Post by thread:[OT] Hedgehoh Hurling New Zealand national sport?

> And the problem is where? I fell over a hedgehog on my doorstep > once, does that count? Ah, hedgehog. Wondered what a "hedgehoh" was. Although I did know this girl once who....oh never mind, another day perhaps I saw that story locally the other day. Really odd, but if you want to make a point about someone being a p***k you throw something appropriate I guess And just because I may never get the opportunity to share this http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/images/jmiles/2006/11/18/ainsley-prick.jpg Assaultee was really lucky hedgehohs don't shoot their quills http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/porcupinedog.asp Illustrates dramatically why you don't mess with porcupines and especially don't mess with pitbulls

Hedgehog hurling no, but gumboot throwing is a Taihape town sport! http://www.taihape.co.nz/events_calendar.php?select_event=63-10-2008 >>> spam_OUTjoecolquittTakeThisOuTclear.net.nz 07 Apr 08 17:29:23 >>> > And the problem is where? I fell over a hedgehog on my doorstep > once, does that count? Ah, hedgehog. Wondered what a "hedgehoh" was. Although I did know this girl once who....oh never mind, another day perhaps I saw that story locally the other day. Really odd, but if you want to make a point about someone being a p***k you throw something appropriate I guess And just because I may never get the opportunity to share this http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/images/jmiles/2006/11/18/ainsley-prick.jpg Assaultee was really lucky hedgehohs don't shoot their quills http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/porcupinedog.asp Illustrates dramatically why you don't mess with porcupines and especially don't mess with pitbulls

How the hell did hedgehogs get to New Zealand? Kinda a long swim... On 4/7/08, Apptech <.....apptechKILLspam@spam@paradise.net.nz> wrote: > > Ah, hedgehog. Wondered what a "hedgehoh" was. > > Related perhaps to 'heave hoh' ? > > > R > > -

Brought to New Zealand by my immigrant forbears who want the things they were used to in their new country. Such as Sparrows, Blackbirds, Thrushes, Rabbits, Stoats, Gorse and lots of other things best left in England. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Gardner" <goflo3KILLspamgmail.com> To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <.....piclistKILLspam.....mit.edu> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 11:29 AM Subject: Re: [OT] Hedgehoh Hurling New Zealand national sport? > How the hell did hedgehogs get to New > Zealand? > > Kinda a long swim... >

Thar, Wallaby, Possum (not the US type), horses, goats, weasels, ferrets, ... ANY NZ mammal except one is originally imported. The ONLY NZ native mammal is a bat. Russell {Quote hidden}> Brought to New Zealand by my immigrant > forbears who want the things they were > used to in their new country. Such as > Sparrows, Blackbirds, Thrushes, Rabbits, > Stoats, Gorse and lots of other things > best left in England. >> How the hell did hedgehogs get to New >> Zealand? >> Kinda a long swim...

> The only NZ native mammal is a bat. Fascinating. Did they import hedges? Gorse... Hmm. Thus partridges, no doubt. On 4/7/08, Apptech <EraseMEapptechspam_OUTTakeThisOuTparadise.net.nz> wrote: {Quote hidden}> Thar, Wallaby, Possum (not the US type), horses, goats, > weasels, ferrets, ... > > ANY NZ mammal except one is originally imported. The ONLY NZ > native mammal is a bat. > > > Russell > > > > Brought to New Zealand by my immigrant > > forbears who want the things they were > > used to in their new country. Such as > > Sparrows, Blackbirds, Thrushes, Rabbits, > > Stoats, Gorse and lots of other things > > best left in England. > > >> How the hell did hedgehogs get to New > >> Zealand? > > >> Kinda a long swim... > > -

>> The only NZ native mammal is a bat. > Fascinating. Did they import hedges? No NZ native mammalian hedges. And, yes. > Gorse... Hmm. Thus partridges, no doubt. Some Partridge. Gorse which, I'm told, is a sedate and stocky hedge in the home country turned out to be a rampant fast spreading super weed in the new country. Here it envelops hillsides and is a major problem. Russell

