Sunday, December 28, 2008

The TROUGH -- The Maggie Beazer Hall of Swine's Official Newsletter

Issue 14

Contest Winners!
The quiz featured in Issue 13 of the Trough ended Saturday December 27th at 10am MT. There was no 3rd place entry. 1st and 2nd prizes were awarded to the first and second person to turn in an answer sheet with all the answers correct. The awards are as follows:

  1. A one year subscription to the Trough and M.B.H.O.S. membership, plus a Cloud 9 CD and book -- Abigail Beazer
  2. A 6 month subscription to the Trough and M.B.H.O.S. membership, plus a Cloud 9 CD -- Maren Beazer

Congratulations to Abigail and Maren. A job well done.

A Merry M.B.H.O.S. Christmas

We at the M.B.H.O.S. hope your holidays have been merry and bright. The M.B.H.O.S. had a joyous Christmas and look forward to a great new year. Many pigs were donated by Blake and Brent Beazer, making the M.B.H.O.S. much bigger. Because of the influx of new pigs, Blake Beazer donated shelving to the museum. As well Blake Beazer completed a Swine Cross-stitch tapestry entitled, "A Few of My Favorite Things". This work of art is now hanging in the M.B.H.O.S. Aunt Jerry donated a candy peppermint pig, and aunt Becky contributed a PASS the PIGS game. Last but not least, official t-shirts were made for the M.B.H.O.S., showing the logo on the chest including the name and web-site for the Hog Blog. All in all, it was a wonderful Christmas.

Notes and Notices of the M.B.H.O.S.

  • Advertising space in the Trough is available!
  • We love your mail and comments on the Hog Blog. Send mail to 4336 Liddell Lane, Erda, UT 84074, byubeaz@byu.edu, or put mail in the mailbox on Maren's desk.
  • T-shirts for the M.B.H.O.S. are available in a soft pink and $5.00 in youth sizes and $7.50 for adult sizes. White and other colors can be ordered.

Cloud Nine Update

After their amazing concert, Cloud 9 immediately started plans on a CD, scheduled to arrive in the winter/spring of 2009. Cloud 9 plans to have the songs they sand in their concert as part of their CD, as well as some new and original songs. "We're so excited." says Cloud 9 lead singer, Maggie Beazer. "Our CD will be a mix of new and old. We hope to have something for everyone." Cloud 9 has been brewing up some fresh tracks just for the CD. Second singer, Ashley Beazer, says, "You just put your hands in any randon spot on the piano keyboard and start playing with chords, and you've got it. It's magic."

Thursday, December 4, 2008

The TROUGH -- The Maggie Beazer Hall of Swine's Official Newsletter

Issue 13
Cloud 9 Concert a SMASH!
Earlier this week, a music group greeted their fans in a spectacular concert. This band was Cloud Nine. Their concert started off in the BYU room with Willie Wildcat getting the crowd pumped up by handing out $1 bills to the kids. Next, the color gurad dutues were handled by Richard Beazer and he brought out Old Glory for the Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem. After that Cloud Nine performed "On the Good Ship Lollipop" and "Up On the Housetop". After a short intermission, Cloud Nine performed "The Unbirthday Song", "Edelweiss", and "A Whole New World". The crowd then demanded an encore and Cloud Nine obliged and performed "Away in a Manger". One fan said, "It was rockin' hot. Those girls are awesome." The Concert was a SMASH led by lead singers Maggie and Ashley Beazer and back-ups by Eliza and Eden Beazer.

Turkey Trot
In Erda, Utah on Thanksgiving Morning was the 2nd annual Erda Turkey Trot. Of note, Maggie -- owner and currator of the Hog Blog and M.B.H.O.S. rode bikes with Ashley int he 5K loop and finished in 23 minutes. The M.B.H.O.S. was a proud sponsor of the race and was recognized for its support with its logo on the official race t-shirt.

