# Raccoon of Unusual Size goes viral in Seattle **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 17, 2026, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737 "2026-07-17T02:49:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737/21 "2026-07-20T11:02:00Z")
I expect he’s photobombing half the world by now. Enjoy your fame, little one, however fleeting it may be. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737/22 "2026-07-20T14:19:29Z")
Inspiration meets opportunity immortalized by tattoo artists, showing up on flash sheets and making it on skin. Has its own wiki entry too. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737/23 "2026-07-20T21:53:36Z")
He looks exactly like a raccoon my 5yo grand kid drew. Without the scary red eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737/24 "2026-07-21T06:58:02Z")
The Mariners have now started using him as a mascot, and a runner in a Jimothy costume has been competing in the seventh inning stretch “salmon race”. [![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:bemuqswzftdeiz6kdwmyaddl/bafkreiarsacstqk6zpmthvzaisdvr4wnyahaksjzy5b73jzvfcqcpfra6m) ](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:bemuqswzftdeiz6kdwmyaddl/bafkreiarsacstqk6zpmthvzaisdvr4wnyahaksjzy5b73jzvfcqcpfra6m) > **[Mariners comeback follows strange 7th-inning tribute to local raccoon](https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/san-francisco-giants-scores-standings/109297/jimothy-the-raccoon-inspires-mariners-to-comeback-win)** > > SF Giants blow late 3-0 lead to Seattle Mariners and it’s all a local raccoon’s fault ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737/25 "2026-07-21T13:43:42Z")
Y’know, it occurs to me… Jimothy himself is probably completely unaware of all of the attention he’s getting, and to the extent he even considers the matter at all, he probably thinks of his life as pretty bad (because that spine is probably maladaptive, and makes a lot of racoonish things difficult for him). Which leads me to wonder… If there were some race of highly-advanced beings watching us, which one of us losers might they, unbeknownst to us, consider heroes? ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737/26 "2026-07-21T13:52:06Z")
He looks like the reincarnation of the long since departed baseball player, Walt “no-neck” Williams. LOL ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737/27 "2026-07-21T14:15:19Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > If there were some race of highly-advanced beings watching us, which one of us losers might they, unbeknownst to us, consider heroes? Heroes, or just something / someone that makes them go “Awww, soo cute! (In a F-ed up way)” ---
**Author:** ![Meatwater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meatwater/32/20074_2.png) [@Meatwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatwater)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737/28 "2026-07-21T22:11:51Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > If there were some race of highly-advanced beings watching us, which one of us losers might they, unbeknownst to us, consider heroes? Hey I saw that movie this weekend, and I think the answer is both. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737/29 "2026-07-23T18:28:01Z")
Try googling just the word “jimothy”. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737/30 "2026-07-23T19:53:26Z")
Love it! We need more Jimothy! ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737/31 "2026-07-23T21:31:50Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > > [@Chronos](#): > > > > If there were some race of highly-advanced beings watching us, which one of us losers might they, unbeknownst to us, consider heroes? > > Heroes, or just something / someone that makes them go “Awww, soo cute! (In a F-ed up way)” No, youse hoomans would not be regarded as “cute” because you lack fur. Cuteness is all about soft pettable fur, plus a constant smile with one’s tongue hanging out! Regards, A Dog. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737/32 "2026-07-23T21:48:47Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > To quote [Emmymade](https://www.youtube.com/c/emmymade/videos) > “So stinkin’ cute” Another Emmymade fan!!! She’s pretty stinkin’ cute herself. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737/33 "2026-09-23T06:37:59Z")
It is my exceptional delight to announce that we have new video footage of Jimothy. > **[Jimothy The Raccoon (@jimothytharaccoon.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/jimothytharaccoon.bsky.social/post/3mw4ziqumck2q)** > > Our aunt has been posting the cutest videos of Jimothy and his family, and she let us share a small snippet.❤️ > > \#jimothy #seattle #jimothyraccoon #JimothyForever ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737/34 "2026-09-23T14:24:33Z")
Excellent ! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737/35 "2026-09-23T16:01:41Z")
Yaay! I am very relieved. Before clicking in I was pretty sure this was going to be reporting on him becoming a tire ornament on some pickup truck. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737/36 "2026-09-23T16:58:52Z")
It is amazing how the world has taken to Jimothy as a thing… like I expected PNW sure… maybe even west coast, but never would I have thought the country and the world would care… ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737/37 "2026-09-23T19:46:52Z")
Now that (social) media is global, a story like this carries everywhere, not just in the Seattle Times. The bad news is the same applies to local mayhem and stupidity. So we’re all wallowing in the flood of news about every violent jerkwad in the nation. And 1/3rd of a billion people can get up to some shit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-of-unusual-size-goes-viral-in-seattle/1031737.md?page=1)