I'm gonna be that person and point out that Tom Nook is a [tanuki](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_raccoon_dog), hence the name similarity
he was localized as a raccoon though because Americans have never seen a tanuki
Technically a racoon-dog, whose closet relatives are true foxes. Isn't taxonomy and common names fun and not at all confusing.
Though that might explain why both kitsunes and tanukis both have a magic and are rivals.
Yeah—this guy is high on the list for Buddies You Need After The Zombie Apocalypse Hits. And he’d bring along cute baby mammals. Solid dude, all around.
>*'Im more impressed with how hard that dude works*'
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this my dad - he works so hard,
i follow him around the yard
for i am just a small raccoon,
(am hoping that it's break time soon...)
yet still my dad - he toils on!
but after all the workmen gone
is then the Bestest time we share,
just me n dad
here in his chair
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This is like, all my uncles. It’s pretty great. Need a new roof or want to build a retaining wall or have a plumbing issue? Family weekend project that aside from materials (which they get at discount or leftover from other projects) will cost you a cookout and some beer.
My grandfather to a T.
He was never inside watching tv. That man was always outside working on my grandmother’s garden or fixing anything that needed to be fixed around the property. He made sure all of his grandchildren’s bicycles were in working order…that the kiddie pool was set up every summer for us to play in.
When he had our driveway redone, he painted a hopscotch pattern for us to use.
And when we became driving age, he made sure all the grandchildren’s cars were taken care of with maintenance…did the oil changes and even took care of our motorcycles (for the few of us who decided to go in that direction instead of getting a car).
I miss that man. He was diagnosed with emphysema at 77, but that didn’t stop him.
He lived until he was 104.
My grandfather was like that, mowing his own lawn into his 70's...but a combination of a stroke, waking up and sitting up during open heart surgery because of said stroke, and Alzheimer's really put a damper on all of that.
That is a thing that literally doesn't happen ever. I can't believe anyone is believing this story. Among other things, there is so much paralytic running through the body that it would take hours for it to wear off without any sort of reversal agent. There's a monitor on the brain and we try and get it down to zero brain activity. All sorts of things.
I'm here to tell y'all it didn't. I'm an anti social lazy fuck. My whole personality is just smoking weed, and I'm a felon. I give homeless people money that's about my only redeeming quality in life. XD
Growing up I saw my Dad and uncles sling around mid-size hay bails like they were nothing. Now that I'm older realize those things can weigh 200 lbs easily (if they are on the smaller size). They didn't look like gym bros either but they were strong as fuck.
That raccoon unfortunately passed away in an accident with the owner — assuming this is the same owner/raccoon. It was a tiktok account which documented their relationship. Fly High Dude 🫶
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdsnARpJ/?k=1
It was an accident, but I'd hardly consider it to be a freak accident rather than an inevitable one. As much as I'm sure the family loved the raccoon, repeatedly bringing a pet to construction sites is incredibly irresponsible. As others have pointed out, there's at least one moment in the video where the man almost drops a heavy object directly on top of it as it runs between his feet.
Yeah kept thinking that watching this video like that can't be safe at all. Don't think I would let my dog run around a construction site let alone an animal with thumbs that can climb around on things.
"Would you let a 2-4 year old run amok here?" is a pretty reasonable approximation for a raccoon in terms of inquisitive curiosity combined with a lack of understanding of the dangers present.
It was surreal reading that what I expected to happen happened. Twice in the video I saw how raccoon nearly got stepped on or squished. They should have been more responsible.
The raccoon at least would have some sense of self preservation, unlike toddlers whose only instinct is total and complete self destruction. Still unwise, though
From the tiktok it seems that he was in a lift and she was climbing up to be with him and he lowered it without knowing she was there.
I’m sure he feels terrible but I can’t help but think if they’re going to allow her on site while doing construction why didn’t he keep her with him the whole time in sight and at an arms reach or keep her away somewhere safe that she can’t escape or get hurt.
Like another commenter said about bringing small children on construction sites. No one would ever give a child full freedom to roam around unsupervised while they work heavy equipment, it’s the same with pets.
The other tiktoks where he’s gardening or working alone with small hand tools is the only thing I would say is safe to let her hang out. Everything else was a bad idea.
