[Rhodes22-list] Brad

[Robert Skinner]

Brad Haslett wrote:
> 
> "Slicker than a chased greased hog"
> 
> Where I grew up we actually did such things at fundraisers.  If a non-farm
> kid won the pig you had to pay someone to raise it or trade it for part of a
> slaughtered hog...

Still doing it at the Cumberland Fair in Maine, at 
least last year.  The kids love it!  The piglets'
squeals are largely pro forma - they are walking
around calmly within a few minutes after the 
chasing is done.

Probably still running at the Skowhegan and Bangor 
Fairs as well, but I haven't been there lately.

/Robert