Lol, I have to say that this thread, and you Marty, have done some very weird and interesting things in influencing the way I see this sketch!
Hehe, and I love it!
But yeah, I definitely do understand what you mean about feeling sorry for our piggies in that certain way. Not necessarily feeling sorry enough to not giggle at the sketch, but feeling sorry enough for them to think about what they may have been going through (and sorry enough for them to dedicate a whole thread to 'em and bring up feeling sorry for 'em, too)!