by Laura Serena aka AstroGirl
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March 10, 2006

Two Word Challenge week of May 21 - Hedgehog Song

May 21, 2006 12:08 PM EDT
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This week's elegant, poetic, and profound Two Word Challenge is... drum roll, please...

 

Hedgehog Song

 

Well, if Gisela could get her Two Word Challenge from James Joyce two weeks ago, I don't see why I can't get mine from Terry Pratchett now.  This week's inspiration came from "Witches Abroad," one of Pratchett's many Discworld series books.  The book is great for anyone going on a journey or learning to speak foreign, but if you haven't read it, maybe you should wait until after this week's challenge, so as not to be too intimidated by greatness.  Or something like that.

 

As always, your entry can be fiction, article, song, poem, art, you name it - as long as we can see how the two words fit in it. Be sure to tag your work as

hedgehog song, two words

If you are interested in being the next Two Word Challenger, please send me a private message by 12 PM EST on Wednesday. (Keep it clean, you salty dogs! Hey!  Salty dogs!  That's not a bad one.)  I'll announce the next challenger on Friday. The new challenge will be issued on Sunday. If you have questions, post them here or send me a private message!

I hope you like this week's challenge! If so, please lavish extensive praise on me. If you don't, just remember it's all Terry Pratchett's fault.

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Comments: 21

Monica Kennedy May 21, 2006, 1:31pm EDT
This should evoke a lot of creativity - great choice AstroGirl!! Thanks!
Bonnie L. May 21, 2006, 1:39pm EDT
Cool Astrogirl, this could be kind of fun! Not as much obfuscation here...so maybe I won't eschew this week's challenge!
Kathryn E. May 21, 2006, 2:28pm EDT
KEWL, Astrogirl. I REALLY look forward to sinking my teeth in THIS one. OOOh...
Kathryn E. May 21, 2006, 2:31pm EDT
I know EXACTLY what I'm going to do.....Not today, though, midweek. Such fun !!!
Laura Serena aka AstroGirl May 21, 2006, 2:45pm EDT
I look forward to seeing all the responses.

Bonnie, personally I eschew hedgehogs. They're cute, but they taste awful.
Gisela S. May 21, 2006, 3:11pm EDT
AstroGirl - this already has my jetlagged brain a-grinding! Excellent choice ;)
Bonnie L. May 21, 2006, 4:18pm EDT
Gisela...is that you????? You are here????? Where have you been girlfriend?
Bonnie L. May 21, 2006, 4:20pm EDT
AstroGirl.....have you actually tasted a hedgehog before? I can't even imagine. Hedgehog bacon or hamhocks? (It is in the pig family isn't it?) Hmmm....may have to actually look this one up and see what these critters look like before I decide what to write about!
Laura Serena aka AstroGirl May 21, 2006, 4:24pm EDT
Bonnie,

No, I was joking about eating them. I have seen one up close and I don't think they would be tasty. Here's the Wikipedia page about hedgehogs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog

They are very, very common in Britain. Terry Pratchett is an English writer, which is probably why he mentions them.
are you kidding?
Laura Serena aka AstroGirl May 21, 2006, 4:44pm EDT
I am usually always kidding about almost everything, but what do I seem to be kidding about this time?
http://www.hedgie.com/shrine/hedgehog_song.html

here is the hedgehog song
them's some hard words to write with
Laura Serena aka AstroGirl May 21, 2006, 5:07pm EDT
Well, that is certainly a hedgehog song, but there could be others. Terry Pratchett actually dedicated his book to his fans who had sent him their versions of the hedgehog song. I think the link you found is one of those.

I'm a little stumped by my own challenge myself, Mandi. I may come up with something.
Kathryn E. May 21, 2006, 5:14pm EDT
Astrogirl, I was going to ask if you've eaten hedgehog, but I see Bonnie beat me to it...If its' in the pig family, probably tastes like bacon. At least, we can safely say, hedgehog doesn't taste 'like chicken.'
ah I see...;-)
0000-twobraincells-0000 May 21, 2006, 8:49pm EDT
I thought it was a two word challenge???? This seems to be more of a two word insurmountable oppurtunity. Nice??? Nice?? go ahead make us unleash the full power of those unused areas of the cerebellum.
Laura Serena aka AstroGirl May 21, 2006, 8:54pm EDT
Ha! Sorry John. Didn't mean to make you think. ;-)

Insurmountable opportunity. Now there's a two word challenge! Or was that already used?
Monica Kennedy May 22, 2006, 1:01am EDT
NO - that has not been taken yet AstroGirl lol - Maybe next week! LOL! I have an idea for this one but it will probably be the mid- to end of the week before I can get it done.
HGM Moya Goatley May 22, 2006, 6:33am EDT
I really must have a go this week. Great challenge. Moya
Laura Serena aka AstroGirl May 24, 2006, 12:57am EDT
I just want to point out that nobody has sent me a private message asking to do next week's challenge. If someone doesn't soon, I'll just be forced to come up with another tough one next week. It may be "moose music." Then again, it may be "wildebeest twist." Save yourselves! Quick! Someone take the challenge baton away from AstroGirl before she goes mad. Mad, I tell you!

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