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June 15, 2007: Art pigs
It's another Daily Mail item from xoB. These irresistable guys are artists, according to the full story...
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Staff at Pennywell Farm in Buckfastleigh, Devon, have taken a novel approach to fundraising as they turn their pigs into painters. Their miniature pigs have been creating works of modern art which sell for up to £16 each and have so far raised more than £150 for the Farm Crisis Network charity. |
Well as long as it's volunteer, and for charity, I guess there's nothing wrong with it.
Not bad work.
Shawnee123 Friday Jun 15 12:54 PM
That's the cutest freaking thing I've seen in a long time! I will forgo the food jokes.
Cloud Friday Jun 15 12:54 PM
Pretty Darn Cute!
(the pigs, not the paintings)
Sundae Friday Jun 15 01:20 PM
Pig on the left, "Hey, don't handle the merchandise!"
Pig on the right is just enjoying it.
HungLikeJesus Friday Jun 15 01:26 PM
Instead of the painting, I'd rather have a photo of the pig that painted it.
I wonder what it would cost to have them paint my house.
| Jules: Pigs are filthy animals. I don't eat filthy animals. |
Shawnee123 Friday Jun 15 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Jules
Well we'd have to be talkin' about one charmin' motherbleepin' pig. I mean he'd have to be ten times more charmin' than that Arnold on Green Acres, you know what I'm sayin'?
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Cloud Friday Jun 15 01:39 PM
little piglets are FAR cuter than honkin' hogs.
and they are filthy animals who will eat anything, and pork does not digest well in the human system. I try to avoid pig products for that reason.
(sobs over the smell of frying bacon)
sixfeet Friday Jun 15 01:40 PM
Awe that is too f-ing cute.
ferret88 Friday Jun 15 01:45 PM
"Their miniature pigs have been creating works of modern art which sell for up to £16 each and have so far raised more than £150 for the Farm Crisis Network charity. "
Those pigs're getting ripped off if that's all they're making on their paintings. There's a turtle in Connecticut that sells paintings on eBay for MUCH more than that! http://www.turtlekiss.com/
Shawnee123 Friday Jun 15 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Cloud
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and they are filthy animals who will eat anything, and pork does not digest well in the human system. I try to avoid pig products for that reason. |
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Originally Posted by Vincent Vega
But bacon tastes gooood. Pork chops taste goooood.
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Sundae Friday Jun 15 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Cloud
and they are filthy animals who will eat anything
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They're not filthy - they use mud to cool off, protect them from the sun and insects. Pigs can't sweat you know.
Also they don't eat "anything" given the choice, although they will eat what is provided in captivity. Which is why I believe free range pig meat tastes so much better than factory farmed - sausages, bacon, pork all have a stronger, more robust taste when pigs are allowed to forage naturally.
I'm a pig fan.
smurfalicious Friday Jun 15 02:47 PM
mmmmmmmmmmmm........ bacon.
Sarasvati48 Friday Jun 15 03:26 PM
Baby pigs are adorable...
BigV Friday Jun 15 03:32 PM
Nope--these are art pigs.
Cloud Friday Jun 15 03:39 PM
Just so you know, there's NO WAY I'm going to open the "fart pigs" thread. Just. no. way.
Shawnee123 Friday Jun 15 03:42 PM
You have to, it's hilarious.
BigV...those pigs are like those cows, arent' they? I saw some in Vegas a couple years ago, and got a small cow with Starry Night painted on it.
xoxoxoBruce Friday Jun 15 04:08 PM
| Piggy Painters: Van Snout and his pal Bottabelli |
What is £? Different than a normal pound?
artemis05 Friday Jun 15 04:16 PM
in belize i saw pigs (well, hogs really) that were almost as big as horses... i like the little ones better
pigs always make me think of how my cousin drew a picture of two pigs having sex when she was like... 10, one of the pigs was pooping at the same time... damn, i love my family.
that'll do pig, that'll do
Flint Friday Jun 15 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Cloud
Just so you know, there's NO WAY I'm going to open the "fart pigs" thread. Just. no. way.
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jinx Friday Jun 15 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl
Disagree!
They're not filthy - t |
I'm reading a book right now that has an interesting chapter on (mostly religious) aversion to pigs. The author thinks a lot of it comes from pigs being so similar to humans.
Hime Friday Jun 15 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by jinx
Ya, I agree with SG here. They are only filthy/mean when they are kept in filthy/overcrowded conditions by humans. Otherwise they are clean, intelligent and social.
I'm reading a book right now that has an interesting chapter on (mostly religious) aversion to pigs. The author thinks a lot of it comes from pigs being so similar to humans. |
The little painters sure are cute, though.
xoxoxoBruce Friday Jun 15 04:51 PM
I think a whole lot of it has to do with Trichinosis.
Cloud Friday Jun 15 04:53 PM
and the fact that they will eat anything, including people and each other, if given a chance
yeah, I know--they're supposed to make good pets.
But they're so UGLY.
jinx Friday Jun 15 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Cloud
and the fact that they will eat anything, including people and each other, if given a chance
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Personally I think chickens are ugly, dirty, and nasty... until they are rotisseried.
bluecuracao Friday Jun 15 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Hime
OMG Christopher Hitchens! If he likes pigs, that actually makes me like them less. :p
The little painters sure are cute, though. |
Mmmm, they should get those li'l pigs to paint with butter.
Flint Friday Jun 15 05:18 PM
I got yer "long pig" right here, baby!
jinx Friday Jun 15 05:21 PM
Oh yeah? Lets see it.
Cloud Friday Jun 15 05:23 PM
(hops over to the NSFW thread to look)
Flint Friday Jun 15 05:24 PM
Don't bite off more than you can chew.
...er...let me rephrase that:
Don't write a check your ass can't cash.
Cloud Friday Jun 15 05:26 PM
you're just a tease then, boy!
jinx Friday Jun 15 05:33 PM
C'mon Flint, I don't believe it exists, but it would be really easy to prove it...
Sundae Friday Jun 15 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by jinx
Just like people... I mean long pig.
Personally I think chickens are ugly, dirty, and nasty... until they are rotisseried. |
I find chickens repulsive alive (although I try to make sure the ones that go into ma belly have lived a reasonable life)
I think pigs are adorable, from squealing piglings to big fat porkers. The most useful animals in the world, surely? You can eat just about every bit of them, wear their skin, ride them, race them, make them dive... Oh the list goes on and on...
I even made an effort to visit the pigs on my Mum's 60th birthday! Cellar link
SPUCK Friday Jun 15 11:00 PM
Why you guys dissin chickens? My ten are pretty hilarious and pump out about 8 great eggs a day. They nailed every slug and snail on the property. They will follow you around. They love it when you dig, they fight to ride the shovel.
HungLikeJesus Friday Jun 15 11:06 PM
"ride the shovel," that's the title I've been looking for. Thanks SPUCK.
xoxoxoBruce Friday Jun 15 11:34 PM
I want to riiiiiiide, ride the shovel
I want to riiiiiiide, ride the shovel
It will be black and white in the dead of night
Handle flashing in the clear moonlight
I want to riiiiiiide, ride the shovel
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