Michael Moore waits in line at "Old Country Buffet"
Posted on 07/28/2004 4:41:11 PM PDT by missyme
ALAPAHA, Georgia (AP) -- Around these parts, they are calling it Hogzilla: a 12-foot-long wild hog recently killed on a plantation and now quickly becoming a part of local legend.
The plantation's owner claims the hog weighed 1,000 pounds and had 9-inch tusks. But few people have actually seen the hog -- the only proof being a photo that shows the dead beast hanging from a rope.
Whether the hog ever actually existed or is some sort of Faulknerian myth, it has definitely been the topic of conversation in small towns across southern Georgia.
"People just back up and ask 'Is it real?' They can't believe that there's a hog that big in the woods," said Drew White, who has a copy of the photo on display at an auto parts store in Tifton, about 17 miles away.
Chris Griffin said he killed the beast last month at the River Oak Plantation, where he is a hunting guide, and has been showing off the picture around this small farming community ever since. The hog is nearly twice as long as the 6-foot-tall Griffin, who is seen standing next to it in the photo.
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I was going to, but someone beat me to it, and then the thread got booted to chat.
Another thread about the same hog from a different source.(Not trying to play posting police.)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1180501/posts
I know what's up with that? The Horse Dog story was not moved to Chat?
Well Hogzilla stories are moved to Chat....
the WHAT?
The Story on FR today that had to do with the farmer killing the Cyotoe Horse Dog...It was posted today.
"what-what-WHAAAAAAT???"
I will try and find the story for you .
Kyle's mom is King Kamaya maya.LOL
It looks to me that the spine has been extended, probably a result of hanging upside down, with that massive skull pulling the rest of the body down. In life, it was probably at most 7-9 feet long.
It's also difficult to tell how far away the guy is standing from the body. He's on a lower layer of rock, and looks to be about 2-3 feet behind the pig-making it look larger than it really is.
When I saw the title for the post, I thought that it was another story about Mickey Moore.
Still, nothing you'd want to startle in the woods...
Michael Moore waits in line at "Old Country Buffet"
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