Too bad. Super partridges would be awesome. On 4/7/08, Apptech <apptechspam_OUTparadise.net.nz> wrote: > >> The only NZ native mammal is a bat. > > > Fascinating. Did they import hedges? > > No NZ native mammalian hedges. > And, yes. > > > Gorse... Hmm. Thus partridges, no doubt. > > Some Partridge. > Gorse which, I'm told, is a sedate and stocky hedge in the > home country turned out to be a rampant fast spreading super > weed in the new country. > Here it envelops hillsides and is a major problem. > > > Russell > > > -

:: Wondered what a "hedgehoh" It is an erinaceinae that wantonly sells itself for the purpose of being thrown, lobbed, chucked, catapulted, ejected in the manner of a trebauchet at other people. Alternatively it is what happens when some idiot designs a keyboard with 'H' next to 'G'. I mean who in their right mind would do such a thing? One of these days I'm going to get a Dvorack keyboard for fun. I'm going to miss the 48 hour make a film event :( Colin -- cdb, @spam@colinKILLspambtech-online.co.uk on 8/04/2008 Web presence: http://www.btech-online.co.uk Hosted by: http://www.1and1.co.uk/?k_id=7988359 Even if faith is lacking, and hope is non existent, you always have charity and compassion to offer. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.9/1364 - Release Date: 4/7/2008 6:38 PM

:: Thus partridges, no doubt I love Partridge, not easy to get in Queensland, Guinea Fowl or Capon anyone? Colin -- cdb, KILLspamcolinKILLspambtech-online.co.uk on 8/04/2008 Web presence: http://www.btech-online.co.uk Hosted by: http://www.1and1.co.uk/?k_id=7988359 Even if faith is lacking, and hope is non existent, you always have charity and compassion to offer. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.9/1364 - Release Date: 4/7/2008 6:38 PM

> :: Wondered what a "hedgehoh" > It is an erinaceinae that wantonly sells itself for the > purpose of > being thrown, lobbed, chucked, catapulted, ejected in the > manner of a > trebauchet at other people. Hence, as I have already opined, perhaps the origin of the phrase "heave hoh"?

> Alternatively it is what happens when some > idiot designs a keyboard with 'H' next to 'G'. I mean who > in their > right mind would do such a thing? Ot vsm nr wioyr pgg[iyyomh imyo; upi trs;odr ejsy od js[[rmomh/ N;omf ypivj=yu[rtyd pvvsdopms;;u [tpfivr vp[u yjsy ;ppld kidy ;olr yjod ejrm yjru hry yjrot gomhrt trhodytsyopm etpmh/ Tiddr;; <v<sjpn/

>> Alternatively it is what happens when some idiot designs >> a keyboard with 'H' next to 'G'. I mean who in their right >> mind would do such a thing? Probably a saddo gedhegoh lover > Ot vsm nr wioyr pgg[iyyomh imyo; upi trs;odr ejsy od > js[[rmomh/ > > N;omf ypivj=yu[rtyd pvvsdopms;;u [tpfivr vp[u yjsy ;ppld > kidy ;olr yjod ejrm yjru hry yjrot gomhrt trhodytsyopm > etpmh/ > > Tiddr;; <v<sjpn/ Yeah, that's easy for you to say ........

>> Ot vsm nr wioyr pgg[iyyomh imyo; upi trs;odr ejsy od >> js[[rmomh/ >> >> N;omf ypivj=yu[rtyd pvvsdopms;;u [tpfivr vp[u yjsy ;ppld >> kidy ;olr yjod ejrm yjru hry yjrot gomhrt trhodytsyopm >> etpmh/ >> >> Tiddr;; <v<sjpn/ > > Yeah, that's easy for you to say ........ Actually, no. It took several minutes of careful typing to avoid errors. There was a strong tendency to return to normality. Strange considering :-). I expect you as a Mensa'ite (Mensite?) to crack it asap. R

My son (about 700 miles away) came back with a 'translation" of this 24 minutes after sending. Any early adopters here ... ? :-) {Quote hidden}>> Alternatively it is what happens when some >> idiot designs a keyboard with 'H' next to 'G'. I mean who >> in their >> right mind would do such a thing? > Ot vsm nr wioyr pgg[iyyomh imyo; upi trs;odr ejsy od > js[[rmomh/ > N;omf ypivj=yu[rtyd pvvsdopms;;u [tpfivr vp[u yjsy ;ppld > kidy ;olr yjod ejrm yjru hry yjrot gomhrt trhodytsyopm > etpmh/ > Tiddr;; <v<sjpn/

