Pig poop, shin-deep, no joke!
These poor villagers can say "it's getting deep around here" and really mean it!
From the BBC News, we hear about a German village which had a tank containing 52,800 gallons of pig manure burst, sending the stinking sludge flowing into the town. At some points it was a foot and a half deep.
I hope you're not reading this right before lunch 
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