And now for something completely different.
Did you know that March 1st, this Sunday, is National Pig Day? Well it is.
In honor of this I’ve written a list of pig phrases seen immediately below plus I’ve provided an explanation at the end of the post as to why I‘ve written this list.
[You know you’re wondering why.]
Please enjoy this list, but I beg of you, do not let this plethora of piggy-ness and phraseology overwhelm you with its profundity.
A LIST OF 28 PIG PHRASES
Please the pigs means if circumstances permit
Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered means don’t get greedy or whatever you have will be taken away from you
As short as a pig’s kick means not very good [Spanish insult]
Even a blind pig will occasionally find an acorn means even the least competent person will have something useful to contribute once in a while
To go to pigs and whistles means to go to ruin
Happier than a dead pig in sunshine means thrilled [Southern saying]
It’s as plain as a pig on a sofa means very obvious
Looked like a pig on ice means clumsy
He follows me around like an Antony pig means someone who mindlessly follows someone else [old English term referencing a Roman Catholic saint]
Don’t go crossing the pig tracks means don’t behave in an unseemly way
Feed a pig and you’ll have a hog means beware of encouraging a greedy person who’ll become dependent on you
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig means some people are too closed-minded to bother talking with [maybe said by Mark Twain]
Driving his pigs to market means snoring
Only a pig depends on the favors of swine means only a sneaky person will depend on the handouts of the disreputable
When pigs fly means it’ll never happen [English proverb from 1600s]
To get the wrong pig by the tail means to make a mistake
To bring one’s pigs to a fine market means to do well for yourself
Young pigs grunt as loud as old pigs grunted before them means same as it ever was [Danish proverb]
Like a pig to truffles means being able to go directly to the best of anything
Sometimes the rotten pig gets the apple means life isn’t always fair
Wears like a pig’s nose means durable [slogan from 1885 advertisement for overalls]
As happy as a pig in mud means contented with things as they are in this moment
I haven’t had this much fun since the pigs ate my brother means I’m having a good time
Don’t buy a pig in a poke means don’t make a deal without confirming the details
Sweating like a pig means to be so physically hot that beads of visible sweat form on you [not a reference to the farm animal, it’s about smelting iron]
Like putting lipstick on a pig means attempting to make something appear better than it is
Hollering like a stuck pig means a person who complains like they’re in pain to get attention
Neither give cherries to pigs nor advice to fools means your good intentions and truthfulness will be misunderstood by people who aren’t that intellectually bright [Irish proverb]
Addendum: More Pig Phrases Courtesy Of My Wonderful Commenters
What’s time to a pig means not to worry about something, it doesn’t really matter [from Dan at No Facilities]
Like pigs feeding at the trough means a greedy person, often a politician, getting more than his fair share [from Susan at Garden of Eden Blog]
Pig Latin means a made-up silly language in which the first syllable of an English word is removed from the beginning of the word and tacked onto the end of the word [from shoreacres at The Task at Hand]
In a pig’s eye means disbelief [from Deborah at temenos]
Pig out means to eat too much [from Anne at Mehrling Muse]
Piggy back means literally to carry someone on your back or in a figurative sense to add something to something that already exists [from Erica/Erika at Behind the Scenery]
Never wrestle with a pig; you just get muddy and the pig enjoys it means don’t bother trying to reason with someone who’s determined to be unreasonable [from Eilene at Myricopia]
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And why, you may be asking yourself, does Ms. Bean know all these pig phrases?
GLAD YOU ASKED.
It’s because in the winter of ’98 [yes, that’d be 1998] I planned on creating a website to see if I could figure out how to do that. I never got the chance to make the website, but I compiled this list in anticipation of doing so. The website was going to be about pig phrases.
[Once a wordy girl, always a wordy girl.]
Last weekend, in a serendipitous moment while sorting through some paper files in my desk drawer, I found this list of pig phrases and thought, considering the research was all done, why not make a blog post of it.
