Man Gets Birthday Surprise: 1-Ton Fake Pig
Prop Was Showcased In Recent Drew Barrymore Flick
POSTED: 7:50 am CST January 6, 2010
FRANKENMUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- A Michigan man is enjoying a pink, one-ton surprise delivered for his 60th birthday.Dennis Krafft pulled into his driveway in Frankenmuth Township on Tuesday and was greeted a giant pink pig, reported WNEM-TV in Saginaw, Mich.The fake animal was dressed in superhero garb with a black mask and red cape.A truck with a crane deposited pig at the home about 75 miles northwest of Detroit.Krafft, a Saginaw County Commissioner, said it's got a "beautifully spiraled tail."Friend Alan R. Weiss temporarily got custody of the fake pig when he bid about $600 on a "Mystery Box" at a fundraiser for the Frankenmuth Historical Association.The pig was a prop in the Drew Barrymore movie "Whip It," which had scenes shot in Michigan.
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