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    Image of Ariella Waddell Ariella Waddell
    01/04/09

    In reply to Gamer Kid Gets Hedgehog Legalized in Kansas
    I have a hedgehog called Sonic. They are pretty great as long as you hand train them. He is my third hedgehog. Good on this kid. If we can have them in Alaska they sure as hell should allow them in Kansas.
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    Image of zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ
    01/04/09

    @Ariella Waddell: Dr. Robotnik is on indefinite hiatus. i think the Hedgehog u own is no longer necessary. its time to let go.


    :(

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    Image of El-Suave El-Suave
    01/04/09

    In reply to Gamer Kid Gets Hedgehog Legalized in Kansas
    Hedgehogs shouldn't be pets - and animals shouldn't be given as Christmas presents in general.
    I'm helping a few hedgehogs that visit our garden to prepare for winter if they need to gain weight, but I would never want to have what should be a wild animal as a pet.
    Kudos to the kid for being active politically to get what he wants, but it still doesn't justify what he's doing to this animal (the store who sells them as pets is to blame as well of course).
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    Image of Purple Dave Purple Dave
    01/04/09

    In reply to Gamer Kid Gets Hedgehog Legalized in Kansas
    Hedgehogs are illegal in several states, largely on the basis that there are no native species of hedgehog in the Americas. It may seem stupid, but remember that there are no native species of rabbits in Australia, either, and now thanks to a failed attempt at raising them as livestock they have the infamous "rabbit-proof fence" strung across the country from top to bottom so rabbits don't invade the rest of the country and screw up the ecology for all their native species. Yeah, hedgehogs _probably_ won't explode in numbers like rabbits in Australia, but the only way to know for sure is to make sure they never get the opportunity. Most states allow them, probably on the basis that they aren't a common enough pet that there's any real likelihood of them actually breeding in the wild. The other concern is that some species of hedgehog are considered protected, so some states specifically prohibit those species, and others might not feel like keeping track of the distinction.
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    Image of PedroTsuba PedroTsuba
    01/04/09

    In reply to Gamer Kid Gets Hedgehog Legalized in Kansas
    What an idiot...
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    Image of Bernard McGraw Bernard McGraw
    01/04/09

    @PedroTsuba: What.


    nice avatar

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    Image of Bernard McGraw Bernard McGraw
    01/04/09

    In reply to Gamer Kid Gets Hedgehog Legalized in Kansas
    Hahah, that's fantastic but... was it mentioned anywhere that the kid was into Sonic?
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    Image of mgy mgy
    01/04/09

    @Bernard McGraw: Yes, about 4 seconds into the video.
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    Image of Nobuyuki Nobuyuki
    01/04/09

    In reply to Gamer Kid Gets Hedgehog Legalized in Kansas
    I wanted to get a hedgehog when I was younger, till I realized they weren't blue, couldn't run and had very little 'tude.
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    Image of Funk McSnuff Funk McSnuff
    01/04/09

    In reply to Gamer Kid Gets Hedgehog Legalized in Kansas
    Btw... am I the only one who feel sad for seeing the hedgehog crawling around inside a plastic ball?
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    Image of -MasterDex- -MasterDex-
    01/04/09

    @Vetterli: No, that was the first thing I noticed. That kid should not own a hedgehog if that's what he's going to stick it into the whole time.
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    Image of KidFlik KidFlik
    01/04/09

    In reply to Gamer Kid Gets Hedgehog Legalized in Kansas
    Now that hedgehog-owning is legal, his next step is to find a place they sell white gloves and red sneakers for tiny animals.


    ...and some non-toxic blue dye.

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    Image of -MasterDex- -MasterDex-
    01/04/09

    @KidFlik: Or bleach for that "Super-Sonic" look. It wouldn't surprise me if the kid is thinking the same thing in the back of his mind.
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    Image of jayntampa jayntampa
    01/04/09

    In reply to Gamer Kid Gets Hedgehog Legalized in Kansas
    I heard the first T-virus transmission was via hedgehog.


    That'll teach 'em to listen to a kid ...

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    Image of Jesse in Japan Jesse in Japan
    01/04/09

    In reply to Gamer Kid Gets Hedgehog Legalized in Kansas
    I'm from Lawrence, Kansas and I'm very proud to see such a fine young citizen.
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    Image of charman charman
    01/04/09

    @Jesse in Japan:

    Don't lie Jesse we all know you're from Japan.
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    Image of Jesse in Japan Jesse in Japan
    01/04/09

    @charman: Damn! What was it that gave me away?
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    Image of The Cap'n The Cap'n
    01/04/09

    In reply to Gamer Kid Gets Hedgehog Legalized in Kansas
    That city council has opened a dangerous door. This kid is gonna try to push for genetic experiments to give foxes an extra tail, next. Then, raising an echidne in a tough ghetto situation to make him a brawler...


    This kid is not allowed to play Super Mario World within a week of watching Jurassic Park under any circumstances ever!

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    Image of dgchatterbox dgchatterbox
    01/04/09

    In reply to Gamer Kid Gets Hedgehog Legalized in Kansas
    Its cute now because its a animal he obsessed over. Wait til he gets older and has 5,000 pictures of a girl he likes. Than continues to follow her around for 3 years trying to prove his love. Won't be so cut than will it.
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    Image of Owen Good Owen Good
    01/04/09

    @dgchatterbox: Pretty sure this video ends any possibility of him getting a date in high school. In about two years, he's gonna die of embarassment.
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    Image of zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ
    01/05/09

    @Owen Good:


    "Then they also legalized dancing and everyone got footloose. OK, kidding about the last part."


    what a fucking tease, i hope Kevin Bacon is reading this.

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    Image of mzo mzo
    01/04/09

    In reply to Gamer Kid Gets Hedgehog Legalized in Kansas
    d'ya think he was upset when he realised real hedgehogs look nothing whatsoever like sonic?
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    Image of Omnimon Omnimon
    01/04/09

    @mzo: D'ya think ya might read articles before commenting in the future?
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    Image of Van Occupanther Van Occupanther
    01/04/09

    In reply to Gamer Kid Gets Hedgehog Legalized in Kansas
    If I were his parents I would've thrashed him with a stick off a hedge and sent him to bed.


    Problem solved.

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    Image of Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
    01/04/09

    @Van Occupanther: Lets pray you never breed.
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    Image of Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
    01/04/09

    In reply to Gamer Kid Gets Hedgehog Legalized in Kansas
    Maybe he can lobby against making shit sonic games too
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    Image of zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ
    01/04/09

    @Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: Zing!

    well put !
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