New Contest
The next Trough contest is a QUIZ! You have until December 27th, 2008 @ 10 am to complete the contest quiz. The quiz is a scavenger hunt of sorts. You may need to look at past issues of the Trough and the Hog Blog and pay a visit to the M.B.H.O.S. for the answers to some of the questions. The first person to submit a answer sheet with all the questions correct will win first prize. The second correct answer sheet will receive 2nd place and so on. You can submit your answers by mail, phone, email, in person, in the M.B.H.O.S. mailbox on Maren's desk, or posting a comment on the Hog Blog. If you do not get all the questions correct the first time you submit, you can try again. Prizes include the following:

  • 3rd place: 3 month subscription to the Trough and a 3 month membership to the M.B.H.O.S., as well as a free Cloud 9 book.
  • 2nd place: 6 month subscription to the Trough and a 6 month membership to the M.B.H.O.S., as well as aCloud 9 CD and book.
  • 1st place: 1 year subscription to the Trough and 1 year membership to the M.B.H.O.S., as well as a Cloud 9 CD and book.

If you have any questions, call or contact Maggie in one of the ways listed above. Anyone is eligible to enter the contest. You will find the quiz included in this issue of the Trough.

M.B.H.O.S. Contest QUIZ

  1. When was the M.B.H.O.S. started?
  2. What "sick" pig made front page news in Issue 1 of the Trough?
  3. What artist painted "Just One of the Guys" picture hanging in the museum?
  4. How did most of the viewers of the Hog Blog learn about the Hog Blog?
  5. How many teats does a mother pig have?
  6. What does "M.B.H.O.S." stand for?
  7. In what issue of The Trough was the 100 pig party announced?
  8. How many pigs are in the M.B.H.O.S.? (close estimate is exceptable)
  9. What would Hog Blog viewers like to see in the Trough the most?
  10. Who brought pigs to America?

Note: Others may help you with this quiz. Other materials and the internet can be used to help you. If you live outside of Utah, you may skip question 3 or search on the internet for the answer. GOOD LUCK!

PIG POEM

The Trough has a new FAN. Pig Lover, David Morrison, has submitted a POEM to the Trough. We are pleased to include it here. He ahs some original pig artwork to go along with the POEM and look for it posted on the HOG BLOG in the future.
Maggie,
Here is a poem about pigs. My friend Howdy Sorensen wrote it mostly, and I helped a little. I've attached a word doc with the poem and a couple of illustrations I did a long time ago for one of the verses. And a bunch of pig faces. I appreciate your love for pigs.
Dave Morrison
PIGS
Pigs while I'm working,
Pigs when I'm done,
Pigs in a rocket that goes to the sun.

Pigs every month,
Pigs every week,
Pigs that go camping and fall in the creek.

Pigs on the outside,
Pigs in the middle,
Pigs that are dancing while one plays the fiddle.

Pigs that are skinny,
Pigs that are thick
Pigs that are roasting on the end of a stick.

Pigs that speak Spanish,
Pigs that speak French,
Pigs that play baseball and sit on the bench.

Pigs on the town,
Pigs in society,
Pigs in a struggle with ongoing sobriety.

Pigs that mean well,
Pigs that do harm,
Pigs that ride horses and work on the farm.

Pigs in the government,
Pigs in the sciences,
Pigs that can operate kitchen appliances.

Pigs in the arts,
Pigs in the nude,
Pigs that are famous and act very rude,

Pigs that are balding,
Pigs that wear wigs,
So scoot yourself over and make room for pigs.

by Paul R. Sorensen and David Morrison

Alternate endings

Pigs that are lazy,
Pigs on the run.
Pigs in the parlor, so this poem is done.

Pigs that are lazy,
Pigs on the run.
Pigs trying to get me, so this poem is done.