So I did.
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Plain as a pig on a sofa….yup…that’s my new go to phrase
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LA, it’s a good one. So easy to remember, so useful in genteel conversation!
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That’s exactly what I was thinking
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I suspect that it is a southern saying, so maybe you should say it with that accent. 😉
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Omg yes! That will so totally work with my already in place dulcet New Yorker tones
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I like this.m list and I do like the sofa reference. I can add one for you. A coworker used to say this when he messed up his computer (often) and I had to fix it. I would apologize for the delay, and he’d say:
“What’s time to a pig?”
Meaning it didn’t matter.
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Dan, I love that saying! I’ve never heard that one, but it’s in keeping with this list. Thanks for sharing it here. 🐷
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It’s a bit self-deprecating, but since the guy had just messed-up his laptop for the umpteenth time, it was appropriate.
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Oh self-deprecating sayings are the best ones. They often get to the truth of the matter better than an inspirational saying, imho.
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Dan, I’ve added your pig phrase to the list giving you credit. Thank you.
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You’re welcome. I didn’t invent it, I just heard it.
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And remembered it. That’s what counts. 😉
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Pigs seem to take a lot of abuse, just for being pigs.
We should be thanking them for giving us bacon… 😉
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Deb, I don’t know why there are so many pig phrases, but they seem to have been around in various forms for centuries. If nothing else, knowing a few of these is harmless wordy fun.
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Thanks for the explanation of sweating like a pig. That one never made sense to me. I worked on a vaccine for porcine pneumonia, very early on in my career – and that’s when I learned that pigs don’t even sweat. They pant like dogs do, to keep cool.
Deb
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Deb, I didn’t know that pigs panted like dogs. I can see now how ridiculous the sweating like a pig phrase is. I tell you, here I am learning about pigs on a wintry Thursday. Yes this is what this blog has come to. 😊
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Most excellent! I was unfamiliar with many of these but shall start using them immediately.
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Rivergirl, I’d forgotten most of them. It’s been a few decades since I did the research, but now that they’re fresh in my mind, like you I plan on using them more often.
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We squirrels would like to raise an objection to pigs muscling in on our blind fellows finding acorns. Greedy hogs, indeed…
Some of my favorite pig sayings….
“Four legs good, two legs bad.”
“Eebley eebley eebley.. That’s all folks!”
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evilsquirrel13, I’m sorry that you and your squirrel brethren feel slighted by this post. Perhaps come National Squirrel Day [there has to be one, right?] you can put together a list of Squirrel Phrases that’ll rival, maybe even outdo, the pig ones here.
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We squirrels already had our day this year (January 21), so we will have to wait. But we will “bring home the bacon”, so to speak…
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Well said. Not a squirrel-y comment at all.
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Squirrel Appreciation Day was Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Gosh, how did we miss that?
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Z-D, my goodness you two are on the same wavelength. Scary thought if’n you ask me.
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We use “like putting lipstick on a pig” at work all the time. Our clients do interesting things sometimes! I always get these sayings wrong. For instance, I call people wet sweaters instead of wet blankets. I’ll be sure to get one of these wrong too. Haha.
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pam, you say: someone is a wet sweater? That’s delightful and I love it. I mean when you think about it all these saying that we use had to start with someone somewhere. Maybe you’re creating a new saying. Had you thought of that? 😍
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Now that is a thought – thanks for turning that around for me! And yes, I do call people wet sweaters when they are being a downer. lol
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That’s a wonderful turn of phrase that I need to start using. So perfectly descriptive
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Snort! These are funny enlightening and apt thanks Ally Bean. I’m familiar with some of the sayings – 😀 We refer to some of our politicians as pigs feeding at the trough –
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Susan, your “pigs feeding at the trough” is a good pig phrase. Now that you mention it, I’ve heard it used, too. Thanks for adding it here. 🐷
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Susan, I’ve added your pig phrase to the list giving you credit. Thank you.
