That's the quote from a friend when I told him about a certain friend who still manages to arrange rendezvous with the ladies despite being heavily guarded by his fiancé.
It’s hardly self explanatory.
“How does that phrase relate? Why pink? And where did you get that?” I demanded.
“I don’t know. Somebody told me that proverb. Evidently, it has something to do with the pig’s health and appearance being restricted to a confined space” he explained.
The pig in cage relates to the person in chains. It describes his mental state and fidelity under tight scrutiny.
Let’s see, a pig caged, in a barn or a sty without proper cleaning will live in its own filth, i.e. piss and shit. In time, the typical pink skin will stain and its mental and physical health becomes questionable. (I wonder if a pig really cares.)
Maybe that’s where the expression ‘in the pink of health’ originated from.
Relatively, a man heavily guarded and monitored by his significant other could turn rebellious; in search for fresh air and personal space. How can anyone expect him to stay clean and faithful?
But do picture this; if a pig is let loose it will run happily in the fields, make new friends and soak in the mud. And then there's sun tan. How then will it ever stay pink?
Which reminds me, I gotta catch Wild Hogs soon.
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