A work colleague had an adorable little hedgehog. (I guess "adorable" is redundant with "hedgehog". Anyway ...)
It used to crawl into her pantyhose. That's a one-way route for a hedgehog, so it would crawl up into the toe and then stick there until she found it. She had a large number of useless pantyhose (pl?) with one toe cut out to free the hapless but adorable creature. On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 6:10 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > It does rather go on then, doesn't it? I kind of got the idea about a third > of the way through the song: You can bugger many things but not a hedgehog. > Then I stopped reading. > > My eldest daughter had a hedgehog once. Called him Trotsky. He died, but not > from being attacked with an ice pick. > > Cheers, > frank > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: Larry Colen <[email protected]> > Sent: October 4, 2012 10/4/12 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PESO Nanny Ogg was wrong > > > On Oct 4, 2012, at 2:46 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/8054909084/in/set-72157631693450024/ > > And for those who don't get the reference: > > http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/song-midis/Hedgehog_Song.htm > > When I saw the hedgehog finger puppet, I could not help but think of this > song. I've named it Bugger, the hedgehog. > > The Hedgehog Song > (Heather Wood) > > You can bugger the bear, if you do it with care, > In the winter, when he is asleep in his lair, > Though I would not advise it in spring or in fall-- > But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all. > > If you're feeling quite coarse, you can bugger the horse, > Or the palfrey, the jennet, the stallion (with force), > You can bugger the donkey, the mare, or the mule, > Though to bugger the pony is needlessly cruel. > > You can bugger the ox (if you stand on a box) > And vulpologists say you can bugger the fox, > You can bugger the shrew, though it's awfully small-- > But the hedgehog cvan never be buggered at all. > > Herptologists gasp you can bugger the asp, > Entymologists claim you can bugger the wasp. > If an insects your thing, man, then just have a ball-- > But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all. > > And the elephant too, that you meet in the zoo, > Can be buggered if you are sure just what to do, > You will need a large mattress upon which to fall-- > But the hedgehog cvan never be buggered at all. > > You can bugger the bees if your down on your knees, > You can bugger the termites with terminal ease > You can bugger the beetle, the ladybug (bird!) too, > There's no end to the buggering that you can do. > > You can bugger the cat if it isn't too fat > You can bugger the rabbit you draw from your hat > You can bugger the shark that you've chased in your yawl-- > But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all. > > You can bugger the ermine, and all other vermine, > Like rats, mice, and roaches, if you're not discernin'. > You can bugger the dog, it will come when you call-- > But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all. > > Although Mr. Tiggy is not very big, he > Avoids with great ease those who fancy his arse. > He just curls in a ball, shows his prickles and all-- > And the would-be seducer leaves him in the grass > > If you're that kind of fool, and you have a long tool, > Do it with a giraffe, if you stand on a stool, > Catch a yeti, who lives in the snows of Nepal-- > But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all. > > For the hedgehog escapes the posterior rapes > Performed upon others of different shapes > Those who run, swim, or slither, they get it withal-- > But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all. > > It is said, if you try, you can bugger the fly, > Or the swallow as it skims so skillfully by, > Use a noose or a net, or lime (if you've the gall)-- > But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all > > You can bugger the cow (I will not tell you how), > Or the boar, or the piglet, the shoat or the sow, > You can bugger the ass as it stands in the stall-- > But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all. > > You can order or shoo 'im, or run a knife through 'im > The one thing you cannot do is stick it to 'im. > If you try to seduce 'im, you'll end in a fix, > His prickles defend him against rampant pricks. > > You can bugger the ram, you can bugger the lamb, > You can bugger the ewe, though the wether's a sham, > You can bugger the tiger (it may caterwaul) > But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all. > > You can bugger the seal, you can bugger the eel, > You can bugger the crab, though they say it can't feel, > You can bugger the bat as the night casts its pall, > But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all. > > You can bugger the snake (hold it down with a rake), > Though to bugger the quetzal may be a mistake. > You can bugger the billy, the nanny, the kid, > But to bugger the hedeghog just cannot be did. > > You can bugger the slug, though it messes the rug, > You can bugger the different species of bug, > Or do it with a snail, if you slow to a crawl, > But the hedgehog can never be buggered at all. > > At the end of the day, when you've had your rough way > With all of those creatures, you'll just have to say > "That damned Erinaceous has been my downfall--" > For the hedgehog can never be buggered at all! > > Words - Heather Wood, copyright 1993. > From the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. > HW > apr97 > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
