Talk:This Little Piggy

Analysis???
Whence the analysis section? Good grief, it's like Freud on LSD. &#0149;Jim 62 sch&#0149; 16:35, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Is there any evidence that this is about guinea pigs? They cry wee wee wee. . . . pigs don't co174.125.171.191 (talk) 22:14, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

Another reference
In one of the Simpson's Tree House of Horror episodes Homer used the rhyme before Maggie lost her "baby" legs. --96.224.60.51 (talk) 14:57, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

It makes me think of the torture scene in Payback. aditsu (talk) 17:55, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Finger Play?
Should the heading be "Finger Play", or, possibly "Toe Play?" I'm just a little confused. Personally, I would title it "Toe Play," since the game is generally played with toes, but if Finger Play is the actual term for that sort of thing, then I understand. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.192.6.150 (talk) 21:22, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

odd wording
"Although the game is usually played on a baby, it can be played on anyone with at least 5 toes."

oh, sorry, you have 6 toes and cant play. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.144.30.216 (talk) 01:00, 4 October 2011 (UTC)


 * At least 5 toes. That means 5 toes or more. 201.252.26.54 (talk) 02:43, 30 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Actually, he's right. There's no 6th little piggy.98.24.238.45 (talk) 23:35, 26 October 2019 (UTC)

Meaning
I’m surprised there’s nothing about the origins - that it probably meant pigs being brought to market to be made food of-unless there is no good evidence for that? ELSchissel (talk) 03:11, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * That interpretation is considered to be Fakelore. It dates back to a 2018 Twitter post and makes NO sense given the age of the rhyme.  Rather, it reflects modern views on the very modern methods of centralized slaughter, factory-farming of animals for meat and the move towards plant-based "meats."  This is a Meme that started on Twitter and has circled the world hundreds of times.  People who don't know the age of the rhyme or who don't think about it, assume that our modern methods of slaughter were common when this rhyme was first popularized.  Think on it.  In those days, most pigs were slaughtered at home,  The "piggies" referred to, are the young child's toes, which do resemble little piglets feeding at their mother's teats.  As  Folklorist, I find this modern, sinister interpretation to be ill-informed and as of yet, unsupported by historical analysis by Academics in the field.  I searched Google books, numerous books by revisionist fairytale and rhyme scholars and this reading of the rhyme just doesn't ever come up.  It is a Social media phenomenon.  Nevertheless, I will keep looking.  I assume your question comes from the fact that this Meme has popped up all over Facebook again over the past two weeks.  I'm not criticizing you for wondering about this, because it is an enticing idea.  I will keep looking and should I find anything at all that supports this 21st Century reading, I will add those sources here on the Talk Page first.  Thanks for asking before simply adding. Discussion is always helpful when confronted with what seems like new information on a subject.  Again, thanks for bringing this up and asking about it.LiPollis (talk) 17:49, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Even if the slaughter idea is not true, the page should still have a section discussing the explanations of what the "little piggies" could mean JayBirdtyper (talk) 19:42, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

Add reference to Agatha Christie?
Wouldn’t it be relevant to include a mention that the rhyme is both cited, and forms the basis of the plot, in Agatha Christie’s Five Little Pigs? 51.175.96.227 (talk) 20:48, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I've added it to the "See also" section. If you'd like to make a new section (maybe "In literature"?) and go into more detail there, be bold and go for it. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 20:59, 19 July 2022 (UTC)