The origins of this ritual are believed to have come from the much more ancient 'crocodile up' or crocup. This practice was disbanded , after all the other countries kept on mispronouncing the name and wetting their togas laughing. This and the famed 'Crocscape' where a crocodile dropped out of the sky and squashed Pharaoh Ramesesses The Flat, meant the high priests had to consult a different dish with the gods. After many tantrums from Isis and Odin, the gods went on a hunger strike. Two day later the priests won. The pig was selected partly- well mainly- because it would irritate Yahweh and all the other gods that were scared of pigs. The first pig was blessed 'Piggy the Eaten' by the Egyptians. The bones and the dirty dishes dropped out of the sky and landed on a small duck called Fred.