Pigs!!
Almost all bloggers would have a “pet animal” post to their credit and the posts often mentioned about either a dog or a cat or a cow or rarely, a snake. But who would want a pig as a pet?
Probably because of this joke, one hesitates to have a pig as pet!
A man was on a walking holiday. He became thirsty so decided to ask at a home for something to drink. The lady of the house invited him in and served him a bowl of soup by the fire. There was a wee pig running around the kitchen, running up to the visitor and giving him a great deal of attention. The visitor commented that he had never seen a pig this friendly. The housewife replied: "Ah, he's not that friendly. That's his bowl you're using."
Though pigs are not a priority as pets, they have indirectly contributed a lot to the society. They appear in the Chinese Zodiac and they have an important role in kids’ education in the form of rhymes and stories as well. And pigs have participated in TV shows and Movies also.
“The three little pigs”, the fairy tale in which the wolf wanted to huff and puff the houses of the pigs needs a mention. One of the pigs made a house of brick with a chimney and lit a fire down and when the wolf tried to enter inside through the chimney it fell into the fire and the pig lived happily ever after. Pigs are smart.
But the latest generation is smarter, I guess. A joke goes like this:
One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs to her class. She came to the part of the story where the first pig was trying to accumulate the building materials for his home.
She read, "...And so the pig went up to the man with the wheelbarrow full of straw and said, 'Pardon me sir, but may I have some of that straw to build my house?'"
The teacher paused then asked the class, "And what do you think the man said?"
One little boy raised his hand and said, "I know...he said, 'Holy Cow! A talking pig!'"
Pigs have a role in kids’ nursery rhymes as well. “To market, to market, to buy a fat pig” and “piggy on a railway line” would be remembered by all who didn’t cry during their first few weeks in school.
Pigs make good food – ham and pork are pig foods. This is a joke I read in the net:
A farmer walks into a pub with a pig under his arm."Why have you got a pig under your arm?" asks the bartender."This isn't just any old pig," the farmer says, "This pig has twice saved my life. So, just to be on the safe side, I carry him about everywhere with me.""Oh really?" says the bartender, incredulously."Yes, once I fell into the river and he jumped in and dragged me to the bank. Another time my house caught fire and he ran in and saved me, the wife and the kids."As the farmer is talking the bartender can't help noticing that the pig is missing a leg."In which of those accidents did the pig lose its leg in?" he asks.The farmer replies: "Neither. An animal like this you don't eat all at once"
The “Hot Dog” is not actually made from dogs but pork – the flesh of the pig-is used.
Pigs have their own sporting events as well. The Wikipedia says that pigs have their own Olympics in which there are events like pig-racing (over an obstacle course), pig swimming (introduced at the 2006 Pig Olympics), and 'pigball' or 'swineball' which is much like football or soccer.
It is also said that pigs appeared in “Pink Floyd” music shows and a pig ran astray in one of the shows and created a scene.
And don’t get perturbed if someone calls you a “funny pig” or a ‘dirty pig” or even a “swine”. The pigs aren’t to be blamed for being dirty. They cool themselves by taking a muddy bath just like we do with water. Isn’t it fair enough?
There are also lots of pig-related idiom and this is one - "It's plain as a pig on a sofa". If a husband or wife uses this idiom, the other should not get upset. And try not to become the butt of the joke as this guy did:
A man was driving up a steep and narrow mountain road. A woman was driving down the same road.As they pass each other, the woman leans out the window and yells "Pig!" The man immediately leans out his window and replied, "How dare you?"They continue on their way and as the man rounds the next corner, he crashes into a pig in the middle of the road.
These misunderstood mammals have been there right from Ice Age, they say. They are a smart lot and easily trainable and in fact they are looked upon as stars in some parts of the world!
“The Empress of Blandings” - no one can say it is after all a pig, - won many awards in the “Fat pigs” contests and Lord Emsworth, the proud owner doted on it. P.G.Wodehouse featured the Empress in all his novels related to the Blandings castle, and these stories made an interesting read-up. The Empress was the subject of many plots and schemes related to the castle.
So if someone calls you a pig, feel proud!
Probably because of this joke, one hesitates to have a pig as pet!
A man was on a walking holiday. He became thirsty so decided to ask at a home for something to drink. The lady of the house invited him in and served him a bowl of soup by the fire. There was a wee pig running around the kitchen, running up to the visitor and giving him a great deal of attention. The visitor commented that he had never seen a pig this friendly. The housewife replied: "Ah, he's not that friendly. That's his bowl you're using."
