Stephen Colbert Warns Of "The Hedgehog Armageddon"
In a hilarious segment last night, Stephen Colbert profiled the greatest threat to our heartland: herpes-spreading pet hedgehogs, and the little boy (a "Hedge-fiend") named Judd who didn't know the meaning of "great, now we don't have to buy one," and got the tiny menaces legalized in Lawrence, Kansas. Stephen actually got a doctor to say "There's no hedgehog armageddon." Hopefully, the other kids at Judd's school aren't allowed to watch The Colbert Report, because the bullies are not going to get it:
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I liked Stephen's very subtle shout-out to Lawrence, Kansas legend William S. Burroughs in the beginning "A threat to our very existence BURROWS within our own borders." Nice.
Posted by Lindsay at 10:00 AM in Animals On Film, Late Night
Tags: Hedgehogs
"who didn't know the meaning of "great, now we don't have to buy one,"" might have been my favorite Colbert Report line in a LONG long time.
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Another threat of complacency video!
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Hedgehogs are illegal in NYC too, and I own one. Just gotta have a vet who can keep that shit on the DL. She's not very good though :( "How do I open it?"
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Man I love hedgehogs. I think I'm going to have to side with this kid & say they may be the cutest little animals ever.
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They may be cute, but they are also smelly, disease-carrying, flea-ridden creatures. I wouldn't let my kid get one whether they were legal or not. I must be a big MEANIE.
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I think I would put up with herpes if I could have a little pet hedgehog.
I'd name him Edmund and we'd have adventures.
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The herpes soars on the little hedgehog was great! Good Job with catching the Burroughs reference. I actually found this site by googling Stephen Colbert, Hedgehogs, and William Burroughs to see if anyone else caught it. Your the only one I found. Nice!
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The herpes soars on the little hedgehog was great! Good Job with catching the Burroughs reference. I actually found this site by googling Stephen Colbert, Hedgehogs, and William Burroughs to see if anyone else caught it. Your the only one I found. Nice!
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