When Pigs Fly

[RedjackRyan]

Pig tossing has the police stumped in West Point, Miss.



Kevin Pugh, 20, was fined $279 this week for tossing a 60-pound pig over the counter at the Holiday Inn Express on Nov. 12. West Point Police Lt. Danny McCaskill said, "It must be some redneck thing."

McCaskill said no one was hurt, including the pig. He said it's silliest thing he's ever seen.

Pugh pleaded guilty Tuesday in city court to a charge of disturbing the peace. There's no evidence intoxication was a factor. McCaskill said Pugh called the incident a prank.


It's the second recent pig throwing and fourth animal tossing incident in town. Two of the incidents involved possums.


McCaskill said he's never heard of anything like it. Pugh is also accused in an animal throwing incident at a Hardee's restaurant.


He's pleaded not guilty and is due in court later this month.

[Randy & Betty in Pa]

Thank you Redjack for bringing this matter of great importance to our attention...

Pranks such as these makes one ponder how many g's Pugh's flying pigs can pull while passing over the counter at Peter the employee at west Point....

Best to all

R. from Pa:(

[KarenSews2]

I thought this was a thread about BBQ ribs falling from the sky!

[Dee]

Good one, Karen! LOL

Catch me if you can. ;)

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[DaveM]

Yeah, right, intoxication was not involved.

Sounds like a reincarnation of that Down Under pub sport: Dwarf Throwing. No idea whether that still goes on or not. Probably depends on the supply of volunteer dwarves.

[SongDragon]

Wherever those pubs exist, DaveM, remind to wear platforms or stiletto heels... I don't want to be mistaken for a dwarf after too much of that alcohol.

Pig throwing? I think I'll just roll my eyes from here and avoid getting a pig thrown on me. Sounds dangerous. Sixty pounds coming at me with any sort of momentum could really hurt.

~Song

[DaveM]

Just stick with the Rudies, Song....we'll protect you. As a perennial designated driver, should too much alcohol become involved, I'll cover your back while you beat a hasty retreat.

[ponytail]

I find pigs adorable, and I'm appallled at the idea of someone throwing them. The few pigs I've met have been very sweet (actually, they're a lot like dogs. They ran up to me wagging their tails. How cute is that?)

I'd love to have one as a pet, but you can barely turn around in our house as it is.

Why not throw a big water balloon, or an inflatable sex doll, or something similarly harmless? Let's face it, a dwarf will hold a grudge (as a certain Edgar Allen Poe story and any number of B-movies will attest....)

[RedjackRyan]

I've never met a pig I didn't want to eat.

Sorry Jack :D