Monday, November 17, 2008

The TROUGH -- The Maggie Beazer Hall of Swine's Official Newsletter

Issue 12

Pigs trot at Turkey Trot
Aaah, Thanksgiving. Pie, Feasts, Family, and the Erda Turkey Trot. The 2nd annual Erda Turkey Trot is Thanksgiving Day at 8a.m. It will start at the Nancy and Greg Folta residence. If you have ordered a t-shirt, you will notice that this year's shirts include a logo for M.B.H.O.S. Shirts aren't the only goodies that will be given out. After the Turkey Trot, muffins, breads, cider, and hot cocoa will be given out. There will also be prizes and a raffle. If you want to come, please bring a food items to support Zachary Scott's Eagle project. The M.B.H.O.S. is pleased to be a sponsor of the Thurkey Trot, and you should be excited to attend.


Cloud Nine Rocks it Out!
Do you like concerts? If you do, then come to the Cloud 9 concert on November 28th, 2008 at 7:30p.m. in the BYU Great room in Erda, Utah.
Admission: 75 cents adults 18-64
65 cents seniors >64-- front row seats
60 cents kids 13-17
50 cents kids 4-12
Children 3 and under free
For more information including refreshment list and souvenir availability and prices -- call (435)833-9865 and ask for details.


Thanksgiving Sale
The M.B.H.O.S. is having a Thanksgiving Day Sale! This is the perfect time to get memberships, take tours, and get subscriptions to The Trough. From now through November 27th, admission to the M.B.H.O.S. is 5 cents, memberships are 50 cents, and subscriptions are 15 cents. If you bring a donation of swine to the M.B.H.O.S., you get a free ticket to see Cloud 9 perform. This sale won't last forever, so trot on over to the M.B.H.O.S. for this great sale!


Notes and Notices for the M.B.H.O.S.

  • Issue 11's joke contest has been extended to November 22nd at 10a.m. MT.
  • Letters to The Trough can be mailed to 4336 Liddell Lane, Erda, UT 84074, or emailed to byubeaz@byu.edu, or put in the mailbox on Maren's desk, or comments on the Hog Blog.
  • Ad space is available in the Trough.

Piggy Trivia

  • a male pig is called a boar
  • if a boar has had an operation so it cannot become a father, it is called a barrow
  • a female pig needs to drink up to 11 gallons of water a day
  • pigs have an excellent sense of hearing
  • a mother pig has 14 teats -- or nipples -- 12 more than most human mothers
  • Next issue's trivia -- "pig breeds"

Piggy Spotlight

This issue's piggy spotlight is on SNORT. Snort is a light-up pig keychain given to Maggie by Aunt Jeri. Recently Snort was lost, but he was found a few days later, but broken. Everyone thought that snort would never be a keychain again. Then repairs manager, Blake Beazer, drilled a hole in Snort's bottom and stuck a key chain in the end. Now Snort is fine and happy to be a keychain again.

Giggle Corner

Q: What do you get when you cross a pig and a Christmas tree?A: A porcupine.

Q: What is a pig's favorite fairy tale?A: Slopping Beauty.

Q: What is a crafty pig called? A: CunningHAM.

Q: What did the exasperated Jewish pig say? A: "Oink Vey!"

Q: What do you call a pig sold to the pawn shop?A: Ham-hock?

Q: What is a pig called who is pushed down a hill?A: A sausage roll?

Q: What's a pigs favorite ballet?A: Swine Lake.

Q: What do you call pigs that want everything?A: Gimme pigs.

Q: What do you call pigs that take everything?A: Hogs.

Q: What position do pigs play in baseball?A: Short-slop.

Q: What do the police do when they arrest a pig?A: They put him in hamcuffs.

Q: How did the police know when the farmer stole the pig?A: The pig squeeled.

Q: What's black and white and pink all over?A: A pig in a tuxedo (a.k.a. a fine looking swine).

Q: Where do pigs like to sit at the play ground?A: On pork benches.

Q: What did the congressman pig visit Niagra Falls in?A: A pork barrel.

Q: What do you call a pig that takes acting lessons?A: A hamateur.

Q: Why did the bacon laugh?A: One of the eggs cracked a yolk.

