How did Busse enthusiasts become "hogs"?

JohnTheTexican

JohnTheTexican

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I'm not asking how one becomes a hog, just how, when, and why the porcine terminology came to be associated with Busse and who started it. Anyone know?
 
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I only know the beginning of the story...


In the beginning Jerry created the steel and the heat treat. And the steel was without form, and malleable; and other knives were upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of Jerry moved upon the face of the steel. And Jerry said, 'Let there be Steel Hearts; and there were Steel Hearts. And Jerry saw the Steel Hearts, that they were good; and Jerry divided the Steel Hearts from the other knives. And Jerry called the Steel Hearts "1", and the other knives he called inferior. And then Jerry drank CBL. And the evening and the morning were the first day.


Then there was something about a rib, and a HOG, and maybe a BBQ? I don't really remember.
 
Guyon said:
I only know the beginning of the story...


In the beginning Jerry created the steel and the heat treat. And the steel was without form, and malleable; and other knives were upon the face of the deep. And the spirit of Jerry moved upon the face of the steel. And Jerry said, 'Let there be Steel Hearts; and there were Steel Hearts. And Jerry saw the Steel Hearts, that they were good; and Jerry divided the Steel Hearts from the other knives. And Jerry called the Steel Hearts "1", and the other knives he called inferior. And then Jerry drank CBL. And the evening and the morning were the first day.


Then there was something about a rib, and a HOG, and maybe a BBQ? I don't really remember.
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LOL. I can see a movie in the works. And a book. :eek::D
 
I'm not sure of the date, but I do remember Skunk fussing about missing out on some good deals in the exchange. He basically said he wanted us to quit hogging all the good deals. :D The rest, as they say, is history. It took off from there. The thread where Jerry put the idea of an official Hogs club up for vote is still here somewhere, someone with a little more time on their hands oughta be able to bring it up.
 
Skunk called me an INFI Hog...and it stuck.

Although I wasn't the 1st to collect Busse's, I was the 1st to be called an "INFI HOG"
I am your HOG Father.....and it's about time all you little Hogs did something nice for Father.
Send me a picture of your collection and I'll pick out one knife, you then should send your "Hog Father" said knife as dues....
Send the pictures here...macaw1us@yahoo.com while chanting..
"All hail the Original INFI HOG Father"
 
1whobuys said:
Skunk called me an INFI Hog...and it stuck.

Although I wasn't the 1st to collect Busse's, I was the 1st to be called an "INFI HOG"
I am your HOG Father.....and it's about time all you little Hogs did something nice for Father.
Send me a picture of your collection and I'll pick out one knife, you then should send your "Hog Father" said knife as dues....
Send the pictures here...macaw1us@yahoo.com while chanting..
"All hail the Original INFI HOG Father"
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"All hail the Original INFI HOG Father"

There. I did it. Now I will send a pic of the knife I want from your collection so you can send it to me. :thumbup:

Wait did I get that messed up? :D
 
1whobuys said:
Skunk called me an INFI Hog...and it stuck.

Although I wasn't the 1st to collect Busse's, I was the 1st to be called an "INFI HOG"
I am your HOG Father.....and it's about time all you little Hogs did something nice for Father.
Send me a picture of your collection and I'll pick out one knife, you then should send your "Hog Father" said knife as dues....
Send the pictures here...macaw1us@yahoo.com while chanting..
"All hail the Original INFI HOG Father"
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"Luuuuuuuuke. I am your father"


"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!"


Of course, Obi Hog Kenobi keeps telling me as I stab at my steak with my Game Warden, "Luke. Use the fork, Luke!"
 
Dennis in MA said:
"Luuuuuuuuke. I am your father"


"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!"


Of course, Obi Hog Kenobi keeps telling me as I stab at my steak with my Game Warden, "Luke. Use the fork, Luke!"
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It's just as I suspected...

Guyon said:
The Pork was strong at Blade 2007:

  • "May the Pork be with you."
    (Old Physics' advice to Homeseller as they stood ready for battle.)

  • "Use the Pork, Tony G."
    (Wanda up in room 368.)

  • "The Pork is what gives a Hog his power. It's an energy field created by INFI. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together."
    (Jerry teaching the young Hogs in the pit.)

  • "The Pork is strong with this one."
    (Garth sizing up Jaxx from behind the counter.)

  • "I want to learn the ways of the Pork and become a Hog like my father."
    (wash talking about Jerry.)

