A million
years ago when my kids were still in high school I didn’t know squat about the
internet. Today my daughter Nicole
reminded me that I once gave her an assignment to do a report totally from the
internet on Porcupines to prove that the internet was really useful.
Of course she blew me off and I never got the
report. However, since then I’ve gotten
5 or 6 different jobs and started a blog and joined Facebook and Twitter and
have become a social media junkie, all using the Internet like a madman. “Okay Nicole, the internet is useful”.
So, now I have to do the report myself and
post it to my Blog to prove that I am still useful and relevant to my
daughter. Fine! Here it is:
TORONTO,
July 17 (Xinhua) -- The Toronto 2015 Pan American/Parapan Am Games' new mascot,
a colorful and prickly porcupine designed by four young Chinese and Japanese
students, was unveiled Wednesday in the Canadian city of Toronto.
Pachi the
porcupine, who made his public debut in front of over a thousand children at
the unveiling, was the final winner chosen out of a slew of mascots sent in by
young designers across the country to represent the Pan Am Games, the world's
third largest international multi-sport Games.
I don’t know why but, people all over the
world love Porcupines (pronounced Porkypines)
I like their funny name and strangely they make me hungry but, other
than that I think they are just rats with spikes.
Wikipedia says: Porcupines are rodents with a coat of sharp spines, or quills. See, I told you so. Porkypines eat salads and climb trees to find
food. (Don’t we all?).
Here’s the most interesting fact about
Porkypines that nobody knows. This may
change your perception of the lovable rodent so read with caution: Wikipedia: A male porcupine urinates on a female
porcupine prior to mating, spraying the urine at high velocity. Yeah, you asked for it. Take that!
I can hear you all going eeewww gross! Don’t you just want to hug one now.
My favorite Porkypine factoid is,
Wikipedia: Porcupines have become a pest in Kenya and are eaten as a delicacy. Yeah, I knew it! Porkypine stew, uummm uumm good. Wait, does that mean I have Kenyan blood in
me? Cool!
I’m
sure some of you knew this one, Wikipedia: A
regional American name for the animal is quill pig. Duh!
It has quills and smells like a pig.
Duh!
So Nicole, there you are. I just proved that if you want something done
right you have to do it yourself. Maybe
if this blog takes off I can come to Boston and take you out for a Red Sox game
and a Porkypine burger. That would be
nice.
WARNING:
Imitating Porkypine mating rituals can be rude and hazardous to your social
standing.
Baked
Porcupine Meatballs - Southern Food - About.com
Looking for
a porcupine meatball recipe? These baked
porcupines are meatballs in a simple tomato sauce is a great choice.
I <3 porkypines
ReplyDeleteI hope Nicole reads this.
Nicole liked it and showed it to her friends.
DeleteFact: my cat would be considered a delicacy in Kenya, I think. Pretty much anything edible is, right? :)
ReplyDeleteI am glad you found the interwebs and are actually blogging on these important topics haha!
You have a point. (get it, point) I guess bread and water is a delicacy if you're starving.
ReplyDeleteI'm very glad to use the interwebs to help mankind. I'm a giver.
Hilarious Tim. I miss your sense of humor.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. I have decided to lighten up and let my anger go and I feel much better.
DeleteThe less you give a @#$#@ the happier you are. Jack Nicholson
Bwahahahahahahaha. Everything you wanted to know about porcupines but were afraid to ask. I didn't know about the mating ritual though. Gross is an understatement unless you're into that kind of thing.
ReplyDeleteHave a fantastic Silly Sunday. ☺
Yeah, I wouldn't say they make great pets.
DeleteHave a silly week.
LOL you do make me laugh that's all I'm saying haha!
ReplyDeleteHave a meatballtastic week :-)
I once said in the White House in Washington D.C. "mmm, meatballs" while lifting the lid of an antique serving tray. Someone in the basement spent a week trying to decypher the message. I saw an NSA report years later that concluded the messenger was mentally challenged. Now I work for them.
DeleteHave a meatball on me.
Heeheehee! There's a book out there called How Do You Spank a Porcupine? and it's about a family that raised one from a baby when the dad of the family accidentally killed mama porcupine.
ReplyDeleteYes, i've made meatballs like that, they are good. No porcupines need to be injured in the making of them, but don't ask about the health of the cow.
Let me know when to show for a Porkypine meatball dinner. Mmm, mmm.
DeleteHappy Holidays.
How funny. My daughter's current favourite book is Roald Dahl's Dirty Beasts - in particular the Porcupine poem. #sharethejoylinky
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteI must read that book.
Another rare fact about quill pigs, they love the wood in outhouses. In my youth out houses were made or wood, (long before blue plastic)
ReplyDeletePorkypines were occasionally encountered on the way to the outhouse.
Since time was of the essence here a good solution was considered a shotgun.
Thank heavens for modern blue plastic convinces now days.
Yes, I'm sure the Port-a-Potty will go down in history as one of man's greatest achievements. Who knows how many Porkypine lives it has saved.
DeleteYou are so funny!
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
Thanks
Michelle
Glad you enjoyed my silly story.
DeleteThanks for playing.
Ha, ha! Interesting and funny point. I'm sure Nicole knows you're relevant now.
ReplyDeleteLet's hope Nicole knows.
DeleteThanks for reading and commenting.
Thanks. You made me smile when I was sad.
ReplyDeleteHappy to cheer you up.
DeleteThanks for visiting and commenting.
Very interesting and amusing facts about porcupines. Thanks for all that internet research.
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Thank you for reading and commenting.
DeleteVery Intersting facts about porcupines. Thanks for joining the Bloggers Pit Stop
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading and commenting.
DeleteWe have to get together for some Porkypine meatballs sometime.
I learned a lot about porcupines here! I had a friend who loved to make those meatballs---she used ground beef of course, but the rice sticking out all over them made them look like mini porcupines and that's how they got their name. :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to try some mini Porkypine meatballs.
DeleteThanks for playing.