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Paperback Pigs is Pigs and Other Favorites Book

ISBN: 0486215326

ISBN13: 9780486215327

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Railway agent Mike Flannery wants to charge the livestock rate for a shipment of two guinea pigs and refuses to accept the lower pet rate, saying "pigs is pigs". Flannery believes that the "guinea" is an indication of the pigs' national origin. He argues that they should bear the higher freight charge of 30? for livestock, rather than the lower 25? for domestic pets. In support of this, he submits that if they were "dago pigs" or "paddy pigs", there would be no question of the animals' status.Because the customer refuses to accept delivery, Flannery is forced to feed and house what he now calls the "dago pigs" in his office, until he receives permission from his superiors to return the pigs to the company warehouse. By this time, the guinea pigs have reproduced exponentially in Flannery's station house. After returning all the descendants, Flannery resolves to charge the lower rate for any future livestock. This description may be from another edition of this product.
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Rated 5 stars
The funniest short story I have read!

Pigs is Pigs, the title story is a hilarious account of a country station master determined to do things "by the book" when a consignment of guinea pigs arrives. The wheels of bureaucracy and the life cycle of guinea pigs lead to a hilarious story for young and old. You will never look at a guinea pig (hamster?) the same way again.

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