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| Beer-swilling WA pig meets tragic end |
| 2013-10-07 |
| A BEER-SWILLING feral pig that made headlines for stealing six packs from tourists in Western Australia has met a tragic end. Main Roads in the region confirmed on Monday the wild pig had been found dead after being hit by a truck near Port Hedland. The pig, dubbed "Swino" by locals, had been hunted for weeks after raiding campsites at the De Grey River rest area in the South Hedland region last month. "We had hoped he could become our mascot, so it is a sad end for him," Fionna Findley of Main Roads said. I'm not sure why Main Roads would want a beer swilling pig as a mascot. "It is a very common occurrence for feral animals to get hit and killed by vehicles, but we are all a bit upset." Indeed it is. I once hit 4 kangaroos in the space of 20 minutes. The pig was said to have drunk as many as 18 cans of beer in one session, before sticking his snout in bin bags to find late-night snacks left by tourists. Witnesses even reported seeing the porcine predator picking a fight with a cow. Officers had been trying to locate the animal, who had kept his snout clean since his booze-up a month ago. I'm off into the Bush with some friends from England in a few weeks time and have been thinking about the hazards to warn them of. Probably the main one is Goannas (a type of Monitor Lizard up to 2 meters long), which while not aggressive to people, sometimes mistake them for a tree, and try to climb up them, with unfortunate consequences. |
| Posted by:phil_b |
| #8 Cute, Alaska Paul. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2013-10-07 22:23 |
| #7 It was early last December, as near as I remember I was walking down the street in tipsy pride No one was I disturbing, as I lay down by the curbing And a pig came up and lay down by my side As I lay there in the gutter, thinking thoughts I cannot utter A lady passing by was heard to say "You can tell a man who boozes by the company he chooses" And the pig got up and slowly walked away One evening in October, when I was far from sober To keep my feet from wandering I tried, My poor legs were all a-flutter, so I lay down in the gutter And a pig came up and lay down by my side. We sang,"Never mind the weather just as long as we're together" Till a lady passing by was heard to say, "You can tell a man who boozes by the company he chooses" And the pig got up and slowly walked away. Yes the pig got up and slowly walked away. Slowly walked away, slowly walked away Yes the pig got up and then smiled and winked at me As he slowly walked away. On cattle shows I've centered, in one a pig I entered And one day I sat down with him in his sty Famous people came to visit, when a sweet voice said, "What is it?" She said "What a lofely fella", poked the pig with her umbrella Then she looked at me a while and whispered, "Say Yeah Ay tank dis iss hees brudder"---at my side I felt a shudder And the pig got up and slowly walked away. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2013-10-07 20:31 |
| #6 You know what HOMER would say - "HHHHHMMMMMMM, BEER-FLAVORED FRESH ROAD/PIG KILL". |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-10-07 19:52 |
| #5 Beer-swilling WA pig meets tragic end Oh, in Australia. I was trying to think who I knew from Washington. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-10-07 19:49 |
| #4 Last words were of course: Yo, Matey, hold me brew. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-10-07 16:20 |
| #3 They have a problem with beer swilling Kangaroos. too: |
| Posted by: Heriberto Spoluting7333 2013-10-07 13:59 |
| #2 Now, Skid, even pigs have some decency! Have a little respect for the departed! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2013-10-07 06:24 |
| #1 I'm not sure why Main Roads would want a beer swilling pig as a mascot. They want to join the elected official mainstream. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2013-10-07 05:42 |