Why? you ask? We can't answer that one. They're funny and stupid and possibly useful to identify your pencils. Boxed set: there's a bunch of ribs, a big old ham, a turkey, a T-bone, and some sort of a big thigh thing. Not for kids under 3 or around the animals, so keep an eye on them. They're big (like the rack of ribs is 1-3/4" x 1-3/8") which kind of makes them even funnier on top of a pencil-necked pencil.