Years ago, on an all-night shift with nothing to do, everyone was sitting around discussing favorite books. Watership Down came up and I mentioned that it was one of my favorites. A young guy said he had heard of it and wanted to read it. So I brought it in for him. A few days later he brought it back and said, "This is stupid. Rabbits can't talk!"
I always felt sorry for that guy...
Neither can pigs.
< /Al A. Gorie >
Had to go to the original post. I thought maybe you were discussing Of Mice and Men.