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Floyd Inflatable Pig Goes Missing

news.bbc.co.uk — A reward has been offered for a giant inflatable pig which floated into the Californian desert during a concert by ex-Pink Floyd star Roger Waters. The pig was tethered to the ground with ropes and floated away as Waters was playing one of the versions of Pink Floyd song Pigs. Waters said "that's my pig" as it drifted away during Sunday's gig.

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  • MississippiLife, on 05/01/2008, -2/+26Pink Floyd - Pigs On The Wing
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=GmCKvY684WI
    Somehow this whole story reminds me of the death of Albert Hoffman.
    Maybe Dr. Hoffman (R.I.P.) just needed a pig for the trip!
    • apothekari, on 05/01/2008, -0/+3Yup off to that "Great Gig in the Sky"!
    • lamiaconfitor, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2if it isn't attached to Hoffmans' grave stone, I will be greatly disappointed. I am certain this was the motive.
    • HisTumness, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1The pig was last seen floating over Battersea Power Station...
    • asvasv, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1Floyd really really really need to reform (properly, with Waters and Gilmour).
  • aaaleman, on 05/01/2008, -1/+38HA. HA. Charade this is.
  • whitezombie420, on 05/01/2008, -4/+146"Oh man, Peter Frampton's gonna be pissed off."

    "Damn right I'm pissed off!
    I bought that pig at Pink Floyd's yard sale!"
    • benman587, on 05/01/2008, -1/+25Yes! I thought the same thing when I saw the headline!
    • twiztidsinz, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2awesome
    • MrFisty, on 05/01/2008, -0/+21If I see a story tomorrow that Frampton has lost his sandwich and watermelon, I'm gonna be scared.
    • Xihix, on 05/01/2008, -0/+12Oh man, the first thing that popped in my head was also Homerpalooza.
    • diggSJaustin, on 05/01/2008, -0/+15"Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins."

      "Homer Simpson, smiling politely!"
    • KeepSwinging, on 05/01/2008, -0/+7I know digg's the place for me when the most dugg comment is the first thought that popped into my head
    • jstem1994, on 05/01/2008, -1/+3Simpsons did it.
    • linagee, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1Spiderpig.
  • jboi, on 05/01/2008, -6/+1Roger Waters indoor zeppelin pig is way cooler then this balloon.
  • killbert24, on 05/01/2008, -2/+29Would you ever have sex with me?
    Yeah, when pigs fly!
    That can be arranged...
    • Dove, on 05/01/2008, -9/+5... just then, a police helicopter flew by ...
    • Gir53457, on 05/01/2008, -0/+3Cant keep my eyes from the circling skies
      Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I...
    • Nidis, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1Because it's just out of the question to have sex the normal way.
  • doctechnical, on 05/01/2008, -22/+8What a shame it didn't land on a mosque.
    • robthom, on 05/01/2008, -5/+6Whats your malfunction that makes you still think Muslim bashing is so clever?
      Was it your community or your upbringing? Is it just genetics?
      • TomKarpik, on 05/01/2008, -6/+4No, it's Muslims' reactions to said bashing that makes it clever. :-)
      • om3ganet, on 05/01/2008, -1/+1maybe something todo with the fact that they have pointy spires? ahh nevermind.
      • doctechnical, on 05/01/2008, -2/+3I'm sure if I'd made a crack about a priest buggering an altar boy you'd be just as outraged.
  • bullcutter, on 05/01/2008, -6/+84here are some more campy self-referential one-liners for you:

    1. I guess you could just say that pig had High Hopes, or that it was Learning to Fly

    2. The pig left Roger's gig to go to The Great Gig in the Sky

    3. The pig floated upwards, became Obscured by Clouds, sets its Contols for the Heart of the Sun and then hit Interstellar Overdrive.

