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	K-Tron	Awww....whomever put Natalie Merchant on that video is genius :)   Posted by K-Tron on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 12:57 AM [Reply to this]

	Greg I.	I love that the dude who shot this video 1) saw the raccoon cowering in the corner, 2) thought he should help, 3) thought, "Oh wait, this would make great video," then 4) left the raccoon there while he went back in his low-rent apartment to fish his camcorder out of a milkcrate in a closet. A mitzvah, indeed. -G P.S. What happened to Natalie Merchant, anyway? It's like she became a different person post-10,000 Maniacs -- a way-less-good-songwriting person.   Posted by Greg I. on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 6:04 PM [Reply to this]

	Mike Magnus Mike TTMF Magnus	In this world one thing demands attention, the little fuzzbutts, all the quadrapeds, and the little snails.   Posted by Mike Magnus on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - 4:55 PM [Reply to this]

	Ed	Yay!   Posted by Ed on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 12:58 AM [Reply to this]

	Kristen	Me too. :D   Posted by Kristen on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 4:26 AM [Reply to this]

	Girl+Music=♥	Awww that was cute : ) im gunna call the racoon Pablo   Posted by Girl+Music=♥ on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 1:05 AM [Reply to this]

	Helen	Well bless!!! How completely adorable! Cool song, too :)   Posted by Helen on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 1:07 AM [Reply to this]

	Paul	Damn, another reason not to eat meat.   Posted by Paul on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 1:12 AM [Reply to this]

	"Tell em' Steve-Dave!" Tom Southcott	I accept your challenge... ...Damm it! Pass me that tissue...yes for the tears you dirty bastards!   Posted by "Tell em' Steve-Dave!" on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 1:15 AM [Reply to this]

	Mike	Poor baby - I can't stand to see animals suffer. I wonder why we can watch horrible people tragedies on the news and not a shed a tear, and get so emotional at stuff like this. Films like this get me every time.   Posted by Mike on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 1:16 AM [Reply to this]

	ABORTION PARTY!	Dude you are so right. Remember the Iraq puppy video? There was more outrage over that than over dying Iraqi babies...I just found it weird.   Posted by ABORTION PARTY! on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 1:27 AM [Reply to this]

	*Christi Lee*	awww! Save the coons! Soooooo Awesome!   Posted by *Christi Lee* on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 1:18 AM [Reply to this]

	Derek	Challenge met-misted not cried. I love the Gemini duality that is the Deebster. I grew up in Montana where they shoot these adorable critters. Not me though. I have a feeling that she would have found a way out of that dumpster stump or naught.   Posted by Derek on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 1:23 AM [Reply to this]

	Derek	I challenge you not to rap-ala Artie-Gimme The Loot. Mothafuckin right, my pockets lookin kinda tight and I'm stressed, yo Biggie, let me get the vest. No need for that, just grab the motherfuckin gat, the first pocket thats fat, the Tek is to his back.   Posted by Derek on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 2:16 AM [Reply to this]

	Jeff LeRoy Jeff LeRoy Davis	I knew a guy in San Francisco who was a lousy house keeper. It attracted a Raccoon, then its mate. In a few weeks he had a whole family of Raccoons parading into his kitchen to check out his new garbage. I think it says something about urban homeostatic symbiosis. Don't let them near Barnabas, and you'll be OK. >;)   Posted by Jeff LeRoy on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 1:23 AM [Reply to this]

	Mike Magnus Mike TTMF Magnus	So I figured out how to do, what it is, you do. It's a hop, skip and a jump away!:)   Posted by Mike Magnus on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - 4:57 PM [Reply to this]

	Mike Magnus Mike TTMF Magnus	So I figured out how to do, what it is, you do. It's a hop, skip and a jump away!:)   Posted by Mike Magnus on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - 4:56 PM [Reply to this]

	ABORTION PARTY!	Aawww.. Mmm I love it when you blog. I can't get enough of you. More blogs please!!! lol   Posted by ABORTION PARTY! on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 1:24 AM [Reply to this]

	The Hoyk Marc Edward Heuck	No, can't watch. Strong Bad's drawing of one-legged Li'l Brudder already wrung me and Homestar dry.   Posted by The Hoyk on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 1:25 AM [Reply to this]

