[Dixielandjazz] Irish Pork

[ROBERT R. CALDER]

We in the UK have been hearing that some idiotic muddle introduced dioxins in small quantities to pigfeed in the Republic of Ireland, and as a result tons of pork and ham have been taken off sale, and sundry little grumphies (Scots word for the humble Schwein) will have to be slaughtered and their corpses carefully disposed of.  So it was only natural to recoil and hope it's a typo in the weather report from Don Ingle: 
 
Message: 10
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:27:48 -0800
From: Don Ingle <dingle at nomadinter.net>
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Snowy Morning Blues to strt a thread

>Well, gang -- we now have over two feet of fresh sow piled up here in my 
>part of North Mchigan.
 
You too?