Are 80 series LC refered to as "PIGS"? And what is the history behind the term "PIG"? What I mean is why are Land Cruisers called "PIGS"?

Does anyone have a Link to 60seriesguys story on the "pig"?

Traditionally, the FJ-55 is considered the "Iron Pig" because it is a nasty, fat, "ugly" beast.....

You need to read Henry's story....Henry?

They should be called "Yuppy Swine".

They are comfortable, capable, and pretty....damn them.

Why "Iron Pig"?
"Picture a long, wide mud pit... you know what I'm talking about. The kind of pit filled with stinky, black, chunky mud the consistency of a thick stew... the smell of rotting vegetation is in the air, horseflies and dragonflies buzz overhead, and an old swaybacked cow chews its cud contentedly at the edge of the water, swinging its tail slowly as the morning dew dissipates and the sun dries a thin layer of the mud, deceiving you, beckoning...
"In the middle of this long, wide mud pit, wallowing contentedly, is a rare beast. Its weight draws it deeper into the mud, but somehow it is still moving, slowly, ever so slowly... its form hints at its strength, yet it moves with a certain grace that seems impossible for its bulk... nothing about this beast is delicate, and yet it possesses a strange beauty, a sense of timeless appeal.... you feel slightly repulsed, yet strangely attracted... you can sense its feral nature, its danger, but you can tell that this beast is somehow noble, a true master of its environment...
"Is it a wild boar, or a Cape buffalo? Perhaps a scarred old African bull elephant?...
No, the noble beast that has captivated your attention and perhaps your heart is a Toyota Land Cruiser FJ55, and now you know why those who of us in the know, those of an enlightened nature, those of us who believe call it an "Iron Pig". It is a sign of respect, of admiration, a fitting tribute...
By Henry Cubillan

Mark Whatley fj55@tlca.org
Fri, 26 Jul 2002 11:19:08 -0800


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> > ratpuke@shaw.ca writes:
> >
> >> Where did the term "Iron Pig" originate? Anyone know?

Many in this realm attribute the first use of the term to the First
Knight. Of course the First knight takes his title from the noble beast
itself, so the logic gets a bit circular... (or simply twisted, but we
won't go there...)

In truth, the origin of the name of the beast is lost in the mists of
the past (or maybe just in heaps of BS...) The villagers near the keep
have always called them thus. And as the First Knight is known, so are
known the roving bands of wayfarers who have also mastered these
terrible mounts. Some nights the skies around the keep twist with the
reflections of blinding and unearthly lights dancing behind the high
windows. The roaring of the Pigs oft rends the fearful quiet in the
woods surrounding the walls. Strange tracks can be found in the loam of
the forest where the beasts and their riders have passed. And the bones
of lesser mounts are sometimes seen protruding from beneath these signs
of their passage. Braver and more foolish lads from the town sometimes
venture to these daunting walls when the midnight lights flare. They
claim that there are wizards at work within, wielding the very lightning
of the gods and the fires of the deeper earth as they forge strange
objects of unknown purpose, using tools that defy description for these
ignorant farmers sons.

While the First Knight was the first to reveal the name and nature of
the beast in this world, The Iron Pig has always been the Iron pig (at
least for a few wheelng seasons now, anyway).


> >
> > http://www.birfield.com/~morgan/iron_pigs.html
> >
> > I think that's the first use of the term.
> >
> > Morgan
>
> All hail the archives!
>
> I was searching for a particularly eloquent piece from Mark, but I haven't
> dug it up yet. Instead I found this:
>
> http://www.birfield.com/archives/landcruisers/200101/msg01577.html
>
> I also came across this... from Mark Whatley on Sep 21 1996:
>
> http://www.birfield.com/archives/landcruisers/199609/msg00565.html
>
> It also looks like there was a guy named Jere (Jeremiah Fisher?) who named
> his 55 "Iron Pig" about the same time, but the above post is the first
> incidence of the term I could find in the archives.

JERE!? The jester and knave!? Aye, he did brifly attempt to claim that
his mangy and swaybacked nag was the true Iron Pig reincarnate. But as
all could see, it was a weak and bedeviled excuse of a steed. It's true
identity was revealed as "Fhe Flying None" soon after he summoned the
courage to ride out with the Knights on the trails. He has since lost
the true path and wandered astray to be cast out from the fold, with
little more than the occasional report finding it's way to the host. The
carcass of his nag "The None", rests within the stables of the keep. Or
more honestly, its remains rot beside the outer walls slowly stripped by
vultures and wasting away in the weather. It is a sad end, but one seen
by many Pigs. More so by those which fall into the hands of knaves,
posuers, or brigandes.


FK
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Mark Whatley
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TJK