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Apart from being inspired by a {{wp|pig}}, the inspiration for Grumpig may be the Biblical phrase {{wp|Pearls before swine|"...neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you"}} from {{wp|Gospel of Matthew|Matthew 7:6}}. The pearls were supposed to represent wisdom given to an audience who would not appreciate the teachings. Grumpig and Spoink appear to instead use those pearls of wisdom to enhance their psychic powers. Due to its bipedal body, it is also based on {{ | Apart from being inspired by a {{wp|pig}}, the inspiration for Grumpig may be the Biblical phrase {{wp|Pearls before swine|"...neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you"}} from {{wp|Gospel of Matthew|Matthew 7:6}}. The pearls were supposed to represent wisdom given to an audience who would not appreciate the teachings. Grumpig and Spoink appear to instead use those pearls of wisdom to enhance their psychic powers. Due to its bipedal body, it is also based on {{wp|Zhu Bajie}}. | ||
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