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Pink Floyd's missing giant pig has landed

reuters.com — A giant inflatable pig that went missing from a Southern California music festival at the weekend has been found in tatters in a desert town.

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  • gr0ver, on 05/01/2008, -1/+17"...the two couples will split the $10,000 reward offered by the festival organizers and will each get four festival tickets for life."

    so sweet, free tix for the life of coachella!!! lucky! and the 10k ain't bad!
    • cawpin, on 05/01/2008, -0/+22Very true.

      Question: WTF is with the pic for this submission?
      • dgendreau, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1Looks like some kind of vehicle radar breaking system. It was probably ripped from the random "also on reuters" images at the bottom of the article.
    • SpeakerCity, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1When I heard about this on the news radio yesterday I thought, "I wonder how many people are loading up vehicles and heading towards Indio to hunt down that pig."
  • scarysnow, on 05/01/2008, -2/+43totally unnecessary correction: roger waters' pig, not pink floyd's.
    • yikiad, on 05/01/2008, -0/+4another one, it's "pigs on the wing", not "pigs on wings"
    • ICWeener, on 05/01/2008, -1/+3Exactly...by the way, which one is Pink?
      • Executor89, on 05/02/2008, -2/+1I c wut u did thar!

        Want a cigar?
        • Shrooms27, on 05/02/2008, -2/+0Pink was the name of the guy in the movie
          "The Wall"
  • tripfag, on 05/01/2008, -4/+0susan stoltz her sons don't actually care, because they have never heard of pink floyd before.
    • fmaxwell, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2What incredibly square dorks!
      • rexreason, on 05/01/2008, -2/+0"Square" is one of those rare words that automatically describes you if you use it.
        • mhummel, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2So it's no longer hip to be square? Oh well. I guess you know the rules...
  • Razster, on 05/01/2008, -0/+30Nice thumbnail of the flying Pig.
  • chethanp, on 05/01/2008, -6/+1obama campaign?
    • Unlgued, on 05/01/2008, -2/+7"Hey you, Whitehouse
      Ha, ha, charade you are
      You house proud town mouse
      Ha, ha, charade you are
      You're trying to keep our feelings off the street
      You're nearly a real treat
      All tight lips and cold feet
      And do you feel abused?
      You got to stem the evil tide
      And keep it all on the inside
      Mary you're nearly a treat
      Mary you're nearly a treat
      But you're really a cry"
  • jasonwert, on 05/01/2008, -1/+23I thought Peter Frampton bought it at Pink Floyd's garage sale...
    • anteyekon4myst, on 05/01/2008, -0/+4Obscure Simpsons reference people! You call yourself geeks. For shame.
  • ChristBehemoth, on 05/01/2008, -0/+6whats with the thumbnail
  • flipjargendy, on 05/01/2008, -4/+2Take that Roger Waters!

    Look out eBay.
  • cmuwriter, on 05/01/2008, -0/+4Headline: Roswell "UFO" confirmed as giant pig balloon sent through time rip
  • thinkart, on 05/01/2008, -1/+2this is a repeat post from yesterday. hey buzzdiggity just a word of wisdom...when you click that it's totally original, i swear button that means you arent posting a duplicate story. just letting you know in case that wasnt obvious enough for you!
  • Niksterg11, on 05/01/2008, -3/+3I know this thread is about the flyaway pig, but did anyone here see Portishead? I almost cried.
    • icroak, on 05/01/2008, -1/+1Yeah I did...and I felt the same way.
  • ausfahrt, on 05/01/2008, -1/+1Legally who owns that after they lost it? Is there a finders keepers law? If so those people got ripped off. If that is the original pig then its worth way more than 10k but if it's always a new pig then id say that it's only a little low. It is good to be decent and return it to them however so that is nice to see. Interesting story.
    • Captj, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1Free tickets for Coachella = lots o' money
  • Shorties, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1When they released it all of us in the audience at the Coachella show thought it was on purpose. Haha I thought that would of been a environmental hazard, this all makes sense now.
    • Coven, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1I saw Roger live at Jones Beach in NY during his Darkside tour and they released the pig there as well. I think they let it go at every show. I don't recall a reward for finding it, though. On the pig's ass it said "Impeach!", amongst other things.
      • Shrooms27, on 05/02/2008, -0/+0LUCKY BASTARDS!!!!!!
      • TJENN, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1They do release the Pig at every show on purpose.
        • Shrooms27, on 05/12/2008, -0/+0well coincidentally they do not release me when such a show is being played
  • longtalltexan, on 05/01/2008, -0/+2This is something straight out of spinal tap truly strange .
  • omnithought, on 05/01/2008, -0/+4Darn *****.
  • bullcutter, on 05/01/2008, -0/+4..It was nearly a good laugh, almost a joker. with your head down in the pig bin, sayin "keep on digging"

    yeah thats all i got, must be an off day
  • Jade10145, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1Wow they got a really good deal for returning the pig, 10G's and tickets for life is sweet
  • j0hnk377y, on 05/01/2008, -3/+2The pig is in the same shape as Obama's campaign.
    • fmaxwell, on 05/01/2008, -0/+3You mean leading in the polls, leading in donations, and leading in delegates? And with more endorsements and defections from Hillary's camp coming on a daily basis? If so, it must be happier than a pig in *****.
  • jughead789, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1Ha Ha charade you are
  • compgeek, on 05/01/2008, -0/+8do you feel like we do OH COME ON DO YOU FEEL

    oh there's goes peter framptons big finale he's gonna be pissed off

    you're damn right I'm gonna be pissed off I bought that thing at pink floyd's yard sale
    • SubaruPowah, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1Now he is going to have to stick to awesome Geico commercials.
  • moosepants, on 05/01/2008, -0/+0Steve Holt! I mean Stoltz!
  • nutzngum, on 05/01/2008, -0/+6Oh the hu-ham-ity...

    (i suck at puns, i know)
  • ats314, on 05/01/2008, -1/+3Looks like my friends were wrong. I will in fact be nailing Jessica Alba.
  • y3rt, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1really not one "when pigs fly" reference?
  • heradecart, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1look at all that thick blue smoke engulfing the crowd... mmm
  • drawkward84, on 05/01/2008, -0/+8Run, rabbit run.
    Digg that hole, forget the sun,
    And when at last the work is done
    Don't sit down it's time to digg another one
  • cheezintern, on 05/01/2008, -0/+3Good, I can sleep now.
  • analogkid01, on 05/01/2008, -3/+2It's not so much an inflatable pig that escaped its tether and then came crashing down, as it is an abstract representation of David Gilmour's career.
    • inkswamp, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1That would be funny if David Gilmour's "crashing" career didn't make him one of Britain's wealthiest individuals.

      What's your idea of success anyway?
    • fuze44, on 05/01/2008, -0/+0What are you talking about, Kid? Both Post-Waters Floyd and Gilmore's solo albums are better than Waters's solo work. By better, I mean more melodious. Waters tells stories, Gilmore rocks.
      • Shrooms27, on 05/02/2008, -0/+0Dude well said. You ever listen to "The Final Cut" ?
      • TJENN, on 05/05/2008, -0/+1Yes, Gilmour's On An Island is a very good album.
  • raindogmx, on 05/01/2008, -0/+4When he played in my city he released the pig he used in that concert. It was really beautiful, a giant pig floating in the night sky against the full moon.
    The next day we learned it had landed in the backyard of a local band's bassist. He probably felt touched by god or something.
    • BigATB, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1yeah he did that at the concert in hartford last summer
  • Mier, on 05/01/2008, -2/+1Stick to f'ing music Waters.
    • fmaxwell, on 05/01/2008, -1/+1No, he should use his celebrity for good causes -- like getting Republicans out of positions of power.
      • rexreason, on 05/01/2008, -1/+1And raining litter on residential neighborhoods.
        • fmaxwell, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1Yeah, that was his purpose in buying a stage prop that costs thousands of dollars -- so that he could litter. Amazing...
    • Mier, on 05/02/2008, -0/+1let me connect the dots for you there max. No one in America gives a ***** what euro-trash think of our elections. I find it odd that the BBC even carries news of what goes on here daily on their channel. Don't they have enough to talk about in their utopian vision? We're tired of all this primary crap I can only imagine what people that can't even vote think about hearing this ***** 24/7.
  • sixsicsix, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1This sucks... Am i the only one who thought it would be the best ever to look out the back window some morning, waiting for your coffee to brew, and a huge ***** pig floats by...pig man, ha ha, charade you are
  • inkswamp, on 05/01/2008, -0/+3Funny because that's actually what happened to the inflatable pig that Pink Floyd used on the cover of Animals.

    From Wikipedia:

    The giant, helium-filled pig seen on the cover was actually flown over Battersea Power Station for the photo shoot (under the direction of Storm Thorgerson). On the first day of shooting, a marksman was on hand in case the pig broke free. However, according to Thorgerson, this was considered an "insurance problem", and he was not hired for the second day of shooting. Ironically, on December 3, 1976, during the second day, a gust of wind broke the pig free of its moorings. Because there was no one to shoot the pig down, it sailed away into the morning sky. A passenger plane reported seeing the pig, causing all the flights at London Heathrow Airport to be delayed. A police helicopter was sent up to track the pig, but was forced to return after following the pig to an altitude of 5,000 feet. A warning was sent out to pilots that a giant, flying pink pig was loose in the area. The CAA lost radar contact on the pig near Chatham in Kent, at a height of 18,000 feet and flying East. It finally landed in a farmer's field, without much damage. They then repaired the pig, and flew it up for a third time. The resulting pictures were not deemed suitable on their own (as the clear, blue sky from day three was thought to be much less evocative), and the final image was made as a composite of the power station picture from day one and the pig from day three.
    • Abomonog, on 05/02/2008, -0/+1Yeah this is the second pig they've lost. At least this one didn't cause major air traffic problems. :)
  • ElGigi, on 05/01/2008, -1/+2"Pink Floyd-pig, Pink Floyd-pig, does whatever a Pink Floyd-pig does"
  • nuentendu, on 05/01/2008, -0/+0"Now all that's left to find is the white rabbit and blue acid."
  • Marinium, on 05/01/2008, -0/+0I wonder how many reports were called into the police of a giant floating pig that went completely ignored.
  • alexpigment, on 05/01/2008, -0/+1YESTERDAY.
  • poppeman, on 05/01/2008, -0/+0Dugg, just because of the title.
  • Shrooms27, on 05/02/2008, -0/+0Stuff like this brings more love...
    to giant pigs
  • mrdumpkins, on 05/14/2008, -0/+0The pig didn't split into 2 pieces, it split into 3. I have the third piece. Coachella already gave out a reward. what should I do with the third piece?
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