So, what do you do when you run out of PIG® Mat? Call 1-800-HOT-HOGS® or visit newpig.com, of course.

Any other options? Apparently, yes … yes, there are.

Check out this story about oil spills, cleanups and 18,000 pounds of hair.

Ewww …

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Following is a transcript of a call to our 1-800-HOT-HOGS® order line that we haven’t received yet.

But we could … any minute now …

Thoinks for calling New Pig! How can I help you?

I need a pig.

A PIG® Mat?

No, that doesn’t sound right.

A pad for absorbing leaks or spills?

No, this is sort of a cylinder.

PIG® Mat comes in rolls, too.

No, this is a solid cylinder, like a tube.

A PIG® Sock? It’s tubular and also for cleaning and comes in different diameters: 3 inches, 5 inches, 10 inches …

10 inches sounds right. It’s for cleaning the inside of an oil pipeline.

Oh, that kind of pig! I’m so sorry, but we don’t carry that kind.

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Isn’t this New Pig?

Ab-sow-lutely.

The place for industrial cleaning and maintenance?

None swine-er!

But you don’t carry pigs?

I know it’s ironic, but you need a pig for maintaining a pipeline, also called pigging, and that’s not our area of expertise. We focus on leaks and spills. Sorry!

Do you know any experts on “pigging”?

I can refer you to an excellent website: ppsa-online.com. The Pigging Association!

The Pigging Association! This is too much.

Too much, or may I give you a piece of trivia?

Fire away.

Pipeline pigs figure into three James Bond movies.

Get out.

Bond does use a pig to get out—of a tight spot—in Diamonds Are Forever. Also check out The Living Daylights and The World Is Not Enough.

Do you sell those movies?

Sorry!

Just kidding. Bye now.

Best wishes! Thoinks again for calling!

I know some microfiber cleaning products that might be feeling a little jealous right about now.

Here’s a concept cleaning product that has nanofibers and cleans floors by itself!

Aww, they’re cute! They crawl around, you have to be careful not to step on them, they need changing from time to time … I want one!

Imagine one in little jammies made of PIG® Absorbent Mat! Set it loose where there’s an oil sheen, turn on the video camera and show it to everyone you meet! You’d be so proud!

Not that the items below wouldn’t also make you proud. They’re just older. It’s different.

WypAll® Microfiber Cloths with Microban® Protection - heavy-duty, 24 towels

WypAll® Microfiber Cloths with Microban® Protection - medium-duty, 24 wipers

WypAll® Microfiber Cloths with Microban® Protection - light-duty, 24 wipers

Microfiber Mophead

Microfiber String Mop

Microfiber Wet Pad

Microfiber Scrubber Pad

Is there a work application for these sports/workout grip-enhancing gloves called Bionic™ Gloves?

The new Skittles.com is a striking move to feature public content about products, rather than only content from the company behind the products. New Pig is hoofing in that direction and working on new ways for customers to share their points of view. Step right up with your own PIG® Form-A-Funnel video!

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This story’s headline suggests that Fisher-Price will discontinue the View-Master® Viewer, but the story actually says there will be no more scenic reels (the boring ones with the Grand Canyon, the Eiffel Tower, the Pyramids …).

Whew. One of Sparky’s goals in life is to be on a View-Master® reel with PIG® Absorbent Mat, PIG® Absorbent Socks, a Spillblocker® Dike and a PIG® Leak Diverter.

Eco-flaps do even more than they were designed to.

The original idea was to reduce blinding overspray thrown by a tractor-trailer (we’ve all been there, right?), making highways safer for both trailing vehicles and the trucker looking in his rearview mirror.

But the slatted, 75%-open design also decreases drag, thereby saving gas and reducing emissions significantly.

Drive safer and greener with Eco-flaps, baby!

With those on your wheels, and equipment for quick, effective spill response on board (bag spill kit, containment pool), you can feel pretty doggone good about yourself.

Best Buy will offer electronics recycling at all of its U.S. stores starting February 15. Reduce, reuse, recycle, baby.

OSHA and the Massachusetts AFL-CIO are teaming up to teach high schoolers work safety. Take care on the job whether you’re a rookie or veteran.

Check out a new online hazmat training program for truckers. Of course, video hazmat training may suit you better.

KC Professional just received an innovation award for developing stretchy nitrile gloves—a nice new option if you’re allergic to latex. Plus, the thinner gloves mean more in each box (environmental benefit). Possible addition to our glove line?

Are these cool—er, warm—or what?! Get ‘em at Perpetual Kid.

Maybe we can add these to our own work gloves collection.

Two toasty thumbs up!