  • "Remember, a Hog can feel the Pork flowing through him."
    (David Brown at Fogo de Chão).

  • "The Pork will be with you always."
    (Amy-0 to Alton Brown.)

  • "Use the Pork, Stabber... Let go, Stabber, trust me."
    (Pure HOG trickery from Cobalt as he tried to get Stabber to let go of a sheath.)

  • "Yes. A Hog strength flow from the Pork, but beware of the Dark Ops Table."
    (Advice from Drew.)

  • "The Pork is with you, young Guyon. But you are not a Hog yet."
    (Told to me on Saturday afternoon prior to the induction dinner.)

  • "The Pork can have a strong influence on a weak grip."
    (Barb as she pounded the head of a challenging Hog.)

  • "You must learn the ways of the Pork if you are to come with me to the Busse table."
    (Paddling Man to some random guy he wanted to use as a placeholder at the counter.)

  • "A tremor in the Pork. The last time I felt it was in the presence of my old master."
    (Princess Prada Gunner referring to his old master, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.)

  • "Don't underestimate the Pork."
    (xaman to the counter girl at Fudruckers.)

  • "I felt a great disturbance in the Pork, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened."
    (Gravelface upon sensing that the Bloodbathganzaaaa had been cancelled.)

  • "You don't believe in the Pork, do you?"
    (Ron to some guy at the Cold Steel table.)

  • "Strong am I with the Pork, but not that strong."
    (Amy-0 upon being asked to carry Jaxx's INFI to the Busse trailer.)

  • "The Pork runs strong in my family. My father has it. I have it. And... my sister has it."
    (KAAK, referring to his alien family on the planet Infinopia.)

  • "Only together can we turn him to the Dark Side of the Pork."
    (Missive from the Super Bully to his rat brethren concerning a newly inducted HOG.)

  • "Remember, a Hog's strength flows from the Pork."
    (MikeH, while chewing on a sausage biscuit.)

  • "Sobriety matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my sobriety, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Pork, and a powerful ally it is.."
    (idahoskunk at 3 a.m.)

  • "You were the Chosen One! You were supposed to destroy the Rats, not join them. You were supposed to bring balance to the Pork, not nibble on it in darkness."
    (Garth to Super Bully.)

  • "You must feel the Pork around you; between you, me, the Waverly, the Galleria, everywhere. Yes, even between my hand and that bottle of Pig's Nose.."
    (Jerry while passing out shots of scotch.)
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1whobuys said:
Skunk called me an INFI Hog...and it stuck.

Although I wasn't the 1st to collect Busse's, I was the 1st to be called an "INFI HOG"
I am your HOG Father.....and it's about time all you little Hogs did something nice for Father.
Send me a picture of your collection and I'll pick out one knife, you then should send your "Hog Father" said knife as dues....
Send the pictures here...macaw1us@yahoo.com while chanting..
"All hail the Original INFI HOG Father"
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You guys missed the early trough clearing antics...

Chuck had trained macaws to go swoop down and snatch INFI from unsuspecting USPS employees as they loaded it for outgoin shipments from the Wauseon post office...

It was bootiful...

What a porker, that's fo sho!!!:thumbup: :cool: :p
 
I think it's just grand to know it all had a noble, even poetical beginning.:D

I even got a tear in my eye (my left eye, natch) when 1WhoBuys tried to extort INFI from his lineal descendants using a form of guilt (useless, of course, as we've all gone far past that point!!).:o
 
A little Throwback Monday going on here. This is good stuff, and good memories.

Always interesting reading the old threads.
 
I Could tell you, But then I would have to,,,,,never mind,

I remember when INFI meant Special Order, because only the Battle Mistress was made of it, and back then, you paid up Front, the Full Rate and two weeks (standard wait) was often a full Year, some times two.

Take the time to read the Old Forum Archives.
 
papathud said:
I Could tell you, But then I would have to,,,,,never mind,

I remember when INFI meant Special Order, because only the Battle Mistress was made of it, and back then, you paid up Front, the Full Rate and two weeks (standard wait) was often a full Year, some times two.

Take the time to read the Old Forum Archives.
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Those were trying times !!!!!
The original "two weeks" origin.
But we're still, most of us, around.

Bob
 
We are Hogs because "grown men drooling over awesome knives" is just to hard to say when drunk.

Garth
 
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