Escaped Pig Crashes New Hampshire Primary

[thesquanderer]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/escaped-pig-new-hampshire-primary_us_56baa743e4b0c3c5504f63ad

Thought this was amusing.

My initial post of this was locked because it included a joke that apparently struck people as politically incorrect, either as offensive to Jews or offensive to Sanders supporters... which is ironic, as I am both. Locked 6-1. Sorry if I offended anyone.

[farleftlib]

1. OMG

Police were called to the scene, but the pig wouldn't go quietly. He started poking at the police officers, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader.

There are so many jokes there that I wouldn't know where to begin.

[thesquanderer]

2. Yeah, seems like a natural for a "write your own caption" contest! (n/t)

[beam me up scottie]

5. ...

Note to jury: no pigs or cops were harmed in this post.

[farleftlib]

6. Lol

The four-legged guy has a case for a hostile workplace complaint.

[catnhatnh]

3. No worries, Mate

We sent him back to New Jersey.....

[thesquanderer]

4. There ya' go! :-) (n/t)

[Donkees]

7. Caption: Fat Tuesday Primary Protester Squeals About Pork Barrel Politics

[thesquanderer]

8. Okay, so now that only a reply can be alerted on and locked (instead of the whole thread)...

Seriously, was it offensive to joke that the pig intended to vote for the Jewish candidate, because pigs aren't kosher? Hey, I'd vote for the candidate who would less likely want to eat me...

[ieoeja]

10. Sounds like a bad hide. Did you include the "candidate less likely to eat me" part?

I could see someone not getting it without the added explanation. They might have thought it smacked of anti-semitism.

[thesquanderer]

11. I did not have the added explanation.

In general, if you have to explain a joke, it isn't funny. I thought the point was self-evident, but I guess not. Thanks for your comment.