Did you know we almost went to war with Britain in 1859 over a pig?
Quote, albeit a conjectural one:
Cutlar: “…but it was eating my potatoes!”
Griffin: “Rubbish. It’s up to you to keep your potatoes out of my pig”.
Unquote.
And that several dozen soaked sheep were involved? Not to mention three warships and 2600 troops? A future Confederate General in the future Washington State?
And that Kaiser Wilhelm of all people helped settle the dispute?
Not sure how I stumbled across Interweave’s page about the pig war, but here it is, with more British and fewer American details over here at the UK. I had to read more because I’d never heard of this before.
So, c’mon, you guys, tell us the important part, did they barbecue the pig? Bacon? Right?
So that’s how we have one national park that flies another country’s flag: the Union Jack. A gift from the loser. But then, Vancouver Island’s not bad as a consolation prize.