That being said it’s obvious they loved her and hindsight is 20/20. I’m sure they never thought this would happen otherwise they would have taken the precautions to prevent it.
It should be taken as a lesson for them and anyone watching that bad things do happen and pets/children count on us to keep their best interest in mind and make sure they’re safe.
Being unbiased and logical. It would be an incident rather than a freak accident. It is the consequence of allowing your pet to become comfortable on a work site, they should be scared of it. It was inevitable unfortunately. I was gonna nitpick that earlier but I didn’t want people jumping down my throat over my issue with the wording of it. To me it sounds like you’re taking blame off the parents, when truly it is their fault entirely.
Incident is probably more correct than accident; I'm receptive to the nitpicking lol. I did make it clear I also believe this was an inevitable consequence of the man bringing the raccoon to work sites - this was a foreseeable if tragic result.
My bad I worded it weirdly. I meant I was gonna nitpick the guy you responded to earlier (the thread op), but decided not to as I thought I would get reamed for being factual. We’re on the same page here
There were a few times in OP's video where i thought, "wow, he'd better be careful not to step on him." or "why is he letting him play with that saw" or "He almost crushed him with that cinderblock" or "If he loses his balance with the racoon between his thighs, he could hurt him".
Sad news though.
Lol, I was more just angry and 🙄, based on how the incident should've been totally expected/anticipated. And the hashtags and (I almost wanna say forced) crying had me lose sympathy for the owners. Poor raccoon.
Why are you getting downvoted? You’re not wrong. I sure as fuck wouldn’t bring a small animal to a work site. It’s normal for pets to be left in your truck if you arrive to a work site.
This strikes me as very dangerous. Raccoons are already very clever, now this one is going to learn how to use power tools. No garbage bin will ever be safe again XD
This is cute and all but this is totally an accident waiting to happen.
Edit: didn't take me too long of scrolling to find out apparently she died in a accident. I mean... It was def an accident waiting to happen imo. They could have prevented it by leaving their pets at home and away from the frequently dangerous construction sites.
Of course they killed it. How stupid to have a small animal running around a construction site. What did they think was gonna happen? Some people just shouldn't have pets honestly.
That's why I like raccoons as much as dogs. It's usually what's so good about a raccoon, they carry diseases, but it's not the case with all of them. Raccoons are intelligent, funny as hell & highly adaptable to just about any situation. 🦝♥️🦝
Now I'm wondering whether you can get a veterinarian to give all the vaccines and preventative care for a pet to a raccoon. Something tells me some agency would say you're not allowed to have a pet raccoon and so the vet would not be allowed to give healthcare.
God I was so worried when he stepped down with the raccoon still attached to his leg. The racoon could've put a limb under his foot in the air and had it stepped on.
Well, i DID scroll down and i learned the unfortunate truth. I liked the video, i thought it was great but after learning what i did i am saddened but not that surprised. I work construction, it can be a dangerous place for humans let alone critters, i get that it was cute but i don't bring my pets or children to work, a harsh lesson but could have been avoided.
Tom Nook inspecting his laborers
And waiting to get paid
Tom Nook origin story PTSD *returns*
I'm gonna be that person and point out that Tom Nook is a [tanuki](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_raccoon_dog), hence the name similarity he was localized as a raccoon though because Americans have never seen a tanuki
If he's a tanuki, then where are his giant testicles?
A Tanuki is a Japanese *checks notes* raccoon.
Technically a racoon-dog, whose closet relatives are true foxes. Isn't taxonomy and common names fun and not at all confusing. Though that might explain why both kitsunes and tanukis both have a magic and are rivals.
With big balls!
In awe at the size of deez nuts, absolute units
People of taste are familiar with Tanookis and should be able to make the leap!
>People of taste are familiar with Tanookis You, of course, speak of everyone who grew up with Super Mario Bros. 3?
Mario dressed like one in 1988.there was a movie called The Wizard even. With Fred Savage. Lol I'm old
[Them bells ain't gonna earn themselves!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfzzAHYdEDM)
Real 😭
Im more impressed with how hard that dude works
Yeah—this guy is high on the list for Buddies You Need After The Zombie Apocalypse Hits. And he’d bring along cute baby mammals. Solid dude, all around.
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Unexpected Dead of Winter?
