Raccoon Forces Student To Miss Homework

[matcom]

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LARGO, Fla. --Stephanie King had to tell her music teacher that a raccoon was to blame for her missing homework. "I explained that the raccoon fell from the ceiling in my bathroom and it ran into my bedroom," the 13-year-old seventh grader at Osceola Middle School told the St. Petersburg Times.

"Animal control came out to get it and they couldn't catch it and they said we couldn't go in my room."

Stephanie's grandmother vouched for her story Friday with school officials. "I told them she can't get her homework, her books, because everything is locked in the bedroom," Natalie King said.

The female raccoon and its babies crashed to the Kings' bathroom floor Wednesday night. Until that moment, the family didn't know the roof was leaking, much less that a family of raccoons was living in their ceiling.

The mother raccoon escaped into Stephanie's room. It finally made its way Thursday night into the trap set by Pinellas County Animal Services officers, who picked up the critter the next morning.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/09/11/raccoon_forces_student_to_miss_homework?mode=PF

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

1. Why is it always in FL?

It's like a vortex of weird ass shit happening down there.

I really want to know what the teacher's reaction to the excuse was though. That would have made the story 10x better.

[Zomby Woof]

2. Never mind that

27-0!!!

[matcom]

3. LMAO!

i'm engaged in an ACTIVE recruitment drive to bring back Mark Mosley to kick for the Skins :D

[Zomby Woof]

4. Haha!

There's a blast from the past! :D Of course, we're old enough to remember John Riggins, so what does that say? :bounce:

The Raiders are actively recruiting for an offensive line. The Chargers made 9 sacks last night, and Merriman alone made 3 of those. I nearly wet myself. :D

[matcom]

5. I have Riggo's autograph!

and I once snorted coke with a guy who claimed to have gotten it from Dexter Manley! :D

[Zomby Woof]

6. That explains EVERYTHING

Especially the speed of your ass hauling up and down those stairs. :D

[matcom]

7. that was MANY moons ago young grasshopper

caused me to throw a ball like Sonny Jergunson :D

[Love Bug]

8. Well, that beats the hell out of "My dog ate my homework"