Hedgehogs are happiness.
Last week, we went to the Eastern States Hedgehog Show in La Plata, Md. Hedgehog conventions are like dog shows except better, because they have hedgehogs in them. People brought their hedgies from all over the country to participate in the Best in Show competition, meet other hedgies and hedgie-people, and just generally have a great time. It was awesome. Here is what we learned:
The first rule of Hedgie-Con is that you better be ready to enjoy yourself.
Everyone put signs on their hotel room doors with pictures of their hedgehogs. It was like a bunch of dressing rooms for hedgehog celebrities.
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Hedgehogs come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors, each with a technical name, like pinto or charcoal, to describe what "hedgehog class" they are in.
These hedgehogs were meeting for the first time. They seemed pretty chill about it.
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At first we thought the judge was just being whimsical when she was calling certain hedgehogs "a beautiful snowflake," but it turns out "snowflake" is actually a technical classification.
This hedgie isn't a snowflake though, she's a pale apricot.
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