First woman wins Hog Calling contest

The phrase "squeal like a pig" is often associated with acts of backwoods sodomy like those in "Deliverance." But at the Illinois State Fair's annual Hog Calling Contest in America, squealing like a pig is a much more celebratory activity, apparently unconnected to deviant sex.

At this year's event, Doris Probst of Effingham, Illinois became the first woman to win the competition. Striking a blow for ladies everywhere, Probst enthusiastically showed that the fairer sex can have just as deep an understanding of swine talk as men, which is abundantly clear in the video below.



And before you get too smug laughing at the Americans, we British have stuff to be embarrassed about too. Namely, the lame jokes we use to laugh at said Americans. Check out the Sky News take on the contest after the jump.