Pignic

[Laurence Horn]

At 5:22 PM -0400 6/25/05, Bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:
>PIGNIC--4,060 Google hits, 271 Google Groups hits
>...
>I don't have Factiva handy. Any thoughts on "pignic"? Is Wavy Gravy
>responsible for this? Is it OED or HDAS worthy?
>...
>Barry "No pork on my fork" Popik
>...

I've only ever heard it used among roast pig barbecue enthusiasts, as
in the last cited example, not celebrants of (I assume living) guinea
pigs.

Larry ("No pork on my fork at the moment, but it's not a principled
decision") Horn



>...
>_Pignic Central_
>(http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=6&q=http://www.cavymadness.com/pigniccentral.php&e=912)
>A Pignic is basically a casual gathering of  guinea pig enthusiasts, often
>with fun and ... If you know of a  Pignic in your area that's not
>listed below,
>...
>www.cavymadness.com/pigniccentral.php - 39k -  _Cached_
>(http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:OptatARC_OMJ:www.cavymadness.com/pigniccentral.php+pignic&hl=e
>n&start=6&ie=UTF-8)  - _Similar pages_
>(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=related:www.cavymadness.com/pigniccentral.php)
><NO
>_Wavy Gravy +|+ Wavy G +|+ A Remarkable Clown!  +|+ Hog Farm PigNic_
>(http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=2&q=http://www.pernel.com/wavyg_bio.html&e=912)
>We have just  heard that the renowned HOG FARM PIGNIC will return - At a
>later  date!
>... Born: Hugh Romney, May 15, 1936, East Greenbush,  New York. ...
>www.pernel.com/wavyg_bio.html - 44k - _Cached_
>(http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:BUbJWu7So9gJ:www.pernel.com/wavyg_bio.html+pignic+"new+york"&hl=en&star
>t=2&ie=UTF-8)  - _Similar pages_
>(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d&q=related:www.pernel.com/wavyg_bio.html)
>
>...
>...
>     _Richmond  BBQ Contest 8/30 & 8/31_
>(http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.food.barbecue/browse_thread/thread/5c4a6a1ad11e8126/165f1a2c38e00c8e?q=pign
>ic&rnum=10&hl=en#165f1a2c38e00c8e)
>... The "other" shindig  I mentioned is much more fun - totally non-corporate
>and a really
>fine  time - it's the annual HIGH ON THE HOG BBQ & MUSIC PIGNIC ( 27  years
>...
>_alt.food.barbecue_
>(http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.food.barbecue?hl=en)  - Sep
>6  2003, 9:46 pm by CafeMojo - 2 messages - 2 authors
>The "other" shindig I mentioned is much more fun - totally non-corporate  and
>a
>really fine time - it's the annual HIGH ON THE HOG BBQ & MUSIC PIGNIC
>( 27 years  running now! )