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I do not fully agree with this point, but this pig got to be Jeffrey DaHAMer or HAMnibal Lecter (lemmy.world)

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[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

How am I supposed to imagine a clothed pig splicing fiber cables or setting up a rack full of communications equipment with fiber patches. They don't even have opposable thumbs, how can they unplug an LC plug with its retention clip?

If my job isn't real I'm taking the internet down with me, then he can read his hand drawn memes to his neighbor.

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Take the Internet. We'll be fine.

pats 1998 Encyclopedia Britannica

[–] renzev@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

I'm embarassed to admit that before reading your comment I was not aware that encyclopedia britannica was available in hardcopy

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Isn't there a very famous children's story about a pig that is more equal than the other pigs?

[–] aeshna_cyanea@lemm.ee 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I wouldn't exactly call it a children's story

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

My school had me read it when I was a kid.

[–] devils_advocate@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think you could read it to children.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

You can read anything to children…

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[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago

Four legs good

Two legs ~~bad~~ better

[–] muelltonne@feddit.org 133 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I could totally imagine a clothed pig sitting in front of a computer

[–] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Literally me (to be fair I'm not always clothed).

[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A pig wearing a shirt and tie, but no pants.

[–] rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

So the average cartoon character

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Am I missing the obvious sarcasm that is somehow not mentioned? as in this pig is an obvious CLASS TRAITOR for being a pig that sells parts of (presumably) other pigs?

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

It's allll beef, no pig :)

[–] Furball@sh.itjust.works 85 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Why is the pig a cannibal

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 104 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It's human meat.

[–] Deello@lemm.ee 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Its just a long pig

[–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Or is pork short human?

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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Understandable, have a great day.

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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Capitalism makes cannibals of us all. 😔

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[–] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Pig in a cute sweater planing war crimes.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

This looks nice.

[–] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Don't worry guys, it's human meat so it's not weird.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Edit: huh, the '+' did do what i intended but didn't believe it would work.

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

You can't convince me the pig in the third pic isn't Winne the 🇨🇳 Pooh.

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 2 days ago (4 children)

So a billionaire is a real job now? I don't even have to imagine a billionaire being a pig, they all already are!

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

But imagine them in a childrens book doing their job

That is the hard ppart

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 days ago (4 children)

This is just a stock image but it's not hard to imagine it being in a children's story. Besides, Scrooge McDuck is an existing character in a children's story that is a billionaire as a duck.

[–] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

At least Scrooge McDuck isn't portrayed as having a healthy relationship with wealth.

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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

I dare you to find a job that can't be portrayed like that.

Hacker Pig? sure!

Neo matrix Pig? Sure

Politician? Almost indistinguishable

Holywood Director Pig? Nearly by default

Slaughterhouse Pig... NGL, that hits different, but still, I can see that.

[–] zanyllama52@infosec.pub 3 points 1 day ago

Richard Scarry to the rescue

[–] sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Does a muppet count?

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 8 points 2 days ago

Now I'm imagining a pig wearing programming socks.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 11 points 2 days ago

Ah, the pig is preparing soylent oligarch-green, a most sustainable job, I applaud you, pig.

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This makes me feel sad about my job, but i upvote anyway

[–] Actionschnils@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What about Police? :O

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

The whole term sprung up when founding black panthers were studying police methodologies and found a precinct that used a pig as a mascot.

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[–] protonslive@lemm.ee 10 points 2 days ago

A pig could sit in front of a computer in those books right? Right?!

[–] Boozilla@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Dumb question: what is this illustration from? I recognize the art style, but can't place it.

[–] almost1337@lemm.ee 41 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The Busy World of Richard Scarry

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[–] magic_window@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

looks like Richard Scarry

[–] galanthus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

There is a job that can be represented without any clothes at all.

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

I could see a dressed up og sitting in front of a computer. That's like the rest of the jobs

[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Brendan Fraser Crane is an interesting handle

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