    4. Oh, its now reported to be near the Dark Side of the Moon.
    • minorgods, on 05/01/2008, -19/+55. There's a lot of people out there wishing they had never used the phrase "when pigs fly"
      • ledguitar, on 05/01/2008, -1/+18You obviously didn't get that he was using titles of Pink Floyd songs in his one-liners.
      • Gir53457, on 05/01/2008, -1/+1I guess it left with the sole intention of learning to fly.
      • HotBaconSauce, on 05/01/2008, -0/+5You must have Brain Damage.
    • ledguitar, on 05/01/2008, -3/+195. Waters is offering Money for his pig because he feels Sorrow, and Sheep won't get him back the Happiest Days of Our Lives. However, the pig is spending Time on his Bike and is Comfortably Numb behind The Wall
    • AtiimKiambu, on 05/01/2008, -2/+7I'd leave out No. 1 because both "Learning to Fly" and "High Hopes" were from Pink Floyd after Roger left. Same with "Sorrow."
      • kylere, on 05/01/2008, -1/+2AHHHGreed, Pink Gilmour rocked, but it was NOT Pink Floyd!
        • Bkaufman, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2division Bell = Gilmour Solo album.
          Final Cut = Roger Waters Solo album.
      • thanakar, on 05/01/2008, -1/+1Nothing was Pink Floyd after Sid left, Pipers at the Gates of Dawn and Saucerful of Secrets were thier best stuff.
        • smokeymcdank, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2I've got a bike
          You can ride it if you like
          It's got a basket
          A bell that rings
          And things to make it look good
          I'd give it to you if I could
          But I borrowed it
    • FeloniusMonkey, on 05/01/2008, -0/+11Pllllllenty of Empty Spaces for that pig to land in that desert.
      "Look mummy, there's a giant inflatable pig up the sky."
    • Wendigo6x3, on 05/01/2008, -0/+4One of These Days the pig will be caught in a Pillow of Winds and Fearlessly drift towards San Tropez as Seamus' voice Echoes loud.
      i fit a whole album in and it kinda makes sense. sweet.
    • Greengoo, on 05/01/2008, -1/+0Said Waters to the Pig later, "Wish You were Here....."
  • jamessavik, on 05/01/2008, -4/+3Pigs on the wing
  • danies1, on 05/01/2008, -1/+54somebody found it
    http://www.nme.com/news/pink-floyd/36319
    • sarixe, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1man, now i wish an inflatable pig would land in my driveway...
    • geordie, on 05/01/2008, -1/+1Looks more like pork scratchings were found
      • Gir53457, on 05/01/2008, -1/+1Process it and we have Spam with High Hopes.
  • SuperJimmyJimbo, on 05/01/2008, -2/+44that'll do pig, that'll do..
  • MaLaCoiD, on 05/01/2008, -4/+25Update! It was found and the two families split 10K and 4 lifetime tickets to Coachella. Score!
    • gage006, on 05/01/2008, -0/+54 lifetime tickets to Coachella? I wish I had been so lucky.
    • robthom, on 05/01/2008, -1/+2Cool beans.
    • gutistg, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2Would have kept it for about a decade, then sold it on ebay.
    • novenator, on 05/01/2008, -0/+3danies1 already reported this, AND included a link
    • flooriduh, on 05/01/2008, -0/+0So they WERE watching for Pigs on the Wing...
    • yacks, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1unfortunately.. the Coachella Music Festival is cancelled next year ;)
  • DeepFriedFetus, on 05/01/2008, -2/+23Who is going to hand that in? Seriously, if Roger Waters' pig landed in my backyard, I am keeping that *****.
    • sarixe, on 05/01/2008, -0/+6But dude! It's $10,000 and 4 life tickets to Coachella! But then again, it IS Roger Waters' pig...
      • yacks, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2Hold it hostage for $20,000 and 8 life tickets to Coachella
  • cheetohman, on 05/01/2008, -4/+2It's already been found, a couple of miles away. The finders get $10,000, and free lifetime festival passes.
    • geordie, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1They should have put it on Ebay... bits of pig for sale..
  • airwalkery2k, on 05/01/2008, -11/+6Inflatable pigs for Obama '08!

    Political sabotage? Likely.
    • RevoFM, on 05/01/2008, -3/+4Only on Digg do inflatable pigs spark political discussions.
      • pands, on 05/01/2008, -1/+6only on dig do people never read the actual article, the pig has political "graffiti" all over it, with obama [x] right on the bottom.
        • blackcloud333, on 05/01/2008, -1/+2Or look at the expanded picture? Dugg up for making me notice.
  • 114211, on 05/01/2008, -0/+14My balloons! Those are MY BALLOONS!
  • mal1964, on 05/01/2008, -3/+7I see it on google earth!
  • tripfag, on 05/01/2008, -6/+1he goes for the moon.. *

    * pink floyd reference, bear with me.

