King Neptune (May 16, 1942 – May 14, 1950) was a pig used by a United States Navy recruiter to raise $19 million in war bonds for the construction of USS Illinois (BB-65) between 1942 and 1946.

Everyone else who got boiler-roomed into this pig 10 years ago, like me and you. Question is, who's buying? Shearer & Co. loading up, after sitting on our interest for a decade, and basically ignoring the shareholders altogether? Wouldn't be shocked. I'll hold...even if it's a sham (which the past decade indicates), it's still a cool idea.

Muslims are offended by the idea of wolves trying to eat pigs? I guess if the wolf was a suicide bomber and they would accept it.

For those of us who still believe women are oppressed, the book is a sharp rebuke of the ludicrous idea that raunch culture is a sign that women are liberated - which is what those who produce and profit from the objectification of women would have us believe - both men and women.

Hot and tropical, Cambodia is one of the poorest nations in the world. The idea was to help a village work its way out of extreme poverty in a sustainable way. A Cambodian suggested pigs. There's a ready market for pigs in Cambodia, and they breed rapidly. When people are no longer hungry and have a little bit of money, they go to work and

The Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs changed their mascots' name from "Pork Chop" because it was considered a racial slur. I had no idea "pork chop" was even considered a slur...