Pigs Fly

"Thinking again?" the Duchess asked, with another dig of her sharp little chin.
"I've a right to think," said Alice sharply, for she was beginning to feel a little worried.
"Just about as much right," said the Duchess, "as pigs have to fly...." — Alice's Adventures In Wonderland , chapter 9.

• ''When pigs fly'' is often used as a device in Fantasy Novel s, usually followed by the appearance of a flying pig. In the Dragonlance series of novels, for example, a tavern called the Inn of the Flying Pigs features as a semipermanent attraction a trio of winged pigs who perform intricate stunts for the evening crowd. It is said to be a good place for dates.


• The main character of '' Daggie Dogfoot '', a children's novel by Dick King-Smith , is a pig who overhears the ironic phrase "Pigs might fly" and consequently makes numerous attempts at flight.

• In the Animated Sitcom '' American Dad '' there is a play on the expression "When pigs fly". Stan is trying to force an answer and he will get it when pigs fly. Stan immediately picks up the phone and calls his CIA Lab, asking how they are doing with the pig. In the background, a pig with one wing can be seen frantically flapping around. This is hinting that the CIA will use it in interrogations and such to get an answer because ''pigs do fly''.

• In the episode of '' The Simpsons '', " Lisa The Vegetarian ," Lisa sets off a chain of events at a barbecue ending with Homer's planned dinner of a roasted pig flying through the air. The audience then sees Mr. Burns telling Smithers that he is going to write a check to the orphanage when pigs fly. As they laugh, the airborne pig flies past the window. Smithers then asks if he should prepare the check, to which Burns replies he would still prefer not.


• In the Canadian sketch comedy show '' The Kids In The Hall '' there is a character named Flying Pig, played by Bruce McCulloch , who entertains people waiting, especially in lines.


• In the series '''', the Beifong family from which Toph hails has a symbol of the flying boar.


• In a commercial on CBC, advertising Blackjack scratch-and-win, a man sees a flying pig and in a daze comments on it. A flashing "impossible" logo appears. The man across from him, seemingly unaware of the other man, says "I won!" as he was playing the scratch-and-win, followed by a flashing "possible" logo.


• In commercials for Bush's Baked Beans after being told he'll give the secret Bush's Baked Beans recipe "when pigs fly", shortly sfter he asks a pig with a set of "wings" to "buzz the house a few times and that should do it".

• The Internet Engineering Task Force has published humorous RFC Documents since 1989 on April Fools' Day , RFC 1925, in particular, insists that "With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine," but cautions that "It is hard to be sure where they are going to land {Link without Title} "

• In the science fiction movie '' Children Of Men '' the Pink Floyd pig can be seen floating outside the window of an affluent civil servant's dining room during a pivotal scene in the Ministry of Arts.

• The British 9.45 Inch Heavy Mortar of World War I was nicknamed the "Flying Pig".

• Pigasus Award

• Humorous Internet Memorandum RFC 1925 insists that "with sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine."


• Discussion of origin of the phrase by Michael Quinion


• Page about Lord Brabazon's flight , with photographs including the pig with a sign "I am the first pig to fly"


• Purloined porker found , a news story from the Cincinnati Enquirer about a stolen flying-pig statue


• A flying pig page that includes an image of a flying pig statue on the Riverwalk


• ''When Pigs Fly'', a children's book by Valerie Coulman (ISBN 1-894222-79-2)