Posted on 11/02/2009 4:22:29 PM PST by Daffynition
BUTCHER Pan Xueping must have the world's strangest hobby.
He collects hairballs from the stomachs of slaughtered pigs - just for fun.
Pan, of Xiyangpan, eastern China, said: "They are very rare - I probably only find about one every three months when I'm cleaning the animals intestines.
"I then wash them carefully to remove all the dirt and then I dry them with a hairdryer to make them nice and fluffy."
The 42-year-old, who works in an abattoir, has amassed hundreds of furry balls over the nine years since starting his job, as reported in the Austrian Times.
He said: "My nephews always want to play with them because they look kind of cute - like little fluffy balls - but I keep them on a high shelf out of the way where they are safe."
Pan plans to donate his collection to veterinary science after complaining that he could not find any other collectors to compare examples with.
He said: "I think it is a very well documented collection and would be very valuable to a university. Unfortunately none of them seem to be interested at the moment.
"If they don't want them then I might dye some of them pretty colours and put a couple of plastic eyes on them to make presents for my nephews. it would certainly be something very unusual as a gift."
OMG that is a belly laugh........gg
Hey Daffy, are you sure you wanted to post this one......LOL
Exactly my first thought!
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