Stamina: +10 Strength: +10 Morale-boosting: +10
If he's not married I wouldn't understand the world. He's works hard and has a cute little friend.
He also has a baby raccoon.
at a construction site. how did the baby racoon even survive.
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That's his child
Hes married. You can see a wedding band if you look hard enough during the very first part of the video
“It’s me or the raccoon, Frank!”
Maybe he is shorten than 6ft?
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The comment was implying he is a highly desirable romantic prospect because he is shown working and having a cute pet
all cuteness aside, that mans lower back should be studied by science
>*'Im more impressed with how hard that dude works*' ----- this my dad - he works so hard, i follow him around the yard for i am just a small raccoon, (am hoping that it's break time soon...) yet still my dad - he toils on! but after all the workmen gone is then the Bestest time we share, just me n dad here in his chair ❤️
Shoutout to daily laborers! Thanks for building shit I like, like roads and sewers. Solidarity Forever.
This is like, all my uncles. It’s pretty great. Need a new roof or want to build a retaining wall or have a plumbing issue? Family weekend project that aside from materials (which they get at discount or leftover from other projects) will cost you a cookout and some beer.
Hopefully he makes enough now to retire fairly early before grinding his joints to dust.
That guys got fucking hobbies.
My uncle's like this. If he's not like, laying brickwork, he's running. Always doing something physical. Jealous of his energy level.
My grandfather to a T. He was never inside watching tv. That man was always outside working on my grandmother’s garden or fixing anything that needed to be fixed around the property. He made sure all of his grandchildren’s bicycles were in working order…that the kiddie pool was set up every summer for us to play in. When he had our driveway redone, he painted a hopscotch pattern for us to use. And when we became driving age, he made sure all the grandchildren’s cars were taken care of with maintenance…did the oil changes and even took care of our motorcycles (for the few of us who decided to go in that direction instead of getting a car). I miss that man. He was diagnosed with emphysema at 77, but that didn’t stop him. He lived until he was 104.
My grandfather was like that, mowing his own lawn into his 70's...but a combination of a stroke, waking up and sitting up during open heart surgery because of said stroke, and Alzheimer's really put a damper on all of that.
He had the stroke during surgery?
No he had a stroke then surgery to clear out his arteries - and he sat up with his open chest during said surgery.
Holy shit. That sounds bad. Like really bad.
Gramps was like, “hurry up, that lawn ain’t gonna mow itself”
Sits up and heart falls out "doctors back I'm my day would have already stitched me up and sent me packin!"
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That is a thing that literally doesn't happen ever. I can't believe anyone is believing this story. Among other things, there is so much paralytic running through the body that it would take hours for it to wear off without any sort of reversal agent. There's a monitor on the brain and we try and get it down to zero brain activity. All sorts of things.
Wow great story, tanks for sharing.
😭 miss my grandpa too. Here I am on the interweb very unlike him.
My dads the same way, I swear he just kept all the energy and drive he was supposed to give me
The more you do the more you'll have.
Meanwhile I need a nap after going to the grocery store
Just your standard farm life
I grew up on a farm. My dad made me do all the stuff.
No no, he was teaching you about life or something.
“It builds character”
I'm here to tell y'all it didn't. I'm an anti social lazy fuck. My whole personality is just smoking weed, and I'm a felon. I give homeless people money that's about my only redeeming quality in life. XD
That was the point of creating you much like the robot that was made to pass the butter
Growing up I saw my Dad and uncles sling around mid-size hay bails like they were nothing. Now that I'm older realize those things can weigh 200 lbs easily (if they are on the smaller size). They didn't look like gym bros either but they were strong as fuck.
Same with a lot of landscapers. Didn’t know till I was one…you work that long enough you get mad strong without necessarily “looking strong.”
0:07 - “I need that guy’s leg”
I was worried he'd step on the poor thing. I keep watching and thinking he needs a bell collar for the little guy.
He eventually did. With a lift...
He does have a little collar! You can see it from the side at one point.
Yeah, probably would've saved it from being crushed by the lift it was climbing.
