Project Gutenberg 1999-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 299 Butler, Ellis Parker 1869 1937 Pigs is Pigs Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger "Pigs is Pigs" by Ellis Parker Butler is a humorous short story written in the early 20th century. This book revolves around the absurdities of bureaucracy and the often ridiculous nature of rules and regulations, focusing specifically on a dispute over the classification and shipping rates for guinea pigs. The setting is a small express office where the protagonist, Mike Flannery, works as an agent, and his interactions with a frustrated customer, Mr. Morehouse, unfold a comical tale about miscommunication and stubbornness. The narrative begins when Mr. Morehouse attempts to ship his guinea pigs for the pet rate, only to find himself at odds with Flannery, who adheres rigorously to the company's rule that categorizes guinea pigs as pigs, thus assigning them a higher shipping fee. As the story progresses, the situation escalates humorously, with Flannery’s inconsistent calculations leading to an exponential increase in the guinea pig population he must care for. The tale culminates in a chaotic and comical frenzy of packing and shipping the numerous guinea pigs, all while highlighting Flannery's unwavering belief that "pigs is pigs," regardless of the nationality or species involved. Ultimately, the story serves as a light-hearted critique of the complexities of bureaucratic systems and a celebration of human resilience and resourcefulness in the face of ridiculous challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Humorous stories PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 48821 48830 2024-09-01T11:42:56.961787 2023-10-01T10:36:34.019362 text/html text/html 45950 2021-01-27T15:40:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 16168 2021-01-27T15:40:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 59038 2024-09-01T11:43:00.122746 application/epub+zip 58051 2024-09-01T11:42:58.237777 application/epub+zip 58051 2024-09-01T11:42:57.483766 application/epub+zip 138108 2024-09-01T11:43:01.578756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131763 2024-09-01T11:42:59.632810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131912 2022-09-01T13:14:47.916061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 39618 39583 2024-09-01T11:42:56.769786 2023-10-01T10:36:33.847360 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 39911 2018-03-11T11:17:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 15082 2018-03-18T05:41:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 39501 2008-10-30T08:02:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14990 2008-10-30T08:03:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20197 2024-09-01T11:43:01.710744 application/rdf+xml 12774 2024-09-01T11:42:57.817777 image/jpeg 3384 2024-09-01T11:42:57.651760 image/jpeg 58092 2024-09-01T11:42:56.967771 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia