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Somewhat related, Churchill was very fond of pigs. He famously said (some variant of) "I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat u
by monooso 3y ago
Somewhat related, Churchill was very fond of pigs. He famously said (some variant of) "I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals."
- s_dev 3y agoFound the Civ VI player. I can hear that quote in Sean Bean's voice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqX-6L80sP0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqX-6L80sP0
- pvg 3y agoHe kept quite the menagerie and the best sourced version of the quote is a bit different: https://winstonchurchill.org/publications/finest-hour/finest-hour-141/red-herrings-famous-quotes-churchill-never-said/#:~:text=WSC%E2%80%99s%20private%20secretary https://winstonchurchill.org/publications/finest-hour/finest... In the context of things like https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/winston-churchill/11370727/Pigs-poodles-and-African-lions-meet-Churchill-the-animal-lover.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/winston-churchill/11370727/... it seems like he was more of an all-round animal lover who once delivered an amusing pig quip.
- XorNot 3y agoOddly relatable since given the chance they will also definitely eat us.
- frutiger 3y agoSo will cats: https://www.wired.com/story/will-your-cat-eat-your-corpse/ https://www.wired.com/story/will-your-cat-eat-your-corpse/.
- esperent 3y agoAnd dogs, of course, if they're trained to.
- raisin_churn 3y agoAnd humans, if their survival depends on it, or they just happen to want to.
- 93po 3y agoIf you were a hotdog, would you eat yourself?