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When pigs fly" is an idiomatic way of saying that something will never happen. [A onmouseover="pv(event, 15)" onmouseout=unpv(15) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Pig"][FONT color=#32599c]Pigs[/FONT][/A] are heavy animals, without wings, and cannot possibly fly. So "when pigs fly" is a time that will never come. The phrase is similar to others such as "when hell freezes over" and the Latin phrase "ad Kalendas Graecas".[SPAN id=pv15 class=preview] This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...[/SPAN] [SPAN id=pv16 class=preview]For other uses, see Hell (disambiguation). ...[/SPAN]
The idiom is apparently derived from a centuries-old Scottish proverb, though some other references to pigs flying or pigs with wings are more famous. Here is one such reference from [A onmouseover="pv(event, 17)" onmouseout=unpv(17) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Lewis-Carroll"][FONT color=#32599c]Lewis Carroll[/FONT][/A]:[SPAN id=pv17 class=preview] Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) - believed to be a self-portrait Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27, 1832 â€" January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman, and photographer. ...[/SPAN]
[BLOCKQUOTE] "Thinking again?" the Duchess asked, with another dig of her sharp little chin.
"I've a right to think," said Alice sharply, for she was beginning to feel a little worried.
"Just about as much right," said the Duchess, "as pigs have to fly...." — [A onmouseover="pv(event, 18)" onmouseout=unpv(18) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Alice%27s-Adventures-in-Wonderland"][FONT color=#32599c]Alice's Adventures in Wonderland[/FONT][/A], chapter 9.[SPAN id=pv18 class=preview] This article does not cite any references or sources. ...[/SPAN]
[/BLOCKQUOTE] Possibly the first occurrence of a pig actually flying occurred in 1909 when the British aviation pioneer Lord Brabazon made the first live air cargo flight with a pig in a basket tied to a wing-strut of his airplane.[SPAN id=pv19 class=preview] John Moore-Brabazon in a Voisin in 1909 John Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara (8 February 1884 - 17 May 1964) was a British aviation pioneer. ...[/SPAN]
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[H2][SPAN class=mw-headline]Beverage[/SPAN][/H2] A flying pig is also a combination of cranberry and orange juices (and sometimes with a bit of [A onmouseover="pv(event, 21)" onmouseout=unpv(21) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Vodka"][FONT color=#32599c]vodka[/FONT][/A] is called a [A onmouseover="pv(event, 22)" onmouseout=unpv(22) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Drunken"][FONT color=#32599c]drunken[/FONT][/A] flying pig).[SPAN id=pv21 class=preview] Vodka bottling machine, Shatskaya Vodka Shatsk, Russia Vodka is one of the worlds most consumed distilled beverages. ...[/SPAN] [SPAN id=pv22 class=preview]Drunkenness, in its most common usage, is the state of being intoxicated with ethyl alcohol to a sufficient degree to impair mental and motor functioning. ...[/SPAN]
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[H2][SPAN class=mw-headline]John Steinbeck[/SPAN][/H2] The author [A onmouseover="pv(event, 24)" onmouseout=unpv(24) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/John-Steinbeck"][FONT color=#32599c]John Steinbeck[/FONT][/A] used a winged pig that he called [A onmouseover="pv(event, 25)" onmouseout=unpv(25) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Pigasus-%28literature%29"][FONT color=#32599c]Pigasus[/FONT][/A] in his signature and his [A onmouseover="pv(event, 26)" onmouseout=unpv(26) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Exlibris"][FONT color=#32599c]exlibris[/FONT][/A]. His wife [A onmouseover="pv(event, 27)" onmouseout=unpv(27) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Elaine-Anderson"][FONT color=#32599c]Elaine[/FONT][/A] relates his sentiment that "Man must aspire though he be earth-bound". [A class="external autonumber" title=http://www.steinbeck.sjsu.edu/biography/pigasus.jsp href="http://www.steinbeck.sjsu.edu/biography/pigasus.jsp" rel=nofollow][FONT color=#32599c][1][/FONT][/A][SPAN id=pv24 class=preview] John Ernst Steinbeck (February 27, 1902 â€" December 20, 1968) was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century. ...[/SPAN] [SPAN id=pv25 class=preview]Steinbecks pigasus The Pigasus was used by John Steinbeck as a personal stamp with the Latin motto Ad astra per alia porci (to the stars on the wings of a pig). ...[/SPAN] [SPAN id=pv26 class=preview]Ex libris (Latin: from books) is a phrase often used in an ownership inscription or a bookplate, usually found on the inside of a book cover or on one of the first few pages. ...[/SPAN] [SPAN id=pv27 class=preview]Elaine Anderson (August 14, 1914 â€" April 27, 2003) was an American actress and one of the first women to become a theatre stage manager. ...[/SPAN]
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[H2][SPAN class=mw-headline]Amsterdam[/SPAN][/H2] There is a hostel in the city centre called the "Flying Pig Hostel".
