Are you pissed these days? Well, I’m totally teed off. Who do those AIG mofos think they are, spending all my (our) money money on fancy getaways and million dollar bonuses? Hell to the no. I really think The Beatles said it best:
Have you seen the little piggies
Crawling in the dirt
And for all the little piggies
Life is getting worse
Always having dirt to play around in.
Have you seen the bigger piggies
In their starched white shirts
You will find the bigger piggies
Stirring up the dirt
Always have clean shirts to play around in.
In their sties with all their backing
They don’t care what goes on around
In their eyes there’s something lacking
What they need’s a damn good whacking.
Everywhere there’s lots of piggies
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat their bacon.
In the interest of keeping this post design related, I’d like to point out a new trend, possibly influenced by the overwhelming greed exhibited by jerks like these: Pigs.
I think Hannes Grebin is on to something here with his piggy bank, Fat Rosie. She does look a lot like former AIG exec Martin Sullivan, pictured right above her.
But really, I hate for all pigs to get a bad rap just because some A-holes are methodically destroying our entire economy for their own self interests.
It’s ok to like this adorable silver pig clutch by Etsy seller, Tsurubride. It’s cute. Perhaps some of that bailout money should go towards purchasing it for me… Would that make me a piggy, too?
And then there’s my favorite Piggy Bank — cast from a real pig that died a natural death — by Harry Allen, available at Design Public. Oh, I just want to hug him, and squeeze him, and name him Martin. Or Hank. Or Edward. Really any of the AIG guys will do as a namesake.
Send a clear message that gluttony and greed are in fashion with this Oink Pillow from Etsy seller, Bumblejellydesigns.
Or you could really get into the piggish mindset with this Hair Hat from dearly departed designer, Nagi Noda.
While some little piggies may have gone to market, this little piggy stayed home. The Hey-Sign Felt Rug is available in a few different shapes, but I am digging Le Cochon the best.
Perhaps it would be nice to make the piggies fetch and carry for a change. The Pig Table by Front Designs would be happy to hold your watered down well cocktail or light as a feather wallet for you.
Catherine Ledner’s idea of barnyard fun is pink and frilly with flowers on top. Who says that pigs is dirty animals?
Meanwhile, Belgian artist Wim Delvoye has some decidedly less orthodox ideas about how to treat pigskin. Harbinger of things to come for scam artist cum jailbirds like Bernie Madoff? Let’s hope the AIG swine head in the same direction.
Thanks for letting me vent, friendsies. I’m going to leave you with one tiny parting shot, courtesy of Pan-Dan. It’s so good that I’m just going to post the link right here.
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Crikey, the start of that post was really stressful and angsty and then by the time we got to the cutesome clutch I started to feel relaxed again. Phew. Pigs are cute. Bankers and CEOs and fat cats are not.
Your brilliance strikes again, girlfriend.
Did I ever tell you that you are the funniest blog around? This is so great!!! Hey, can you spare some creative thoughts?
Please see my post – thanks! http://pleasesirblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/need-your-input.html
I agree – this whole AIG debacle has made me feel like there are a certain class of people who have created a whole separate ecosystem above us, with different rules and value systems, and while they take and take what we have, they give nothing back. I like how the guy tried to defend the bonuses by saying they were necessary to keep the talent in place to fix the whole mess … the same talent who created it! They can’t lose, but we do. It pretty much puts me in a state of mute rage.
Poor pigs. They are very smart, sensitive creatures that we tend to treat absolutely wretchedly. Maybe we should start calling these jerks some other name instead – I vote lampreys. They are bloodsuckers.
This is the best post evah!!
I am going to refer to it on my blog today if you don’t mind. You are most excellent and it will give me the day off. Sanks!
I was looking at that pig table and tattooed pig this week. Weird.
Sorry to get stressy… the economy makes me angry.
Stephanie, lampreys! I love it! Pigs are so cute, I really hate to drag their good name through the mud.
HG, have at it! These guys deserve every ounce of ridicule coming their way.
Erin’s best post evah. That is all.
*blushing*
THANKS! But how can I follow that up????
Write something else quick!
We love pigs! But we’re not too find of the AIG PIGs!
Hilarious, and featuring some truly inspiring photoshoppery!
i’m in love. and i had to kirtsy this post.
http://www.kirtsy.com
and now? off to devour the rest of this sight. {not a misspelling, i’m sure.}
Hmmm, that pig hair hat would take some getting used to – although I do love that piggie clutch and pillow.
Great post, Sugar! Couldn’t agree with you more!
Really? This is the part of the whole mess that pisses you off?
Because these are not bonuses as in, “hey you did a good job let’s give you some extra money” bonuses. Most (not all) are contractual obligations that were part of a hiring package and approved long before the government handed out any “bail out”. Instead, you could be mad that the government didn’t have the wisdom to have these payments voided as a condition of their loan. Or maybe get upset that the government is now adding restrictions retroactively to cover their butts and swooping in to void legally binding contracts like it’s just another day in the park.
Maybe I’m misinformed and yeah, I think it SUCKS that these guys are getting such huge pay outs, but the govt reaction sets a disturbing precedent.
Class warfare is scary.
Oy! I like the piggies, not the PIGS! Thanks for ending it on an upbeat tone…so much doom and gloom lately, guess we’re all feeling it. Great post, Erin!
Great post! Impressive that you could link those oinkers to design. Well played, my friend. Well played.
Agreed, G Dub should have put conditions into the package when he initiated the AIG bailouts. Yes, I am also sad that Obama cannot swoop in and fix this whole mess with a snap of the fingers. But honestly, I am mostly pissed at a system that rewards paper pushers with million dollar bonuses and pays teachers a pittance. I do expect that to change (at least a little!), but I know that it’s going to take awhile. In the meantime, I’m going to continue being pissed that our middle class tax dollars are going to pay out bonuses for some fat cats just so the entire financial system doesn’t collapse under the weight of a poorly regulated market that was only designed to screw the middle class in the first place.
End of rant.
Promise to post something fluffy and fun on Monday
This was a really, really great post.
First class grade-A post Erin!
I am not overly fond of pigs in any form – except maybe for that cute clutch bag!
This is a fantasmic post. I’m loving the hair hat. Gross post but beautiful too.