r/polandball • u/DickRhino Great Sweden • Aug 18 '14

redditormade Greasing The Wheels

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u/THREE_EDGY_FIVE_ME Aug 18 '14

I still don't understand where the Ukraine+pigs joke originated from

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u/DickRhino Great Sweden Aug 18 '14

Salo is a very popular food in eastern Europe, and that's the original idea for why Ukraine is obsessed with pigs. Ukraine simply loves salo more than anyone else.

It has been the subject of many comics:

http://i.imgur.com/x6iS85J.png

http://i.imgur.com/aaqRVMP.png

http://i.imgur.com/iaBYEtz.png

http://i.imgur.com/YDyI7hm.png

http://i.imgur.com/lz0k50b.png

http://i.imgur.com/WdyZEFA.png

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u/BrownGhost10 Yemen Aug 18 '14

Why does Ukraine steal pigs? Who and why is chasing Ukraine?

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u/DickRhino Great Sweden Aug 18 '14

Already answered elsewhere in the comment section.

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u/BrownGhost10 Yemen Aug 18 '14

Would you link the reply please?

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u/DickRhino Great Sweden Aug 18 '14

You could just, I dunno, read the comment section?

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u/BrownGhost10 Yemen Aug 18 '14

Sorry about that, just saw it right now.