What's with the porcupine analogies...

So as I continue on with my Journey Thru Emergence(patent pending), I saw this quote:
There are those who say that Emergent movement has some good points, but so does a
porcupine. You are better off if you don't get too close!

And all I could think of was the GCM quote about porcupines, which I can't quote but summarize:
"One very cold night a group of porcupines were huddled together for warmth. However, their spines made proximity uncomfortable, so they moved apart again and got cold."

Now the above quote is purported to be a German Fable, so I guess that explains why it sounded so familiar the first 7 times I heard it.

WTF, huh?
Anyhoo, more PoMo Preschool to come, I promise.