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To: Barney who wrote (21107)11/3/2001 11:33:44 AM
From: Kenneth Kirk  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 62592
 
The better cuts from a pig are higher on its body. So living "high on the hog" means living an upper class or expensive lifestyle.



To: Barney who wrote (21107)11/4/2001 11:21:40 PM
From: Doug Coughlan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 62592
 
Where did the saying "living high on the hog" come from?

a.. It originated among army enlisted men who received shoulder and leg cuts while officers received the top loin cuts.
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