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[H2][SPAN class=mw-headline]Cincinnati[/SPAN][/H2] A flying pig is an unofficial symbol of the city of [A onmouseover="pv(event, 31)" onmouseout=unpv(31) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Cincinnati%2C-Ohio"][FONT color=#32599c]Cincinnati, Ohio[/FONT][/A]. The tradition stems partly from the association of Cincinnati with the pig trade in the [A onmouseover="pv(event, 32)" onmouseout=unpv(32) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/19th-century"][FONT color=#32599c]19th century[/FONT][/A]. Images of flying pigs often appear on souvenirs and T-shirts. Each year the city of Cincinnati hosts a [A onmouseover="pv(event, 33)" onmouseout=unpv(33) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Flying-Pig-Marathon"][FONT color=#32599c]Flying Pig Marathon[/FONT][/A].[SPAN id=pv31 class=preview] This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...[/SPAN] [SPAN id=pv32 class=preview]Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...[/SPAN] [SPAN id=pv33 class=preview]The Flying Pig Marathon is a 26. ...[/SPAN]
The [A onmouseover="pv(event, 34)" onmouseout=unpv(34) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/John-A.-Roebling-Suspension-Bridge"][FONT color=#32599c]John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge[/FONT][/A] includes statues of flying pigs.[SPAN id=pv34 class=preview] A view of the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge from Covington, Kentucky on the south bank of the Ohio River with Cincinnati in the background The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky. ...[/SPAN]
From [A onmouseover="pv(event, 35)" onmouseout=unpv(35) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/May-14"][FONT color=#32599c]May 14[/FONT][/A] to [A onmouseover="pv(event, 36)" onmouseout=unpv(36) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/October-31"][FONT color=#32599c]October 31[/FONT][/A], [A onmouseover="pv(event, 37)" onmouseout=unpv(37) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/2000"][FONT color=#32599c]2000[/FONT][/A], Cincinnati hosted the [A onmouseover="pv(event, 38)" onmouseout=unpv(38) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Big-Pig-Gig"][FONT color=#32599c]Big Pig Gig[/FONT][/A], a large-scale event in which local artists decorated fiberglass flying pig statues and displayed them throughout the downtown area. Since the event, many of these statues have come to decorate Sawyer Point, the [A onmouseover="pv(event, 39)" onmouseout=unpv(39) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Cincinnati/Northern-Kentucky-International-Airport"][FONT color=#32599c]Cincinnati airport[/FONT][/A], local hotels, and other buildings.[SPAN id=pv35 class=preview] May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...[/SPAN] [SPAN id=pv36 class=preview]October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...[/SPAN] [SPAN id=pv37 class=preview]2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...[/SPAN] [SPAN id=pv38 class=preview]Flying pig in Deltas Concourse A at the Cincinnati airport. ...[/SPAN] [SPAN id=pv39 class=preview]Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (IATA: CVG, ICAO: KCVG) is located in Hebron, Boone County, Kentucky, United States and serves the Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area. ...[/SPAN]
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[H2][SPAN class=mw-headline]Pink Floyd[/SPAN][/H2] [DL] [DD] [DIV class=noprint]Main article: [A onmouseover="pv(event, 41)" onmouseout=unpv(41) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Pink-Floyd-pigs"][FONT color=#32599c]Pink Floyd pigs[/FONT][/A][/DIV][/DD][/DL] A flying or floating pig is one of the symbols associated with the rock band [A onmouseover="pv(event, 42)" onmouseout=unpv(42) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Pink-Floyd"][FONT color=#32599c]Pink Floyd[/FONT][/A] and often appeared at concerts in the form of a large pig balloon. The original Pink Floyd pig was built in 1976 for the cover of the [A onmouseover="pv(event, 43)" onmouseout=unpv(43) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Animals-%28album%29"][FONT color=#32599c]Animals album[/FONT][/A] and flown for a photoshoot over [A onmouseover="pv(event, 44)" onmouseout=unpv(44) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Battersea-Power-Station"][FONT color=#32599c]Battersea Power Station[/FONT][/A]. On the second day of shooting the pig tore itself loose and floated away to be recovered in the evening from [A onmouseover="pv(event, 45)" onmouseout=unpv(45) href="http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Kent"][FONT color=#32599c]Kent[/FONT][/A]. Flights to Heathrow had to be diverted for safety reasons.[SPAN id=pv41 class=preview] Pigs are heavily featured in the artwork and stage shows of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. ...[/SPAN] [SPAN id=pv42 class=preview]Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ...[/SPAN] [SPAN id=pv43 class=preview]This article does not cite any references or sources. ...[/SPAN] [SPAN id=pv44 class=preview]Battersea Power Station viewed from the north bank of the River Thames at Pimlico. ...[/SPAN] [SPAN id=pv45 class=preview]coat of Arms of Kent For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ...[/SPAN]
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