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APhoto Of The Day — 2/19/09

Posted by DFO

Feb. 19, 2009 5:10 p.m. • 17 comments

A raccoon with its head stuck in a peanut butter jar is seen on top of a tree in Medway, Ohio Wednesday. A resident used a saw to cut down the tree limb and another man caught the animal. Two employees from Varmint Guard helped remove the jar, then caged the animal and transported it elsewhere for release. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Springfield News-Sun, Marshall Gorby)

Top Cutlines:

1. Unamused by his story, Rocky’s wife responded with anger, which left his head again slightly ajar — John Austin.
2. After becoming cornered in a dumpster by a pit bull, this cleaver little guy was able to fashion a helmet out of an empty peanut butter jar. The pit bull, knowing only to go for the head kill, chopped down on the jar but could only muster 8500 ft lb’s/sq inch of force, a mere 500 short of the 9000 ft lb’s/sq inch needed to shatter the jar. The pit bull then turned his attention to a deer waking by. That one didn’t have such a happy ending — Poolman.
3. No raccoons were harmed during the voluntary recall of peanut butter products in Medway, Ohio — Steve Sibulsky
HM: Escapee.

17 comments on this post so far. Add yours!

sibulsky on February 19 at 9:23 a.m.
Not willing to give up his recalled peanut butter, Rocky Raccoon went out on a limb for his favorite snack.
sibulsky on February 19 at 9:24 a.m.
No raccoons were harmed during the voluntary recall of peanut butter products in Medway, Ohio.
Cabbage Boy on February 19 at 9:32 a.m.
Just another freeloader looking for a bailout.
Cabbage Boy on February 19 at 9:35 a.m.
btw dave, just to relive the controversial photo in your parting shot, one has to tread lightly here also. So many words have a possible negative connotation. The sins of our fathers I guess, weigh heavily on us.
Escapee on February 19 at 1:06 p.m.
I guess you can’t put chocolate in Mr. Raccoon’s Peanut Butter.

(okay, that’s probably not good enough, so consider this)

Paraphrasing a song on the Beatles’ White Album:

“So Rocky Racoon fell back in his room
Only to find Gideon’s bible
Rocky Thought he should sue
But he didn’t know who
In the Peanut Industry would be liable.”

(a rhyme for the times)
Charlie on February 19 at 1:53 p.m.
Mmm, good to the last drop!
poolman on February 19 at 4:14 p.m.
After becoming cornered in a dumpster by a pit bull, this cleaver little guy was able to fashion a helmet out of an empty peanut butter jar. The pit bull, knowing only to go for the head kill, chopped down on the jar but could only muster 8500 ft lb’s/sq inch of force, a mere 500 short of the 9000 ft lb’s/sq inch needed to shatter the jar. The pit bull then turned his attention to a deer waking by. That one didn’t have such a happy ending.
JohnA on February 19 at 4:39 p.m.
Unamused by his story, Rocky’s wife responded with anger, which left his head again slightly ajar.
justme on February 21 at 7:49 p.m.
I am not amused because I was told this animal was NOT released. It was killed. Why was the truth not printed?

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