THEY'LL LEAVE WHEN THEY FIND OUT ABOUT THE TAXES

Raccoons Slowly Taking Over New York City

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[Not My Usual Alias]

Key quote: [authorities] will not respond unless the raccoons appear disoriented and potentially rabid.

Wow, are we lucky that we got away with our Squirrel Day at Naperville's Anderson's Bookshop gathering.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Disoriented Raccoons WBAGNFARB

[queensbee]

nonono.... not raccoons. its mayor bloomie. he wants to stay mayor forever. he's had some surgery.....

[MikeyVA]

disoriented and potentially rabid..

Yep that just about decribes Mayor Blommer alright.

[Ralph]

You have to bait the traps with Gideon's bible.

[Steve]

Raccoons are intelligent, sneaky, and bold.
In other words, they're born politicians. It's their year.

[padraig]

I knew an actual band that called themselves the Mangy Raccoons. So there may be trademark issues here.

[O the Umanity]

So many jokes (albeit mostly scatological), so little time ...

[Clankie]

“When he saw at me he stood up on two legs and hissed at me.”

Hissing is Raccoon for " Whadda YOU lookin' at ? " .

[Richard the Weasel-Hearted]

I can relate. Heard some odd noises outside one evening several days ago. Stuck my head out the door and saw a raccoon at the foot of the porch steps. He looked at me and hissed, and I retreated into the house. Mind you, I'm inside the DC Beltway -- barely -- without any woods to speak of for miles.

[Dum Bass]

We saw, Disoriented Raccoons open for Toad the Wet Sprocket.

[Joe Hollingsworth]

Love the Bloomberg commentary, (not being sarcastic) it is nice and witty. Me, on the other hand, will make an anger-filled post about how the headline made me think the NYPD had been renamed "The Racoons". Also here's a find and replace "humor" piece on Bloomy. It's based on a Reuters report on Venezuelan elections.
New York City’s Bloomberg revels in re-election victory
(Reuters) – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg promised to deepen his statist revolution after a comfortable election victory that could extend to 20 years his polarizing leadership of the North American city-nation.
The new six-year term, will allow to Bloomberg consolidate his control over New York City's economy.
"This has been the perfect battle, a democratic battle," said the self-proclaimed “leader of the seventh-largest army in the world.” It was an extraordinary victory for the former equity trader and media magnate, who just a few months ago feared he would lose his ranking as the 20th richest man in the world.
"He will keep protecting the poor, the defenseless and the old," said teacher Gladys Montijo, 54, weeping with joy.
Bloomberg has been criticized for ordering the NYPD to act much like Bull Connor’s Birmingham (Ala.) Police Department of early 1960’s but without the BPD’s skill with firearms and respect for the U.S Constitution.
"Today we start a new cycle of government, in which we must respond with greater efficacy and efficiency to the needs of our people," said Bloomberg. "I promise you I'll be a better president, uh, mayor."
The election result is likely to prompt a sell-off in New York City bonds.
"Going forward, we believe the market is likely to, as in recent years, continue to look at New York City as a gradually deteriorating macro story," Goldman Sachs said in a research note.

[Lairbo]

"When he saw at me he stood up on two legs and hissed at me."

I had an old boss who always did that...

Living close to Prospect Park, I can vouch for the dramatic increase in the raccoon population, but it could just be they've heard all the talk about Brooklyn being so ultra hip and just want in on the action.

I once witnessed a raccoon getting chased off the roof a neighbor's building by very territorial and very angry cats; it survived the 5-story plunge by landing on a shrub, then waddled unsteadily down the middle of the street back to the relative safety of a park full of dogs.