WACKIEST COLLECTION: FLUFFY PIG BALLS

Daily Star ^ | Nov 2 2009 | Brendan Abbot

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BUTCHER Pan Xueping must have the world's strangest hobby.

He collects hairballs from the stomachs of slaughtered pigs - just for fun.

Pan, of Xiyangpan, eastern China, said: "They are very rare - I probably only find about one every three months when I'm cleaning the animals intestines.

"I then wash them carefully to remove all the dirt and then I dry them with a hairdryer to make them nice and fluffy."

The 42-year-old, who works in an abattoir, has amassed hundreds of furry balls over the nine years since starting his job, as reported in the Austrian Times.

He said: "My nephews always want to play with them because they look kind of cute - like little fluffy balls - but I keep them on a high shelf out of the way where they are safe."

Pan plans to donate his collection to veterinary science after complaining that he could not find any other collectors to compare examples with.

He said: "I think it is a very well documented collection and would be very valuable to a university. Unfortunately none of them seem to be interested at the moment.

"If they don't want them then I might dye some of them pretty colours and put a couple of plastic eyes on them to make presents for my nephews. it would certainly be something very unusual as a gift."

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[MaxMax]

What the heck are they feeding those pigs? Kittens?

[Buck W.]

Heh—I didn’t think anyone else had that hobby!

[RichInOC]

If your pig balls are growing hair, you’ve been saving them too long.

[ElayneJ]

“it would certainly be something very unusual as a gift”

Yes, it would.

This is a very disturbing article - and yet, I clicked on it.

[rfp1234]

The U.S. should airdrop a few million of these on South Waziristan (Binny and Ayman’s Christmas gifts).

[fieldmarshaldj]

*ping*

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[paulycy]

What the heck are they feeding those pigs? Kittens?

[rfp1234]

PBUH (Pig Balls Upon Him).

[nkycincinnatikid]

Just DON”T GET THEM WET!

[Daffynition]

[goseminoles]

Its what’s for lunch!

[Fester Chugabrew]

" . . . it would certainly be something very unusual as a gift."

You shouldn't have! Really. You shouldn't have.

[Dysart]

Pan's furry balls are found in the intestines of slaughtered pigs

Pan should not just leave these laying about, he may need them one day.

[Mac from Cleveland]

"Heh—I didn’t think anyone else had that hobby!"

Where've you been? One of the world's most avid collectors lives in Washington DC:

[JoeProBono]

[AUH2O Repub]

And we wonder why swine (and other) influenzas originate in China?

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[goat granny]

OMG that is a belly laugh........gg

[goat granny]

Hey Daffy, are you sure you wanted to post this one......LOL

[piasa]

This guy would probably love a collection of owl pellets:

http://www.pelletsinc.com/

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Neato.

[green pastures]

Exactly my first thought!

[Daffynition]

Other things are not even a close second! LOL