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SONG CHALLENGE WINNER!
The Song Challenge: An Official Double
Dip Dare . . . -- Dare One: When This Pig Gets Pumped . . . -- A
pot-bellied pig sank his teeth into the leg of a burglar who was trying to rob his owner. Arnold, who weighs 21
stone, also stopped a burglar from getting into a neighbour's house by biting him.
The animal has become a celebrity among police officers in his home town of Minneapolis.
Arnold first showed his crime fighting abilities when his owner Becky Moyer spotted burglars
in her garage. She told the Star Tribune: "There were two guys in there.
One of them put something in my back that felt like a gun, and they said they wanted my
purse. I said my purse was in the house. When we went in, I screamed
for Arnold, and he got up and grabbed the guy by the leg. He yelled, 'There's a
pig in here!' and ran. There was blood all over." She added: "The
police gave him that 'crime-fighter' name. When they're in the neighbourhood,
they like to stop by and pet him." Arnold was a present from her boyfriend.
"Some people get lingerie," she said. "I got a pig." Dare Two: . . .
The Police Get Pissed . . . -- A Florida policeman who caught
a trouble-making pig after a 300-yard chase had to call for back-up to help him keep it
under 'arrest'. Ocala officer Carl Dunlap managed to hold on to the 14-stone
pig's ears and hind legs but said he was afraid the pig would wriggle free.
Three fellow officers arrived on the scene and managed to herd it on to a trailer.
Residents had complained the pig had been destroying property. "He spotted the
hog, chased him for about 300 yards and finally was able to wrestle him to the ground,'' said
Captain Robert Douglas, who heard his shouts for help over the radio. Minutes
later, Captain Douglas, Captain Mike Deen and Deputy John Shivley arrived on the scene to
help Dunlap end the struggle. "The first thing Dunlap said was that he sure was
glad we showed up because he really didn't know how much longer he was going to be able
to hold on," Captain Douglas said. The four men loaded the pig on to a trailer
and took it to Marion County Animal Control buildings, where officials placed the pig in
a dog pen.
Get Around, Little Piglets by Amos
(Tune: Whoopee-Ti-Yi-Yo, Get Around Li'l Doggies)
I'm breeding ol' Babe,
She's really some pig,
Her tail, it is curly,
Her udders are big.
She's fatter than the legs on
Mah mother-in-law
The finest old breed-sow
Thet you ever saw,
Get around you little piglets, get around 'em slow,
The fate of your blood-line is ready to show,
For good or for evil, you'll rally to the line
And your karma will tell on you, all in good time!
Now ol' sow Babe,
Had two daughters and a song,
One went to Cop School,
The other went wrong!
The first piglet went on,
To be honored by the fuzz;
The other was the worst varmint
Ever there was!
Get around you little piglets, get around 'em slow,
The fate of your blood-line is ready to show,
For good or for evil, you'll rally to the line
And your karma will tell on you, all in good time!
That good little pig,
Put his life on the table,
When two desparadoes
Broke in to the stable,
He tore the leg off one,
With jaws like hot lead,
And he beat the other with it,
Until they both fled,
Get around you little piglets, get around 'em slow,
The fate of your blood-line is ready to show,
For good or for evil, you'll rally to the line
And your karma will tell on you, all in good time!
That bad little pig,
He never would do right,
He was out cutting hijinks
From morning to night!
He knocked off every dumpster
In Washington town,
And it took three strapping lawmen
To hold that pig down,
Get around you little piglets, get around 'em slow,
The fate of your blood-line is ready to show,
For good or for evil, you'll rally to the line
And your karma will tell on you, all in good time!
Now old Babe's retired,
She sleeps on the stoop,
And she counts all the flies
Buzzin' round the chicken coop,
And she don't fret about her piglets,
On the force, or in the pen,
An' if she had the chance,
She would have 'em again!
Get around you little piglets, get around 'em slow,
The fate of your blood-line is ready to show,
For good or for evil, you'll rally to the line
And your karma will tell on you, all in good time!