An oinking good time:Standard celebrates Pig Day

Clay Prater poses with an armful of porcine pulchritude, better known as a pig, in honor of the Southern Standard’s annual Pig Day celebration. Clay is the 7-year-old son of Leah and Kelly Prater. (Charles W. Johnson photo)

You better bring more than your fingers and toes if you’re wanting to count the number of pigs in today’s Southern Standard.

You should probably have paper, pencil and a calculator handy.

That’s because there are hundreds of pig references in today’s edition. And your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to count every one of them.

Contest rules say to count every reference to “pig,” “pigs,” “hog,” or “hogs” in today’s paper. Pigs in pictures should also be included in your count.

Once you reach a total, bring your number to the Standard office for your chance to win $100.

The deadline is Monday at noon, which means you have all weekend to sit back and count pigs. If more than one person has the correct number of pigs, the winner will be selected at random.

Also of interest is today’s customer appreciation day, which takes place at the newspaper office from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop by for free BBQ sandwiches, drinks and other tasty treats. There will also be door prizes given away, including a 5-cubic-foot freezer.

Complete customer appreciation day details are available on page 14-C and complete count the pig contest details are on 8-B.

Another highlight will be the newspaper’s first-ever kiss the pig contest set to take place at 1 p.m.

The Standard employee with the most votes will have to kiss a pig at that time.