Hedgehog

"David Harcombe" <David.Harcombe DeleteThis @bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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> Duke of URL wrote:

>> I suspect there are a lot of readers who, like me, have never seen
>> a hedgehog and wondered.
>> Go to alt.binaries.pictures.military
>> Keyword Hedgehog
>>
> How can anyone not have seen a hedgehog? Are you Merkin? Do they not
> have them there?
> I hope they do - my wife'll be most upset when we get to
> Canananananada if so, since she's looking forward to being able to
> put bread & milk out for the hedgehogs in the back garden!

Well, I'd never even heard of them until I saw the first reference to
the one what can't be buggered in Pterry's book.
It's possible they are somewhere in North America outside of a zoo,
but I have no idea where they might be. Go ahead and Google for them
if she's going to worry about it! <G>
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In alt.books.pratchett, David Harcombe <David.Harcombe.RemoveThis@bigfoot.com>
wrote in <bpbi66$1nao9r$1@ID-137146.news.uni-berlin.de>:
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>Duke of URL wrote:
>| I suspect there are a lot of readers who, like me, have never seen a
>| hedgehog and wondered.
>| Go to alt.binaries.pictures.military
>| Keyword Hedgehog
>|
>|
>How can anyone not have seen a hedgehog? Are you Merkin? Do they not
>have them there?

In zoos. I don't think they are available in the wild at all, even as
cute garden pests imported from the UK.

>I hope they do - my wife'll be most upset when we get to Canananananada
>if so, since she's looking forward to being able to put bread & milk out
>for the hedgehogs in the back garden!

She can put beer out for the slugs. The raccoons, rabbits, squirrels and
opossums will help themselves to whatever they like.
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David Harcombe <David.Harcombe.RemoveThis@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:<bpbi66$1nao9r$1@ID-137146.news.uni-berlin.de>...
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> Duke of URL wrote:
> | I suspect there are a lot of readers who, like me, have never seen a
> | hedgehog and wondered.
> | Go to alt.binaries.pictures.military
> | Keyword Hedgehog
> |
> |
> How can anyone not have seen a hedgehog? Are you Merkin? Do they not
> have them there?
>
> I hope they do - my wife'll be most upset when we get to Canananananada
> if so, since she's looking forward to being able to put bread & milk out
> for the hedgehogs in the back garden!
>
Perhaps it might be best if you don't put out bread and milk for any
hedgehogs that you might encounter. From what I can recall (from
Animal Hospital), many hedgehogs can't tolerate milk and are as sick
as .... well, hedgehogs. Apparently the received wisdom is to leave
out a little dog or cat food and just plain water.

But that might not be a problem if there aren't any of the little
buggers in Canadadaa.

Janice
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In article <i4virvkkq7eje4vdl9skcipimfaeaif3qe DeleteThis @4ax.com>,
Jeff C <jeff_c10 DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>David Harcombe <David.Harcombe DeleteThis @bigfoot.com> wrote:
>
>>I hope they do - my wife'll be most upset when we get to Canananananada
>>if so, since she's looking forward to being able to put bread & milk out
>>for the hedgehogs in the back garden!
>
>Sorry, TTBOMK we don't have hedgehogs here. However, we do have
>squirrels, racoons, skunks, coyotes, bears, cougars, (and a bit
>further out of the cities) lynx, bobcats, marmots, beavers, ground
>squirrels and prarie dogs to make up for the lack of hedgehogs : )

Don't forget porcupines. Note: you really don't want to attract
porcupines to the property. They tend to chew wood and damage houses
that way, and instead of little prickles they have long sharp spines
about a foot long, with hooks on the end so they don't come out once
they're stuck you.

However, the tales of them shooting the spines out to get you from a
distance are officially denied.

=Tamar
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in article bpbi66$1nao9r$1@ID-137146.news.uni-berlin.de, David Harcombe at
David.Harcombe DeleteThis @bigfoot.com wrote on 17/11/2003 2:30 PM:

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> Duke of URL wrote:
> | I suspect there are a lot of readers who, like me, have never seen a
> | hedgehog and wondered.
> | Go to alt.binaries.pictures.military
> | Keyword Hedgehog
> |
> |
> How can anyone not have seen a hedgehog? Are you Merkin? Do they not
> have them there?
>
> I hope they do - my wife'll be most upset when we get to Canananananada
> if so, since she's looking forward to being able to put bread & milk out
> for the hedgehogs in the back garden!

Sorry to disappoint you and upset your wife, but no, we don't have hedgehogs
in North America. What we do have are raccoons, which are unbelievably cute
but highly destructive, and skunks, which are just as cute so long as you
don't cause them any kind of distress at all. You can put out bread and milk
for raccoons if you want to, though your neighbours will hate you if you do
and the milk will freeze at this time of year in most of Canada. Skunks
prefer slugs.

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actually read anything sent to it before I empty it. To reach me, use lesley
att vancouverbc dott nett, changing spelling and spacing as required.
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"David Harcombe" <David.Harcombe DeleteThis @bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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> Duke of URL wrote:
> | I suspect there are a lot of readers who, like me, have never seen a
> | hedgehog and wondered.
> | Go to alt.binaries.pictures.military
> | Keyword Hedgehog
> |
> |
> How can anyone not have seen a hedgehog? Are you Merkin? Do they not
> have them there?
>
> I hope they do - my wife'll be most upset when we get to Canananananada
> if so, since she's looking forward to being able to put bread & milk out
> for the hedgehogs in the back garden!


