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2007-08-31 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-08-31 11:15|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 David Mikkelson, of Snopes fame, used to have a hobby of writing crank letters to companies. I know that he wrote several times asking Disney to recommend one of their artists to do his Disney character tattoo. He wanted a Disney tattoo, he explained, and he knew how careful they were about their copyright, so he couldn't just have any shmoe do it. It had to be legal, from a Disney artist. So could they set him up? They patiently kept writing back to say they didn't do that, and he patiently kept asking why not. Must've had a lot of time on his hands.

Anyhoo, the pig milk thing: I've always wondered why we get our milk from certain animals, and not certain others. It's nice to have someone explain these things.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2007-08-31 15:24|| 2007-08-31 15:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Could be because pigs do not have udders like cows,horses and goats do. So maybe the amount of milk available from each teat on a pig doesn't make the milking effort worth it.
Just guessing, after a little research on Wikipedia.

Posted by Rambler">Rambler 2007-08-31 16:22|| 2007-08-31 16:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Could be because pigs do not have udders

no cheap Rosie O'Donnell jokes please!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-08-31 16:35|| 2007-08-31 16:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Cows are placid animals, as are sheep and goats, compared to pigs. I'd say the main problem is the pig's temprement would make milking one hazardous.

Posted by phil_b 2007-08-31 19:52|| 2007-08-31 19:52|| Front Page Top

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