	Victoria RockinRolla	Fuck you and the tears I've shed! I love you BB!!   Posted by Victoria RockinRolla on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 1:36 AM [Reply to this]

	Portal2theVoid Mark Mandel	Cry about? Anthropomorphizing? Althought it is indeed a lovely video, Rocky was probably sawing zzz's in that bin when the primate opened the lid. Raccoons are nocturnal. They sleep during the day. They can get in and out of such places with ease. He (she?) didn't seem *injured* to me. Seemed pretty nimble and sprightly for someone just woken up by a huger, more dangerous mammal. Probably'll be back there tonight with friends for dinner. "Hey, dudez!" she'll tell them, "get a load of this: they not only leave out all kinds of food in bags, they'll let you sleep for a bit and then give you a BRANCH to climb out on!"   Posted by Portal2theVoid on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 1:41 AM [Reply to this]

	Paul Paul Butler	Yeah, that little guy was totally just spending the day there and could have gotten out at any time. I used to have entire families of raccoons that would spend the day sleeping in the dumpster near my old apartment. They'd get a little pissy when you'd open the door and let all the light in, but sure enough, would jump right out after the sun set.   Posted by Paul on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 5:45 PM [Reply to this]

	EVIL TIKI MONKEY	damn that was the saddest,cutest thing.   Posted by EVIL TIKI MONKEY on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 1:44 AM [Reply to this]

	rick	wow. that is really sweet. The raccoon looked like my cat whenever I have visitors. It totally scares and traumatizes her. I think it is their way of playing dead or something. Poor thing. This is why they should close the lids though. Human waste isnt good for those little critters and the fall could have hurt it (or it could have been killed via other even nastier means.) Nice to see others who love animals.   Posted by rick on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 1:56 AM [Reply to this]

	Russbo Russell Bolding	Challenge accepted, Cody! And NO, I didn't cry. Ha! Well played, sir... well... played... indeed.   Posted by Russbo on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 1:58 AM [Reply to this]

	Erik	What's weird is that the racoon already had representation when the video was filmed, and now its people are quietly asking about sharing from the revenue.   Posted by Erik on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 2:04 AM [Reply to this]

	Sarah Sarah Franklin	Awwwww!! It's so cute! I'm glad it got out safely. And they guy that helped is awesome. I wish that there were more people like that.   Posted by Sarah on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 2:37 AM [Reply to this]

	Ashley	I am PMSing way too hard for this! Dammit! That got me good   Posted by Ashley on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 3:01 AM [Reply to this]

	Jean Jean Hehn	I second that emotion! This after a very sappy movie, and now I'm sunk for the rest of the night! WTF!? Just great and I'm outa chocolate too. Aww screw it. :)   Posted by Jean on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 4:07 AM [Reply to this]

	Oh! The Horror...	Now it's just going to end up being mowed down by a Volvo...   Posted by Oh! The Horror... on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 3:05 AM [Reply to this]

	dave k Dave Kunst	I agree 110%. Didn’t see your post, but I made my own, similar, assessment down the page a bit. Glad I'm not alone on this.   Posted by dave k on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 5:25 AM [Reply to this]

	Dr.Johnny Manic PhD Matt Boyd	Ok I didn't cry but I did get all mushy.   Posted by Dr.Johnny Manic PhD on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 4:05 AM [Reply to this]

	Liam	Christian the Lion at World's End was made documenting the translocation of Christian from England to Kenya. There is something to be said, again, about the sweetness of your heart. Comparing this escape to the return of a trained lion to the wild really shows that you are an 'equal opportunity' love giver. Christian was the King of Beasts, bought at Harrods, to be in movies. While this little fella is 1 of 1000's of wild garbage stealers. While we can see that in the end they were both helped along to return to their 'natural habitat', for the Lion that meant resuming his role as King, but for the Racoon, it was just looking for another dumpster to eat out of and sleep in. I am honored to say that Diablo Cody is neither a pauper nor a Queen (and certainly not a hologram) but simply a warm hearted person who sees the world as being filled not with Kings and beggars, but of people equal to be loved.   Posted by Liam on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 4:16 AM [Reply to this]

