Piglet lunchbox banned? Do you think this is true? (Medved radio show)

Michael Medved ^ | February 15, 2006 | Me

[beaversmom]

During his second hour today, Medved was discussing the Danish cartoons with a columnist. A caller toward the end of the hour, said that his daughter was told not to bring her Piglet lunchbox to school because it might offend Muslims. I had heard about this Piglet ban in Britain but didn't think it had reached our shores yet (if this man's account is true). Didn't catch where he was from--maybe some other listener did.

If this account is true and it were my son/daughter I would send them back to school with the offending lunch box filled with a ham sandwich and pork rinds, a Charlotte's Web book in the backpack, and have the child sporting a T-shirt of Babe the pig then I would remove them from the school.

Also, if Muslims are so offended by a cartoon pig, why aren't they offended when grocery stores sell pig products. Will these be removed from the shelves one day? I bet this will be happening in Europe soon if it hasn't already.

[ronnied]

American businesses have asked their employees not to bring in any little pig statues or calendars or things like that, regardless of their use. Also, a lot of banks have stopped offering piggy banks because of the fear of alienatinf Muslims customers. I have no problem with the latter, but the former example is ridiculous.


give up a little, in the end lose it all.....

[MeanWestTexan]

Sending his daughter to school probably offends muslims more than piglet.

She should be in a burka and self-flagellting somewhere like a respectible woman.

[Screamname]

Well like I said the pork industry needs to do some renaming considering the Islamic animals have no problem with the word "Ham" in their cult...

For breakfast:

Mo-ham-ed and eggs, and some Ham-as sausages.

For lunch:

Mo-ham-ed and cheese sandwich

For dinner:

Honey roasted Mo-ham-ed with Ham-as beans.

[beaversmom]

Won't the Hindus be offended?

[MeanWestTexan]

That'll just make the militant Hindus mad.

Oh, wait. . . .

[momfirst]

No way! This has to be a joke.... My daughter is playing the part of Piglet in a play next month. If it is true, I suppose this will be the last showing of the play in our oh-so-appeasing city here in the northwest.

[beaversmom]

Yes, don't let the school get wind of this. You know how quickly they will cave.

[Bigh4u2]

What's next?

Banning the sale of pigs feet or any pork products in stores because if might 'offend' muslims?

Time to cut the crap and tell them either suck it up or go live somewhere else.

[King of Florida]

There is no 'Piglet ban' in Britain.

[KC_Conspirator]

I am sick and tired of bending over for these backwards, stupid, effing cavemen. Screw them!

[andrew2527]

If this account is true and it were my son/daughter I would send them back to school with the offending lunch box filled with a ham sandwich and pork rinds, a Charlotte's Web book in the backpack, and have the child sporting a T-shirt of Babe the pig

Go one step further. Have a pig roasting on a spit in the parking lot while waiting to pick up your child.

[MarkeyD]

Farmer Jones got out of his car and while heading for his friend's door, noticed a pig with a wooden leg. His curiosity roused, he ask, "Fred, how'd that pig get him a wooden leg?"

"Well Michael, that's a mighty special pig! A while back a wild boar attacked me while I was walking in the woods. That pig there came a runnin', went after that boar and chased him away. Saved my life!"

"And the boar tore up his leg?"

"No he was fine after that. But a bit later we had that fire. Started in the shed up against the barn. Well, that ole pig started squealin' like he was stuck, woke us up, and 'fore we got out here, the darn thing had herded the other animals out of the barn and saved 'em all!"

"So that's when he hurt his leg, huh, Fred?"

"No, Michael. He was a might winded, though. When my tractor hit a rock and rolled down the hill into the pond I was knocked clean out. When I came to, that pig had dove into the pond and dragged me out 'fore I drownded. Sure did save my life."

"And that was when he hurt his leg?"

"Oh no, he was fine. Cleaned him up, too."

"OK, Fred. So just tell me. How did he get the wooden leg?"

"Well", the farmer tells him, "A good pig like that, you don't want to eat all at once!"

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

This means the ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS will have to find a new mascot!

How about the Squirels! That high school is closing down and the mascot is up for grabs!

[ElkGroveDan]

G-g-g-g-gosh I w-w-w-w-wouldn't want to offend any Muslims!

[JTHomes]

"Bacon tastes good. Pork chops taste good." = Vince, Pulp Fiction

[andrew2527]

Whoa! Wait a minute. I am deeply offended by the frivolous depiction of squirrels.

[Spok]

Anything to appease the militant group Shi'ites Wildly Indignant about Nearly Everything.

[WestTexasWend]

One of my post-9/11 wishes is for airlines to offer a choice of peanuts, pretzels or pork rinds...but that's just too darn cheap and easy.

[msnimje]

I say we start bands of roaming thugs who captured Muslims and tattoo pigs all over their bodies. Before setting them free the "thugs" will staple a note to their chest with the words, "How do ya like THESE cartoons?"

[wyattearp]

If I had a big place in the country and lots of money I'd have one as a pet. Don't know if I could eat bacon anymore after that though.

Mmmm... grain fed hog...

We raised pigs when I was a kid. I'd feed them, pet them, and when the time came, eat them. The first time was a bit weird. The pig's name was "Merry". Dinner went something like this:

(my sister and I, as we sat down to dinner): "poor Merry, poor Merry".

(after eating a pork chop, plates held forward): "more Merry, please"

When the meat is that good, eating it ain't that hard. ;-)