To continue from my previous post: I didn't invent the notion of being killed by a falling pig. This did happen to someone, or at least I feel it did. Some French or Italian writer: Baudelaire or Dante or someone. Or possibly a Pole. Someone European, anyway. The pig was in an upstairs room and jumped out of the window. Splat.I thought I could easily find out who it was by Googling "died when pig fell on head" or words to that effect, but alas, I only got references to works of fiction, eg "A Happy Vacancy" by Stephen Dobyns, about a falling pig crushing a distinguished poet in Boston.
I'm sure I didn't make the European version up. I'm sure I was told about it years ago by someone authoritative, like a lecturer at my university. But maybe it's an urban myth. Anyway, I always thought it was an unfortunately ridiculous way to go. The Pantheon roof would be more dignified.
Can anyone help me about the pig story?
Meanwhile I must go and have my bath: it's midnight 34. Isn't that a lovely lily above, though? Not to say a splendid cat below?
Is this the one? http://nbu.bg/webs/amb/british/6/greene/accident.htm
ReplyDeleteHehe, now we are all scrambling to find the story of the falling pig...
ReplyDeletegorgeous lily - terrific cat...still can't get over how big they are getting
ReplyDeleteHmmm, what are you guys smoking over there??? LOL. Love the little catlet -- hey, are you going to have to guard them on Halloween? My parents have a black cat and they wouldn't let her out on Halloween -- they were afraid someone might take her -- apparently it's not unheard of around here.
ReplyDeletethere was a tale about a baby squirrel falling out of a tree and landing on someone's head..
ReplyDeleteLovely and splendid, indeed! Must go and check on the falling pigs story ...
ReplyDeleteSeriously gorgeous Black Cat.
ReplyDeleteOff the read of pigs.
Awww...look at the expression on Puss's face - sheer bliss! Don't you just loving losing your fingers in their fur around their tummy? It is sooooo soft.
ReplyDeleteWasn't it a Graham Greene story?
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