The Pigs have flown
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"Pink Floyd Reunite The Pigs have flown" I saw the sign on Live 8 dvd when pink floyd sang Can anyone tell me what it means by "the pigs have flown"?
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When we talk in english about "flying pigs" we are talking about an impossibility - and to Pink Floyd fans the reunion was viewed as likely never to happen. Their re-union at Live8 therefore triggered comments about flying pigs. Pink Floyd also famously had a helium inflatable pig that they took to fly over the audience at concerts for their song "Pigs On The Wing". In common speech if someone says something very unlikely one might reply - "I'll believe that when I see a flying pig" or even look up to watch for the pig flying overhead
So in summary the reunion was a very rare treat indeed for fans who had given up all hope of seeing them together again - which is why you saw the sign. Martin -
Here's the lyrics for the song Pigs On The Wing [Part 1] If you didn't care what happened to me And if I didn't care for you We would zig zag our way through the boredom and pain Occasionally glancing up through the rain Wondering which of the buggers to blame And watching for pigs on the wing [Part 2] You know that I care what happens to you And I know that you care for me So I don't feel alone Or the weight of the stone Now that I've found somewhere safe To bury my bone And any fool knows a dog needs a home A shelter from pigs on the wing
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And here's more than anyone could want to know about the chequered history of Pink Floyd's pigs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd_pig Martin -
martinput:
When we talk in english about "flying pigs" we are talking about an impossibility
In spanish (at least in my country) we talk about flying cows...
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very interesting I like this saying Thanks 
Pigs or cows have been flying indeed here .Their "the dark side of moon" is ON SALE in China -
Dark Side of the Moon is so great. It was on the best seller list in the US for like 7 years straight or something.
In the US we say something will happen 'when pigs fly'. BTW - There was a flying pig in the Simpsons episode with Paul and Linda, too. -
Tori in Texas:
Dark Side of the Moon is so great. It was on the best seller list in the US for like 7 years straight or something.
In the US we say something will happen 'when pigs fly'. BTW - There was a flying pig in the Simpsons episode with Paul and Linda, too. With an apple in it's mouth...that was somehow sad to see, especially in context of that episode's topic.
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Here we always have the flying pigs marathon evry year. We have flying pigs on these statues at the riverfront too. I think thats due to the meat industry in Cincinnati.
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I'm sorry, but how dose Pink Floyd fit on a Paul McCartney website?
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simoncoe:
I'm sorry, but how dose Pink Floyd fit on a Paul McCartney website?
This section was about live 8, pink floyd played at live 8.
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We talk about rugs flying.
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al Sabah:
We talk about rugs flying.
I would like to go on a magic carpet ride, that would be fun!
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Just take the magic bus to the Marrakesh express and you can ride all the way to Jaipur.
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[quote="al Sabah"]We talk about rugs flying. Which is why you'll never see Paul playing an outside gig on a windy day! wink lol
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Tori in Texas:
Dark Side of the Moon is so great. It was on the best seller list in the US for like 7 years straight or something.
In the US we say something will happen 'when pigs fly'. BTW - There was a flying pig in the Simpsons episode with Paul and Linda, too. i guess it was about 700 weeks in billboard 200
