June 21, 2007

It's just this sort of thing...

...that made everyone in Mayberry speak in hushed, awed tones whenever the name Raleigh was mentioned: Hog Waste Vigil Ends Thursday

A 51-hour hog vigil will end Thursday in downtown Raleigh.

The purpose is to draw attention to how hog waste affects the environment. The main goal is new laws to end sprayfields and help clean up industrial hog farms.

The vigil, held behind the state Legislature Building, started at 3 p.m. Wednesday and will end at 6 p.m. Thursday.

It's just that sort of urbane big-city hurly-burly that lured Barney away, you know.

(Thanks to Jim Smith for the tip, and no, I don't have any clue about what sort of priest they'd get to conduct such an important vigil.)

Posted by Terry Oglesby at June 21, 2007 11:28 AM
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Boy, I hope they weren't holding candles anywhere near all that Class 3 combustible material.

Are they holding a vigil for all the fertilizer that's passed on to the great beyond?

Posted by: skinnydan at June 21, 2007 01:32 PM

I don't know any of the particulars, but I bet nose clips were in short supply.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at June 21, 2007 02:01 PM

I imagine it was actually an improvement over the usual hippie/anarchist/peace activist funk.

Posted by: skinnydan at June 21, 2007 03:13 PM

Mmmmmm--patchouli and pig parts!

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at June 21, 2007 03:53 PM