Rather nasty, we’d say, of 1960s street demonstrators to call the Men in Blue “pigs.” A “rat,” perhaps, if warranted, or maybe a Portuguese Man of War. But pigs are admirable creatures, not to mention the ham, bacon and pork chops they provide for dinner tables. George Harrison wrote, many years ago, that “Piggies” needed a “damn good whacking,” but maybe that was the vegetarianism talking. Besides, who can find fault with Piglet, The Three Little Pigs, Petunia, Cicero, Hamhock and most famous of all, Mr. Porky Pig.
A Lovely Pig
