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Tiny porkers with a big price tag

News Type: Other — Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:51 AM EST

Article Source: the Mail online

odd-news, celebrity, pets, micro-pigs

Seeded by K-joy

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~Here piggy piggy...just about the cutest little guys I have ever seen.

With their wrinkled little snouts, tiny trotters and oversized ears, they are irresistibly cute. But while these micro pigs may be minuscule, their price tag is anything but. In exchange for up to £700, owners take home a pet which weighs just 9oz at birth and is the size of a tea cup.

Take a look and tell me if you would keep a pig?

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{"commentId":10635740,"authorDomain":"k-joy"}

I never thought about having a pet pig, but if I did, I would most likely name him something silly like, “Pete DiPorka”…I think that if I even had a little patch of lawn I would have a new addition to my family. So cute.

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#1 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:59 AM EST

{"commentId":10636004,"authorDomain":"DaVoh"}

Yeah, how cool is that? I'd definitely keep one of those.

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#2 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:12 AM EST

{"commentId":10636301,"authorDomain":"k-joy"}

Go on, DaVoH...what would you name your little piggers?

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#2.1 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:25 AM EST

{"commentId":10636548,"authorDomain":"DaVoh"}

If it was a female, I'd call it Miss Piggy. A boy, probably Boss Hawg

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#2.2 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:35 AM EST

{"commentId":10637266,"authorDomain":"Jamesdevore"}

I'd get one but the dog would probly think it was a chew toy of some sort...

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2 votes

#2.3 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:05 AM EST

{"commentId":10637559,"authorDomain":"k-joy"}

LOL!! I am pretty sure my cat, Vinnie, would not approve... but how fricken fracken cute it would be to see his reaction.

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#2.4 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:17 AM EST

{"commentId":10637604,"authorDomain":"Jamesdevore"}

OMFG someone else that uses frackin.... I've been on here a lil bit and never have seen anyone else use fracken more often then not they look at me as though I'm a tad unbalanced which hey I probly am but that's beside the point

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#2.5 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:19 AM EST

{"commentId":10637682,"authorDomain":"k-joy"}

We can use it back into popularity. Before you know it everyone will be fricken and fracken ;)

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#2.6 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:23 AM EST

{"commentId":10637744,"authorDomain":"Jamesdevore"}

lol good one very punny

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#2.7 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:25 AM EST

{"commentId":10638834,"authorDomain":"DaVoh"}

James, how much cheese would one of these little frackers make? =)

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#2.8 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:08 PM EST

{"commentId":10639006,"authorDomain":"Jamesdevore"}

enough cheddar bob to pay off my tattoo

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#2.9 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:14 PM EST

{"commentId":10640253,"authorDomain":"DaVoh"}

I have at tattoo, that'll grow

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#2.10 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:07 PM EST

{"commentId":10640340,"authorDomain":"k-joy"}

*excuse the interruption...but a tattoo that grows? really now....hmmmm, do tell.

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#2.11 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:10 PM EST

{"commentId":10640409,"authorDomain":"Jamesdevore"}

lol well if you've ever seen Jeff Dunham K-Joy you'll know what he's talking about and where you see DaVoH is really just Bubba Jay's real name when he's out on the streets without Jeff

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#2.12 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:13 PM EST

{"commentId":10640675,"authorDomain":"Jamesdevore"}

how do I know you ask I'm peanut's alter ego.

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#2.13 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:25 PM EST

{"commentId":10640868,"authorDomain":"k-joy"}

The puppet guy?? Is that who you are talking about?

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#2.14 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:34 PM EST

{"commentId":10641145,"authorDomain":"Jamesdevore"}

yupper

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#2.15 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:46 PM EST

{"commentId":10644630,"authorDomain":"DaVoh"}

yupper

Hey, why so blue, James?

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#2.16 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:13 PM EST

{"commentId":10644873,"authorDomain":"Jamesdevore"}

lol eh just found your friend request and got you added hey you wouldn't happen to be sittin on a 4 barrel mainfold and carb for a 74 pontiac 350 would ya?

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#2.17 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:24 PM EST

{"commentId":10645215,"authorDomain":"DaVoh"}

Dang, sold the last one five minutes ago, cheap too. Would that be one of your projects?