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Snort! Thanks Ally Bean, I enjoyed the others also …
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Great, fun post – amazing how many of the phrases I still use. Thanks for making my day more pleasant.
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Zen-Den, it is amazing how some of these pig phrases are still in use everywhere, while others are almost forgotten in history. Glad I added some snorts and giggles to your day.
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I grew up with “happy as a hog eating coal.” I’m not sure if hogs really do eat coal, or if it makes them happy, but there has to be some background to that one.
The only thing that could have made this better is if you’d written it in Pig Latin!
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shoreacres, I’ve never heard that saying, but I agree there has to be some more to that saying than meets the eye/fills the mind. Great idea about writing this in Pig Latin. In fact, if that’s something you’d like to do have at it. 🐷
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shoreacres, I’ve added your pig phrase to the list giving you credit. Thank you.
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My pleasure! Anytime I can contribute to the great pool of knowledge makes me happy!
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You’ve taken me back to my West Virginia roots. I’ve always wanted a pet pig…maybe some day.😉
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Jill, I hope going back to WV was a good thing. I don’t think I’m cut out to be a pig mom, but if you get one more power to you. Think of the pics you could take for your blog!
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I never knew the pig iron connection to “sweating like a pig”, either. And me from a steel town, too, and the daughter of a steelworker. I love picking up a new little factoid–thanks!
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nance, that fact surprised me too. Granted it took me a long time to get around to sharing it, but now that I have life is better. Enjoy your factoid.
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I am familiar with a number of these, but don’t use too many of the ones I’ve actually heard before.
I have used putting lipstick on a pig before referring to myself a few times, and I’ve said something about being in Hog Heaven, and not throwing pearls before swine. Not sure those last two count on your list since they’re really not “pig” specific. 😀
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Deborah, I don’t know that I say many of these often, but they’re so varied that I suppose I should try to do so. I like your hog and swine sayings, but I was very strict with myself about this list. The word ‘pig’ must be in the phrase to make it onto the list. I have standards, you know. 🤓
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I know! I didn’t think they’d make the list. 😀🐷
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But thanks for playing along. 😍
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Never in a pig’s eye would I have guessed the focus of your early website ambitions. 🙂
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Deborah, that’s a great pig phrase. Well said. I couldn’t tell you now why I wanted to have a website about pig phrases back then, but I did. 🐷
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Deborah, I’ve added your pig phrase to the list giving you credit. Thank you.
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Charlotte & Wilbur are thrilled by this post.
But Mr. Ed wants equal time on the podium.
Chicken Little doesn’t care much, one way or the other; he’s still preoccupied with the sky’s proximity.
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Nancy, it’s funny you’d mention Mr. Ed. I just this week on Instagram shared a photo of horse rumps and quoted the theme song from Mr. Ed in conjunction with it.
I think you’ve sized up Chicken Little perfectly. He’s such a cluck.
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I had only ever heard three of these phrases before. Sometimes I think that I do live under a rock! 😀
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Donna, I couldn’t tell you why or where I found these pig phrases, but I did. It was a long time ago when I put this list together. I’m not sure that before researching this, I’d have known more than 3 phrases either. We live, we learn.
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It’s good to revisit one’s past efforts that didn’t see the light of day back then. Waste not!
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Neil, thank you. Having rediscovered this list, and considering the time of year, it seemed like this project was meant to be– now.
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My cats are demanding equal time!
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Kate, there must be a National Cat Day, right? I think you could make a list of cat phrases and share it in honor of the day. That’s be quite right for you to do. 😉
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I’ll make the cats do it. I’m sure they have some sassy phrases!
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Ha! No doubt. 😸
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Ally, serendipity indeed! 😀 First I thought you’d made these up but realise they are real and a few are familiar! A great collection of pig phrases and I love how you were going to start a website around these in 1998! Are there animal days for the whole year? I feel I’m missing something here!
