September 15, 2006: Fattest raccoon

Undertoad · 09-15-2006, 01:22 PM

Another Neatorama entry today, the official cap via the source:

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Fattest Raccoon Ever Recorded
It's probably safe to say that Bandit the pet raccoon didn't climb to the tops of many trees, especially when his weight mushroomed to 75 pounds. Shown here in 1991 with owner Deborah Klitsch of Palmerton, Penn., Bandit weighed more than three times the average weight for a male coon. He passed away in May 2004, fat and sassy.

Spexxvet · 09-15-2006, 01:26 PM

Holy Shit, that'd make a great coat!

Palmerton: the Zinc capitol of the world.

footfootfoot · 09-15-2006, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Holy Shit, that'd make a great coat!

Palmerton: the Zinc capitol of the world.

Let's not forget how much stew he'd make either.

barefoot serpent · 09-15-2006, 01:59 PM

and a coupla pairs o' hefty mukluks.

Elspode · 09-15-2006, 02:07 PM

Anybody else think that the lady in the picture sort of resembles Maggie?

Griff · 09-15-2006, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Holy Shit, that'd make a great coat!

30 more pounds and that coat is complete.

Emrikol · 09-15-2006, 02:52 PM

Maybe it's just full of babies!!!

footfootfoot · 09-15-2006, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Emrikol

Maybe it's just full of babies!!!

mittens to go with the coat!

09-15-2006, 04:51 PM

I like coon steaks.

be-bop · 09-15-2006, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by rkzenrage

I like coon steaks.

Tell me you don't mean that? you eat raccoons

capnhowdy · 09-15-2006, 05:33 PM

I trapped these things for fur many moons ago. We considered a 20 lb coon huge. We got 12 -18 bucks for the animals depending on their size. There are people on the southside of town that would give you 5-10 bucks for him to eat. I tried it once with hot sauce and sweet taters (slow baked). Not bad but not my cup of tea. When we would sell one for people to eat it would be skinned already (of course...since we were harvesting hides). Nobody would buy it unless you left a foot on him. That way they were sure it was a racoon and not some other animal. Sheesh.

Ubergeek · 09-15-2006, 07:16 PM

WOW!!

You know... it would also make a hell of a bowling bag... just hollow it out and use the hands and feet for the handles :-) You'd even have room for the shoes.

You could also use the tail for a ball polisher and store your bowling gloves in the head!

Okay... I am spending waaaaaaaaay too much time alone. I really have to get a girlfriend.

Acroyear

Flint · 09-25-2006, 04:26 PM

"I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home. They're not much bigger than two meters..."

glatt · 09-26-2006, 07:34 AM

Lucas missed an opportunity to incorporate womp rats into one of the prequels. I would have liked to see some nasty big rat munching on a moisture evaporator, or whatever they eat.

09-15-2006, 01:26 PM	#2
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Holy Shit, that'd make a great coat! Palmerton: the Zinc capitol of the world. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

09-15-2006, 01:59 PM	#4
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	and a coupla pairs o' hefty mukluks. __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

09-15-2006, 02:07 PM	#5
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Anybody else think that the lady in the picture sort of resembles Maggie? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-15-2006, 05:33 PM	#11
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I trapped these things for fur many moons ago. We considered a 20 lb coon huge. We got 12 -18 bucks for the animals depending on their size. There are people on the southside of town that would give you 5-10 bucks for him to eat. I tried it once with hot sauce and sweet taters (slow baked). Not bad but not my cup of tea. When we would sell one for people to eat it would be skinned already (of course...since we were harvesting hides). Nobody would buy it unless you left a foot on him. That way they were sure it was a racoon and not some other animal. Sheesh. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

09-15-2006, 07:16 PM	#12
Ubergeek Simulated Simulacrum Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 39	WOW!! You know... it would also make a hell of a bowling bag... just hollow it out and use the hands and feet for the handles :-) You'd even have room for the shoes. You could also use the tail for a ball polisher and store your bowling gloves in the head! Okay... I am spending waaaaaaaaay too much time alone. I really have to get a girlfriend. Acroyear __________________ Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't tell where it keeps its brain. Arthur Weasley

09-15-2006, 02:52 PM	#7
Emrikol Compatriot-at-Arms Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 107	Maybe it's just full of babies!!!

09-15-2006, 04:51 PM	#9
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	I like coon steaks.

09-25-2006, 04:26 PM	#13
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	"I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home. They're not much bigger than two meters..." __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

09-26-2006, 07:34 AM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Lucas missed an opportunity to incorporate womp rats into one of the prequels. I would have liked to see some nasty big rat munching on a moisture evaporator, or whatever they eat.

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