teh cute being fed and feeding others

October 28, 2007 8:35 AM

Baby porcupine eats a banana and has hiccups.

Bonus links: kitten eating melon l puppy eating apple l duckling feeding fish.

posted by nickyskye (56 comments total)

I was promised hiccups and did not see any.

For shame sir.
posted by Lord_Pall at 8:45 AM on October 28, 2007

And I hated that puppy.

Booo!
posted by Lord_Pall at 8:46 AM on October 28, 2007

How does a post like this foster interesting discussion?
posted by Balisong at 8:48 AM on October 28, 2007 [1 favorite]

Listen close. The hiccups are tiny little peeps.
posted by [insert clever name here] at 8:48 AM on October 28, 2007

Well, we could discuss how we felt about the post.

Or we could all go "awww. I like porcupines"

and someone would show up and post something funny and get favorited.

And someone else would post some other videos that were cute.

then someone would show up and complain that we're taking cute internet videos far too lightly and how could we be so callous.

Then someone would complain that we can't post pictures anymore.

And then we'd all lose interest and go to the next Front Page Post.

It's the circle of life.
posted by Lord_Pall at 8:50 AM on October 28, 2007 [4 favorites]

Cat Found!!! Not very friendly, I think he might be scared.
posted by found missing at 8:51 AM on October 28, 2007 [3 favorites]

How does a post like this foster interesting discussion?

Metafilter is not a discussion board, etc. etc.
posted by armoured-ant at 8:51 AM on October 28, 2007

Needs more hiccups. Would not watch again.
posted by Lord_Pall at 8:51 AM on October 28, 2007 [2 favorites]

Flagged as circle of life.
posted by Balisong at 8:52 AM on October 28, 2007

Cat Found!!! Not very friendly, I think he might be scared.
posted by found missing at 8:51 AM on October 28 [+] [!]

Eponysterical.
posted by fleetmouse at 8:52 AM on October 28, 2007

The last film I saw with a title similar to that was dramatically different.
posted by 517 at 8:59 AM on October 28, 2007

Mocha and his first broccoli - watch for the foot action.
posted by madamjujujive at 9:01 AM on October 28, 2007 [3 favorites]

For someone out there these videos pick up where traditional triple-X porn leave off.
posted by wfrgms at 9:01 AM on October 28, 2007

The Lord_Pall protests too much!
posted by katillathehun at 9:05 AM on October 28, 2007

It wouldn't be Metafilter if we didn't complain about adorable animals.
posted by Lord_Pall at 9:17 AM on October 28, 2007

Awww!!
posted by felix betachat at 9:24 AM on October 28, 2007 [1 favorite]

LOLCUPINE
posted by fandango_matt at 9:26 AM on October 28, 2007 [2 favorites]

Of course the baby porcupine has a name even cuter still.

The porcupet.
posted by YoBananaBoy at 9:31 AM on October 28, 2007

*gentle nudge to see the duckling feeding the carp.
posted by nickyskye at 9:41 AM on October 28, 2007

I have a feeling little Porcupiney's carrying the son of Satan... kill it now!
posted by Acey at 9:42 AM on October 28, 2007

Sneezing panda
posted by dirigibleman at 9:44 AM on October 28, 2007 [2 favorites]

cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute
posted by fleetmouse at 9:52 AM on October 28, 2007 [1 favorite]

There is no point in living another day, for as long as I live I will never see anything cuter. Thank you, I think.

Also, squeeeeee.
posted by bwerdmuller at 9:58 AM on October 28, 2007

I blame our societies obsession with cute on the neo-cons.

With so much ugliness and war in the world we're forced to search out lolcats to help us deal.
posted by Mick at 11:06 AM on October 28, 2007 [1 favorite]

omg, mjjj, that foot action killed me. Seriously. I'm a zombie now.
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 11:15 AM on October 28, 2007

Striking shortage of cute videos featuring baby carrion-eaters.
posted by kingfisher, his musclebound cat at 11:27 AM on October 28, 2007

I was really expecting a puppy eating apple, but I didn't get it :(.

The rest were insanely cute!
posted by Cat Pie Hurts at 11:39 AM on October 28, 2007

My favourite part was where the baby porcupine ate the banana slice (how human its grasp!) and had tiny baby porcupine hiccups (almost inaudible!).

Splendid.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 11:41 AM on October 28, 2007

I like the smacking sounds the baby porcupine makes, and how it looks like Albert Einstein.
posted by jessamyn at 11:54 AM on October 28, 2007 [2 favorites]

Pug would eat Christopher Walken, if he weren't so huge.
posted by CKmtl at 12:25 PM on October 28, 2007

From this post, I learned that porcupines have the dexterity of squirrels and monkeys. Good to know. They'll use that ability, along with their disarming cuteness, come the revolution.

