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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2353660, member: 56859&quot;]Fun fact:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Pigasus</b> was also the name of a 145-pound (66-kg) domestic pig that was nominated for President of the United States in 1968.&nbsp;&nbsp; It was a&nbsp; theatrical gesture by the Youth International Party (Yippies).&nbsp; At a rally announcing his candidacy, just before the opening of the Democratic National Convention,&nbsp; Pigasus was seized by Chicago policemen and several of his Yippie backers were arrested for disorderly conduct.</p><p><br /></p><p>Excerpt from the trial:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Defense attorney (William Kunstler):</i> Do you remember what you were charged with?</p><p><br /></p><p><i>The witness (Phil Ochs):</i> I believe the original charge mentioned was something about an old Chicago law about bringing livestock into the city, or disturbing the peace, or disorderly conduct, and when it came time for the trial, I believe the charge was disorderly conduct.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Defense attorney:</i> Were you informed by a police officer that the pig had squealed on you?</p><p><br /></p><p><i>The witness:</i> Yes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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