{"id":491,"date":"2004-07-11T20:14:54","date_gmt":"2004-07-11T20:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheresdrew.com\/blog\/?p=491"},"modified":"2006-05-07T14:05:40","modified_gmt":"2006-05-07T05:05:40","slug":"the-right-hedgehog-is-hard-to-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wheresdrew.com\/wp\/2004\/07\/11\/the-right-hedgehog-is-hard-to-find\/","title":{"rendered":"The right hedgehog is hard to find."},"content":{"rendered":"

“What part of supersonic speed do you not understand?”<\/p>\n


\nIf you recognize the above quote, congratulations – you’re a geek! If you don’t, it’s from a Sega TV ad<\/a> for Sonic Adventure 2: Battle for Gamecube. (Click the link to view the ad, then come on back and keep reading.)<\/p>\n

Back already? <\/b><\/p>\n

It’s a pretty good ad. I still chuckle at it even though it’s been a few years since it came out. It’s the ad that got one of my friends wanting a pet hedgehog. He never got one though. I mean, where does one even buy a pet hedgehog?<\/p>\n

Korea.<\/b><\/p>\n

Tracey and I were in one of the big mega-marts tonight, and we wandered through the pet section. (She needed a vacation gift for her cat.) Instead of the usual mice, hamsters and rabbits, Home Plus tends to go a bit more exotic. Their “little animal” section had two to choose from – kangaroo rats (which look rather freakish) and hedgehogs.<\/p>\n

The hedgehogs were really cool.<\/b><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Not every supersonic, but entertaining nonetheless. The big one stayed balled up (charging for a spin attack, maybe?) but the little one was scurrying about a bit. I’m not sure what one does with a pet hedgehog. You certainly can’t pet it or take it out for walks. I guess maybe the whole point is to be able to say, “I have a pet hedgehog.”<\/p>\n

Well, I don’t, but you can have one if you live in Korea – and have about $275 to spare.<\/p>\n

O.o<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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