Though pigs are not a priority as pets, they have indirectly contributed a lot to the society. They appear in the Chinese Zodiac and they have an important role in kids’ education in the form of rhymes and stories as well. And pigs have participated in TV shows and Movies also.
“The three little pigs”, the fairy tale in which the wolf wanted to huff and puff the houses of the pigs needs a mention. One of the pigs made a house of brick with a chimney and lit a fire down and when the wolf tried to enter inside through the chimney it fell into the fire and the pig lived happily ever after. Pigs are smart.
But the latest generation is smarter, I guess. A joke goes like this:
One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs to her class. She came to the part of the story where the first pig was trying to accumulate the building materials for his home.
She read, "...And so the pig went up to the man with the wheelbarrow full of straw and said, 'Pardon me sir, but may I have some of that straw to build my house?'"
The teacher paused then asked the class, "And what do you think the man said?"
One little boy raised his hand and said, "I know...he said, 'Holy Cow! A talking pig!'"
Pigs have a role in kids’ nursery rhymes as well. “To market, to market, to buy a fat pig” and “piggy on a railway line” would be remembered by all who didn’t cry during their first few weeks in school.
Pigs make good food – ham and pork are pig foods. This is a joke I read in the net:
A farmer walks into a pub with a pig under his arm."Why have you got a pig under your arm?" asks the bartender."This isn't just any old pig," the farmer says, "This pig has twice saved my life. So, just to be on the safe side, I carry him about everywhere with me.""Oh really?" says the bartender, incredulously."Yes, once I fell into the river and he jumped in and dragged me to the bank. Another time my house caught fire and he ran in and saved me, the wife and the kids."As the farmer is talking the bartender can't help noticing that the pig is missing a leg."In which of those accidents did the pig lose its leg in?" he asks.The farmer replies: "Neither. An animal like this you don't eat all at once"
The “Hot Dog” is not actually made from dogs but pork – the flesh of the pig-is used.
Pigs have their own sporting events as well. The Wikipedia says that pigs have their own Olympics in which there are events like pig-racing (over an obstacle course), pig swimming (introduced at the 2006 Pig Olympics), and 'pigball' or 'swineball' which is much like football or soccer.
It is also said that pigs appeared in “Pink Floyd” music shows and a pig ran astray in one of the shows and created a scene.
And don’t get perturbed if someone calls you a “funny pig” or a ‘dirty pig” or even a “swine”. The pigs aren’t to be blamed for being dirty. They cool themselves by taking a muddy bath just like we do with water. Isn’t it fair enough?
There are also lots of pig-related idiom and this is one - "It's plain as a pig on a sofa". If a husband or wife uses this idiom, the other should not get upset. And try not to become the butt of the joke as this guy did:
A man was driving up a steep and narrow mountain road. A woman was driving down the same road.As they pass each other, the woman leans out the window and yells "Pig!" The man immediately leans out his window and replied, "How dare you?"They continue on their way and as the man rounds the next corner, he crashes into a pig in the middle of the road.
These misunderstood mammals have been there right from Ice Age, they say. They are a smart lot and easily trainable and in fact they are looked upon as stars in some parts of the world!
“The Empress of Blandings” - no one can say it is after all a pig, - won many awards in the “Fat pigs” contests and Lord Emsworth, the proud owner doted on it. P.G.Wodehouse featured the Empress in all his novels related to the Blandings castle, and these stories made an interesting read-up. The Empress was the subject of many plots and schemes related to the castle.
So if someone calls you a pig, feel proud!
8 comments:
all u left was the piggy bank:-)
hehehe.
btw, you also should focus on the medieval political european connotation of the entity "pig" - quite an intersting hitory there
interesting blog spot..
Ginkgo..this is how piggy bank came about : "According to Charles Panati's Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things, people were saving money in kitchen pots and jars made of pygg, called "pygg jars"... and by the 18th Century, pygg jar had become pig bank, potters simply casting the bank in the shape of its common, everyday name"
Atrakasya..yes..u r rt..cn do a post on it as the info is vast.
Dan..thks for the visit. Keep reading :)
Hahaha.. Ayoo ipdi pigs polapulla manna potuteengaley :)
Ponn..pigs polapula mann alli podala..polappu thedi tharen :))
a piggy post. nice :D
to add a couple more,
one of lord vishnu's avatar is as a pig :)
piggy-backing is a popular concept, in computer networking, telecommunication, etc
Inder..thks for the piggy info. :)
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