Wild Hogs and Fire Pigs

The comedy Wild Hogs was the biggest moneymaker in the US this past weekend. This was a big surprise to the critics, the reviews were terrible. (Lately it seems that bad reviews and bad conduct get more attention and make more money for the entertainment industry, the wilder the better for finances.)

Click here to see my recent article on John Travolta and a clip of his dancing in his Wild Hog get-up.

This is no surprise – this is the Chinese Year of the Pig (hog, boar), The Year of the Pig started on February 18, 2007. Other pig years, 1911, 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995.

Pigs are sincere and thoughtful, modest and shy. They try to be reliable and not let anyone down. They prefer familiar surroundings, but they know what they want and will travel anywhere to get there, specifically if they get to go to the country. They love their families and are fun loving, but prefer a few close friends. They’re hard workers and somewhat materialistic.

For the most part, they’re easy going. They can be pig headed, and while they listen to advice, it goes in one ear and out the other, and they make their own decisions.

They don’t like arguments, and will do anything to avoid confrontation and would rather withdraw. Don't let their complacency fool you, at times they have quite a temper; run for the hills, or cover your ears if you cross them.

2007 is the year of the Fire Pig, sounds like Wild Hogs to me.

Famous Pigs: Elton John, Henry Ford, Humphrey Bogart, Jean Harlow, Ronald Regan