[J. Tithonus Pednaud]

I've got no problem with anyone killing anything. I'm a red meat man myself, I just take issue when people try to fool me - being a flimflam artist myself, once upon a time. I hate to see something so sloppy get so much attention. I also take issue with members of the media not taking 10 minutes to confirm a story. The fact that something as obviously deceptive as this got national and international press really says something about the journalistic integrity of the media. That's why my panties are in a bunch.

And, yes, there are much larger hogs on record - that's not my issue with the story. I can think of 5 or six pigs right off the top of my head that were bigger. Good Ol' Big Bill in the 1930's was the largest in history at over 2500 lbs. I used to deal in the unusual during my carnival talker days. Giant animal, small animals, animals with two heads and parasitic limbs. I've stood next to a 600 pound domestic pig a couple times in my life. There are very real things out there that make this hog look like a lightweight and there are also creatures lurking in the woods that I pray never come scratching at my pillow in the dead of night.

The issue here was that this animal is not nearly as large as claimed, that deception was used willingly and that this is likely a marketing ploy.

Kahljorn - I also noticed that part. I also noticed that the press release announcing the casting call was issued on the same day this monster pig news hit. It's a cash casting call, by the way, $20 to apply for a part. Thanks for reading that link.