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11 Jun 2010 01:05

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Biz: “The Other White Meat” not doin’ it for pork anymore (Bonus: Pork porn!)

  • The above photo is linked to the “Media Photo Collections” page on TheOtherWhiteMeat.com, the pork industry’s site promoting their product of choice. There are literally hundreds of photos of pork – slathered, simmered, covered in marinade, begging to be eaten. It’s literally the most pornographic non-porn site we’ve ever run across. If only their slogan had the same effect. But at the National Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa (really), the industry is concerned that the slogan no longer has teeth, and it needs a new one. May we recommend “not recommended by PETA”? Seems like it’d be effective, right? source
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20 Sep 2009 02:55

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Offbeat, World: Told ya: Egypt’s regretting killing its pigs in a swine flu scare

We told you not to do it. Now you have a major trash problem that goats can’t solve. If you think the trash is bad, wait for the locusts, guys. source
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13 Sep 2009 10:52

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World: So now we know a little about how swine flu came to be

  • two strains of the flu in a single pig mutated together and turned into the supervirus that is swine flu
  • 3,205 people have died since that flu strain transferred to humans and became the H1N1 virus; yikes, guys source
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03 May 2009 09:41

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U.S., World: Pigs infected with H1N1: It’s like an infinite loop of swine flu

  • The Alberta farmer recently left Mexico. Canadian officials are quarantining a bunch of pigs testing positive for swine flu after a farmer apparently gave H1N1 to them. In case you’re wondering, this does not make eating pork dangerous. If they have swine flu, it will not get you sick. So don’t freak out. source
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24 Apr 2009 10:55

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U.S., World: Swine flu may seem minor in the U.S., but in Mexico …

  • 60 people have apparently died from swine flu
  • 800 people have gotten sick from the scary-sounding disease source
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02 Apr 2009 10:32

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Offbeat: Proof we’re on the right path: Furry pigs are back in style!

Mangalitsa pigs, from Hungary, are like bastard children of sheep and swine. And we want one as a pet. Oink. source
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