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Annika, I wish I could remember why I was going to make the website for pig phrases, but my motivation is lost in the fog of my brain. I don’t know if there are animal days the whole year round. It’s a good question. I only knew about this one because I’d made a note of it in the file I found.
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What a fun list! Most of these I’ve never heard of.
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Jean, I didn’t remember lots of these sayings so finding the list in the file was fun for me. Had to share it here. Had to, I tell you.
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Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered ~> Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, etc.
Even a blind pig will occasionally find an acorn ~> Trump
Doing a website devoted to pig phrases = a narrow niche!
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I agree that many of these phrases lend themselves to today’s news stories. Back in ’98 I’m sure I wasn’t worried about niches, I was just wondering if I could make a website. A personal challenge, you know? Why I chose pig phrases I could not say.
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I’ve liked pigs since Charlotte’s Web . . . although my impression of them took a turn for the worse while reading Animal Farm.
Pigs is a good place to start . . . allowing you to branch out to other barnyard animals, pets (e.g., “raining cats and dogs”), and even to animals residing on other continents. The sky’s the limit ~> no matter what Chicken Little says!
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Ha! You’ve got big plans for me. Thanks, I think.
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Love your little pigs picture. My niece and her husband have recently acquired some pigs and treat them like pet dogs. They are so cute! I hadn’t heard of a lot of these phrases. But they were fun to read. Always love to read your posts and the responses. I always learn something. Yay for pigs!
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Beth, I know some people have pet pigs and adore them. I’m sure I’m not meant to do that but if your niece and husband are having fun, more power to them. I don’t know why I was interested in pigs phrases back in 1998, but now I’ve got a blog post about them so all is good.
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Wow. I only knew about 7 of those pig phrases. Must be a city girl.
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AutumnAshbough, I didn’t know most of the phrases when I first did the research for the website that never was. When I found the list I realized I’d forgotten many of them, but they are fun to know, if only to be silly.
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I recognize several of those, and have even been known to use a few of them. I wonder which animal elicits the most sayings. It seems like there a multitude for pigs. Now my mind has gone off on a tangent… 🙂
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Margaret, you ask a good question. I’ve no idea which animal has the most phrases about it. I don’t even know how you could find out definitively. It’d be contingent on which language you were using. 🤔
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And one more: “Buying a pig in a poke” – Getting a really bad (shady) ‘bargain’. I don’t know who coined it… Great list btw!
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Melanie, that’s a good one. Happy to know that you liked the list.
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The things that go through our brains sometimes, right? Some of these were familiar to me and I am neither Southern nor farm familiar. Thanks for the interpretations. Truthfully though, I’m not sure I would have followed you had your blog been solely about pigs so I’m glad you went in another direction 🙂
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Janet, I don’t think that I’d have been able to write a whole blog based on pigs. I only like the quotes and know little about them as animals. I agree with you, it’s better how things worked out.
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I love pigs!! I used to collect pig figurines. I’ve heard quite a few of these sayings, especially since I’m a southern girl. 😊
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Michelle, I bet your pig figurines were cute. Some of these phrases are a hoot, and make me laugh at the creative ways southerners put a *pig* spin on the simplest ideas.
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I enjoyed your pig phrases. I have heard a few, but the rest were new to me.
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Anne, thank you. I didn’t know most of these when I found them all those years ago, but seeing them again made me happy as a pig in mud.
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I could pig out on your posts.
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Oh that’s a rich comment. 😋 🐷
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Anne, I’ve added your pig phrase to the list giving you credit. Thank you.
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Pigging out was one of the few pig phrases I knew. I think we began to use it about 50 years ago, so it has been around a while.
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…And aren’t you glad you didn’t spend even more time creating an entire website exclusively for pig phrases????
I for one am glad for this more diverse Bean-y Blog!
