Flying pigs are supposed to be the epitome of the impossible, and yet the grocery store is careful to specify that this is ground pork.
@mikeash That’s because it’s not sea pork

@atomicbird @mikeash

My doctor said that I should eat more seafood.

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Yes, it's an actual place. You can swim with the pigs:
https://www.reshumana.com/experiences/the-beach-where-you-can-swim-with-pigs/

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Between the white sand and the crystal clear water is Pig Beach: a beach inhabited only by pigs that you can swim with

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@JeffGrigg @atomicbird “Swim with the pigs” sounds like something you’d hear from a particularly dimwitted mafioso.
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@mikeash also helps distinguish it from long pork
@kalong @mikeash Sold under the brand name 'Soylent Green'?
@dfwilkin @kalong @mikeash "SOYLENT GREEN IS PORK PULL! YOU GOTTA STOP THEM!"
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some police departments in the USA have helicopters.
@mikeash It's the difference between USDA and FAA approval.
Curioso rescate en helicóptero de una vaca en El Molar, Madrid

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@mikeash but is it ground-to-ground or ground-to-air pork
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Some ungulates must have had flying ancestors. Those tiny vestigial wings certainly wouldn't lift a buffalo!
@mikeash As opposite to live or neutral pork
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@mikeash Wouldn’t a flying pig be a pigasus?
@aethervision You’re fired.
@mikeash I hope you understand how much this is going to cost in terms of back pay and unused vacation time.

@mikeash Years ago, I tripped and dropped a hamburger, and a co-worker pointed and said "GROUND BEEF"

I have never forgiven them

@mikeash I was excited when someone asked if I wanted to see an amusement pork. My mind was reeling at the prospect. I misheard. #FuckSixFlags
@mikeash In your favorite search engine image search: Cincinnati flying pigs art
@mikeash according to FAA Regulations, pigs are afforded more cubic feet then humans.
Pigs do fly.
@mikeash I heard if you huck an Impossible burger patty across the room at just the right angle it'll come back like a boomerang.
@mikeash Air Pork, the unsuccessful sequel to Air Bud.
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Maybe they could their wings...
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if you think flying pigs are impossible, be thankful you live where there are no police helicopters.
@llewelly I think that kind of flying pork might run afoul of various food safety regulations.