Gothamist: Photo of the Day: TV on the Raccoon

Buck Owens

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:40:56 -0500

Photoshopped for sure, people. I can see poor 'cloning' marks in this image. This is a desperate attempt by the mediocre hipster photographer Elizabeth Weinberg to get people to view and comment upon her Flickr account.

wowthatsucks

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:09:27 -0500

Hmmm...paint over raccoon or move possible rabies infected raccoon.

pierrevonbaron

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:45:49 -0500

Hate TW.

so1337

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:23:43 -0500

sorry about that folks I called in the code 53. he just got in the way

NannyState

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:42:46 -0500

^I'd settle for prison stripes.

Future Taliban

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:41:51 -0500

When do we get to see GW with a fluorescent orange stripe across his chest like that?

glob

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:21:25 -0500

...and before anyone attacks the cable company, these markings are usually made by outside contractors that specialize in painting lines on the street, and racoons.

hard times

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:06:14 -0500

I don't see what's in poor taste here... it's not like the raccoon's a relative of anybody's and it's not even a gory photo. Turkeyjade - I don't get the dis on PETA here. I agree they take a lot of lame stances, but fail to see the relevance to this post.

Rob T Firefly

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:48:32 -0500

Further down the road was a black cat that got painted by a white stripe truck, and was later seen running away from an amorous skunk.

turkishjade

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:43:52 -0500

So some cable technician doesn't want to pick up a dead rodent before painting temporary sidewalk markers and everyone cries about it? You PETA people only see stuff in black and white, no wonder everyone hates you.

hard times

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:39:38 -0500

knowing the photographer, it is definitely not photoshopped. my personal guess is that the animal was already dead before some prankster put it on top of the cable marking and added some of his own paint to frame the situation.

Gina Gemini

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:39:23 -0500

Even though I don't like raccoons, posting this photo - even as a joke - is poor taste.

RatherBe

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:36:19 -0500

So isn't Fios a gothamist sponsor? Isnt it bad to blur the line - even a little bit - between advertisement and news piece?

esquared

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:08:52 -0500

Jen Carlson should be fired!

Future Taliban

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:54:46 -0500

Isn't death funny?. I'm gonna log on to Youtube now and enjoy some freshly killed American bodies there before someone mutilates them beyond recognition.

donner

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:54:10 -0500

Come on. Really? I really needed to see this today?

sarahlucy

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:31:44 -0500

that is both totally fucked up and hilarious.

PeeDeeQ

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:20:38 -0500

bsalamon

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:08:44 -0500

photoshop?

NannyState

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:59:16 -0500

Odd that this image pops up on the internet(!)

Felix Hoenikker

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:49:51 -0500

Damn funny. If you can't laugh at varmint road kill, what can you laugh at? And the paint is clearly *over* the blood.