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Word of the day: Pig

Posted at 2:08 PM on September 24, 2008 by Bob Collins (3 Comments)

I haven't done one of these in months -- the recurring theme in news stories.

Today? Pigs.

  • A woman on the north coast of New South Wales in Australia is being held hostage in her own home by a pony-sized pig. Wait, this update just handed me. The ordeal is over.... after 10 days.

  • In the Twin Cities, the Science Museum is grossing people out with a live blog about a rotting pig. Insert your own blog joke here.

  • You can put it on the board... The champion pig-caller in Idaho has been crowned. And her last name is Bacon.

  • Why are there so many wild pigs in Wisconsin (insert Wisconsin joke here)? A man will go on trial next month for bringing wild pigs to western Wisconsin.

    Comments (3)

    Whoa! The Science Museum's pig-cam blog is awesome! Too bad it's only at day 7. Could use higher resolution photos.

    I love blogs

    Posted by Joshua | September 24, 2008 4:18 PM

    Joshua:

    If you glance around at one point they posted pictures from a digital camera rather than a webcam.

    It was quite disgusting... yet fascinating.

    It's interesting to see the whole process. I mention it to people though and they just go "ew".

    Posted by JSmith | September 24, 2008 5:18 PM

    The Rotting Pig is the ultimate Blog address/name. P.S. at the infamous "Sensation" show at the Brooklyn Art Museum there was a horse carcass and some flies in a huge glass case-for weeks. Been there, got the T-shirt.

    Posted by b2 | September 26, 2008 9:25 AM

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