Odd this day

Coates
Apr 15, 2023

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Well, hurrah for 15 April, because that can only mean one thing. Yes, indeed — it’s 245 years to the day since Parson Woodforde’s hogs got shitfaced:

April 15 We breakfasted, dined, supped and slept again at home. Brewed a vessel of strong Beer today. My two large Piggs, by drinking some Beer grounds taking out of one of my Barrels today, got so amazingly drunk by it, that they were not able to stand and appeared like dead things almost, and so remained all night from dinner time today. I never saw Piggs so drunk in my life.

(Yes: he’s seen pigs drunk before, but not that drunk…)

The next day… YES, OF COURSE! The 245th anniversary of Parson Woodforde’s ‘Piggs’ being hungover:

April 16 My 2 Piggs are still unable to walk yet, but they are better than they were yesterday. They tumble about the yard and can by no means stand at all steady yet. In the afternoon my 2 Piggs were tolerably sober.

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Coates
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