{"id":10307,"date":"2014-06-05T01:32:50","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T09:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=10307"},"modified":"2014-06-05T01:32:50","modified_gmt":"2014-06-05T09:32:50","slug":"piggies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/piggies\/","title":{"rendered":"Piggies!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It wasn’t until I had my second child that I discovered the joy of piggies.\u00a0 He thought they were cute and longed for a pig as a pet.<\/p>\n

I didn’t feel we could handle a pet pig, even though my research revealed that pigs enjoy watching TV and having pedicures. Some pigs grow to over 250 pounds and have bad tempers. We made do with our dog.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, I have come to love piggies. They are just so fucking cute! Few things are cuter than really cute pigs.<\/p>\n

So I liked this photo of a gold pig on a matte black box-thing.<\/p>\n

\"Extrem<\/a><\/p>\n

Doesn’t it look beautiful? What great design, I thought.\u00a0 Whatever the fuck it was. But then,<\/p>\n

\"Extrem<\/a><\/p>\n

Oh no! It is sleek packaging for a EXTREM, a new brand of Iberian ham, launched by a company called Agriculturas Diversas.<\/em><\/p>\n

Something about the shock of seeing ham while enjoying the silhouette of a nice golden piggie has really driven home to me what my vegan friends have known all along.<\/p>\n

It’s disgusting to eat a pig. Not that I eat much bacon or ham, but I will never do it again, and I won’t cook it for anyone either. Bastards. How dare anyone hurt a nice piggie!<\/p>\n

I’m not giving up burgers thought, because I love a good burger with fries, and I’ve already chosen a burger and fries as my last meal<\/a>, should I end up being executed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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