Well...no hedgehogs in XXXX...although we have echidnas, which seem to be
similar but bigger. And lay eggs (of all things...<g>)
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"mjdart" <mjdart.RemoveThis@nospamallowedhere.au> wrote in message
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> "David Harcombe" <David.Harcombe.RemoveThis@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> news:bpbi66$1nao9r$1@ID-137146.news.uni-berlin.de...
>> Duke of URL wrote:

>>> I suspect there are a lot of readers who, like me, have never
>>> seen a hedgehog and wondered.
>>> Go to alt.binaries.pictures.military
>>> Keyword Hedgehog
>>>
>> How can anyone not have seen a hedgehog? Are you Merkin? Do they
>> not have them there?
>> I hope they do - my wife'll be most upset when we get to
>> Canananananada if so, since she's looking forward to being able to
>> put bread & milk out for the hedgehogs in the back garden!
>
> Well...no hedgehogs in XXXX...although we have echidnas, which seem
> to be similar but bigger. And lay eggs (of all things...<g>)

Eggs??? You mean like hard-shelled ovoids??? Whatheheck are echidnas -
is that the same as a playpus?
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mjdart wrote:
> "David Harcombe" <David.Harcombe.RemoveThis@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> news:bpbi66$1nao9r$1@ID-137146.news.uni-berlin.de...
>
>> Duke of URL wrote:
>>> I suspect there are a lot of readers who, like me, have never seen a
>>> hedgehog and wondered.
>>> Go to alt.binaries.pictures.military
>>> Keyword Hedgehog
>>>
>>>
>> How can anyone not have seen a hedgehog? Are you Merkin? Do they not
>> have them there?
>>
>> I hope they do - my wife'll be most upset when we get to
>> Canananananada if so, since she's looking forward to being able to
>> put bread & milk out for the hedgehogs in the back garden!
>
>
> Well...no hedgehogs in XXXX...although we have echidnas, which seem
> to be similar but bigger. And lay eggs (of all things...<g>)

And none in SE Asia either TTBOMK, certainly none in Sri Lanka. We do have
porcupines (who cant be b****red)

I spent a good 1/2 hour at the Echidna enclosure at Melbourne Zoo waiting
for it to come out, however I did get to see the platypus, I had expected it
to be bigger.


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On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:08:04 +0600, "Slightly Barley"
<slightlyBarley RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:

>I spent a good 1/2 hour at the Echidna enclosure at Melbourne Zoo waiting
>for it to come out, however I did get to see the platypus, I had expected it
>to be bigger.

People oftern say that about the statue of liberty.

Regards

Doug Urquhart
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Daibhid Ceannaideach wrote:
>> From: "Duke of URL" macbenahATkdsiDOTnet
>> Date: 18/11/03 00:29 GMT Standard Time
>> Message-id: <vriq0cnvssm93a DeleteThis @corp.supernews.com>
>>
>> "mjdart" <mjdart DeleteThis @nospamallowedhere.au> wrote in message
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>>> "David Harcombe" <David.Harcombe DeleteThis @bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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>>>> Duke of URL wrote:

[snip]

> several of the creatures Eurystheus sent Heracles after). I have no
> idea why the Spiny Anteater was named after her.

PMS
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Urquharts wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:08:04 +0600, "Slightly Barley"
> <slightlyBarley.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I spent a good 1/2 hour at the Echidna enclosure at Melbourne Zoo
>> waiting for it to come out, however I did get to see the platypus, I
>> had expected it to be bigger.
>
> People oftern say that about the statue of liberty.
>
> Regards
>
> Doug Urquhart

you have to wait for it to come out ?



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Urquharts wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:08:04 +0600, "Slightly Barley"
> <slightlyBarley RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I spent a good 1/2 hour at the Echidna enclosure at Melbourne Zoo
>> waiting for it to come out, however I did get to see the platypus, I
>> had expected it to be bigger.
>
> People oftern say that about the statue of liberty.

Yes, but that IS small - it fits into my TV


Steveski
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Richard Eney wrote:
> In article <i4virvkkq7eje4vdl9skcipimfaeaif3qe.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>,
> Jeff C <jeff_c10.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>David Harcombe <David.Harcombe.TakeThisOut@bigfoot.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I hope they do - my wife'll be most upset when we get to Canananananada
>>>if so, since she's looking forward to being able to put bread & milk out
>>>for the hedgehogs in the back garden!
>>
>>Sorry, TTBOMK we don't have hedgehogs here. However, we do have
>>squirrels, racoons, skunks, coyotes, bears, cougars, (and a bit
>>further out of the cities) lynx, bobcats, marmots, beavers, ground
>>squirrels and prarie dogs to make up for the lack of hedgehogs : )
>
>
> Don't forget porcupines. Note: you really don't want to attract
> porcupines to the property. They tend to chew wood and damage houses
> that way, and instead of little prickles they have long sharp spines
> about a foot long, with hooks on the end so they don't come out once
> they're stuck you.
>
> However, the tales of them shooting the spines out to get you from a
> distance are officially denied.

By whom? The porcupines? Well they would, wouldn't they... they want to
maintain the element of surprise!
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