One can learn a lot of things from a trip to another part of the country. One thing we were not expecting to find on our trip to Crivitz, Wisconsin, was that one day a year, a local bar sponsors a hog wrestling event. At first I conjured up images of pigs wrestling each other in jaunty costumes. Lacking arms and opposable thumbs, I would have been intrigued to learn how these pigs wrestle each other.But the reality is much more simple, and horrifyingly real. Bartenders at other establishments talk of how the ATM companies make thousands of dollars from service charges alone on that one day of competition. Wrestling a pig, you say? Care to make it interesting?
We inadvertently drove past the bar on our way out for dinner, and cars were lined on both sides of the one-lane road for miles. Most of the people trekking their way to the event looked like a curious mix of biker, college drop-out and ex-felon. Or did I just describe the general cross-section of the area?
The wrestling match goes something like this: teams of four people square off against a hog in a muddy ring. In a timed match, they have to catch the hog and place it on top of a padded barrel. Needless to say, only the pig is in its element. And I don't doubt most pigs are used to being chased by someone up here as well!
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