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ehrnst

(32,640 posts) Fri Jul 10, 2015, 11:11 AM Jul 2015

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People In Toronto Created A Memorial To A Dead Raccoon After The City Forgot To Pick It Up

Just after 9 a.m. Thursday morning a good citizen of Toronto saw a dead raccoon on the sidewalk. He alerted the city’s contact centre to come get the animal.

But around noon the raccoon was still there. And someone put a note next to it.

Six hours after being reported to the city, the raccoon was still on the sidewalk. People had started to create something of a memorial to it.

Almost two hours later, the raccoon was still there. Someone wrote #deadraccoonto on a piece of paper. A hashtag was born.

And it just kept snowballing from there:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/people-in-toronto-created-a-memorial-to-a-dead-raccoon-after#.rfqJlw24l

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People In Toronto Created A Memorial To A Dead Raccoon After The City Forgot To Pick It Up (Original Post) ehrnst Jul 2015 OP

People are Funny and Sick... ileus Jul 2015 #1

More effective than an angry phone call....nt fadedrose Jul 2015 #2

I loved the candlelight vigil part :) Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #3

Someone apparently put a joint in the raccoon's hand, too! MADem Jul 2015 #4

Apparently people in Toronto have too much time on their hands Android3.14 Jul 2015 #5

Glad little Conrad got the love and attention he deserved. MoonRiver Jul 2015 #6

Conrad? As in Conrad Black? KamaAina Jul 2015 #16

Don't know about that lol MoonRiver Jul 2015 #19

TFF. Glassunion Jul 2015 #7

I know it's SO wrong, but those photos gave me a fit of the giggles... It shouldn't have underahedgerow Jul 2015 #21

And may Conrad rest in peace and find a stream on the other side to wash his little hands in underahedgerow Jul 2015 #22

Amen is just fine Glassunion Jul 2015 #23

lol NorthCarolinaL Jul 2015 #31

Gross and hilarious. Iggo Jul 2015 #8

mostly hilarious snooper2 Jul 2015 #9

Ha! I was about to post "sweet and weird" Ratty Jul 2015 #10

That's pretty awesome. Xyzse Jul 2015 #11

Wonderful! nt GliderGuider Jul 2015 #12

I haven't laughed so hard in a long time! That was hilarious! Good for Toronto.... Moonwalk Jul 2015 #13

Damn. Life's so short. frylock Jul 2015 #14

Completely hilarious. SpankMe Jul 2015 #15

#raccoonlivesmatter Sophiegirl Jul 2015 #17

I hope it isn't Mr. Porter Sen. Walter Sobchak Jul 2015 #18

Do they need a flag for it? nt B2G Jul 2015 #20

so sad Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #24

14 hours? In Philly it took more than 14 *days* to get the city to remove a freaking deer. MadrasT Jul 2015 #25

No kidding. Dead animal removal is a joke in VA too. Nay Jul 2015 #27

This is d/t Toronto u4ic Jul 2015 #30

I gotta say, I loved it! People can be so damned funny when a thing gets rolling. Shrike47 Jul 2015 #26

i think it is sweet restorefreedom Jul 2015 #28

Freaking hilarious malaise Jul 2015 #29

ileus

(15,396 posts)

1. People are Funny and Sick...

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 11:15 AM

Jul 2015

as someone posted.

fadedrose

(10,044 posts)

2. More effective than an angry phone call....nt

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 11:17 AM

Jul 2015

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

3. I loved the candlelight vigil part :)

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 11:41 AM

Jul 2015

Although all of it was great

MADem

(135,425 posts)

4. Someone apparently put a joint in the raccoon's hand, too!

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 11:44 AM

Jul 2015

The candle light vigil was something else....!!

Reminds me of the PENIS POTHOLE SOLUTION.....cleverly signed by "Wanksy!"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11570595/Meet-the-man-using-penises-to-fill-potholes.html

Who knew that UK streets would start to resemble those of ancient Pompeii, where similar symbolism was used to point the way to the unnnhhhhh....'house of ill repute!'

Android3.14

(5,402 posts)

5. Apparently people in Toronto have too much time on their hands

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 11:46 AM

Jul 2015

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)

6. Glad little Conrad got the love and attention he deserved.

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 11:55 AM

Jul 2015

Toronto

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

16. Conrad? As in Conrad Black?

Reply to MoonRiver (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 02:15 PM

Jul 2015

Beauty, eh?

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)

19. Don't know about that lol

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #16)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 03:37 PM

Jul 2015

Somebody called him Conrad is all I know, swear!

