(A man. A gun. A pig on the run. It’s the stuff of legends.)

For me, as an observer of America, it was one of those perfect moments.

“…after the pig had been pardoned…”

Whoa.

If you’ve ever tried to write a weekly humor column, you know the feeling of exhilaration that accompanies the discovery of really odd news. That rush that rides in on the wave of something unbelievably senseless. These are moments you live for.

And this was one such moment.

According to a local news report, a citizen of South...