Filed under: Culture - pop & other, Politics, Weirdness | Tags: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, flying pig, Lewis Carroll, origami, pig licking, Pigs with wings, The Walrus and The Carpenter, Through the Looking Glass
Lyda here. The time has come to lick the pig again.
‘The time has come,’ the Walrus said, ‘To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax, Of cabbages–and kings– And why the sea is boiling hot– And whether pigs have wings.’ - Lewis Carroll, “The Walrus and The Carpenter“, Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found ThereFirst, a plea to help find this flying pig. And the follow-up story. Check out the quiz here.
And speaking of flying pigs…
The flying pig is an unofficial Cincinnati mascot. Check out the Big Pig Gig.
While traveling in Amsterdam, you can stay at one of the Flying Pig Hostels. Or you can order a flying chocolate pig filled with bacon. Ewww. Link included to prove I’m not making it up. They also have a flaming chocolate heart that Marin might use for her next Black Valentines.
You can buy many flying pig products. Or you can make your own animated flying pig.
Best of all, here’s a tutorial to make your own origami flying pig. Somehow, it’s fitting that my first ever origami is a pig, doesn’t it?
“I’ve a right to think,” said Alice sharply, for she was beginning to feel a little worried.“Just about as much right,” said the Duchess, “as pigs have to fly….” - Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
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