The apple-eating puppy, however, was a waste of bandwidth.
posted by mumkin at 12:26 PM on October 28, 2007

that melon slice is bigger than the kitty!

also, i totally forgot about the sneezing panda video. i haven't seen it in a couple of years, but about the first 200 times i saw it it made me laugh hysterically.
posted by Quidam at 1:03 PM on October 28, 2007

That's the ugliest chihuahua dog I have ever seen.
posted by dov3 at 1:30 PM on October 28, 2007

Also. This is just too moishe.
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 1:47 PM on October 28, 2007 [2 favorites]

Thanks dirigibleman. For a few seconds that video made me forget what an awful day I am having.
posted by greta simone at 2:37 PM on October 28, 2007

Awww, and sometimes lion cubs will crawl inside a carcass and eat their way out. So cute!
posted by blue_beetle at 2:49 PM on October 28, 2007 [1 favorite]

Do any of them work for Fox Business Channel?
posted by lukemeister at 2:51 PM on October 28, 2007

That's no chihuahua; it's a puggle*.

*"Puggle" = $1200 mixed breed.
posted by FelliniBlank at 3:14 PM on October 28, 2007

Eponysterical.

Christ I'm getting tired of seeing this 'word' pop up in every post.
posted by bwg at 3:31 PM on October 28, 2007 [1 favorite]

Awww so much cuteness in one little post. That duckling sharing his bread crumbs with the carp is precious. *insert high-pitched squeal here*

I wonder why it is that we think it's cute when little baby creatures make smacking sounds while they eat, but if our friends or family members do it we're grossed out.
posted by amyms at 3:37 PM on October 28, 2007

air conditioner on/off
posted by vronsky at 4:41 PM on October 28, 2007 [1 favorite]

amyms, good question. I think there's special permission for babies.

madamjujujive, aww, those happy-waggly feet! That tiny rascal ate with such gusto. Adorable.

dirtynumbangelboy, loved that limply lazy cat. Too pooped from work to think but there's a really good LOLCATism in that video, just waiting to be articulated.
posted by nickyskye at 4:51 PM on October 28, 2007

I think everyone's smacking noises are cute, within reason. Neoteny is usually the reason generally for the "when babies do it it's cute but when others do it, it's creepy/gross/nasty" vibe
posted by jessamyn at 4:58 PM on October 28, 2007 [1 favorite]

Baby Eats a Sour Lemon
posted by kosher_jenny at 5:04 PM on October 28, 2007 [1 favorite]

Since when did cats eat fruit? wtf?
posted by public at 5:18 PM on October 28, 2007

Koala Tickle
posted by enfa at 6:17 PM on October 28, 2007 [1 favorite]

fake; thats totaly a pupet!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by Lentrohamsanin at 6:32 PM on October 28, 2007

Sweet. Sticky sweet.
posted by cenoxo at 6:54 PM on October 28, 2007

My goodness - how could I have forgotten about the the cat that eats with a fork and chopsticks? Even though she's not a baby cat, she still seems to belong in this thread!
posted by madamjujujive at 8:49 PM on October 28, 2007 [1 favorite]

Disapproving Rabbit Eats Parsley.
posted by flapjax at midnite at 8:50 PM on October 28, 2007 [2 favorites]

I just started reading The Road, so I think maybe this little movie will come in handy later...
posted by Scoo at 8:56 PM on October 28, 2007

wtf is up with the cat who uses a fork and chopsticks? Is it a joke? That made my brain hurt.
posted by smartyboots at 9:51 PM on October 28, 2007

Hadn't seen that cat eats with fork and chopsticks one in years, amazing. Wondered how the hell she did that. ah ha "Faye Murrell, also of Tampa, worked for nine months to teach her cat Tessa to eat at the table with a knife and fork, which are attached to her paws with Velcro wrist straps."
posted by nickyskye at 4:19 AM on October 29, 2007

Just curious: how is it that this woman is holding a porcupine without wearing some sort of protective armor? Or gloves at least? Cute or not, I thought porcupine quills were involuntarily delivered to intruders -- but she's not looking like a pincushion.

What gives?
posted by chinese_fashion at 8:18 AM on October 29, 2007

AWW
posted by 29 at 6:30 PM on November 6, 2007

Not eating, but so cute!
posted by arcticwoman at 7:45 PM on November 6, 2007