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January 19, 2009

“Like hogs in a corn crib”

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota) is the only person alive who uses the figure of speech “Like hogs in a corn crib”:

1987-12-16: “For the last couple of years, the takeover artists and the investment bankers who ride shotgun for them have been feeding like hogs in a corn crib.”

1997-10-07: “They will feel, I assume, like hogs in a corn crib when this is all done.”

2008-04-07: “So they sell these loans to hedge funds and investment banks and everybody is fat and happy like hogs in a corn crib.”

2008-09-17: “They were all over the country like hogs in a corn crib snorting and making money, hauling it to the bank, saying: We are making big money by putting out bad paper.”

2008-11-20: “They were like hogs in a corn crib, buying and selling, making lots of money, everybody is wading in cash.”

2008-12-08: “They are all making big fees, grunting and shoving like hogs in a corn crib, massive amounts of money, big bonuses.”

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