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I remember, at school breakup days and fairs and shows, that someone would donate a pig, for the kids to chase.
It would be coated with grease and set loose in a large (3-4 acres) fenced area. We'd all chase it around and try to catch it, to take home. Fattened and slaughtered, pigs make a large
contribution to the larder.
City folks just don't get that sort of entertainment any more. Every year, on the 20th May, say, every town and city has a Greasy Pig Day, so some lucky soul can win a pig.
It's about the most fun you can have, standing up.
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Oh oh, Look out Little Rock! Here comes Hogzilla!
[UB] ya cyant be mo'an foolan cyan ya?
I thought this was early 20th C fun. |
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Maybe. I do think it would help some people to lighten up a little. |
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Can People bet on the Hog? Most City Fulk here, I would guess, would have no concept of the size & strength of a Hog.
Bacon & Ham for a year, You Betcha! All one must do is Catchya Mr. Wilber Blue & White. |
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We still have them at the Derby County Fair, and many of the other smaller fairs. Animal lover or not, I think the pigs have more fun than the people. |
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A huge +, and even a wish that I would have ever had the courage to do such a thing. I have never seen a woman do it. |
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Uh...dear, this year, I wanna try and catch a greased pig, or maybe just let him catch me? |
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I mean consider this...bubba. You are placed naked and oiled in a pen. Folks pay money to try and grip your piggy body. Some miss, some get. |
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The people all around the pen cheer, and laugh, and for a few minutes, love you. |
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( "I love the one with the black spot on his ass"). |
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And that fat drunk farmer, who is trying to impress his cotton candy eating 14 year old girlfriend, is the biggest buffoon of all. |
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Now horse pulling contests, I have issues with. |
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Oh my god, we are thinking of summer. |
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I cannot imagine the chaos that would result from a Greasy Pig Race, here in the city, next week. |
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I see a multitude of protesters. I also see a white Oldsmobile running them down, with about $20 worth of Del Taco breakfast quesadillas inside. |
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"Run, run, as fast as you can, You can't catch
me, I'm the Macho Pig Man!" |
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"A pig is a jolly companion,
Boar, sow, barrow, or gilt--
A pig is a pal, who'll boost your morale,
Though mountains may topple and tilt.
When they've blackballed, bamboozled, and burned you,
When they've turned on you, Tory and Whig,
Though you may be thrown over by Tabby or Rover,
You'll never go wrong with a pig, a pig,
You'll never go wrong with a pig!"
-- Thomas Pynchon. |
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"you can a man who boozes by the company he chooses" ... and the pig got up and slowly walked away. |
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I think we need to target the heart of modern seriousness - the corporate establishment. Release a greasy pig into your nearest corporate HQ and watch them try to evict it without spoiling their Armani suits. |
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How do we get the grease on the pig without him arresting us? |
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Maybe if they did this at Pamplona, they wouldn't get so many gorings. |
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Are these pigs available in Pringles
flavour too? |
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Yeah, they come in pepper spray, in Milan. |
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But without goring, Pamplona would be boring! |
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Al Qaeda suicide porkers, with C4 strapped to them... maybe not? |
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Maybe not - but when they do it with dogs, it's referred to as a slamhound. |
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