Kevin, I believe you've conflated two different expressions which, at first glance, may seem to have very similar meanings. You're undoubtedly thinking of "When Hell Freezes Over", which would indeed be a sign of the Apocalypse were such to happen. The phrase "When Pigs Fly", on the other hand, actually indicates that the Apocalypse has been averted -- quite a different outcome, as I'm sure you can easily see. (The reasoning behind this interpretation is very lengthy as well as being rather convoluted, so I will refrain from further explication beyond a single hint: pigs and horses are both quadrupeds -- and both have hooves.) Hope that helps. - Craig To: NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx From: Kevin White <cuitlacoche1@xxxxxxxxx> Date sent: Mon, 22 May 2006 13:18:19 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [NewPacifica] Flying Pigs Sighted as CBS News Visits Venezuela Send reply to: NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sign of the Apocalypse. K CraigGingold <gingold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Yes, that's right -- Pigs Flew. To be sure, they were only airborne for a few minutes. And, yes, there was some turbulence. But over the weekend, viewers caught a glimpse of some rarely-seen reality on the CBS evening news. (Actually, it was more than a glimpse -- there were two 3-1/2-minute reports, twice the average length of a network news story.) On Saturday, they were treated to close-up scenes of actual shanty-towns in Venezuela -- along with narration from reporter Lee Cowan explaining why Hugo Chavez has overwhelming support from the populace. <snip> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Home is just a click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/xYTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> New Pacifica Working Group http://www.egroups.com/group/NewPacifica 'Save Our Stations!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewPacifica/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: NewPacifica-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/