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Pigs Get No (Linguistic) Respect

Pig-like humans are stereotypically fat, ugly, lazy, disgusting, sexist, selfish people who take more than their fair share. They are road hogs, ball hogs, glory hogs and resource hogs. Why is the word pig so pejorative?

by Mark Liberman
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‘Some Pig’: E.B. White, Farming and ‘Charlotte’s Web’

The story behind the most famous pig of all.

by Andy Wright
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The Case of the Drunken Pigs

What happens when pigs figure out how to get access to booze? Nothing pretty.

by Karen Pinchin
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The Bacon Fad Is Over, But We’re Eating More of It Than Ever

Our cultural obsession with bacon seems to have cooled (no more bacon sundaes, for instance) but we’re still eating more of it than ever.

by Dan Mitchell
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Swine Flu: The Strange Medical and Magical History of Pigs

The winding and weird relationship between pigs and humans.

by Samantha Sandassie
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Swine Crime: Pig Rustling Around the Globe

Pig rustling. Porcine plundering. Hog heists. Whatever you call this crime, it’s a continuing problem in many nations.

by Andrew Amelinckx
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How a Camera Fell from the Sky, Nearly Got Eaten by a Pig and Spawned an Internet Sensation

The most improbable pig video of all.

by Sam Brasch
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The Pigs That Eat at Las Vegas Buffets

Prime rib and cheese curds and crab rangoon – Bob Combs’ pigs eat well from the leftovers of the prodigious buffet tables of Vegas.

by Jesse Hirsch
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Dear Modern Farmer: Is It Legal to Slaughter a Pig in My Backyard?

Dear Boaris,

by Kristen Ploetz
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