# Jabba the Hedgehog **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 14, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-the-hedgehog/426397 "2007-11-14T19:00:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-the-hedgehog/426397/1 "2007-11-14T19:00:35Z")
Oh. Oh Og. Can’t stop laughing. I’m sorry, I just can’t. Streaming tears. > **[The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/)** > > The Best for News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities It’s sad, but it’s _so damn funny-looking_. BWAHAHAHAHA! ::snerk:: Mr. Piggy-Winkle. BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHA! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-the-hedgehog/426397/2 "2007-11-14T19:17:09Z")
I’m in ur hedge, eating ur food. ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-the-hedgehog/426397/3 "2007-11-14T19:31:29Z")
I can has ur houzplntz? ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-the-hedgehog/426397/4 "2007-11-14T20:24:17Z")
[Flintstones] _Make your hobby hedgey, Keep your hedgey happy, When he’s a little chubby, He’s a happy hoggy. With Rockenspiel!_ [/Flintstones] ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-the-hedgehog/426397/5 "2007-11-14T21:09:49Z")
Kinda looks like a Foof ball. What were those balls with little rubber spines? Aw forget it. …Jabba… lol. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-the-hedgehog/426397/6 "2007-11-14T21:16:01Z")
Awwwwwwww! It’s really cute. Look at them beady little eyes! Get so tired of kitties, nice to see something different! ---
**Author:** ![beanpod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9adbd/32.png) [@beanpod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beanpod)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-the-hedgehog/426397/7 "2007-11-14T23:31:54Z")
> [@](#): > > What were those balls with little rubber spines? Koosh, I think. And you’re right, he does. Now I want an obese hedgehog. It’s his face. He looks like he’s plotting someone’s demise. “Yesss. Come in Mr. Bond. Have a seat.” ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-the-hedgehog/426397/8 "2007-11-14T23:53:31Z")
It’s a hedge_blob_. Very cute, the poor little dear. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-the-hedgehog/426397/9 "2007-11-14T23:56:28Z")
Aha! Them, and the penguins are in league! They’re the brains, and the penguins are the muscle! ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-the-hedgehog/426397/10 "2007-11-15T01:28:55Z")
I call shenanigans. That photo was clearly staged to maximize the apparent size difference between the two hedge-pigs. Notice that the tubby urchin is curled up defensively with spines extended, whereas his presumably more normally-proportioned companion is calm and therefore presents a more svelte appearance. I’m not saying that the bigger one isn’t abnormally obese, but it’s not really possible to tell from that photo how much huskier he is. They both need to be relaxed if their relative size is to be compared accurately. They’re both cute though. ---
**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-the-hedgehog/426397/11 "2007-11-15T01:43:31Z")
I’ll back **Terrifel** up on this one - Hedgies look like that when they are upset, and he is completely puffed out. Might not even be fat! ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-the-hedgehog/426397/12 "2007-11-15T05:12:42Z")
Well, the article _did_ say he weighed five pounds, which is pretty porky for a [del]pig[/del] hedgehog. But yes, I had noticed his defensive posture – but his size and that particular position made him look highly comical. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-the-hedgehog/426397/13 "2007-11-15T06:31:46Z")
Not petable. Howdja like to have _that_ fall asleep on your arm while watching the teevee. Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2007, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jabba-the-hedgehog/426397/14 "2007-11-15T09:22:44Z")
[QUOTE=Terrifel] I call shenanigans. That photo was clearly staged to maximize the apparent size difference between the two hedge-pigs. Notice that the tubby urchin is curled up defensively with spines extended, whereas his presumably more normally-proportioned companion is calm and therefore presents a more svelte appearance. [/QUOTE] More photos, [here](http://itn.co.uk/news/ff8fe8099f1f88f80376e9987ce2b037.html) and [here.](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=493355&in_page_id=1770) (The last one’s from the Daily Mail, but with extra hedgehog.)