  • scarz99, on 05/01/2008, -6/+3Already been found in La Quinta, CA. The finder decided to take $5.000 and give the other $5.000 to either a charity or someone else.
    • dazparkour, on 05/01/2008, -1/+2There is a link several comments above you! Read it.
      • scarz99, on 05/02/2008, -0/+1When I posted the comment there were only a few comments above me and not that one.
  • LoveWidescreen, on 05/01/2008, -3/+3It's already been found, people.

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080430/ap_en_mu/music ...
    • robthom, on 05/01/2008, -2/+1^^ Not a rickroll. Thats cool that they got a reward.
    • sarixe, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2it's already been posted
  • Croecop, on 05/01/2008, -3/+11g
    • RevoFM, on 05/01/2008, -0/+7Wow. That just effectively changed my whole outlook on life. Thanks.
    • arcooke, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2Would you like to buy a vowel? I'm selling 2.
  • mikhial66, on 05/01/2008, -0/+3I would have a hard time selling that back for $10,000.
    • AmericansRevolt, on 05/01/2008, -2/+1no joke. how many parties you walk into where the elephant in the room is the pig in the room
  • Mikhail101, on 05/01/2008, -4/+3Why the hell is he living of Floyd Material, its not Roger's Water material, write you own stuff or get back together. I cant really blame David Gilmour as he was with the other 2 Floyd members when they wrote that stuff without Roger Waters
    • hdberk, on 05/01/2008, -5/+4Roger Waters does right his own stuff... it just sucks so bad that no one will buy it.
      • YellowSnowDemon, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1He did something for a movie recently I liked... can't remember the name though.
    • AtiimKiambu, on 05/01/2008, -0/+7No, a lot of the material that Pink Floyd is famous for was written by Waters, especially Animals, Dark Side of the Moon and the Wall. David Gilmour was really the musician of the band, whereas Waters came up with the ideas and the lyrics. In the legal battle after they broke up (or really after Roger left), Waters got the rights to perform Dark Side of the Moon.
      • AtiimKiambu, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1Whoops, typo. Waters retained the rights to The Wall (except for the songs that were written by Gilmour).
    • UNEXPLODEDduck, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2Roger Waters did write a lot of the best Pink Floyd songs, if you listen to his and David Gilmours solo albums you'll quickly see that Waters is a genius and Gilmour can't write a song to save his life.
    • Uberpog, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2Gilmour and Waters are both of equal songwriting ability. When they had to collaborate as part of a band they combined to write awesome songs. If you take Waters away from Gilmore... Many of Gilmore's songs get to bee too lame in a "Pink Floyd Lite" kind of way, while Roger Waters ends up getting too wordy and political... or tries to do something stupid like write an opera. I only went to Waters' concert just to be able to see a member of Floyd doing something. They're too epic to not try and at least see one member.
  • Chasuk, on 05/01/2008, -1/+4They've lost a pig before, except it was missing for years, previously. I've seen a Floyd pig with giant testicles at a concert in Sacramento, CA.
    • ngomong, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2Um, sorry, no, that was me. Haven't worn daisy dukes since.
    • 0tis, on 05/01/2008, -1/+0 Waters took the original when he left, claiming it was his idea - the rest of the band got their own back by making a new one, except this one has balls. This being Digg, I feel like I should make a joke... but I don't need to.
      • dazparkour, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1You might have gotten more digs if you did.
  • Retnuh730, on 05/01/2008, -0/+12Ride the pig, GIR!
  • hdberk, on 05/01/2008, -1/+2At his Pittsburgh concert of the Dark Side of the Moon tour in 2006 the pig got loose, but it wasn't on the news. Also, when they shot the cover or animals the pig got loose and all flights out of the area had to be cancelled.

    These pigs just don't like staying on the ground.
  • matriculated, on 05/01/2008, -1/+19Simpsons did it.
    • pe5t1lence, on 05/01/2008, -0/+8God. Homer Simpson wrecks my pig, Cypress Hill steals my orchestra, and Sonic Youth's in my cooler! Get out of there, you kids!
    • ngomong, on 05/01/2008, -1/+2I've been waiting for ages to use that line, and you stole a once-in-a-lifetime flying pig opportunity. Damn you!!
    • KingGorilla, on 05/01/2008, -1/+5It's just a little airborne it's still good! It's still good!
  • tankerkevo, on 05/01/2008, -1/+9This pig will float across the continent, across the Atlantic, and crash into Dave Gilmour's backyard and one of two things will happen.

