Kevin Bacon the pig lured by Oreos PLUS The Wild World of the Florida Man Games

0:03 Callaroga Shark Media. Hello, I'm Johnny Mack with five good news stories. Recently, it was the Florida Man Games, described as the most insane athletic showdown on Earth. The event kicked off with the Star Spangled banner played on electric guitar. Then some spectator sipped canned beers and frequently shouted expletives as a dozen teams battled in contests inspired by real events from Florida. James won the first event, which was wolfing down a plate loaded with barbecue, pork and sausage. He chugged a beer to celebrate. He gave a great quote. He said, they're calling these events, I'm calling this Tuesday afternoon. Another event dueling in muddy water in an inflatable pool, pummeling each other with weapons made from pool noodles and duct tape. Another was a theft simulation relay, in which competitors raced with bicycles, copper pipes, and catalytic converters. Larry trained for the relay race by riding a bike around his neighborhood with a second bike strapped to his back. More events wrestling sumo style while holding pictures of beer, running from an actual Sheriff's deputy while jumping fits and avoiding obstacles.

1:15 Another event grabbing cash, flying around and simulated hurricane wins. Joshua Bar was on Team Cooter Commandos. They worked on getting fan support for the Cooter Commandos with Facebook posts showing the team chugging paps, blue ribbon beer, jogging in jean shorts and mirrored sunglasses. Barr said, we might be taking it more seriously than most people. You just can't have to be part of the joke at this point. So much fun. Nice job by Ari's the three year old dog. The dog with its owners was in a car accident and ran to the one place she knew to get help, Doggie Daycare. Doggy Daycare was about a mile away from the crash, according to the local TV station. The dog's owner said no one was injured and there was minor damage to the vehicle. But nice job there, Doggie A Psycho. Thanks for the great American total solar eclipse on April eighth, I am the last one, like five years ago. I went to Nashville where it was a beautiful sunny day. I had rented a car just in case the weather was bad.

2:10 There wasn't a cloud all morning, and right as the moon blocked the sun, there was one cloud. It sounds like I'm making it up, but I lost hard. I had a friend across town it was like, oh, clips was amazing. I was like, yeah, I had the one cloud. A local and I was standing there watching doing mental math. It's like three minutes before the eclipse. We're watching this one cloud and we're both doing the calculations. We're like, we're hosed, right, yep, but there's nothing to be done. So I'm looking forward to this one. You'll be able to see it in Mexico, Texas, all the way up to Maine in the US, Ontario and the maritime provinces in Canada. Aki Weather has released its initial forecast for the event. According to them, southern Texas and areas of the Ohio Valley in the Great Lakes should have clear weather.

2:53 Again, weather forecast can change. Don't take this as gospel. With the northeast, where I am facing the highest risk of cloudy conditions, that would make me so sad. Maki Weather tells us there's a good possibility the cold front will be moving across central and eastern US near the time of the eclipse that could influence cloud coverage. I'm getting up that morning and I'm driving eight hours in some direction. I'm on a mission to see this thing. Good news. In New England, a survey team cited a great whale off the New England coast recently. Why is that interesting, Johnny mack Well, the great whale has been extinct in the Atlantic for more than two hundred years. What. Yeah, The aquarium scientists were flying and they spotted a grey whale. They circle around for forty five minutes to be like, is that a great whall? Yeah, I think that's a great whale. It's a great whale. Orlo O'Brien is an associate research scientist at the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium. Worli said, I didn't want to say out loud what it was because it seemed crazy. Gray whales are regularly found in the North Pacific, and you can tell it's a grey whale because it doesn't have a dorsal fin. It has motted gray and white skin and a dorsal hump followed by pronounced ridges. Obviously, aquarium scientists believe this gray well is the same gray whale that was spotted in Florida late last year, possibly participating in the Florida Man Games. The Washington Post says writings from seventeen to twenty nine was the last time a grey whale was sighted in the area.

4:18 That is nuts good news. Kevin Bacon is back home. No, not that guy. This is a pig named Kevin Bacon. Now, I feel like I've spoken about a pig named Kevin Bacon before. I'm not sure if this is the same Kevin Bacon or if you have a pig that's just what you'd name it. Anyway. A Wisconsin homeowner helped lure Kevin Bacon the pig back home with a trail of oreos. Kevin Bacon the pig four hundred and fifty pounds had escaped, and this pig is crafty. It waited till the owner had left town for the weekend. Kevin Bacon the pig made it a mile down the road. A guy named Jake said, my wife spot it an unusual shaped figure in our driveway camera, walking along our garage.

4:59 My wife start feeding him right away. That's what she does with any animal that comes in our backyard. Apparently, Kevin Bacon the Pig had some apples, rice cakes, tomatoes, carrots, and they had to figure out whose pig is this. Magically, a friend of theirs recognized Kevin Bacon the Pig and told them who the owner was. The owner asked the family could they lure Kevin Bacon the Pig back to the property, suggesting this could be easily accomplished by offering the pig some cookies, marshmallows, and other sweets. Deputies from the Sheriff's department got involved in this. It worked. It took two and a half hours, but it worked. That's your five good news stories for today. If you enjoy the program, tell a friend about it. They might like it too. You could share the program on social media.

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