Firefighters place ladders to let raccoons escape fire

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/08/06/firefighters-place-ladders-to.html

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The “aww” of the onlookers sell it. Well, and the cute trash pandas.

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Oh yeah, who started the fire?

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Glad the raccoons made it out ok :slight_smile:

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Next scene: baby raccoons popping like corn, flying from top of building

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Sadly, a couple of them did not make it out, and so the chili at the firehouse will have a slightly different taste this week.

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I know nothing about firefighters but those ladders look a little too regular old ladder to be set up by firefighters to me…could those have been set up by the farmer while waiting for the firefighters to arrive? I don’t see or hear any evidence of a firefighter being present in that video (hoses, water flowing, sirens or lights, firefighters, etc).

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ladder

Is this where step ladders come from?

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For once, vertical video is appropriate

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Trash Pandas are people too.

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that was mean…

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Are the “Wonderful Creatures” the raccoons or the firefighters? Or both? Sure, both.

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When reached for comment team leader Star-Lord of the Guardians of the Galaxy said “No, of course Rocket was nowhere near that barn when the fire started! Why do you ask?” A further clarification came from team spokestree Groot who said “I am Groot.”

And there you have it.

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Could be worse, Japanese racoon dogs are organized and have shape shifting gonads

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I know, and indeed, I once made myself a Tanooki Mario helmet, viz:

tmh

(here modeled by a non-bobtato)

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You are a braver, more secure man than I!

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I was privileged to find this statue of such a noble beast in Tokyo:

A magnificently… equipped… fellow.

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I was just trying to draw attention away from my elephantiatic nards

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