Nobody loves a hot water hog
Small Army conservation card with a cartoon pig shaving in front of a steaming sink while a smaller pig stands under a shower head. The slogan labels the man who overuses hot water a 'hot water hog', a name-calling tag aimed at fellow servicemen; 'Post in latrines only' is printed at top. The scan shows two copies of the card.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1941
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers (Army Conservation Program)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Military
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Own forces
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- War and the military, Home front
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers (Army Conservation Program). National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-185 (NAID 513631).
Text on the object
POST IN LATRINES ONLY NOBODY LOVES A HOT WATER HOG [imprint:] SAVE ACP NO 115 E 25 C OF E GPO 609203