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laura, at the time I was contemplating making a website I’d not heard of blogs so it was all I knew about. I agree that it’s better that I found blogging which appeals to my sense of randomness more than just pig phrases, clever as they are. I’m a blogger not a webmaster (mistress?).
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I’m stymied.
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😊
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You really went hog wild penning this list! Nothing sloppy here. Thoink you very much for the education lesson.
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Swinged Cat, nicely said. I don’t know what my original intent was with these pig phrases, but having found them again I had to share them here. Learn what you will from them.
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First of all, let me say that I love both of my brothers… but “I haven’t had this much fun since the pigs ate my brother” made me LOL.
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Janis, I understand. My mother used to say that one, then laugh manically after she said it. It seems to resonate.
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Of course, I guess it does help that neither one of us is a brother.
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Yes, you raise a valid point that does influence our opinion of that phrase. 😆
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You always make me think outside my box because I had no idea there was a National Pig Day or that anyone could come up with 28 phrases about pigs. I knew six of them, and I used one today. 🙂
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Judy, I’m not sure how many of these phrases I knew before I did the research in ’98. Finding the list refreshed my memory. I’m thrilled to know that you used a pig phrase today. I didn’t do that even though I created this list. Must up my pig talk game. 🐽
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That’s quite a list Ally. When I see the phrase “when pigs fly” I think of an old TV sitcom called “Alice” which featured a wise-cracking waitress named Flo. She had a Southern accent and besides saying”kiss my grits” her other trademark lines were “when pigs fly” or “when donkeys fly!”
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Linda, I remember that show and I definitely remember Flo. I loved her “kiss my grits” line, but I don’t remember her saying the “when pigs fly” line. I say “when pigs fly” but I don’t tell people to “kiss my grits” enough, now that I think about it.
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Ally, well next time you encounter one of those oddball people, let that expression rip … I may think it also, but never voice it. Flo had a lot of one-liners like many Southern gals – you remember the video I sent you one time of “Southern Speak” … YouTube has a series of videos on Southern women and their idioms. My friend who is originally from Charleston, SC sent it to me and said “yes, we do talk like that!”
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I can’t decide what I love more; this blog post or the comments.
I am so glad I found your blog. It is making this winter so much more epic.
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Writer McWriterson, thank you. I write this blog based on whatever catches my attention, not by any editorial calendar that’s for sure. Hence random posts such as this one, presented for snorts and giggles.
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I am sharing this with my sister-in-law. She is a “pig” person. And by that, I mean she loves all things piggy! 🙂
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Laurie, oh please do share the list with her. I like pigs, but just happened to start a project about them over 2 decades ago, then saw the opportunity to finish it this week. This blog won’t be going to the pigs. 😉
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A huge smile, Ally. Even before I begin reading. I am looking forward to this piggy back ride.
I think it is okay to write this: my husband was in banking for many years and I heard the phrase often “Like putting lipstick on a pig.”
Just when I thought I couldn’t love you any more……….xx
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Erica/Erika, oh, oh, oh: “a piggy back ride” is another phrase that’s not on this list and should be. That’s a good one, thank you. I started this list over 20 years ago and will admit that I just wrote my original list here without thinking about any new additions. 🐷
I’ve no doubt that the lipstick phrase would be used frequently in any banking job. Seems like it’d describe many a scenario. 🙄
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Erica/Erika, I’ve added your pig phrase to the list giving you credit. Thank you.
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Thank you! A fun post!
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I had never heard many of these phrases before but flying pigs was always a favourite. My sister sent me a when-pigs-can-fly card when I started running and finished my first race. Let’s just say that Joanne + running + race were never put together in one sentence before that time 😀
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Joanne, that’s a great memory of how the pig phrase became part of your life. I’ll admit that some days Ally + walking + get your butt out the door is about as likely as pigs flying. Totally get your point about that.
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I read through all the great comments in this wonderful blog post and yet no one came up with:”Never wrestle with a pig; you just get muddy and the pig enjoys it.”