	~Bonnie~♥☮♥♪♥★●•·˙	thank u for sharing!! *sniffle*   Posted by ~Bonnie~♥☮♥♪♥★●•·˙ on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 4:50 AM [Reply to this]

	dave k Dave Kunst	He Mr. camera guy! How about next time you see an animal suffering you don’t run upstairs and get the video cam, tell a story about how you found the poor creature, video tape yourself heroically getting a log from the woods, dub over sappy music and then pat yourself on the back for letting this animal sit (frightened and alone) for an extra 30 minutes while you rehearse your lines and plan your camera work. Just help the poor thing out for fuck sake! p.s. No crying here, but profound sadness for the little guy is certain. -d   Posted by dave k on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 5:22 AM [Reply to this]

	~Sarahh~	I could not cry as I am a bit too drunk. BUT that being said, well... Hooman, you are doin it right. ;-)   Posted by ~Sarahh~ on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 5:30 AM [Reply to this]

	M. Mark Hagan	thats Great. Made my day thanks! :)   Posted by M. on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 5:50 AM [Reply to this]

	Amanda Amanda Coleman	Yay! Someone who isn't an idiot helping an animal instead of poking it with a stick and laughing, Beevis and Butthead <myspace>style</myspace>! I so cried! Thanks for sharing, Diablo. I'm passing it on.   Posted by Amanda on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 6:06 AM [Reply to this]

	Crow3 Marcello Crowe	Didn't cry, but that was a real cute video, and for some reason i feel a parody coming on of it   Posted by Crow3 on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 6:06 AM [Reply to this]

	Laura Island	Racoons. You're awesome. Where have you been all my life?   Posted by Laura Island on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 6:27 AM [Reply to this]

	Braden	amazing vid. you are the best diablo.   Posted by Braden on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 7:05 AM [Reply to this]

	Kelli Maroney Kelli Maroney	Aww...I lost the challenge, but that's okay. It's so easy to be a little helpful and that's good to remember.   Posted by Kelli Maroney on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 7:18 AM [Reply to this]

	The DVD Marquee Jeffrey Rosado	What a nice way to (almost) end my day....Enough on the complaints about the guy filming this and making himself look like a hero....But you know what, he is a hero. Most people would have selfishly went on their merry way, not giving a damn. To take the time to get a sturdy branch and situate it carefully so the little guy could make his way out of that potential death trap...and to have it preserved on video...it was just an incredibly sweet example of someone playing good Samaritan (something the world needs more of nowadays)...and I know it sounds crazy, but I could sense a thank you from that racoon's demeanor. Thanks for sharing, Diablo.(insert long distance cyber hug here)....   Posted by The DVD Marquee on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 7:18 AM [Reply to this]

	Paulo Paulo Humemoto	Things like this makes me keep believing in humans.   Posted by Paulo on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 11:52 AM [Reply to this]

	Mike	Yes, I have seen this. Quite moving.   Posted by Mike on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 1:30 PM [Reply to this]

	Mike	Damn you Cody!! I have only cried twice in living memory - when the Iron Giant sacrificed himself ("Superman"), and again when Penelope and Desmond finally made phone contact (OK, and maybe again when they got to kiss last week). And now you got me crying over a little raccoon climbing a stick.   Posted by Mike on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 2:01 PM [Reply to this]

	Frisky Boy Official Page Frisky Boy	My son is a big animal rights activist, too. He also has more sympathy for the critters than the humans.   Posted by Frisky Boy Official Page on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 5:21 PM [Reply to this]

	scott scott burchard	Thanks for sharing. This is so cool.   Posted by scott on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 6:16 PM [Reply to this]

	minuipile	I'd cried if people don't care about nature, That video make me smile because there are hope.   Posted by minuipile on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 6:24 PM [Reply to this]

	maiden crone	Humans are taking their habitat more and more. I love the raccoons that visit the nightly patio diner I set up for them these last few years. They are very smart little beings with widely ranging personalities.   Posted by maiden crone on Sunday, June 01, 2008 - 7:03 PM [Reply to this]

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