Cough Due to Cold?

Let me get you a tissue.


Get plenty of rest. May I recommend sleeping underneath something? The pressure is quite nice for a congested face.


Corndogs are a cure-all. They certainly make me feel better.


And by popular demand, we bring you TOOF-HANCE™


Penelope Pickles is a little helper! Melissa D. S. says, “Her favorite things are corndogs and naps. You can’t leave your plate idle with her around.” You can follow Penelope on the Facebooks.

112 comments … read them below or add one

  1. skippymom says:

    Oh crap the little fangs in the last picture!
    I have never had a corndog, but right now I desperately want one.

    • tracylee says:

      never had a corndog?! they’re delicious! I had one for lunch just like Miss Pickles here

    • AuntieBellum says:

      You can have mine. Eww!

    • Gigi says:

      I used to love corndogs when I was a child but I had one for old time sake a few years back and let me just say I will not be repeting the experience.

      As for the little fangs, I always loved hedgies but since I know they have tiny fangs I love them even more! They’re like tiny prickly vamps!

      • 6rabbits says:

        omg…The leetle fangs!! Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee…*thud* (Someone send that hedgie to revive me!)

    • Emmylee says:

      You may be better off skippy….don’t go over to the dark side!!!! :) Tracylee…was the corndog to subside your need for nomming earsies? ;)

      • tracylee says:

        hahaha probably
        it was offered as a side dish to a burger, didn’t feel like fries so I threw all caution to the wind and ordered it.
        was delish.

        • skippymom says:

          Mmm, meat with a side of meat.

          • jujube says:

            Skippymom, are you, by any chance, related to my husband? Whenever we go to a buffet, he always gets more meat to go with his dessert.

          • skippymom says:

            Well, actually I was saying that sarcastically, wink wink.

            A couple of years ago I got a sandwich at Panera, and one of the sides they offered was a hunk of baguette. I thought, “Hey, a sandwich on bread with a side of bread! What a great country we live in!”

            So, kind of along the same lines….

    • fleurdamour says:

      Count Hedgeula

  2. Katherine G. says:

    Look at that cute toothy smile! So excited for corndog!

  3. ceejoe says:

    Penelope Pickles! Penelope Pickles, people!!

  4. Mary (the first) says:

    I didn’t think she could be any cuter than the concerned look in the first photo, but those little fangs slay me! Every time I see a cute hedgie here, I begin to want one. Adorabuhls!!

  5. Theo says:

    Well, there’s one hovertext I won’t be using to start conversations. 8O

    • Emmm says:

      I, too, have never had a corndog, and now I don’t even want to think about it!
      I will, however, take the hedgie please and thank-you.

      • lggbie says:

        I can’t remember which (Morningstar?) but one of the veggie companies makes a faux-corndog that’s actually quite good. All of the corndog taste, none of the mystery meat!

    • tracylee says:

      hedgie and I are actually eating the same lunch, and that one made me pause a little…

    • I am scrolling down to see if anybody else is on the fainting couch, clutching their pearls at the hovertext..
      By the way, what IS a corndog?

      • Catwhisperer says:

        It’s a hot dog on a stick, dipped in batter and then deep fried. Traditional county fair fare. Can be either delish or disgusting, depending on quality of meat.

  6. Kaya says:

    Is it just me or does that last pic make anybody else think ” vampire hedgie “?

  7. joools in PDX says:

    Hedgies gots fangs?!?

  8. Rachael says:

    I’ve never had a corndog either but now I’m craving both a corndog and a hedgie. Do they make good pets? Hedgies, I mean, not corndogs. :)

  9. Welshgrrl says:

    Baby Fang :)

  10. tracylee says:

    How do all you people get through life never having eaten a corndog?!

  11. Kari Callin says:

    The fangs only come out when their prey is near! ;)

  12. 260Oakley says:

    And the name of this Hedgehogian cold-reliever? NyQuill, of course.

  13. melissadesa says:

    I’M IN!!! THAT’S MY PICKLE!!!!

    PLEASE JOIN US ON https://www.facebook.com/pages/Penelope-Pickles/102583083404

  14. Love me some Pickles! Her human mama Melissa writes the most amazing mini-stories for her, as captioned photos. They are certain to brighten the darkest day. check her out on Facebook, gang!

  15. lauren says:

    Favorite pickled hedgie ever!

  16. Jennie says:

    JAWN!

  17. Laura D says:

    Penelope Pickles, you are such a delight! Next time I have a cold, will you come take care of me? I don’t have any corndogs to offer, sadly, but I happen to have some excellent cheeses that you might enjoy.

  18. I love seeing this little girl! If you follow her on facebook you will not be bored at all. She is just too cute!

  19. sugitomo says:

    OMG, smoosh face and hegie fangs in the same post!

  20. Lewis n' Clark says:

    corn dogs = county fair food. Eat at your own risk

  21. Jen Smif says:

    There are a MILLION more adorable pictures of Pen Pen on her Facebook page! Everyone should go like it, I adore seeing her in my news feed every day!

  22. Jean says:

    Corn dogs look to be related to our Australian “battered sav” which is a saveloy/hot dog dipped in batter and deep fried. Best consumed in adolescence.

  23. Ray says:

    want toof-hance on last pic

  24. <——Lives in the UK now. Misses the fried-cheese-on-a-stick that corn dog places back home used to do (which you always had to wait for because they made them to order).

  25. fleurdamour says:

    Quills and fangs – hedges are spikier than we even suspected.

  26. Fird Birfle says:

    OH peeps — from the Almost Outrageux Frawnsche Division….once ‘pon a time, I had a doll with a frilly pink ballet tutu ‘pon it. I wanted to name her something like the Frawnsche word for “sequins”. What I found was the word “epingle”. AND this is one of those words which les francais Outrageux pronounce VERY twisted-ly.

    Ay [like the Fonz]- pan-gl.

    “Epingle” either means “sequin” or “pin” [ as in sewing pin] ; this could be useful regarding Hedgies, names and quill-type thingamajiggs. The End. or le fin.

  27. Martine says:

    Let this hedgie put on the Dracula drape, then it will be picture perfect!

    Hedgula!!! Suck the corndog dry!

  28. Joy Raskin says:

    I know Penny pretty well – she’s got that famous snaggle tooth grin. Every day, I’m treated to a new Penny adventure. Keep on checking out her Facebook fan page.

  29. Iva says:

    Hedgie FANGS!!!!

  30. melissadesa says:

    I think you guys will enjoy this feature trailer.

  31. Jane says:

    My sweet Penny! I am so proud of the both of you! You are my Shining Stars <3

  32. Andrea says:

    oh my word. well you just can’t go wrong if your favorite things are corndogs and naps. i would agree. THE TEETH ARE TOO MUCH!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!