Comments on: Links 3/15/08

By: Yves Smith

Yves Smith — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:16:00 +0000

Anon of 6:29 PM,

Thanks for sorting that out. They do look cute.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:29:00 +0000

it’s a pygmy hedgehog (i.e. not necessarily a baby):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesticated_hedgehog

having ‘met’ quite a few porcupines in my day I don’t know that I’d call them “sweet natured and playful,” but they’re not particularly ornery either.

p.s. great articles today

By: Yves Smith

Yves Smith — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:51:00 +0000

CrocodileChuck,

My animal classification skills get pretty thin once you get past popular dog and cat breeds. But I think that's a baby porcupine. It looks a bit too fluffy to me to be a hedgehog (any Brits welcome to disagree, I think of them as being a sceptered isle critter).

I am told that porcupines are actually very sweet natured and playful. And I don't think you are at much risk of being pricked if they aren't bristling their quills. Any more insightful commentary welcome.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:44:00 +0000

Nocera has suffered for sometime from incestuous amplification…. not unlike too many journalists who see themselves as club members

By: RK

RK — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:24:00 +0000

I’ve read a lot lately about fat cats and “hedgies” but
had never seen a picture of both together. Thanks
(p.s. those are baby hedgehogs, right? )

By: foesskewered

foesskewered — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:46:00 +0000

Isn’t it telling that visa should go for an ipo at a time like this? Shifting the risk?

wow, that cat must like acupuncture…

By: CrocodileChuck

CrocodileChuck — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:07:00 +0000

Yves

Is that a baby porcupine? (I love it-please continue les antidotes du jour-we need them)

CrocodileChuck