I'm Stuck in An Email Thread About Terrorist Raccoons, Help
Two weeks ago, I wrote a post about killer raccoons in Harlem and now somehow I’m stuck in an email thread about it.
Wily Raccoon Tricks Good-Natured Hippie Into Loving Her
Say you’re a wild raccoon and you want to use the Precious Moments-esque saucer eyes you’ve been gifted with to trick a human into feeding you regularly. You could pick just anyone, or you could be efficient and choose a hippie who will let you walk all over her (or in this case, roll a stone over her glass door for…
Raccoon Chills on Alligator for a Second, Isn't Worried About It
On Sunday morning, Florida man Richard Jones took this photograph of a raccoon standing on an alligator’s back in Ocala National Forest, WFTV 9 reports.
In Virginia, an outdoorsman encountered a "strange and amazing animal," a huge, all-white raccoon. He'd "never seen anything remotely close" to it. So, inspired by the one-of-a-kind vision of nature's possibilities, he killed it with a crossbow.
Man Hunting Pesky Raccoon Accidentally Shoots Self After Sneezing
A Connecticut man was hospitalized Sunday after an ill-timed sneeze caused him to accidentally shoot himself during a raccoon hunt.
Internet-Famous Raccoon Seized by State After YouTube Videos Go Viral
Mark Brown has made a name for himself and his pet raccoon Rebekah by uploading YouTube videos of the two sharing showers, dancing to "Chain of Fools," and generally enjoying each other's company.
Here Is a Life-Affirming Video of a Hillbilly Dancing With a Raccoon
This man is extraordinary. His defining white beard. His joie de vivre. His pet raccoon.
Before Roasting That Raccoon, Think About Your Brother
All Adam Eubank's brother wanted to do was barbecue a raccoon. He did not intend to get anyone into trouble. But police heard about the raccoon-meal preparations—which took place out in the open, behind their apartment building—and found some buckets of "an unknown material" related to meth-making on the premises. And…
'Coon Hunters' License Plate Destined to be Misinterpreted
South Carolina's proposed "coon hunters" license plate is not racist. The South Carolina State Coon Hunters Association just wants to celebrate shooting raccoons and "insure that our hunting privileges are not infringed upon," OK? [TPM, image via]
Raccoons: Only the Second of Our Plagues
Just as bedbugs have taken over our internet, our media, our tourist attractions, and our movie theaters, we get a new pest to deal with: raccoons. Yes, raccoons, where you live. Christ. What infernal vexations must we fight off next?
Comments of the Day: Raccoon Attack!
Today we warned you about the hordes of rabid raccoons roaming Central Park. This prompted two of you commenters to tell us your own harrowing raccoon tales.
Central Park Teeming with Rabid Raccoons
As sure a sign as any that New York is slowly returning to the recession-plagued madness of the '70s and '80s, Central Park is now full of rabid raccoons. There's an outbreak! 114 new cases this year alone. [NYDN]
Ceiling Raccoon Will Eat Your Ceiling
Raccoon Willie, destroyer of kitchens, has struck again. This time he's gone after his poor owner's bathroom. I'm sure he'd be in more trouble if he weren't so adorable.
Bret Michaels Lookalike vs. Dumpster Raccoon: This Time It's Personal
It's hard to pick a side! Billy the Exterminator is just doing his job and so, one could argue, is the raccoon. These two will never see eye to eye. This is how Odd Couple style sitcoms are born.
Pet Raccoon Attempts a Little Remodeling
The problem with keeping raccoons as pets is that their concept of "house beautiful" involves gnawing holes above your kitchen cabinets.
Two Raccons Snuggle in a Hammock
Two baby raccoons snuggle in a red fleece pocket.
Charlie Leduff Owns the Raccoon Meat Beat
Leduff, last seen poking around a dead body encased in ice in an abandoned Detroit warehouse, has now profiled a Detroit retiree, Glemie Dean "Coon Man" Beasley, who hunts raccoons and eats them or sells them. This just barely meets Charlie Leduff's minimum standards of manly quirk.
