George Orwell said, "But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought."
Gore Vidal elaborated on that insight, saying, "As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate."
PELHAM, N.H. – In an event that only adds to the mystique of the Granite State's first-in-the-nation primary, local police on Tuesday morning found themselves dealing with an unusual arrival at the town's high school polling place: a wayward, 600-pound pig that made its way out of the poke and up to the door.
The potbellied porker, according to a Pelham Police Department statement, broke loose from a nearby farm and made its way to the school as curious voters snapped photos and shared video of the porcine wanderer.
