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What to Name Your 30 to 50 Feral Hogs

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Broken Brain is a catalogue of the things we find hilarious because our minds have been irreparably damaged by the internet.

On Monday, a Twitter user named William McNabb asked a question.

“Legit question for rural Americans — How do I kill the 30-50 feral hogs that run into my yard within 3-5 mins while my small kids play?”

The question is alarming enough on its own. How do you kill 30 to 50 hogs that run into your yard? How do they get in so quickly (three to five minutes)? Do you live in a feral-hog enclosure, and have you considered not living in a feral-hog enclosure? Even more alarming: McNabb asked the question in response to a tweet about banning assault rifles, implying that his current method for dealing with his home’s infestation is carrying a machine gun into his yard, where his small kids play, and spraying the hogs with bullets.

In response to McNabb’s question, some people suggested a fence, maybe. But mostly, people just turned the question into a meme.

We believe that, rather than massacring the hogs, they should be embraced, loved, and nurtured for who they are. Contrary to McNabb’s implication that 30 to 50 feral hogs in one’s yard need to be gunned down, we submit that they should become a part of the family. This would first require naming every feral pig that comes into your life. “That’s too hard,” you say? We just did it.

Sarah

Quince

Slappy

Lance

Jasper

Kamer

Skylyr

Sweetie

Carrie

Miranda

Charlotte

Samantha

Trash & Trish (married, have one baby, Trough)

Rinse

Transter

Muffin

Squealy Dan

Banksy (only if it’s really him)

Filthy

Tronc

Mudpie

Flappy

Mr. Mistoffelees

Starbuck

Burger

Bill de Blasio

John Delaney

Tim Ryan

Michael Bennet

Steve Bullock

Operation Varsity Oinks

Monty

Crabapple

Diplo

Morgan

Peppa

Juliette Binoche

Megan Rapignoe

Harry Porker

Frances

Boarum Hill

Pink Lightning

Rat

Hooch

Madeleine & Bridget (the two most beautiful)

Xander

Cherish

Arielle

Timberlake

Lauren

What to Name Your 30 to 50 Feral Hogs