Meaning of if pigs had wings, they could fly | Babel Free

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“Don't beat yourself up with asking prices. Asking prices are fantasies. They remind us of an old saying: “if pigs had wings, they could fly.” You don’t see many flocks of pigs in the sky.”

“But, ignoring his own insights and without citing cap-and-trade, Bloomberg endorses [Barack] Obama by saying that if the president “listens to people on both sides of the aisle and builds the trust of moderates, he can fulfill the hope he inspired four years ago.” Right, and if pigs had wings, they could fly.”

“Saluting NDP [New Democratic Party] leader Tom Mulcair for “getting off the fence” and opposing Bill C-51, SA [Socialist Action] claims that “the task is for the NDP and its labour allies to win working class public opinion to oppose the terror law, and the corporate terrorists behind it” (socialistaction.ca, 4 March). Yes, if pigs had wings, they could fly. The idea that the NDP will mobilize the workers against “corporate terrorists” is just as likely.”

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