tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post4919140225922458797..comments2023-07-19T04:05:34.796-04:00Comments on Of Cabbages and Kings: The Miss Piggy Sow Landslide of '78Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-2560084164837118262009-03-09T15:43:00.000-04:002009-03-09T15:43:00.000-04:00JD- Oh no! Not to you, too!! And the pig dolls for...JD- Oh no! Not to you, too!! And the pig dolls for your wedding... my gosh. I feel for ya, sister.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-68492365723013739182009-03-09T15:38:00.000-04:002009-03-09T15:38:00.000-04:00This same thing happened to me!I don't remember wh...This same thing happened to me!<BR/><BR/>I don't remember why, but when I was in college, my mom crocheted me a big, pink stuffed pig. After that? Pig cakes, pig hats, pig T-shirts. It seemed rude to say, "Um. I don't really like pigs." Oh! And my mom even made bride and groom stuffed pig dolls for my wedding. I should blog about that . . .JD at I Do Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12637216169419014156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-15782778791545919912009-02-10T18:58:00.000-05:002009-02-10T18:58:00.000-05:00Jonny's Mommy- Did Brother give you a REAL frog or...Jonny's Mommy- Did Brother give you a REAL frog or a not-real frog? Being a brother, either seems possible.<BR/><BR/>Beetle- Oh yes, one of my friends has this problem, too. She would absolutely sympathize. I think it was an "I HEART my cat" t-shirt that pushed her over the edge. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-48636430854575250412009-02-10T17:38:00.000-05:002009-02-10T17:38:00.000-05:00Ha ha! Yes, it happened to me too!Just because I ...Ha ha! Yes, it happened to me too!<BR/><BR/>Just because I love (and have) cats, for some strange reason everybody started giving me cat ornaments, cat cards, cat everything! A lot of it was totally awful too! Cats everywhere, and I don't like ornaments at the best of times....but cats! I eventually had to tell everyone "No more cats!"Babs-beetlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309239308633895951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-58928244841168238722009-02-10T17:02:00.000-05:002009-02-10T17:02:00.000-05:00Alas I have no piggy tales. One time Brother gave ...Alas I have no piggy tales. One time Brother gave me a frog. It was very nice, but other than that...no pigs or other collectors items that anyone thought I should have. Maybe some day you could sell all the pigs. There must be some other piggie collectors out there who are willing to make some bacon to bring home.<BR/><BR/>Ack. I tried.<BR/><BR/>Anyhooo....*oink* *oink*. Funny post!Lisa @ Boondock Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430994283914399581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-38900408458871631912009-02-10T16:18:00.000-05:002009-02-10T16:18:00.000-05:00Speedy- AH, now when you get THAT kind of moment, ...Speedy- AH, now when you get THAT kind of moment, that's priceless! <BR/><BR/>And I understood the "talking" :) I've seem some of the best, funniest conversations happen in comments. For folks not responding to them, really, they're missing out in a lot of fun and some excellent "conversations."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-63534890750256490902009-02-10T16:14:00.000-05:002009-02-10T16:14:00.000-05:00TALKING .... not taking OOPSHA HAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!!...TALKING .... not taking OOPS<BR/><BR/><BR/>HA HAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!!!Speedcat Hollydalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207240842689917922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-75037941257201210162009-02-10T16:13:00.000-05:002009-02-10T16:13:00.000-05:00BTW ... "taking" in comments is my favorite. Much ...BTW ... "taking" in comments is my favorite. Much more personal than looking at HTML on my screen !!!Speedcat Hollydalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207240842689917922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-19887588182024994692009-02-10T16:11:00.000-05:002009-02-10T16:11:00.000-05:00Equipment is too expensive, so I always get the fr...Equipment is too expensive, so I always get the frames, ties, tees, junky balls I would never use, and the classic of ALL golf gifts .... the tool and accessory pak. I went to play with my nephew last summer, and wore the giant plastic counter he gave me on my belt loop to count strokes.