhog Day” have been revived in honor of Punxsutawney Phil and Groundhog Day. Bill Murray’s Phil Connors had to wake up day after day, reliving his encounters with Needlenose Ned, his producer Rita, and his cameraman Larry. Poor Phil. We found these treasures because to his annoyance.
Enjoy them while you can, and pray for a better or at least a different day to come tomorrow. This is one occasion where television fails to depict the true exhilaration of a huge squirrel forecasting the weather,” Phil remarked.
- Phil: What’s up? “What if tomorrow never comes? Today, there was none.”
- “Ned”: “That was a long one. When taking your first step, be careful not to trip. It’s a monster!”
- This was Phil’s message to the groundhog “Be careful not to enrage! Don’t drive irately!”
- Phil: What’s up? “You never know, the real God might pull some pranks. He may not be omnipotent after all. Just because he’s been around for so long, he’s an expert.”
- In the words of my friend Ned: “What’s your name, Phil? Connors, Phil? Oh, Phil Connors! I mistook you for someone else! … Do not tell me you don’t remember me because I remember you like the back of my hand.”
- Rita: What’s the matter? “If only there were an infinite number of lifetimes. Phil, I have no idea. It’s possible that it’s not a curse after all. It all depends on your perspective.”
- phil: “What a dreadful sight. There were a thousand people queuing outside to worship a rat in the bitter cold. Wow, this is all so overblown. In this community, Groundhog Day used to be a big deal. They used to take the pig apart and devour it. All of you are liars, hypocrites!”
- Phil: I’m not sure I understand what you “Do not forget your boots, because it is very cold out there. Every day, it’s freezing outside.”
- In the words of Phil: “In the event that the groundhog continues to see his shadow, winter will never end. There is no other way out, in my opinion. There is no doubt that he needs to be stopped. As a result, I must intervene.”
- Phil: What’s up? “Not messing with me, pig chop, is not an option. What time of day is it?”
- Phil, thanks for your time “You want to know what the weather will be like? To whom are you referring? Are you ready for a forecast for coming winter? What you’re about to experience is going to be frigid, gloomy, and inescapable for the rest of your life.”
- “Did he honestly refer to himself as ‘the talent,'” Larry wondered aloud.
- Ned: That’s a good question “Ned Ryerson, oh my goodness! ‘Needlenose Ned,’ anyone? “Ned the Head”? Case Western High, you’ve got this! Ryerson, Ned! During my high school talent event, I performed the belly-button whistling trick. Bing! Ryerson, Ned! Had a very nasty case of the shingles in my senior year and was on the verge of failing out? It’s time to ring the changes! Ryerson, Ned! I had a few dates with Mary Pat, your sister, before you forbade me from seeing her anymore? Well?”
- phil: “I’ve been to the Virgin Islands only once. It was the first time I had ever met a woman. Lobster and pia coladas were on the menu. We frolicked like sea otters at sunset. I had a nice time on that particular day. What was wrong with me that day couldn’t be repeated?”
- “I’m a deity, but I don’t think I’m the God,” Phil says.
Phil, thanks for your time “Why are all the long-distance telephone services inaccessible? What about the spacecraft itself? Is there snow up there? Isn’t there a special phone number reserved for celebrities or those in need of immediate assistance? I am both. Whenever there’s a crisis, everyone knows who I am.”
Discussion of “The Creative Journey”
Any discussion of “The Creative Journey” makes me squint. To me, the word “journey” conjures up images of epic journeys. It’s very straightforward. To get from A to B. A common version of “The Creative Journey” is outlined here: When a creative person reaches the end of a journey, he or she closes their eyes, concentrates, and then the inspiration strikes.
I don’t feel like Don Draper when I’m working on my paintings. No, I’m more like Phil Connors from Groundhog Day when I’m at work. If you haven’t seen the movie, Bill Murray plays Phil Connors, a weatherman in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where Punxsutawney Phil wakes up every year on Groundhog Day, February 2nd. Phil, the groundhog predicts how many more weeks of winter there will be. Phil Connors despises Punxsutawney and will stop at nothing to get out of Punxsutawney and to the 3rd of February, no matter what. The same 6 a.m. alarm wakes him up every day in the same bed to confront the same day.
For those who haven’t seen the movie, Phil tries to take advantage of the circumstance as best he can, practically cheating life, in the first act. Except for his boss, Rita, he takes money, learns secrets, and seduces women. His attempts to entice Rita into bed fail even after he has memorized her favorite drinks and dishes and has picked up some French phrases. Phil’s mood plummets once he exhausts all of his options. “What would you do if you were stuck in one spot and everything you did matter?” he asks his bowling partner in one of the movie’s most memorable lines. “That about sums it up for me,” replies his somewhat inebriated buddy.
Afterward, Phil goes on a suicide spree: The groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, rides in his car and drives off a cliff with him before they both fall out of a building. There is nothing that can be done. He hears Sonny and Cher playing on the radio as Phil wakes up at 6 AM every day in the same bed, in the same town, facing the same day.
