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Si Ombrellone was born in the year of the Metal Pig. Normally, the element metal makes a person rigid and pessimistic.  The easy going and optimistic pig, however, relieves these tendencies.  Instead, metal pigs are blessed with immense fortitude and a great deal of perseverance. Metal makes these pigs more ambitious and stubborn than any other.  Unusually for pigs, those born in metal years have sharp wits and incisive intellects. Metal pigs are more brash than other pigs.  For these reasons, they are prone to offending people.