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[–] boojumliussnark@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Pigs can't look up? Hahaha WTF? Who came up with that?

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 71 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Someone that's never seen a pig

[–] henfredemars 25 points 1 year ago

It's like if you asked AI to come up with a problem pigs face and it's only ever read about pigs but never seen one.

[–] fidodo@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

They can't look straight up, and then some genius heard that and morphed it to pigs can't look up period.

[–] platypus_plumba@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Plus, it's not like the only way to look at the stars is by pointing your nose to the sky... Eyes have movement and the stars can also be seen in the horizon.

Still, would be nice to hug a pig, with my guts. (jk...)

Edit: shit, that sounds so wrong, I meant eating the pig...

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Hello Prime minister of the UK from that episode of Black Mirror

[–] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

A pig would be damn hard to pick up too. Better do it with a young one.

[–] Chadus_Maximus@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They could even look at water reflections, although their very existence is at odds with such possibilities.

[–] tastysnacks@programming.dev 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pigs can look down. And pigs can lie on their back.

[–] fidodo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They can also stand on a slope

[–] CurlyMoustache@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These are all awesome pig facts

[–] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Pigs can look off into the distance in front of them.

[–] crypticthree@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Edgar. Well not really Edgar. More like someone wearing an Edgar suit.

[–] Remmock@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

His skin was hangin’ off his bones.

[–] K0W4LSK1@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He says it's kind but no one asked the pig what he wants

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago

You can ask. Just say "officer, can l lift you up and show you the stars"?

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You bet your ass that pig gonna be kicking and screaming.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Well, probably depends how much it's used to humans and specifically you (and assuming neither have been horribly mistreating it).

But yeah, randomly getting lifted into the air probably isn't high on the list of favorite activities for any living being...

[–] NaoPb@eviltoast.org 1 points 1 year ago

No different from the girls I pick up then.

[–] iiGxC@slrpnk.net 28 points 1 year ago

Can't pigs lie on their side and roll around though? Then they'd be able to see the stars

[–] malean@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There is so much lightpollution that neither we can watch it

[–] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The good news is that the problem is fixable, so if that's important to you, check out: https://www.darkskysociety.org/

[–] malean@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks, I will join the dark society

[–] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 year ago

Someone didnt read hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. This is how you get Krikkit pigs

[–] Ohi@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

SUGAR.......WITH WATER.....

[–] piranhaphish@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] BadNewsNobody@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Tony from Dazed and Confused?

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

You know, I must have watched this movie dozens of times since it came out, and I have watched Discovery, and I never put this together.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Are you going to change your name to Daryl?

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Were you the french fries and ketchup kid?

[–] w1Ldc4rD@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

This is the most wholesome thing I've seen on the Internet today. This was the smile I needed.

[–] therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago

I'm just imagining him turning up at a farm and very insistently telling the farmer that this is what he's going to do. Even if that farm doesn't have pigs, that's what's going to happen when he pulls up.

[–] MrSpArkle@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

If they make Blood Meridian into movie and he’s not the Judge we riot.

[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

His name is Leonard Lawrence, sir!

[–] FryHyde@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

I think you mean that Thor tweeted this. He will always be Thor.

[–] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago

It's a pretty funny way of putting it but I do appreciate the sentiment.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Image Transcription: Twitter Post


Vincent D'Onofrio, @vincentdonofrio

Pig's can't look up.

But I could pick a pig up one night and raise it into the sky and tilt this pig ever so gentle. I can make sure this pigs eyes line up with the stars. Imagine seeing the starts 4the first time.I want 2b treated that kindly and see the stars for the first time.