Q: What was the joke that the girl egg told to the boy pig?A: I'm so hot, I'm practically bacon.

Q: What do you get if you cross a snake with a pig?A: A boar constrictor.

Q: What did the neurotic pig say to the farmer?A: You take me for grunted.

Q: A blonde is walking down the street with a pig under her arm. She passes a person who asks "Where did you get that?"
A: The pig says, "I won her in a raffle!"

Q. Why did the three little pigs decide to leave home?A. They thought their father was an awful boar.

Q: When were pigs made? A: In the Saus-Age

Q: What part in a Shakesperian play does a small pig get cast in?A: Hamlet.

Why is it that the first thing we try to do after killing a pig is to cure it?

Patient: Doctor, doctor, I've got a little sty.Doctor: Then you better buy a little pig.

The teacher was furious with her son.Teacher: "Just because you've been put in my class, there's no need to think you can act up and misbehave. You're a pig."The son said nothing.Teacher: "Well, do you know what a pig is?"Son: "Yes mom, the offspring of a swine."

Two friends who lived in the town were chatting.First friend: "I've just bought a pig."Second friend: "But where will you keep it? Your yard's much too small for a pig."First friend: "I'm going to keep it under my bed."Second friend: "But what will you do about the smell?"First friend: "Oh, I'm not too worried, he'll soon get used to it."

Son: Dad, that Mr. Jenkins down the road said you weren't fit to live with pigs!Dad: What did you say son?Son: I stuck up for you. I said you were certainly fit to live with pigs.

Customer: Waiter, this food isn't fit for a pig!Waiter: All right, I'll get you some that is.

A pig and a chicken were walking by a church where a gala charity event was taking place. Getting caught up in the spirit, the pig suggested to the chicken that they each make a contribution. "Great idea!" the chicken cried.
"Let's offer them ham and eggs?" "Not so fast," said the pig testily. "For you, that's a contribution. For me, it's a total commitment."

Jokes submitted by Brent Beazer of Erda, Utah.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

The TROUGH -- The Maggie Beazer Hall of Swine's Official Newsletter

Issue 11

Riddle Winners!

The winners of last issue's (#10) contest correctly answered PORKY within the time limit allowed. Here are the winners.
  • 3rd prize -- box of strawberry milkshake Whoppers -- Ashley Beazer of Erda

  • 2nd prize -- 1 month subscription to The Trough and membership to the M.B.H.O.S. without fees -- Abby Beazer of Erda

  • 1st prize -- 1 month subscription to The Trough and membership to the M.B.H.O.S. without fees -- PLUS - 2 front row tickets to see CLOUD 9 in concert on November 28th -- Abbey Morrison of Tooele

In close 4th place was Anna Roberts of Santa Monica, CA. Thank you to all those who participated. We congratulate our winners -- Miss Morrison, Miss Beazer, and Miss Beazer.


Letters to The Trough

We welcome your mail and comments. The following is a poem from an avid M.B.H.O.S. supporter.

The Monster PIGS -- A Halloween Poem by Blake R. Beazer (BYU - Class of 1995)

What is that noise? My knees are shaking. I can't keep my poise.

I'm frightened. I'm scared. "I want my MOM." I want her to see what's in there.

A Grunt, not a Growl. There again - GRUNT, GRUNT, GRUNT. What is on the prowl.

Mom hears my plea, and says I'll be fine. She opens the door. It's the Maggie Beazer Hall of Swine.

Love -- your biggest Fan -- DAD


New Frontiers Open with Blog

The M.B.H.O.S. is taking on a new frontier - the internet. Two weeks ago, The Hog Blog opened, allowing far-away pig lovers to converse and read The Trough. "Because of The Hog Blog, now those who don't have subscriptions are able to read The Trough and find out what's going on at the M.B.H.O.S." says owner and curator of the M.B.H.O.S. -- Maggie Beazer. So get on-line @ http://www.hogblog-mbhos.blogspot.com/ for The Trough polls, pictures, and more!


