On 5/27/2014 6:12 PM, LizR wrote:
On 28 May 2014 12:56, Russell Standish <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 12:04:32PM +1200, LizR wrote:
> Yes I've heard the pig idea. It's supported by the fact that our immune
> systems are apparently very similar to pigs', which I assume is why we use
> bits of pig to repair our faulty heart valves, and quite a few religions
> have taboos against eating pigs, presumably because we're similar enough
to
> catch their parasites...
>
> This idea goes back a long way. In fact, it may even go back to this
> guy.<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon>
> ..
>
Very punny - or maybe I should say hammy!
I just get rasher and rasher...
"I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs
treat us as equals."
--- Winston Churchill
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