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A semitrailer has tipped and crashed on U.S. 35 West near Xenia and the resulting accident has loosed several feeder pigs that were being hauled.

We’re hearing that two people in the vehicle are OK. We’ve also learned that police and others at the scene are trying to round up the piggies to take them to the Greene County Fairgrounds. There were an estimated 2,200 feeder pigs on board and there is lots of carnage at the scene.

For one chance. JUST ONE CHANCE

These pigs have it. That internal instinct to not let any moment be bigger than they are. To take advantage of each and every opportunity laid out in front of them. The innate ability to handle every curveball life throws at them. Undoubtedly on the way to the slaughterhouse (maybe? I’m not well versed in feeder pig culture) these pigs stared fear in the eye, spit in fear’s eye, and they lived. They got out. They survived. There’s something to be said about a pig that can overcome and adapt in even the harshest conditions. A true warrior pig, if you will.

You just gotta keep livin, man. L-I-V-I-N.

FUCK.

Cleveland, ohio

Akron man escapes from prison, does not get caught immediately

May 6, 2015 Ai Leave a comment

From Cleveland.com:

“An Akron man who escaped from a Sandusky work camp more than a half century ago was arrested Monday at his home in Florida.

Frank Freshwaters, 79, was taken into custody in Melbourne, Florida where he lived for years under the name William Harold Cox.

Freshwaters, then of Akron, on July 3, 1957 hit an Akron husband and father while driving more than 50 miles per hour in a 35-zone on South Arlington Road.

He was sentenced April 25, 1958 to five years of probation after pleading guilty to second-degree manslaughter.

Freshwaters violated probation and a judge sentenced him to up to 20 years in prison. He began serving his sentence at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, the prison where the movie “The Shawshank Redemption” was filmed.

He was eventually moved to the less restrictive Sandusky Honor Farm after earning the trust of prison officials. He escaped after about seven months at the facility and fled Ohio.”

Frankie Fresh! You were so close my man. What a tremendous kick in the dick that must have been for him to have the fuzz finally knock on his door after 56 years of freedom. So close to the finish line. He’ll still be able to ride off into the sunset, but there won’t be quite as much sun, and I’m guessing he might not be the one doing the riding.

Good to know though, if I ever go to prison and escape, my ass is headed right to West Virginia. Just straight up refused to extradite a guy who apparently killed two people. DGAF at the State level.

Also, I’m no expert in the realm of law enforcement, but you gotta question the allocation of resources to a 79-year-old grandpappy who was originally sentenced to a whopping five years probation. Can’t imagine he posed too much of a threat to anyone. And the Cleveland.com commenters brought their usual fastballs:

PS Apparently Florida Sheriff Maj. Tod Goodyear just does not watch any television or movies, because last time I checked, a trailer at the end of a dead-end and rarely traveled road in a marshy area with no neighbors is most certainly NOT “the perfect place to hide.”

College, ohio

The University of Akron is looking to change it’s name to “Ohio Polytech Institute”

May 1, 2015 Mike Leave a comment

From Ohio.com

University of Akron President Scott Scarborough will address the possibility of changing the name of the school during a speech this month at the City Club of Cleveland.

UA spokeswoman Eileen Korey confirmed Thursday that he will deal with the issue, but she would not say what he will discuss.

Rumors have swirled that Scarborough, who took over as president last year, plans to announce a new name for the university to better represent its polymer and engineering specialties.

He is slated to speak before the City Club at noon May 15. His speech is titledMore Than Harvard: Building a Great Public University in Northeast Ohio.

The possibility already is being met with resistance, with some opponents latching onto the potential name Ohio Polytech Institute.

The… Ohio… Polytech… Institute? No way. That sounds like it’s a step down from ITT Tech and maybe a step up from the University of Phoenix. There’s no way that name is even being considered, is there? Look, I have absolutely no ties to AK Rowdy but if this name change happens it’d be one of the dumbest and most ridiculous collegiate blunders of all time.

Just look how bad that looks compared with the other teams in the MAC: