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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Frank truly is, but not the ordinary, hefty domestic animal known as Sus scrofa. He is a Vietnamese potbellied porker, a miniature breed on the verge of becoming America's trendiest pet -- at least where zoning laws permit -- and one of its priciest (a well-bred sow reportedly sold for $34,000). About one-tenth the size of the average Hampshire pig, mature potbellies weigh from 70 lbs. to 150 lbs. and stand coffee-table tall. Bright and affectionate, the primarily dark gray or black porkers will happily feed on Purina Lab Mini- Pig Chow Grower, or on almost anything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: This Little Piggy Ate Roast Beef | 1/22/1990 | See Source »

...next night, Harvard squared off with Long Beach State. The 49ers are representative of another time-honored California breed: The Poser. (Usually seen holding a skate board or a surf board.) They look great. They talk a big game. But they are not very good...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: B-ball California-Style: A Different Kind of Game | 1/4/1990 | See Source »

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