Notes & Notices from the M.B.H.O.S.

  • the 250 Pig Party will be postponed until there are 300 pigs. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

  • if you have mail for the M.B.H.O.S., please leave a comment on The Hog Blog or send a letter to 4336 Liddell Lane, Erda, UT 84074, or email me @ byubeaz@byu.edu

  • Ad space is available in The Trough or on The Hog Blog.

New Contest

The next contest of the M.B.H.O.S. is to create a joke that has to do with PIGS. It can be any kind of joke -- knock-knock, a pun, or other humorous quip. The prizes will remain secret until the winners are announced. Please have your entry in by November 15th at 10:00 a.m. MST.


The PIG Cross-Stitch

Blake Beazer is in the middle of cross-stitching a PIG themed sampler cross-stitch for Maggie and the M.B.H.O.S. On The Hog Blog there will be photos updating the progress of recently completed letters. You may be aware that Blake has done an original sampler themed cross-stitch for each of his children. He has won blue ribbons in the County and State Fairs as well as a Sweepstakes Ribbon in the 2008 Tooele County Fair. The Title of Maggie's cross-stitch is "A Few of My Favorite Things".

Come See . . .

Cloud 9 -- In Concert

November 28th, 2008 @ 7:30 p.m.

The BYU Great Room in Erda, Utah

75 cents per person or $3 per family.

Sounds - Spins - Spirit (Advertisement)

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Sunday, October 19, 2008

The Trough -- The Maggie Beazer Hall of Swine's Official Newsletter

Issue 10


A Whole New M.B.H.O.S.

If you haven't yet been to the M.B.H.O.S., now is the time to go. The M.B.H.O.S. is now bursting with more than 250 pigs! The tours will become more interesting and soon a catalogue of ALL the pigs will be on the market. The M.B.H.O.S. is projected to have many visits during the coming holiday season. Never been to the M.B.H.O.S.? Want to see the expansion? Trust me on this, there has never been a better time to come.



Pig Political Puns

Liked issue 9's pig political puns? Here's more.
Sarah Squelin'
Joe Barbeque
Meat Romney - the only White Meat Romney
Rudy Foodlani
Hillarib Clinton


New Contest

For the next M.B.H.O.S. contest you have to figure out this riddle to decipher one of the M.B.H.O.S. pig's names. My first letter is in both pad and pod. My next letter is in clock and cod. My third letter is in both ripe and fright. My fourth letter is in kite, not night. My last letter is not a consonant or vowel. Will you decipher this riddle, or throw in the towel?

The contest entries are due on November 1st, 2008 at 10:00a.m. The first person to turn in the correct answer will receive M.B.H.O.S. membership and a Trough subscription (1 month). They will also receive two tickets to see CLOUD 9 perform. The second person to turn in the correct answer will receive a subscription to the Trough and a one month membership to the M.B.H.O.S. The third person to turn in a correct answer will receive a box of strawberry milkshake Whoppers. Make sure to get your answer in by the deadline.


Piggy Trivia
  • there are 1.2 million hogs in Utah
  • pigs can run a mile in 7 minutes and not sweat
  • prize winning pigs can become as big as a cow
  • to enter a pig in the Tooele County Fair you must be in 4-H

Notes and Notices of the M.B.H.O.S.
  • because of limited time the Friday picture taking and the Wednesday readings have been canceled
  • we love your mail -- please mail letters or place letters in the mail box on Maren's desk
  • you can now post your comments on the Hog Blog
  • if you have a business or upcoming event you would like advertised -- affordable ad space in The Trough is available

250 Pig Party

The 250 Pig Party will be on November 15th at noon in the Blake and Maren Beazer Home in Erda, Utah. There will be all sorts of treats and games and Cloud 9 will be performing. Tickets are 25 cents in advance and 50 cents ont he day of the party. Keep your eye on The Trough for more information on this spectacular party.