:: Ot vsm nr wioyr pgg[iyyomh imyo; upi trs;odr ejsy od :::::: js[[rmomh/ Or can be quite off putting until ......... -- cdb, RemoveMEcolinTakeThisOuTbtech-online.co.uk on 8/04/2008 Web presence: http://www.btech-online.co.uk Hosted by: http://www.1and1.co.uk/?k_id=7988359 Even if faith is lacking, and hope is non existent, you always have charity and compassion to offer. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.9/1364 - Release Date: 4/7/2008 6:38 PM

> :: Ot vsm nr wioyr pgg[iyyomh imyo; upi trs;odr ejsy od > :::::: js[[rmomh/ > Or can be quite off putting until ......... Interesting. I typo'd the start and you typo'd the translation :-) ! ie I should have coded "It" but coded "Ir" and you decoded "Or" rather than "Ir". Ir is clearly in irrir so I guess that or for it is fair enough. How are we doing so far? As in "Up the chimney down and down the chimney down but not up the chimney up nor down the chimney up." Noting that up the chimney up may lead to up the chimney down and thus succeed, depending on the product's design. Tiggerr _______________ Ruffwee?

> Brought to New Zealand by my immigrant > forbears who want the things they were > used to in their new country. Such as > Sparrows, Blackbirds, Thrushes, Rabbits, Stoats, Gorse and > lots of other things best left in England. Hey, how come we (Oz) didn't get any hedgehogs? No fair. Tony Psst - want some cane toads? No? Howza about a few more possums then?

You offset each letter one to the right on the keyboard. I'm not sure why Tigger is a clue, though (I guess perhaps because your name became Tiddr ?) Sean On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 8:38 AM, Apptech <spamBeGoneapptechspamBeGoneparadise.net.nz> wrote: {Quote hidden}> >>> Tiddr;; <v<sjpn/ > > > "Tigger Rules" (with apologies to A. A. Milne) ... > > > More Freudian than correct :-) > > > Tigger (a strong clue) > > > > --

Jinx, There was a hedgehog in my garden one night last week, tidying up the food the birds had dislodged from the birdfeeders. Cute little thing! My girlfriend trumped that a couple of days ago when she found her dog to be nose-to-nose with a Racoon! But then she's in New York, so that's allowed... On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:29:23 +1200, Jinx wrote: >... > And just because I may never get the opportunity to share this > > http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/images/jmiles/2006/11/18/ainsley-prick.jpg ROFLMAO! Brilliant! I've seen the bloke In Real Life, and it's not wrong, I can tell you! :-))) > Assaultee was really lucky hedgehohs don't shoot their quills > > www.snopes.com/photos/animals/porcupinedog.asp > > Illustrates dramatically why you don't mess with porcupines and > especially don't mess with pitbulls Just goes to show how brainless terriers can be - give me an intelligent dog (say a Border Collie) any day... Cheers, Howard Winter St.Albans, England

> There was a hedgehog in my garden one night last week, tidying >up the food the birds had dislodged from the birdfeeders. Cute little > thing! Used to have one last year that would ravage the roast chicken leftovers. It had had mange so was half spineless and was no bigger than a fist with spindly naked legs. The cats would sit around like hyenas and vultures waiting for their turn. Like a little bit of African savanna on the front lawn it was. Hedgehogs grunt too, which added to the spectacle > My girlfriend trumped that a couple of days ago when she found > her dog to be nose-to-nose with a Racoon! But then she's in New > York, so that's allowed... I suppose we can count ourselves lucky we live in places where our pets aren't going to be taken by snakes, crocs, eagles, bears.... > blogs.warwick.ac.uk/images/jmiles/2006/11/18/ainsley-prick.jpg > > ROFLMAO! Brilliant! I've seen the bloke In Real Life, and it's not > wrong, I can tell you! :-))) One of my favourite lines from I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue was by the late Willie Rushton 'Complete the proverb.... Too many cooks" "On TV"