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)

7. TFF.

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 12:09 PM

Jul 2015

I always chuckle for some sick reason...

underahedgerow

(1,232 posts)

21. I know it's SO wrong, but those photos gave me a fit of the giggles... It shouldn't have

Reply to Glassunion (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 03:49 PM

Jul 2015

but omg, the 'get well soon' balloons.. I'm still giggling when I scroll back up to look AGAIN.

I'm a terrible, terrible person to find this so funny.... I should have a gin and tonic I think. With lemon of course.

underahedgerow

(1,232 posts)

22. And may Conrad rest in peace and find a stream on the other side to wash his little hands in

Reply to Glassunion (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 03:51 PM

Jul 2015

for all eternity.

Amen.

I think. I don't do religion. Is Amen ok?

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)

23. Amen is just fine

Reply to underahedgerow (Reply #22)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 03:52 PM

Jul 2015

Basically it just means "so be it"

NorthCarolinaL

(51 posts)

31. lol

Reply to Glassunion (Reply #7)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 04:47 AM

Jul 2015

Iggo

(47,558 posts)

8. Gross and hilarious.

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 12:12 PM

Jul 2015

But gross.

Still, hilarious.

But yeah, gross.

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

9. mostly hilarious

Reply to Iggo (Reply #8)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 12:20 PM

Jul 2015

Raccoon memorial sighting @ the corner of Yonge n Church. #DeadRaccoonTO
6:50 PM - 9 Jul 2015

Ratty

(2,100 posts)

10. Ha! I was about to post "sweet and weird"

Reply to Iggo (Reply #8)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 12:36 PM

Jul 2015

But your subject captures my thoughts better. I love it, but I feel kinda bad loving it.

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)

11. That's pretty awesome.

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 12:42 PM

Jul 2015

Especially the joint on the finger.

GliderGuider

(21,088 posts)

12. Wonderful! nt

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 12:54 PM

Jul 2015

Moonwalk

(2,322 posts)

13. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time! That was hilarious! Good for Toronto....

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 01:26 PM

Jul 2015

...they found the best way to get the city to do its job a little quicker next time.

frylock

(34,825 posts)

14. Damn. Life's so short.

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 02:03 PM

Jul 2015

SpankMe

(2,957 posts)

15. Completely hilarious.

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 02:10 PM

Jul 2015

I see nothing "sick" about any of this. It's very funny, clever and creative.

And the city worker who collected the raccoon seemed like kind of a dick. He grabbed the raccoon and some of the flowers went flying and he just collected the raccoon and left the rest of the memorial in disarray. He seemed tone deaf to the humor of the situation.

Sophiegirl

(2,338 posts)

17. #raccoonlivesmatter

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 02:52 PM

Jul 2015

Found in the comments section. I feel guilty for laughing out loud.

Sen. Walter Sobchak

(8,692 posts)

18. I hope it isn't Mr. Porter

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 03:02 PM

Jul 2015

In any event, I don't think Toronto would be any more efficient about retrieving human remains.

B2G

(9,766 posts)

20. Do they need a flag for it? nt

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 03:40 PM

Jul 2015

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

24. so sad

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 03:52 PM

Jul 2015

MadrasT

(7,237 posts)

25. 14 hours? In Philly it took more than 14 *days* to get the city to remove a freaking deer.

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 04:32 PM

Jul 2015

It just sat there for weeks, right in front of our building.

They are at the top of their animal-carcass-removal game in Toronto.

Poor little guy.

Nay

(12,051 posts)

27. No kidding. Dead animal removal is a joke in VA too.

Reply to MadrasT (Reply #25)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 08:30 PM

Jul 2015

u4ic

(17,101 posts)

30. This is d/t Toronto

Reply to MadrasT (Reply #25)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 02:32 AM

Jul 2015

Yonge is a very busy, main street.

While 2 weeks for residential pickup is disgraceful, 14 hrs for downtown TO is still a woefully pathetic response.

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)

26. I gotta say, I loved it! People can be so damned funny when a thing gets rolling.

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 05:27 PM

Jul 2015

The Animal Services was a jerk because his department was getting nagged and couldn't ignore the request for service like they usually do. Brilliant!

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)

28. i think it is sweet

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 08:35 PM

Jul 2015

so many animals die and their bodies are discarded without any care or dignity because "it's an animal" and many don't give a crap.

these people gave a crap.

rip little one.

malaise

(269,022 posts)

29. Freaking hilarious

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 08:47 PM

Jul 2015

Loved it - particularly the spliff

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