In the entire history of pigs, ever
has more pork been eaten or wasted?

-bacon related question
(0800221155 Coldseal windows, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:35, archived)

You know that thing about there not being such a thing as a stupid question?
Not true.
( Zuowan, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:36, archived)

Eaten.
Food never used to be wasted.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:37, archived)

Ooooooh, thinking long back.
Nice.
( Cleisthenes morning sickness is a bitch, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:38, archived)

But as roneah points out, do boars count as pork?
and how long have pigs been domesticated?
(0800221155 Coldseal windows, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:39, archived)

I wouldn't have thought so
boar is boar, pork is pork. At least not when they were distinct species still.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:41, archived)

How did our eating habits change from hunting boar in the forest opportunistically,
versus having domesticated pigs in our own back garden?

Also have to take into consideration the trade element. How expensive/cheap were pigs considered to be compared to other animals. Were they the caviar of our day, or just the bread and butter to be casually tossed aside when we're full?
( hoifbjifbef, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:42, archived)

Well they wouldn't have wasted any
uses for all of them. Anything better than gruel or cabbage was caviar.

Sort of. This isn't very factual, we aren't even talking about any date in particular
(0800221155 Coldseal windows, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:46, archived)

I'm just bullshitting.
It feels like I'm back in my Psychology A Level classes. :)
( hoifbjifbef, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:47, archived)

Pigs have been domesticated for a very very very long time.
Every household had one, even serfs.
( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:44, archived)

Did they milk them?
I wonder what pig-cheese tastes like.
( hoifbjifbef, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:45, archived)

It used to be said
That everything on a pig was eaten except for the squeak.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:45, archived)

even the willies? eeewwwwwww
curly fries
( mongychops, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:47, archived)

Traditionally eaten by pursing the lips
and screwing down the mouth.
( hoifbjifbef, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:47, archived)

there are wild pigs though
I think
(0800221155 Coldseal windows, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:46, archived)

i married one
bingo
( mongychops, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:47, archived)

Otherwise known as boar.
Boars are wild pigs.
( Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:48, archived)

do pigs other than domesticated ones count as being pork?
boar and pigs aren't the same genus, according to wikipedia
(0800221155 Coldseal windows, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:51, archived)

Wikipedia says
'Pigs have been domesticated since ancient times'. No proper timeline though.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:48, archived)

Does it mention the Pigosaurus?

( hoifbjifbef, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:50, archived)

A twenty foot high spiny pig
Great for barbecues.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:54, archived)

Or bashes at your place.
No more need for those three trays of bacons.
( hoifbjifbef, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:55, archived)

Are boars officially pigs?
If not, when did boars turn into pigs and become domesticated?

To answer your question accurately, I think we're going to need quite a detailed timeline.
( hoifbjifbef, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:38, archived)

I'd like someone to come up with a kind of bingo.
A bingo played online and in dull threads.
( JessAction Give me all your expensive brandy and hubcaps., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:38, archived)

With real bingo cards?

( Harold Bishop's Love Child some sort of terrifying sex magician., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:38, archived)

Maybe tastefully done online cards.
Oh, if only this dream were a reality!
( JessAction Give me all your expensive brandy and hubcaps., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:39, archived)

have no fear, i will send out bingo cards via gaz, nice pink ones, great bingo

( mongychops, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:42, archived)

Is this for now or do we keep them for Saturday?

( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:46, archived)

for saturday, i'm just getting a bit ahead of the game
there were a few last minute players before and if people can get the ticket early it helps me out
( mongychops, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:49, archived)

Well, if we're making wishes, I wish for 'Dull thread...
... Russian Roulete'
( lion-cake Bad lion-cake, bad., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 21:29, archived)

eaten
More pigs are dieing.
( Willwillwritehiswill An arse like a slapped face., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:38, archived)

Wasted
if by pork you mean prepared by/for humans. If you don't count feeding bacteria and insect larvae as a waste, maybe eaten.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:39, archived)

I mostly mean eaten by people
wasted being disposed of some other way not useful to people
(0800221155 Coldseal windows, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:48, archived)

I reckon that the things that we call 'pigs' only came into existence after the domestication of animals,
so I'm going to say eaten.
( Comma, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:39, archived)

What the fuck kind of question is that?

( Pickle Fairy is clumsily dancing away this fear, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:41, archived)

sometimes people are curious about the world and ask questions, you know.

( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:41, archived)

no, i don't think that's what's going on here at all

( well, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:42, archived)

But...
Really?
( Pickle Fairy is clumsily dancing away this fear, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:42, archived)

I'm sorry, I was too busy enjoying my bacon to pay attention to the Götterdämmerung

(0800221155 Coldseal windows, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:49, archived)

It's a question that makes you think and develop coherent, evidence-based responses, Pickle.
May we suggest you find solace in some shiny tinfoil, or some chips instead.
( moohalaa, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:55, archived)

<3

(0800221155 Coldseal windows, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:57, archived)

*fists*

( moohalaa, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:59, archived)

unf

(0800221155 Coldseal windows, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 21:00, archived)

Notice how every single other person gets involved,
and you act silly.
( Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:56, archived)

how many pigs are there?

( (|D[ekionplexis B3ta.com: fictional child porn is OK, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:49, archived)

I don't know
you'd have to do some clever maths to work out the reproduction rate and when they first were pigs
(0800221155 Coldseal windows, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:58, archived)

yeah probably, why not

( Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:51, archived)

A Brief History of Pigs
At first they roamed the woodlands free
They foraged and they snorted
Too bad for them someone thought, "Tea?"
"I'll roast that boar, it's sorted!"

They soon forgot their boar-ish ways
Became quite pink and friendly
By way of thanks, with crates and planks
We drove them round the bend-y

We wrap them up in cellophane
We fry and roast and boil,
Do they remember their old life
The forest glades and soil?

They're said to be intelligent;
Perhaps if they can snatch
Some time to plan, they can escape
And start again...from scratch.
( vladimir, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:53, archived)

bingo? gaz now

( mongychops, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:58, archived)

HOUSE!

( hoifbjifbef, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 21:04, archived)

if you made that up just now, then that's awesome
if not then meh
(0800221155 Coldseal windows, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 20:59, archived)

I made it up just now, but that doesn't prevent it being meh
( vladimir, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 21:04, archived)