Word: pigging
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...diseases affecting animals, even moose, according to the pandemic's chronicler, Alfred W. Crosby Jr. One rumor turned out to be true--disturbingly so for anyone familiar with the subsequent history of influenza research and the recent Hong Kong outbreak. Farmers in 1918 discovered that something was making their pigs very sick, with high fevers and bad coughs. No such pig flu had ever been noticed before 1918, but every fall thereafter an influenza-like illness attacked the nation's hog population. In 1928 a researcher from the Rockefeller Institute, Richard E. Shope, went to Iowa to investigate the phenomenon...
...used to have a nice small town here. Then the neighboring town of Guymon decided to have a pig processor move its plant there. We will soon have 4 million hogs in our backyard, and the resulting sewage from them will be dumped into open pits. Sort of ruins the neighborhood and the small-town atmosphere, if you know what I mean. DON UKENS Hooker, Okla...
...cause." A week later, Matthaeus Jaehnig, 25, ended a similar chase by killing officer Bruce VanderJagt and then himself. Jaehnig was a longtime member of a group called the Denver Skins. Dozens of apparent skinheads attended his funeral, and a few days later, someone deposited a dead pig inscribed with the name VANDERJAGT near the slain policeman's station house...
Both CBS and NBC refused airtime to the Media Foundation's 30-second spot, which features the North American continent transforming into a bloated pig and asks consumers to "give it a rest." Complained Robert L. Lowary of CBS: "This commercial asks the viewer to not make any purchases on November 28 ... in opposition to the current economic policy in the United States." Current economic policy, evidently, being "shop till you drop...
Good old American staples, generally labeled "Hard Rock Classics" on the menu, are best bets. These include a scrumptious bacon cheeseburger, chicken Caesar salad and The "Pig" Sandwich of barbecued pork. Entrees range from $7 to $12. In addition, there is an impressive seasonal menu with more pizzazz. This fall, try the Santa Fe Spring Rolls with chicken and beans, served in a large cocktail glass over a bed of lettuce and tomato, with sour cream and salsa on the side...