<BR/><BR/>You know what? He was so proud that I wore that contraption. THAT was the real gift, and the real meaning of family. I gave him a hug and told him it helped me out that day. BIG SMILES<BR/><BR/>.... and that's why I cannot get rid of the stuff.Speedcat Hollydalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207240842689917922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-52927263286577971462009-02-10T16:00:00.000-05:002009-02-10T16:00:00.000-05:00Speedy- So you get not only items TO golf with, I'...Speedy- So you get not only items TO golf with, I'm guessing you also get... say... photo frames in a golf theme? Golf tee ties? What's been the most startling of the lot? (Morbid curiosity!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-24066997534430763732009-02-10T15:56:00.000-05:002009-02-10T15:56:00.000-05:00HA HAA!!! ... this so rings true in my life. I lov...HA HAA!!! ... this so rings true in my life. I love golf, so people assume I like (and need) golf stuff, which I really do not.<BR/><BR/>My place is full of trinkets, pictures, statues, etc etc etc<BR/>I wish I could throw it all away but feel guilty because they were gifts. My next move will be a purging experience.<BR/><BR/>OK ... subcribing to comments now (((smile))) - <I>saw your reply @Twitter</I>Speedcat Hollydalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01207240842689917922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-49844192847820804472009-02-10T07:46:00.000-05:002009-02-10T07:46:00.000-05:00Jessie- Yes, the towel, once I figured out what th...Jessie- Yes, the towel, once I figured out what the initials stood for, seemed a little strange to me, too! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that. I suspect it was just cheap and had a pig on it.<BR/><BR/>You were asking about the pig t-shirt-- it didn't see the light of day outside my dresser drawers. As a kid I had a hard and fast rule that I did NOT wear any t-shirts with stuff printed on them, or else I would have been subjected to endless Freebie t-shirts my mother would have been getting with UPC symbols. <BR/><BR/>Now, of course, advertising t-shirts are really kitschy and cool, but in the 80s it just meant your parents couldn't afford actual clothes for you, and you'd be openly mocked.<BR/><BR/>I was kinda going for that sliding under the bully radar thing at the time. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-16578843270718136802009-02-10T07:06:00.000-05:002009-02-10T07:06:00.000-05:00OMG. A towel with Male chauvinist pig...to a nine ...OMG. A towel with Male chauvinist pig...to a nine year old noless?<BR/>Thats hysterical.<BR/>Well,I dont collect things parsay But Ido tend to get geeky things.I did this to myself,because iliek geeky things,but Every Christmas Im guaranteed to get an MST3K volume*Not that im complaining),some form of Cd,This year it was Journey and QUEEN, Monty Python stuff, Rocky Horror Stuff,<BR/>Whatever the case may be.<BR/><BR/>That doesnt exactly equla popularity for the 14 year old.....<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Hmm I should blog that,what do you collect.<BR/><BR/>I must ask,Were you in style and through all the circles with your pig tshirt?Cause that sounds so ubelievably cuteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-11558467571715494072009-02-09T16:07:00.000-05:002009-02-09T16:07:00.000-05:00EttaRose- I didn't know about the miniature collec...EttaRose- I didn't know about the miniature collection but I can only imagine facing the unending collection regularly cannot be easy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-61033374116225017712009-02-09T15:51:00.000-05:002009-02-09T15:51:00.000-05:00What a great story! I guess you know I collect min...What a great story! I guess you know I collect miniatures, but a certain kind. Hard to explain. Anyways I have all kinds of stuff from gumball machines. I have kept most(a few) of them. Now I cringe when we are at the grocery store and have to pass those stupid machines coming and going.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178737973585191754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-20931257320634241972009-02-09T15:37:00.000-05:002009-02-09T15:37:00.000-05:00Da Old Man- Ah, yes! Because specific train stuff ...Da Old Man- Ah, yes! Because specific train stuff also means you want train ties, and train coffee mugs and train signs and... :)<BR/><BR/>Meg- AH, but I am pig-free now and livin' large! I've actually enjoyed seeing pics of your pop culture dolls. I had the Cher doll myself when I was a kid-- got it from a flea market.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-56586629623969368432009-02-09T15:29:00.001-05:002009-02-09T15:29:00.001-05:00My mom, aunt and grandma were all collectors. It ...My mom, aunt and grandma were all collectors. It was almost an insult to them if a person didn't collect some thing--remember there was no internet back then, so shopping for nic-nacs was the big deal. <BR/><BR/>I decided early on to go for Beatles' stuff. Next thing I know, I've Kiss dolls, Sonny and Cher, Mork and Mindy, R2D2 and C3PO.