The saying is "bleeding like a stuck hog", and most city people don't understand it, because when we kill a hog, we stick the jugular vein to bleed it out good. I did not mean to imply that city folk were ignorant, because you have a lot of stuff us farm boys don't understand. But, anyway, that is where the saying comes from.
The clich茅, "Sweating like a stuck pig" came from where?
the slaughterhouse
The clich茅, "Sweating like a stuck pig" came from where?
I have no idea pigs dont sweat so im lost....Lol
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Reply:never heard it b4
Reply:the cliche' is actually bleeding like a stuck pig. because a pig bleeds alot when it has been stuck i suppose. I have also heard of sweating like a pig but not sure what that one means.
Reply:It's SCREAMING like a stuck pig. Truth is, pigs really don't sweat.
Reply:the true saying is "bleeding like a stuck pig" - it's just "sweating like a pig".
Reply:I'm pretty sure first little pig, AKA Mr Haus of Straw, takes credit for the origin...
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