“I’m afraid you won’t be leaving, Dr. Spencer,” said Roger. Spencer stared at him in horror. The hedgehog blocking the door looked like Roger, but his expression was vacant, his eyes beady and unblinking. Well, more beady and unblinking. So the pods got to him too, thought Dr. Spencer.
“Soon you will be one of us,” continued “Roger” as more pod-hogs entered the room. “And then you will know there is nothing to fear. You will feel nothing but peace and union. You will be one of us… and one with us.”
They led Dr. Spencer into a greenhouse, filled with alien pods in various stages of transformation. There, among the featureless green orbs, Spencer saw a hedgehog that looked exactly like him, down to the last quill. “This will be you,” said Roger.
AWWWW, that’s mean to do that to that cute lil hedgie!! I’ll save you little one!! As I don my leather garden gloves.
I realize this picture looks like a dangerous activity, but the photo appears to have been professionally staged, and so I assume the hedgie was treated gently and with the utmost care.
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You have to stay awake!! O oh, too late!
I think I hit down button by mistake.
Mike, your posts seem to get better every day. And since they started off at “hilarious and superlatively clever,” I’m not sure how much higher it’s possible to go.
RUN AWAY !!!!
That was SUCH a great movie – both versions (’50s and ’70s) – I think they tell you so much about the eras they were made in.
My sisters were just over for Halloween and we watched “Invasion” in honor of the date. For several days after, we kept copying Sutherland’s final scream, shown above for us by Doug. All three sisters are jazzers, and we were surprised to see the Denny Zeitlin did the creepy theremin music. Also, it’s hard to shape your mouth like that.
Mike, you singlehandedly converted me to a hedgehog lover with this post: http://cuteoverload.com/2012/01/23/experience-the-hedgie-gro-difference/ and I am forever grateful.
I was converted to NTMTOMism by the famous Ballad of Prickly Joe (if I remember the name correctly. Unfortunately, I can’t find it – I mean, the ballad – anywhere. Highest time for this coffee table book, Mike. We just cannot have such gems of your genius go vanish!)
Adorable & hilarious simultaneously!
Everyone knows Mike is straight and to the Pointie
Mike is straight and dances on point?! Ok then.
Les Ballets Trockadero de Whatthe Hecko
And the pointe is?????
Much snerking going on here.
Yes. All good. ?
? Twenty of these these things are like the others, twenty of these things are kinda the same.
But one of these things is not like the others…?
Lol!
Hee, hee, cu-u-ute. You’re definitely feeling better, aren’t you, Duckie?
The little round white things help…
Ha! Save some!
One of these kids is doing his own thing,
the other three kids are beating him up…
That kinda looks like a hedgehog moshpit, and the podhedgies are carrying the non podhedgie.
HAH! That’s the BEST!
Hedgehog rock stars have even less reason to stage dive than regular ones, I bet.
This is soooo cute, love me some lil hedgies. Now, totally off topic but as promised I finally figured out how to get photos off my phone so here is one the natives of Hawaii – the ever present roosters.
And here’s one of the state bird – the Nene. Interestingly enough, it shares a common ancestor with the Canadian Goose. According to one tour guide, a flock of geese got blown off course during migration, landed in Hawaii, and just never left. Slight exaggeration but still a cute story.
If this Canadian (me) ever lands in Hawaii, she won’t ever leave either!!
Oh trust me, I had a hard time leaving the ship and getting my butt back on the plane home. I’m already planning our next trip and if I can swing it, possibly making a move there. Found out hubby’s company has an office there so he can transfer. Hmmmmm, how fast can I pack????????
Go for it AJ.
I’ll tell you what, AJ. You buy a house with extra guest rooms for us, and we’ll all help you pack!
Very cool! So glad to hear you enjoyed your trip.
Nene.
I would love for some prankster to come into our office and replace all the various cacti on people’s desks with mini hedgehogs instead.