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#2.18 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:39 PM EST

{"commentId":10645272,"authorDomain":"Jamesdevore"}

yepper 1974 Pontiac Lemans Sport Coupe I'm either gonna swap it over to a 4 barrel and rebuild the motor my way or go out and find me a pontiac 400 to build or find me a 455 w30 motor to rape and drop in the beast

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#2.19 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:42 PM EST

{"commentId":10645654,"authorDomain":"DaVoh"}

Sounds like it's gonna be a nice car. You plan on racing it?

I just got through rebuilding my low-rider, and it's still not quite right. Parts are just too expensive for it, and the holidays are coming up, so I'll have to postpone it for a little while longer.

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#2.20 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:00 PM EST

{"commentId":10645687,"authorDomain":"Jamesdevore"}

naw I just build nice clean simple hotrods and if you need help on the low rider just ask I like playing with hydraulics

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#2.21 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:02 PM EST

{"commentId":10654593,"authorDomain":"DaVoh"}

Hell yeah, I like hot rods. I like the older model trucks especially, but the cars were pretty sweet too.

I haven't gotten any hydraulics, yet. Hopefully sometime next year. I really just got to pull the motor back out and replace gaskets and some seals. The last motor blew up and caused a grass fire and the side of the highway

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#2.22 - Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:33 AM EST

{"commentId":10657529,"authorDomain":"Jamesdevore"}

I can do that too the army and being poor have taught me alot about how to fix my own stuff

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#2.23 - Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:02 AM EST

{"commentId":10658956,"authorDomain":"DaVoh"}

I'm a poor country boy myself. I am in the middle of building me a house, and so far, I have put every single nail and screw in it. It's frustrating at times having to do it all alone, but it'll be paid for in the end. That makes it well worth it

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#2.24 - Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:57 AM EST

{"commentId":10659138,"authorDomain":"Jamesdevore"}

yea it does that and buying old cars that are easy to work on eventually pays for itself too... just think of the money you save doing it yourself rather than paying some one to

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#2.25 - Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:03 PM EST

{"commentId":10661083,"authorDomain":"DaVoh"}

Yep, labor is expensive. The best way to do something is to do it yourself. I do all kinds of work, except electrical. I am scared to death of it

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#2.26 - Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:01 PM EST

{"commentId":10661202,"authorDomain":"Jamesdevore"}

I'm not scared of it I just detest it with all the burning passion of all the fires deep in hell

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#2.27 - Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:03 PM EST

{"commentId":10662758,"authorDomain":"DaVoh"}

I had 220v go through me while turning some tennis court lights out one night after church. I remember it like it was yesterday. It sucked, but luckily it knocked me back after the intial zap.

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#2.28 - Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:48 PM EST

{"commentId":10664441,"authorDomain":"Jamesdevore"}

I was holding a spark plug wire on my monte carlo when I used to race it you know had the hot coil and msd ignition had my thumb over the boot for some reason and my lil cousin hit the key to crank it while I was doing that jeebus my hair didn't lay flat for a month

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#2.29 - Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:45 PM EST

{"commentId":10666102,"authorDomain":"DaVoh"}

Yep, it'll bite ya. It was one of the worst feelings I've ever had, it was enough to make me leave it alone for good.

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#2.30 - Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:49 PM EST

{"commentId":10667887,"authorDomain":"Jamesdevore"}

eh I'm just hardcore and hard headed it will do what I want or be destroyed

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#2.31 - Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:16 PM EST

{"commentId":10638036,"authorDomain":"l--e"}

Would have to name one Piglet and another Wiggly. Couldn't get just one.

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1 vote

#3 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:38 AM EST

{"commentId":10638250,"authorDomain":"k-joy"}

O my, you are right, Lil' Pete DiPorka would need a brother or sister...perhaps Ima Kosha DiPorka?

They are really adorable, snout and all.

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1 vote

#3.1 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:46 AM EST

{"commentId":10640644,"authorDomain":"l--e"}

Will you be buying Ima Kosha DiPorka a yarmulke?

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#3.2 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:23 PM EST

{"commentId":10640830,"authorDomain":"k-joy"}

oh no! Now I am picturing a piglet that looks like Meg Griffin, is that so wrong? hahaha

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#3.3 - Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:32 PM EST

{"commentId":10741203,"authorDomain":"redshadowlyingdownwithagreenbackground"}

redshadowwithgreenbackground

They are cute but I would prefer a cat.

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1 vote

#4 - Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:51 PM EST

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