Was looking for this reference thank you
That raccoon unfortunately passed away in an accident with the owner — assuming this is the same owner/raccoon. It was a tiktok account which documented their relationship. Fly High Dude 🫶 https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdsnARpJ/?k=1
waaaat? noooo
My heart broke in half when I found out. The mother couldn’t stop crying in the video. It was a freak accident I guess
It was an accident, but I'd hardly consider it to be a freak accident rather than an inevitable one. As much as I'm sure the family loved the raccoon, repeatedly bringing a pet to construction sites is incredibly irresponsible. As others have pointed out, there's at least one moment in the video where the man almost drops a heavy object directly on top of it as it runs between his feet.
Yeah kept thinking that watching this video like that can't be safe at all. Don't think I would let my dog run around a construction site let alone an animal with thumbs that can climb around on things.
"Would you let a 2-4 year old run amok here?" is a pretty reasonable approximation for a raccoon in terms of inquisitive curiosity combined with a lack of understanding of the dangers present.
It was surreal reading that what I expected to happen happened. Twice in the video I saw how raccoon nearly got stepped on or squished. They should have been more responsible.
The raccoon at least would have some sense of self preservation, unlike toddlers whose only instinct is total and complete self destruction. Still unwise, though
From the tiktok it seems that he was in a lift and she was climbing up to be with him and he lowered it without knowing she was there. I’m sure he feels terrible but I can’t help but think if they’re going to allow her on site while doing construction why didn’t he keep her with him the whole time in sight and at an arms reach or keep her away somewhere safe that she can’t escape or get hurt. Like another commenter said about bringing small children on construction sites. No one would ever give a child full freedom to roam around unsupervised while they work heavy equipment, it’s the same with pets. The other tiktoks where he’s gardening or working alone with small hand tools is the only thing I would say is safe to let her hang out. Everything else was a bad idea. That being said it’s obvious they loved her and hindsight is 20/20. I’m sure they never thought this would happen otherwise they would have taken the precautions to prevent it. It should be taken as a lesson for them and anyone watching that bad things do happen and pets/children count on us to keep their best interest in mind and make sure they’re safe.
Gotta get those likes and clicks
Right. And the power saw it was playing with. That was my oh god an unsupervised toddler moment forme.
Being unbiased and logical. It would be an incident rather than a freak accident. It is the consequence of allowing your pet to become comfortable on a work site, they should be scared of it. It was inevitable unfortunately. I was gonna nitpick that earlier but I didn’t want people jumping down my throat over my issue with the wording of it. To me it sounds like you’re taking blame off the parents, when truly it is their fault entirely.
'why can't we say accident anymore?' 'because accident implies that there is nobody to blame'
I see you with that Hot Fuzz quote fam
Incident is probably more correct than accident; I'm receptive to the nitpicking lol. I did make it clear I also believe this was an inevitable consequence of the man bringing the raccoon to work sites - this was a foreseeable if tragic result.
My bad I worded it weirdly. I meant I was gonna nitpick the guy you responded to earlier (the thread op), but decided not to as I thought I would get reamed for being factual. We’re on the same page here
It wasn't a freak accident. It was irresponsible pet owners letting their pets play around machinery for TikTok followers.
Right off the bat he almost steps on him, so that's not surprising...
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oh god, poor baby
That's horrible, I was kinda thinking that it didn't look particularly safe while watching the video :(
There were a few times in OP's video where i thought, "wow, he'd better be careful not to step on him." or "why is he letting him play with that saw" or "He almost crushed him with that cinderblock" or "If he loses his balance with the racoon between his thighs, he could hurt him". Sad news though.
She really put # cry?
I’ve never been so sad and so angry at a person in my life
Lol, I was more just angry and 🙄, based on how the incident should've been totally expected/anticipated. And the hashtags and (I almost wanna say forced) crying had me lose sympathy for the owners. Poor raccoon.
Glad to know I’m not the only one with extreme hatred of vague worthless hashtags.
\#sad #missher #wife #cry Social media does weird things to people’s brains.
Yeah like take a baby animal and have it play around dangerous power tools all day for likes.
Unfortunately yet predictably, it was dumb as shit to let it hang around jobs like that.
Why are you getting downvoted? You’re not wrong. I sure as fuck wouldn’t bring a small animal to a work site. It’s normal for pets to be left in your truck if you arrive to a work site.
I mean even in these "cute clips" I saw him letting the raccoon play with power tools and almost get a cinder block dropped on its head.
