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What's the big deal about pig odor?

Conservatives are having a little fun seizing on an appropriation to study the odor as an example of wasteful spending, but it's no laughing matter -- it's deadly serious.
Alex Koppelman

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  • Friday, March 6, 2009 03:32 PM

    Pig Shit is the worst smelling of all the shits.

    An unfortunate side effect of growing up an a farm is that I can tell which animal the feces belongs to by the smell. Gotta remember to put that on the ol' CV.

    Actually, duck shit is worse, but it doesn't pile up that quickly.

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