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Richard Scarry's Sausage Pig

stefnet — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:32:55 -0800

This should be pretty easy... Does anyone remember which book of Richard Scarry's had an illustration of what I think was a pig holding a big sausage on a fork? We are going through old childhood books and the vision of that image is driving me nuts and I need to see it again.

If it smells like a pig, do we have to make a joke about it being pork?

katyjack — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:35:20 -0800

Now that the swine flu has become an issue, is there a way to see if the "pig odor" part of the stimulus bill and such a joke on the media for a few days might have contained money to study things like containing swine flu outbreaks? So, I was a little incensed for a few days a couple months back over the whole "Obama's Stimulus Bill contains so much pork it even studies pig odor" stuff that John McCain put out and the media picked up because a while ago I read a whole article about industrial hog farms and the trouble and environmental nightmares they cause for their neighbors and therefore I consider myself an expert on the subject.

Of course, it wasn't funny after a few days and I've had a heck of time finding out if it made it into the bill and now I'd like to know a) did it? and b) what exactly were the funds to be used for? I know some money was to be used to try to handle the problem of the waste run-off which is a big problem and a health hazard.

So what's a good place to search for unbiased info on this topic? I've found a few blog posts but they so clearly had left or right agendas, there's no way I could cite them. I'm looking for someplace I can find just the facts, ma'am and to my complete amazement that seems difficult on the Internet! Who would have thought?

FYI - I'm looking for this so I can use it in my own totally biased blog post.

For how long does fatty pig skin stay good in the fridge?

Anything — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:35:26 -0800

For how long does fatty pig skin stay good in the fridge? For re-seasoning my old cast-iron frying pain, I got some pig fat from the butcher, with the skin still on it. After having postponed the job for five days, I moved the fatty skin from the fridge to the freezer. Is it still good?

Feed and fatten the pig, for the slaughter?

JimmyJames — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:54:10 -0800

Economicsfilter: Why has the federal government allowed the Ad Council to put on the Feed the Pig set of public service announcements in light of the $168 billion economic stimulus plan? So it seems that the Ad Council has put out a campaign to get Americans to save money. Meanwhile the federal government gives citizens money to spend it. So does the federal government want people to take their rebate, pay down their debt and "feed the pig" or spend it on a flat screen?

Ugly boar advertisement

pinksoftsoap — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:15:01 -0800

There is an advertisement with a really ugly, mean looking, bully-like boar/pig. What company is it for? I recall him having really dark, thick eyebrows. Or - can anyone find me the picture of the boar/pig?

Looking for a pig in a poke?

Monday — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:49:15 -0800

I look out the window while working. Lately, I've seen some strange behavior: people park, get out and circle the cement pig nearby, and they get back in their car. What are they doing? They circle twice, getting in their car between trips. They hold a device (gps?). All the people were white, with two men and two women. The ages ranged from about 8 to 40 or so.

The pig is in front of Ole Times in Warner Robins, GA, if that helps.

What's the name of the French pig ad?

Etta Hollis — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:45:03 -0800

Looking for the name and/or pictures of a classic French advert with a pig. There was at least one in Paris on Rue d'Alesia around Christmas. My friend explained the ads were something that that was classic and everyone knew about. The Paris example had just a cartoon of a pig and something to the effect "Don't cry little pig, you're going to _____ (name of Butcher/store)"

Here is a similar example, just more violent.

Merci.

Pork poster en français?

rorycberger — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:59:57 -0800

Where can I buy a pig poster like they have in french butcher shops? I'm looking for a poster approximately like these plates, preferably with the primal cuts identified in french. I want one that is nice enough looking to hang on my wall, not totally utilitarian like this one. Oh yeah, a beef one would be cool too. Thanks in advance.

how many bones do a pig, cow, and sheep skeleton have?

Nik_Doof — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 10:51:08 -0800

how many bones do a pig, cow, and sheep skeleton have? My other half is currently studying a faunal module at university, and today she rang me up asking to do a search on how many bones a pig, cow, sheep actually have. I've tried searching but came up with nothing. Does anyone know?

English Bacon, Canadian Bacon . . . Who knew there was so much to a pig?

Medieval Maven — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 05:00:24 -0800

While abroad last fall, I had really awesome sandwhiches. It seemed like every pub we ate in had a brie-and-bacon-on-some-sort-of-bread available. Now that I'm back in the states, I want to know where to find English bacon, or how to substitute for it. I've found a couple of things online, but I'm not getting enough detail (like, a picture of it cooked, since that's the only way I've ever seen not-American or not-Canadian bacon). This looks promising. Bonus Points: If you live in or around Atlanta, is there a local butcher or other shop that you know of that sells this stuff?

Complete this phrase: "Home again, home again, jiggity ____."

evinrude — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 16:01:43 -0800

"Home again, home again, jiggity ____." My girlfriend and I disagree on the proper completion of this frankly bizarre sing-songy statement uttered whenever our respective families would return from an outing. I say "jiggity jig" and she says "jiggity jog." I'm curious about if other people are familiar with this construction, and how they complete the phrase; I'd also love to hear theories about its origin.