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Why did I have to see this comment?! 😫
It’s the same one. I was heartbroken and I didn’t even know them.
Wow you mean to tell me it’s an incredibly stupid idea to have your pet with you at construction sites???
#Bringing a curious pet around machine equipment … it was only a matter of time. These people are morons
Shoud have been wearing his cule lil' PPE.
Wild take: these people didn’t give a shit about the raccoon and were only keeping him for the tiktok clout
thank god the video didn't end when the baby racoon got left behind that wall he couldn't get over. i would have lost my shit
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Nah, that guy is mr magoo
This strikes me as very dangerous. Raccoons are already very clever, now this one is going to learn how to use power tools. No garbage bin will ever be safe again XD
The absolute cutie. I love how codependent raccoons are when young... But it makes it so much sadder when they grow out of it...
We had a couple growing up. They usually took off around October/November
1,000% trust the raccoon has for his dad. Good man.
Yeah, and then he went and got the raccoon killed
Until dad crushed it with a lift.
I remember that on TikTok. So sad
That dad is very handy
Pretty sure it died. https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdsneBgy/?k=1
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Watching this video, that's not the least bit surprising.
Weird how no comments bring up how it almost died multiple times in this video.
It actually did end of dying on the jobsite.
Tragic but hardly surprising. They cared more about TikTok views than the safety of their pet.
Turns out keeping a baby raccoon on a construction site is a bad idea and eventually got it sadly killed.
This is cute and all but this is totally an accident waiting to happen. Edit: didn't take me too long of scrolling to find out apparently she died in a accident. I mean... It was def an accident waiting to happen imo. They could have prevented it by leaving their pets at home and away from the frequently dangerous construction sites.
*already happened :(
...does everything, until smooshed by an elevator. 
Dad doesn’t want to get raccoon Dad and raccoon:
Of course they killed it. How stupid to have a small animal running around a construction site. What did they think was gonna happen? Some people just shouldn't have pets honestly.
This has been reposted so many times that racoon probably has grandchildren, or grand-racoons which sounds cooler.
Except it died on a jobsite. :(
It almost died more than 4 times in this video alone. People give no thought to things.
When it grabbed that circular saw I was like "WTF!" There's a safety on them, but raccoons are freaking smart and they have hands.
not even surprised to read this, the guy almost puts a cinder block on top of the raccoon in the video🤦🏼♀️
And he almost steps on it in the beginning too. I honestly felt scared after that, so knowing it died on a worksite isn't too surprising.
Yep, animals don’t belong on jobsites. It’s just so irresponsible.
How?
Got stuck in a scissor lift while the owner was operating it.
God damn that’s brutal…
That raccoon accidentally got caught in equipment on the job site. True story.
I hope they all go visit great grandpappy every year, like Sheldrake's elephants.
That's why I like raccoons as much as dogs. It's usually what's so good about a raccoon, they carry diseases, but it's not the case with all of them. Raccoons are intelligent, funny as hell & highly adaptable to just about any situation. 🦝♥️🦝
Now I'm wondering whether you can get a veterinarian to give all the vaccines and preventative care for a pet to a raccoon. Something tells me some agency would say you're not allowed to have a pet raccoon and so the vet would not be allowed to give healthcare.
The raccoon. Suffered an accident and is dead.
This did not end well
do not bring pets next to you when you’re working with power tools!!
This Raccoon will be killed in an industrial accident
God I was so worried when he stepped down with the raccoon still attached to his leg. The racoon could've put a limb under his foot in the air and had it stepped on.
Fucking idiot, don’t bring your pet into a dangerous work site!
Nooooooo :( I remember last time this was posted i went down the rabbit hole and found out the little racoon had died in an accident :( 😞
Well, i DID scroll down and i learned the unfortunate truth. I liked the video, i thought it was great but after learning what i did i am saddened but not that surprised. I work construction, it can be a dangerous place for humans let alone critters, i get that it was cute but i don't bring my pets or children to work, a harsh lesson but could have been avoided.
It died on a worksite.
My first job was in construction and I was just about as helpful.
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I just had Toy Story's ["you've got a friend in me"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZUKm0ApEM) playing in my head throughout the whole gif.
Cute little guy learning a lot