So I'm stuck in a traffic delay on i40 thinking oh there's no one in the far right lane must be an accident

Then I see a lady chasing after her loose pig that's moving with the flow of traffic.

Hahaha why was there a pig, please tell me someone saw this too

3/30/2011 8:39:41 AM

because it is north carolina?

3/30/2011 8:40:49 AM

Pretty sure this is a redneck NC type of thing

3/30/2011 8:41:46 AM

Lol where on 40?

3/30/2011 8:43:35 AM

It was near page road, I believe it was between the airport exit and page

3/30/2011 8:45:28 AM

It's more likely than you think

3/30/2011 8:51:14 AM

damn pigs Where are the giant angry birds when you need 'em?

3/30/2011 8:51:30 AM

GET BACK HERE PIGGY

3/30/2011 8:53:29 AM

According to wral there were 4 pigs haha I only saw one

3/30/2011 8:54:17 AM

they escaped on the way to the market, there were originally five but one had already gone WHEEE WHEEEEE WHEEEE all the way home by the time reports on the accident came in

3/30/2011 8:55:43 AM

atleast you can laugh about it. I would be so epically pissed off for someone slowing me down

3/30/2011 8:56:37 AM

Link?

3/30/2011 8:57:39 AM

I heard about this on my way to work.....posted in WAYTATVM about it too....



the pigs are flying!

3/30/2011 8:58:47 AM

Wral.com

3/30/2011 9:02:29 AM

It's like angry birds? maybe?

ahhh Percy beat me to it....

[Edited on March 30, 2011 at 9:06 AM. Reason : .]

3/30/2011 9:06:38 AM

I thought all the hogs were on TWW

3/30/2011 9:11:43 AM

^^ too slow

http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/9353657/

Quote :

"Pigs might have caused I-40 wreck MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Multiple tipsters told WRAL News that pigs were loose on Interstate 40, near where a wreck took place Wednesday morning. The state Department of Transportation reported that a wreck happened on I-40, near the juncture with Interstate 540, shortly before 8:30 a.m. Traffic was slowed to less than 20 mph on both sides of the interstate. Congestion was also reported along I-540. Tipsters said that the wreck was caused by loose pigs, which were headed west on I-40. A WRAL photographer saw pigs being taken away from the area."

3/30/2011 9:15:20 AM

I guess I dodged a bullet. I got off I-40 at Airport Blvd 20 minutes before those shenanigans!

3/30/2011 9:40:35 AM

Quote :

"tipsters "

3/30/2011 9:45:53 AM

Hahaha people came into work this morning goin: THERE'S PIGS ON THE HIGHWAY!!!!

3/30/2011 9:46:56 AM

3/30/2011 10:02:10 AM

So cutes

3/30/2011 10:19:05 AM

That is great

3/30/2011 10:20:56 AM

so THAT's why traffic was backed up. I was on 40 east, suckas

hope no piggies got hurt

3/30/2011 10:26:54 AM

Times like these I miss the Old North State

3/30/2011 10:28:00 AM

looks delicious

3/30/2011 10:29:39 AM

Quote :

"The pigs will be kept at the Durham Animal Control Shelter for 45 to 60 days, police said. If no one claims them, they'll be auctioned off."

Auctioned off. There's a firm protocol for this already in place.

3/30/2011 10:31:57 AM

what kind of fines would someone get for allowing this to happen? and would they be held liable for any accidents?

the cost of losing 4-5 porkers might not be worth the trouble to reclaim them

3/30/2011 10:34:12 AM

This reminds me of a time I was driving down a highway and a flock of sheep had gotten loose. There were these cops trying to chase the sheep back through the broken fence of the field they escaped from. It was pretty comical.

[Edited on March 30, 2011 at 10:39 AM. Reason : H]

3/30/2011 10:38:08 AM

this little piggy fucked up my day

I'm AstralAdvent and i approved this message.

3/30/2011 10:40:13 AM

iop1. Oh North Carolina...

3/30/2011 11:02:48 AM

and that picture is now on the front page of wral.com

3/30/2011 11:07:07 AM

Definitely a NC thing.

I was driving out near Morrisville one day and there was a calf in the middle of the road just checking out cars and people that slowed down to pass her. After a couple minutes she took off running and leaped the fence to get back into the pasture where the other cows were. I suspect she did this more than once and the farmer probably had no idea it was happening.

Driving down I-95 a while back and every mile or two I'd pass a chicken on the side of the road. They were all just walking around in the grass and looked like they were uninjured. After 30-40 miles as I started to exit onto 64 I saw a chicken truck ahead of me with chickens leaping out of the back of it. It was too late for me to merge back onto I-95 and try to alert the driver. There is no telling how many chickens leapt to freedom/death by the time that truck got to its destination.

3/30/2011 11:12:41 AM

did the chicken cross the road?

3/30/2011 11:13:19 AM

I like the look on the cop's face in the video of the pigs.

3/30/2011 11:13:26 AM

I had no idea that raising livestock was a redneck thing

what a learned observation from the resident herb


[Edited on March 30, 2011 at 12:10 PM. Reason : d]

3/30/2011 12:09:52 PM

so I guess we can say raining pigs now

[Edited on March 30, 2011 at 12:59 PM. Reason : ]

3/30/2011 12:57:40 PM

wait the cops took them away in squad cars


HOPE THEY CUFFED THEM

3/30/2011 12:59:21 PM

Quote :

"hope no piggies got hurt"

ahaha the pigs were probably on their way to be made into yummy breakfast sausage! but oh gosh I don't want them to get hurt!!!!!

3/30/2011 1:01:11 PM

Quote :

"they escaped on the way to the market, there were originally five but one had already gone WHEEE WHEEEEE WHEEEE all the way home by the time reports on the accident came in"

3/30/2011 1:27:56 PM