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Piglets seek Moscow Olympic glory

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4914320.stm

Revealing quotations:

"In pigball, similar to football, the piglets were split into two teams of five in a pen where they chased a ball covered in fish oil with their snouts."

and 

"Pig swimming was a new event in this year's games, with pigs attempting to paddle to the other end of a small pool. However, the pigs were more interested in bumping into each other than racing, and one piglet managed to get his foot stuck in a rope separating the lanes."

 It's one of those stories that I wish were untrue.

So, did we have a pig

So, did we have a pig representing the U.S. in the games this year?

There was one from the

There was one from the Ukraine and one from South Africa, along with 4 other unnamed countries and Russia. Can you imagine having to get an animal entry visa so that your piglet could compete in the International Pig Olympics? Or explaining that to people at customs?

You know, that might make it

You know, that might make it easier to get into some countries.
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