Humpy The Pig: Gets an STI (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798324014285)

Humpy The Pig Gets An STI... A Farm Story About Choices, Consequences, And The Vet Bill You Didn't Budget For

Near your hometown, on a farm that seemed perfectly ordinary from the road, lived Humpy the Pig. Humpy likes to go down. Humpy has developed a lifestyle that the other animals on the farm describe as "a lot" and the veterinarian describes in clinical language that takes three pamphlets to fully explain. Humpy has made choices. Humpy's choices have produced outcomes. Those outcomes now involve a visit to the vet, a prescription, and this book, which documents the full journey from lifestyle to consequence with illustrated cartoon art and the cheerful educational tone of a farmyard health guide that has decided to address the full curriculum.

This adult parody book follows the proud tradition of farm-based educational content, specifically the part of that tradition that discusses what happens when Humpy makes the kinds of decisions that Humpy is predisposed to make. The farm setting is correct. The farm animals are correct. The STI is correct. The book is honest about all of it and presents the information in a way that is simultaneously funny and genuinely more educational than some things in this genre that are trying harder to be educational.

This Book IS For:

• Adults who grew up on wholesome farm books and are ready for the version that covers the full range of farm experiences
• Anyone who works in veterinary medicine, animal husbandry, or any field that has made them familiar with Humpy's situation
• Fans of dark comedy that uses animal characters to make human-adjacent content feel slightly more approachable
• Gift-givers who want something that works as both a legitimate conversation piece and a reason to discuss safe practices among friends

This Book Is NOT For:

• People who believe farm animals should be depicted only in contexts that reflect well on the agricultural sector
• Veterinarians who are in the middle of a very specific case and would prefer not to see it dramatized right now
• Readers who need all farm characters to model excellent decision-making throughout the narrative arc
• Anyone who is currently Humpy in any meaningful sense and needs some additional time before finding this funny

Appropriate For:

• Gag gifts for veterinary professionals who have earned the right to laugh at the subject matter
• White elephant exchanges where Humpy's story lands as recognition rather than shock for at least half the room
• Any occasion where you want to give a gift that functions as a public health awareness campaign delivered via cartoon pig
• Bachelorette parties for the friend who can relate to Humpy's energy if not necessarily Humpy's outcomes

Why Buy This

The vet bill was not budgeted for. The pamphlets were not expected. The conversation with the other animals was uncomfortable. None of this was how Humpy planned the year to go, and the book is honest about that while being cheerful about it in the way that only illustrated cartoon art about a pig with an STI can be cheerful. The information is real. The pig is cartoon. The gap between those two things is the entire joke.

Buy it for someone in your life who will immediately know a person exactly like Humpy. Buy it for someone who is Humpy and can laugh about it. Buy it for a veterinarian who needs something for the break room. The pig made choices. The book documents the outcomes. The vet's contact information is on the last page of every pamphlet Humpy was given. Some of us need the pamphlets more than others. Humpy needed all of them.

Author: Brad Gosse
ISBN-13: 9798324014285
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 04/25/2024
Pages: 34
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.09d