In addition to blue/orange connections, David Bowie has some pig connections.
Here is an interesting film poster with PigPen, The Grumpy Pig and Bowie as half man, half pig:
Here is a strange anecdote about a gruesome present sent by Bowie:
“I was doing a story with David Bowie when he was in Tin Machine. This is early ‘90s. He was somehow there when I got a gift from Tom Petty, who sent me an Indian peace pipe. He [Bowie] goes, “I gotta get you a gift at the end of this piece?” I said, “No, no. You don’t have to do that.” He then went on tour with Tin Machine, and was somewhere in Asia, and he called and goes, “I just got you the perfect gift.” It was a pig fetus in glass. He sent this to me…. The border police, they absolutely shut it down, and it never got to me. But there were weeks and weeks of him checking in to see if a pig fetus had ever arrived. I personally was actually very glad it never came.”
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
David Bowie holding a cute pink pig on the set of Just a Gigolo in 1979
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Double David Bowie LP with blue and orange and pigs
All for £105 in this very limited edition.
“David Bowie Limited 2016 Double Blue/Orange Vinyl You Got To Have A Job 164/300 7 • £105.00 7 of 8 ...”
“I am offering the David Bowie 2016 Very Limited Edition Double Coloured LP You Got To Have A Job POTG 39 on Blue & Orange Vinyl with poster Number 164/300”
So no one misses the pig pictures and Pigs on the Groove in the centre of the records:
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
“San Francisco International Airport has a "therapy pig" to comfort travellers.
LiLou is a Rubenesque young lady who enjoys dressing up and performing little tricks for her many admirers. She is the newest member of SFO's "Wag Brigade," an Animal Assisted Therapy program. The Wag Brigade recruits very good dogs, cats and other tactilely satisfying animals to roam the airport and comfort stressed-out travelers.“
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
“Millions of viewers glued to last week’s gripping Broadchurch finale may have been astonished to see the beauty expected to become Prince Harry’s bride feature in the commercial, sipping a glass of wine… opposite a large pig.
But appearances can be deceptive and the pretty brunette in the ad was not Meghan, after all, but British actress Genevieve Capovilla, who happens to bear a remarkable likeness to Ms Markle.”
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
You had some ideas about rabbits and pigs and the House of York etc. I want to start a thread on rabbits but it will take a while. In the meantime, here is something you will like:
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
“The Boar's Head Feast is probably the oldest continuing festival of the Christmas season…
As Christian beliefs overtook pagan customs in Europe, the presentation of a boar's head at Christmas came to symbolize the triumph of the Christ Child over sin.”
Carrying the boar’s head at a ceremony:
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Il Porcellino (Italian "piglet") is the local Florentine nickname for the bronze statue of a boar. The fountain figure was sculpted and cast by Baroque master Pietro Tacca (1577–1640) shortly before 1634.
The statue is also seen briefly in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) as Harry Potter and Ron Weasley climb the Hogwarts staircase after crashing into the Whomping Willow, and again on the same staircase during the flashback scene where Tom Riddle speaks to Albus Dumbledore. It also appears in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011) in the Room of Requirement
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Ed Sheeran ticks a few boxes: red hair and blue eyes, and now a pig connection. The blue/orange shirt, copied from something he often wears, resembles the London Bridge design too.
“A STATUE of Ed Sheeran as a pig, which has been named Ed Sheer-Ham, has been unveiled in the UK and it’s so good it’s making fans squeal.”
The statue was one of the Pigs Gone Wild trail in Ipswich, in which David Bowie as Piggy Stardust above was also an exhibit. Ed Sheeran bought his statue at auction for £6,200.
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Another one who ticks more than one box: red hair, a pig and a shirt similar to the London Bridge design:
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
“The tradition that pigs bring good luck -- especially at the New Year -- is apparently Teutonic in origin; it certainly did not originate in International Travelling or Arabic cultures where pig flesh was a forbidden food. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the image of a white pig (almost never a spotted, belted, or brown breed) is used as a lucky charm in Germany, Austria, England, and Ireland, as well as among Anglo-Americans.”
And one for the coming New Year, which I hope will be a good year for everyone:
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Prince Harry gets a pottery pig with red hair and a suit
“Prince Harry was also presented with a pottery pig at the WellChild awards by a girl from Southport. The ornament was designed to look like him, with the addition of curly red hair and a suit and tie. Olivia Ruston, who won a young hero award for caring for her severely ill sister, said: ‘I wanted to make him something to say thank-you for all the work he does for WellChild. He said he really liked that it looked like him.’”
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
“Orlando Bloom, who is known for his good looks, his supermodel wife, and his role in Pirates of the Carribean, possesses a fear of pigs. This fear represents a phobia that is known as swinophobia. Orlando Bloom’s swinophobia became known when he was filming Kingdom of Heaven, at which time a pig ran loose on set and Bloom “ran like crazy.””
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
As mentioned in earlier posts, Richard III, who was the Duke of Gloucester before he took the throne, had a white boar as his personal device.
By coincidence, a boar has been seen in the city of Gloucester:
"A rogue boar has been filmed roaming a city centre at night.
It was spotted snuffling around the streets of Gloucester in the shadow of the cathedral. It is thought either to be a wild boar from the Forest of Dean, a slaughterhouse escapee, or a pet that has run away."
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
"A seasoned rambler claims he was ambushed and attacked by a 'gang of aggressive teenage pigs' allowed to roam free in the New Forest.
