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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsFlorida man snaps picture of raccoon riding a gator in Ocala National Forest
http://www.wptv.com/news/state/florida-man-snaps-picture-of-raccoon-riding-a-gator-in-ocala-national-forest
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Florida man snaps picture of raccoon riding a gator in Ocala National Forest (Original Post)
jakeXT
Jun 2015
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Enrique
(27,461 posts)1. Florida
it's a silly place.
irisblue
(32,980 posts)2. it's good to have friends
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)3. Are you sure that's not the Jungle Cruise? Those look animatronic
Either that or that coon knows some voodoo and has hypnotized that gator
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)4. Nature's surfboards and taxis ?
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)5. Uber gators!
csziggy
(34,136 posts)10. Wouldn't that be "guber"? Or as Southerners have been using for decades
Goober!
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)11. That's just nuts
csziggy
(34,136 posts)12. No, it's peas!
MADem
(135,425 posts)27. Where's the pink MOOSE-stache?
LOL!
dreamnightwind
(4,775 posts)6. Gators getting in on the Uber ride-sharing money
It gets interesting when the passenger can't pay the fare, never stiff a gator.
AnotherDreamWeaver
(2,850 posts)7. Want to go out for lunch?
What is that raccoon thinking?
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)8. What is the raccoon thinking? I'm guessing his last thoughts.
AnotherDreamWeaver
(2,850 posts)9. That's a good guess...
but, "A little more to the left, under that low hanging branch" might have been what they were.
1monster
(11,012 posts)17. Probably spot on. According to the article, the young man who took the photo accidentally
startled the racoon, which then stumbled and then hopped on top of the gator.
I'd like to think he was able to hop right back off of the gator unharmed... but gators are fast... (maybe the gator was startled too?
1monster
(11,012 posts)20. UPDATE: The racoon survived!
http://www.news4jax.com/news/man-snaps-photo-of-raccoon-riding-alligator/33585106
Jones said he snapped a lucky picture just before the gator slipped into the water and the raccoon jumped off and scurried away.
Without the context you'd think the raccoon was hitching a ride across the river, Jones wrote in an email to media outlets. Pretty amazing. Definitely the photo of a lifetime.
Without the context you'd think the raccoon was hitching a ride across the river, Jones wrote in an email to media outlets. Pretty amazing. Definitely the photo of a lifetime.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)28. As a responsible Captain, the raccoon was the last to abandon ship
sarge43
(28,941 posts)13. Now if someone could photoshop in a machine gun
"I have a plan!"
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)23. This would be great for a "caption this photo" thingie.
I have no skills for that sadly.
sarge43
(28,941 posts)24. Neither do I or I'd do it in a heartbeat. n/t
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)14. "Onward, Noble Steed!"
eppur_se_muova
(36,266 posts)15. "I'm here to install the laser -- oh, sorry, wrong customer!" nt
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)16. Ha! Great pic.
abakan
(1,819 posts)18. These pictures remind me of this fable.
The Fable of the Scorpion and the Frog
No one knows for certain who wrote this fable, but it has certainly become well known.
One day a scorpion decided to go visit a relative in the next county. He traveled uphill and downhill, under fallen trees and over piles of leaves. Eventually, he came to a stream with a fast current. He walked up and down the stream bank looking for a bridge or a safer way to cross the stream but found none.
The scorpion sat pondering his situation when he noticed a frog sitting on a lily pad near the bank of the stream.
The scorpion said to the frog, Kind sir, could you be so kind as to let me get on your back to ferry me to the other side of this stream?
How do I know you won't sting me? asked the frog.
The scorpion responded, Because if I do, I will die too, as I can't swim.
The frog replied, How do I know you wont sting me once we reach the other side?
Kind sir I would be so grateful for your assistance that I wouldn't dream of such a dastardly deed, responded the scorpion.
The frog was satisfied and allowed the scorpion to crawl up onto his back and they set out into the water. The frog was swimming strongly across the stream when the scorpion suddenly stung the frog.
The frog felt the onset of paralysis and started to sink. Knowing they were both going to drown the frog had just enough time to ask, Why did you sting me? Now we're both going to die.
The scorpion replied, Because it's my nature to sting
Then they both died under the water.
The moral of the story is: You cannot change your nature.
No one knows for certain who wrote this fable, but it has certainly become well known.
One day a scorpion decided to go visit a relative in the next county. He traveled uphill and downhill, under fallen trees and over piles of leaves. Eventually, he came to a stream with a fast current. He walked up and down the stream bank looking for a bridge or a safer way to cross the stream but found none.
The scorpion sat pondering his situation when he noticed a frog sitting on a lily pad near the bank of the stream.
The scorpion said to the frog, Kind sir, could you be so kind as to let me get on your back to ferry me to the other side of this stream?
How do I know you won't sting me? asked the frog.
The scorpion responded, Because if I do, I will die too, as I can't swim.
The frog replied, How do I know you wont sting me once we reach the other side?
Kind sir I would be so grateful for your assistance that I wouldn't dream of such a dastardly deed, responded the scorpion.
The frog was satisfied and allowed the scorpion to crawl up onto his back and they set out into the water. The frog was swimming strongly across the stream when the scorpion suddenly stung the frog.
The frog felt the onset of paralysis and started to sink. Knowing they were both going to drown the frog had just enough time to ask, Why did you sting me? Now we're both going to die.
The scorpion replied, Because it's my nature to sting
Then they both died under the water.
The moral of the story is: You cannot change your nature.
staggerleem
(469 posts)19. Eat your heart out ...
... Denaris Targaryan!
tclambert
(11,087 posts)21. The dismount is always the tricky part.
Tipperary
(6,930 posts)22. That made me laugh!
rurallib
(62,420 posts)26. that ride probably cost him an arm and a leg.