<BR/><BR/>We should trade some time.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16253518897502046799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-59666846158467044482009-02-09T15:29:00.000-05:002009-02-09T15:29:00.000-05:00This just reminds me that everyone loves to buy me...This just reminds me that everyone loves to buy me train stuff. I collect a very specific type, yet I have to pretend to be thrilled whenever I get anything train related.<BR/>It eventually reached the point where I begged everyone to please not buy me anything with stupid trains on it.Da Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529514518271981093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-29874192997878246442009-02-09T14:25:00.000-05:002009-02-09T14:25:00.000-05:00Tony- Had I known, I could have sent my surplus-to...Tony- Had I known, I could have sent my surplus-to-requirement pigs your way, where they could have lived happy together and free! :)<BR/><BR/>Reforming Geek- I can understand! As an adult, thankfully no one has decided I've needed some particular thing I'm not already collecting. I just couldn't live in Central Pork again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-1383137850602592212009-02-09T14:20:00.000-05:002009-02-09T14:20:00.000-05:00It's pig's for my mom and she got me back by buyin...It's pig's for my mom and she got me back by buying me little flute players starting when I was a teenager. I still get them occasionally. We've "kind of" called a truce as there is no more space to store them in our homes.<BR/><BR/>Such is the story with any collectible. The space runs out fast!ReformingGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990465686765948682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-67998593929327331382009-02-09T13:53:00.000-05:002009-02-09T13:53:00.000-05:00Considering that my comic strip/blog is all about ...Considering that my comic strip/blog is all about little piggies, it was a delight to read this hilarious post about... well, pigs. Bravo! :p<BR/><BR/>I know I used to collect Smurfs as a child. The only place they were sold were at BP service stations, so any time the family went on a long car trip, I'd demand and pout and sulk until dad finally caved and pulled into one. My parents put up with a lot of rubbish from me because of my addicti- erm, "love" of Smurfs! :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-8823144673530314642009-02-09T12:23:00.000-05:002009-02-09T12:23:00.000-05:00Tiggy- A small adaptation of your avatar cartoon w...Tiggy- A small adaptation of your avatar cartoon would probably work all right with that theme, too. :)<BR/><BR/>Christine- Oh, so I have a witness to the truth of the Pig Pen! Yay! (Though I'm sorry anyone else had to go through with that.)<BR/><BR/>Based on your Star Wars collecting, maybe collections are just things better not left to other people. Has anyone ever gotten you Star Trek stuff on accident, thinking it was the same thing?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-85191224426397743092009-02-09T12:10:00.000-05:002009-02-09T12:10:00.000-05:00She collected a couple of pigs, and then all of he...She collected a couple of pigs, and then all of her friends and family started sending her so many pigs she was nearly drowning in swine... and if I remember correctly she had one of those "pig pens" LOL!<BR/><BR/>I have had trouble getting through to my oldest sister that I don't really WANT every star wars toy that comes down the pike, even though I do have a collection of them. But every christmas, she has to buy me some toy that I end up giving to my sons to play with instead of keeping it. She just doesn't get the idea of "collectible". :) OINK!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-71034740734610530872009-02-09T12:00:00.000-05:002009-02-09T12:00:00.000-05:00I wish my blog was called Piggyblog now.I wish my blog was called Piggyblog now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7173487087895437639.post-71842225022118237932009-02-09T10:01:00.000-05:002009-02-09T10:01:00.000-05:00Jami- Ha, the snorting at the judges is priceless!...Jami- Ha, the snorting at the judges is priceless! Thanks for sharing your Piggy-related tale, too. People need to know that Miss Piggy does not equal pigs. In fact, I do believe Piggy herself would have been offended. :)<BR/><BR/>Olga- Well, gifting a bra has to be pretty difficult. I mean, what do you get the girl who has everything?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.com