    1. Gilmour and Waters will see it as a sign and the Floyd will get back together for a final tour capped by a concert in front of the Egyptian pyramids aptly promoted as "When Pigs Fly Over the Atlantic and Into a Pyramid of Dreams Part IV".

    or

    2. Gilmour refuses to give it back to Waters citing intellectual property rights resulting in yet another Waters vs. Gilmour, Wright, and Mason lawsuit aptly titled "The Crown Will Plainly Show It's My Pig, the Worm Your Honor, Let Me Take Him Home Part III".
    • dazparkour, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1Or a couple of families will find it and sell it back to him for $10k and life time tickets.
  • albinorhino101, on 05/01/2008, -7/+12Obama 08? When pigs fly!
  • chaosdude78, on 05/01/2008, -0/+3Hm, I saw his gig last summer at summerfest and the pig flew away then too, I thought it was just part of the act.
  • blissleader, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1through pastures green...
  • shyboy2008, on 05/01/2008, -6/+1*Obama wondered where his bacon fat went*
  • JavertHolmes, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1Nice to see that the families split the reward money evenly, instead of photographing the pig on their lawns and then hiring a lawyer to analyze what percentage of the pig was on their lawn versus their neighbours and splitting the money with that ratio.
  • Superkimberlee, on 05/01/2008, -3/+0Oh noes! Bye bye little piggy.
  • Ex3poo, on 05/01/2008, -1/+5wasnt this a Simpson's Episode?
  • ZephyrNinety, on 05/01/2008, -0/+11Long you live and high you fly...
    • Skooma714, on 05/01/2008, -0/+3And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry
      • ThunderLeg, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1And all you touch and all you see
  • jasonllester, on 05/01/2008, -3/+5Ahahaha, I was there. None of us could figure out if the pig was supposed to be floating away or not.
  • alpharuin, on 05/01/2008, -3/+3I was there, ***** awesome show.
  • louiebaur, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1That thing flew pretty far
  • Thugacation, on 05/01/2008, -0/+3This little piggy...
  • hysterix, on 05/01/2008, -2/+0What a giant noob. If those people held onto the pig for a few years; they probably could have later sold it at an auction to some floyd fan for 10 times that amount.
    • asvasv, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1No they couldn't. The "found" pig was just a few shredded bits of plastic. Even a trip to the vet couldn't save it.
  • Eddiecoaster, on 05/01/2008, -1/+4I wanted to see Roger Waters. Too bad his band sounds like a (bad) Pink Floyd cover band.
    • fictionalOne, on 05/01/2008, -1/+1That's ridiculous. I've seen both Pink Floyd (w/out Waters) and Waters solo act. Pink Floyd was the horrible sounding cover band with a phenomenal light show. Waters blew their performance away with the music.
  • JJCDAD, on 05/01/2008, -0/+8Pink Floyd says "Keep on digging" in the song Pigs (Three Different Ones). Prophetic?
  • cheezintern, on 05/01/2008, -0/+3I saw that pig in person at darian lake. It's quit big.
  • mzx639, on 05/01/2008, -2/+1The Pig has been found:
    http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/923441 ...
    • Jan33, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2Hmmm..werent they supposed to get free tickets for life as well as the cashwad?
  • steezyyy, on 05/01/2008, -0/+5I was there that night, we jokingly said what if they let it go, and right after that it floated away. Then I got a dui.
  • AmericansRevolt, on 05/01/2008, -1/+1Whoever thinks Animals sucked then you haven't dropped two hits of double dipped timothy learys at 9pm then get up at 5am to start the album. the skies begin to fade to light, and the birds begin to sing while you realize the whole ***** thing is god.
  • uptwolait, on 05/01/2008, -3/+2Obama on it's belly? Ominous pork barrel reference.
  • Puffy1632, on 05/01/2008, -3/+1Dugg for the Simpsons comments.
  • llama5492, on 05/01/2008, -4/+2Dugg for inflatable pigs.
  • gordonp, on 05/01/2008, -1/+1To bad that Brazilian priest didn't use pig-shaped balloons. He might have been found by now.
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