Four pigs charged at retired photography lecturer Paul Lipscombe, 64, as he strolled through woodland glades at Mill Lawn Brook near Burley. He says he was bitten on the right knee by the 'leader' before watching the same group charge at two young women, who had to wade through the brook to escape.
He said: 'As absurd as it sounds, it appeared like they were out for trouble - like a gang of teenagers."
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Just as we were posting a lot about rabbits and pigs on the old CC forum, there were some bizarre stories about rabbits and pigs in the news. It was uncanny how the news mirrored some recent rabbits & pig posts. Synchronicity or just coincidence? Who knows!
This story could well be true, considering what happened in the New Forest post above:
“Three Isis fighters were reportedly killed by wild boars on Iraqi farmland controlled by the group. The militants had been trying to remove the animals near Kirkuk in the al-Rashad region when the boars went on a “rampage”, Iraqi News reports. One source claimed other Isis members “took revenge on the pigs” after the fatal attack occurred. It was unclear exactly how the fighters died or how the “revenge” was carried out.”
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
A blue boar and a boar’s head on Camilla’s coat of arms
“Done in tasteful blue, red, gold and green, Camilla's crest combines elements taken from the coats of arms belonging to her husband - the Prince of Wales - and her father, Major Bruce Shand. The royal lion is supported by the blue boar that appears on Major Shand's crest. The shield that sits between them is divided, displaying symbols that represent both families, and the whole is surmounted by a single arched crown borrowed from Charles's arms.”
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
First the flying rabbit, now the swimming pigs. Another bizarre new item that appeared just as we were featuring pigs on the old forum:
“Government officials in the Bahamas have revealed that a group of the famed swimming pigs died from eating too much sand, and not because tourists plied them with alcohol. The island hogs, found dead near 'Pig Beach' on Big Major Cay, had 'a good amount of sand in their stomach,' Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries V. Alfred Gray told reporters on Tuesday... Gray stressed that blood test and toxicology screen results were still pending, which might reveal additional contributing factors in the deaths, which wiped out about a third of the uninhabited island's pig population over the course of last week...
Theories had abounded in the mysterious die-off, which hit hard the major tourist attraction in the sparkling Caribbean waters about 80 miles south of Nassau. Bahamas Humane Society President Kim Aranha had theorized that accidental poisoning of some kind may have been to blame.
The seagoing swines' co-owner had a more diabolical theory, that rowdy tourists had gotten the pigs too drunk. 'We have people coming there giving the pigs beer, rum, riding on top of them, all kinds of stuff,' Wayde Nixon told the Nassau Guardian.
I wonder whether there will be any mysterious deaths of goats and lions!
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
Pigs in the air, pigs in the water and now pigs on fire
'War Pigs' is not just a song by Black Sabbath:
“War pigs are pigs reported to have been used in ancient warfare as a military animal, mostly as a countermeasure against war elephants. ..the Romans exploited squealing pigs (and rams) to repel the war elephants of Pyrrhus in 275 BC … siege of Megara in 266 BC was broken when the Megarians doused some pigs with combustible pitch, crude oil or resin, set them alight, and drove them towards the enemy's massed war elephants. The elephants bolted in terror from the flaming, squealing pigs, often killing great numbers of their own soldiers by trampling them to death. “
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
In Germany Pigs symbolise luck: There is the term "Schwein gehabt" which translate to "having had a pig" and which means having had an immense amount of luck.
Around new year pig figueres are sold in some shops and their function is to evoke luck for the new year.
Many are eadible and made from marzipan: (Viel Glück = Good Luck)
Edit: I have just noticed that you, UnseenIhave already made a post about it. I appologize.
Last Edit: Jan 13, 2018 10:49:41 GMT by truthseeker
"A lie has many variations, the truth none." African Proverb
Those marzipan pigs look delicious. I hope that your pictures will bring luck to all of us in 2018!
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
The new animated film Early Man is due for release soon.
It features the voices of Eddie Redmayne, Tim Hiddleston and Maisie Williams
Eddie Redmayne plays a caveman called Dug, and ginger boar Hognob is his companion.
Of course there are rabbits in the film:
“Early Man tells the story of how our courageous hero and his best friend Hognob unite his tribe against the mighty enemy Lord Nooth (played by Tom Hiddleston) and his Bronze Age City to save their home. But in this clip, the tribe must first learn how to find and kill a rabbit to cook, and it’s not an easy task as the rabbit continues to outsmart the cavemen with entertaining comical result:
"Data! data! data! I can't make bricks without clay!" - Sherlock Holmes in "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
“I began to get really keen, for every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.” - Sir Edward Leithen in "The Power House" by John Buchan
About the video: So an animal (the ginger boar) is the companion of the human main character yet they seam to kill and eat another animal that is also portrayed more human. Do you know what I mean? Is this apropriate for children: To humanize an animal first and then have it killed by the major characters?
On the other hand I feel like this might actually be quite realistic because I believe that animals feel much more and have a much higher cognitive ability as we assume of them: The other day I have seen a video of a pig saving another pig from being slaughtered. But is it ok to show something like the video above to little children of meat-eating parents? I doubt that the show has the intention to turn children into vegetarians. But I am only judging based on a little snippet of the whole movie. Maybe the rabbit will be savend later on. The last part of the video when the rabbit starts to get exited at its own slaughtering that is about to come seams like evil humour to me. That's just my oppinion.
Last Edit: Jan 13, 2018 10:35:53 GMT by truthseeker
"A lie has many variations, the truth none." African Proverb