Great collection! Isn’t so fun to go through old files and find little gems?
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Eilene, that’s a wonderful saying. Thanks for adding it here. I compiled this list decades ago, but somehow never found that one. And yes, old files are a treasure trove of gems. 🐷
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Eilene, I’ve added your pig phrase to the list giving you credit. Thank you.
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Feed a pig and you’ll have a hog. LOL. This is great! And a great resource for wee writers! Haha.
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parkermccoy, I like pig phrases, obviously. I don’t know why I started collecting them all those years ago, but now they make a fun post. Enjoy! 🐽
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What a fun post! I enjoyed reading the pig phrases – and I learned that there is a National Pig Day.
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Sheryl, this list of pig phrases is a goof. They’re fun, but in truth I don’t plan on celebrating National Pig Day in any way whatsoever. Just another thing to know about.
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No, I had no idea there was such a thing as National Pig Day (maybe there isn’t here)! I must admit I say “like a pig in sh*t” rather than mud, but I’m not always very ladylike.
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Anabel, I’ve not heard that variation of the pig in mud phrase. It’s appropriate to be sure. There’s a day for everything as far as I can tell. Now whether anyone celebrates it is a whole ‘nother thing.
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One of my husband’s favourites: “Never wrestle with a pig. Everyone gets dirty, and the pig likes it.” It means don’t get drawn into ugly battles.
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Arlene, that’s a good one and so true. I wish I’d realized that when I was younger, but now that I’m older, and a bit wiser, I adhere to that principle almost daily.
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Oink you very much for this interesting list, and happy National Pig Day!
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The Travel Architect, glad you liked the list. Hope you have a snorting good time on National Pig Day.
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Hilarious!
Feeling high on the hog after reading this.
So glad you didn’t pig all the fun and invited us to share the trough.
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philmouse, oh you are clever. Now that we’ve all enjoyed National Pig Day in our own ways, I’m hoping this list will be a resource for years to come– seeing as it took me many years to get it here the www. 🙄
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I find it interesting that we use pigs as the object of an insult, but they are one of the most intelligent animals on this planet! I’ve heard of some of these phrases, but not all. Still scratching my head over why a pig is happy to be dead in the sunshine…???
Great list, Ally!
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Kate, you make a good point about how pigs are smart yet maligned. Many of these pig phrases seem macabre. From what I can tell, it’s anyone’s guess as to why some phrases stick around, for centuries even, while other phrases are forgotten.
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I love that you’ve not only researched this stuff but saved it too.
So very Ally Bean of you 😀
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Deb, I was going to make a website. I was sure of it, but real life got in my way. Another very Ally Bean experience for me.
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Oh my word! Thank you for this list and all of the research it took to make it, Ally! I didn’t know about National Pig Day. Does that mean I shouldn’t have eaten sausage?
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L. Marie, I’m laughing here. I don’t know exactly how anyone was supposed to celebrate the day, but I suspect that eating sausage might not have been the point of the holiday. However, I’m hardly an expert about National Pig Day– I just have a list of phrases to share.
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I love quotes and sayings, learned quite a few new ones (for me). Years ago, after a colleague and I hit yet another brick wall in trying to change people’s minds, he brought me a beautiful drawing he created of a pig with wings. “When pigs fly” has a special meaning for me 🙂 Good to see it on the list!
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This project, that I started so very long ago, has been fun to share here. This must have been the right time to finish my project. In this case pigs flew ’cause what seemed impossible came into being.
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What was the thing that was impossible that came to be?
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Me finally publishing this list of phrases 22 years after I started it! Pigs flew.
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A well-constructed list. Many of which I use. Although, my happier than a pig in mud version is less eloquent. Crude even.
Your pig list is the cat’s pajamas!
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joey, thank you. This list is a goof if there ever was one, but now that it’s here I’m glad I followed through, even if it took me decades.
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It was FUN 🙂
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Thanks.
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