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From: The Washington Post | Date: May 10, 2002 | Copyright information

Why do pigs like to play in mud?

-- Trevor J. Thompson, 7, Washington

"As happy as a pig in mud" is a phrase some people use to express how much fun someone is having. For instance, at this very minute KidsPost staffers are happy as pigs in mud after producing a week's worth of the page you are reading. (To celebrate we are finishing off a half-gallon of ice cream -- mud pie flavor.)

Playing in the mud beats being part of the vast pork-product industry, but do pigs really ...

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