- If you cross your eyes, they'll stay that way!
- Swallowed gum takes seven years to digest.
- Dropped food will stay clean if you pick it up within five seconds.
- Touching a toad will give you warts.
All of the statements above are old-wives tales or urban legends - look them up - they just aren't true! Well, similarly, the teacup pig just doesn't exist.
We have been loyal fans of the TV show "How I Met Your Mother" ever since it debuted, but found ourselves greatly disappointed at last evening's (March 1, 2010) episode. It portrayed a cute "little" Teacup Pig. Well, don't be fooled - it was just a BABY PIG!!! Admittedly, the tiny pig shown on the episode was adorable.
*** Update - on July 20th, 2010, Jay Leno gave a piglet to Joey King on "The Tonight Show" ... although they didn't call it a "Teacup Pig", they did say "Tiny Pig". It was also a very cute little pig, and Joey seemed truly thrilled to have it. The sad part is, however, that now millions of little girls (and boys) will also want one. ***
So where can you get a tiny pig or a teacup pig? The simple answer is ... you can't. Just like many urban legends, they don't exist!
