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Roger Waters' Giant Inflatable Pig—Found!  

Posted Apr 29, 08 6:46 PM CDT in Arts & Living    Editor's Choice

(newser) – The bus-sized, helium-filled pig unintentionally unleashed by Pink Floyd alum Roger Waters at the Coachella music festival Sunday has been found—in two pieces—at a nearby country club, reports the Desert Sun of Palm Springs. "It is entirely possible that I have at least part of your pig," a woman wrote organizers of the festival. "I must warn you that it is not in good shape."

"That's definitely our pig," said a festival official. "We went and got the pig out of the trash and put him in the garage. We have laughed our heads off." Two couples will split the $10,000 reward that was on offer.

Source The Desert Sun

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Roger Waters' Giant Inflatable Pig—Found!
A giant inflatable pig floats over the crowd during Roger Waters' headlining set on the third day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Roger Waters' Giant Inflatable Pig—Found!
A giant inflatable pig floats over the crowd during Roger Waters' closing performance Sunday at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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