# Please help find Kevin Bacon (the runaway pig)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-find-kevin-bacon-the-runaway-pig/992098>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 25, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-find-kevin-bacon-the-runaway-pig/992098 "2023-10-25T18:28:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-find-kevin-bacon-the-runaway-pig/992098/1 "2023-10-25T18:28:26Z")

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He’s footloose and about the town. if you spot poor Kevin, please contact his owner! I don’t know 'em (pig or owner) I just feel bad and hope they locate him.

> **[Pennsylvania Community Rallies to Find Kevin Bacon, a Footloose Pet Pig on...](https://people.com/pennsylvania-family-trying-find-missing-pet-pig-kevin-bacon-8363285)**
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> Kevin Bacon the pig is on the loose in Pennsylvania after slipping free from his new owners; numerous people are helping with the search for the pet with the celebrity name

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**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-find-kevin-bacon-the-runaway-pig/992098/2 "2023-10-25T18:53:52Z")

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I’m kind of glad he escaped the Animal House the day after Friday the 13th. With a name like ‘Kevin Bacon’ he was probably only about 6 degrees from joining his fellow porcine Flatliners and ending up in a Diner.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-find-kevin-bacon-the-runaway-pig/992098/3 "2023-10-25T18:54:49Z")

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And bonus: if you find him, your Bacon number is 1!

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**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-find-kevin-bacon-the-runaway-pig/992098/4 "2023-10-25T18:57:31Z")

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I wish them all [**Gluckschwein**](https://www.houseofgoodfortune.org/glucksschwein) in this auspicious endeavor!

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-find-kevin-bacon-the-runaway-pig/992098/5 "2023-10-25T19:11:04Z")

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These pet pigs are running on the wild side. Kinda worrying…☺

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**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-find-kevin-bacon-the-runaway-pig/992098/6 "2023-10-25T19:38:17Z")

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> [@Northern\_Piper](#):
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> And bonus: if you find him, your Bacon number is 1!

Only if someone takes a video of the two of you together.

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**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-find-kevin-bacon-the-runaway-pig/992098/7 "2023-10-25T19:52:14Z")

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Good a time as any to rewatch this classic meme:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pMA3x-bc8iM/hqdefault.jpg "Chris P Bacon news anchor reporter looses control laughs at name of pig") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMA3x-bc8iM)

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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-find-kevin-bacon-the-runaway-pig/992098/8 "2023-10-26T03:32:42Z")

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Maybe the Guardians of the Galaxy kidnapped, er, pignapped him?

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-find-kevin-bacon-the-runaway-pig/992098/9 "2023-10-26T03:44:14Z")

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> [@markn\_1](#):
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> Only if someone takes a video of the two of you together.

I’m sure it would be on the evening news.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-find-kevin-bacon-the-runaway-pig/992098/10 "2023-10-26T03:46:19Z")

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> [@jnglmassiv](#):
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> Good a time as any to rewatch this classic meme

No hind legs? Well, it’s like they say. You don’t eat a pig like that all at once.

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**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-find-kevin-bacon-the-runaway-pig/992098/11 "2023-10-26T15:29:09Z")

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This definitely seems like something Mantis and Drax could easily do.
