Today, I took some friends out to the woods to show them a natural spring. I explained to them that the water bubbles up from underground, and that it's clean and tasty. I bent down and drank a few hefty handfuls, only to look up and see a dead raccoon floating near me. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my mother's beloved cat died and we thought it would be nice to bury it in the back yard. I came home from work and while walking to the door saw that the cat had been dug up and partially eaten by the local raccoons and strays. FML
Today, I went to use a public restroom. I walked into the first stall and found it occupied… by a raccoon. It hissed at me, and in my panic, I backed into a janitor's cart, knocking over the mop and bucket. I had to leave the bathroom drenched in dirty water while a crowd of people watched. FML
Today, I was hanging with my friends when out of the blue, I got thirsty. Friends said there was Gatorade in the fridge. Being the trusting person I am, I took a drink, only to discover it was piss. FML
Today, I was bringing the garbage cans inside and noticed one felt a little heavy. I opened it, only to find a raccoon. A very angry raccoon. FML
Today, I went to a wake. When my dad picked me up, I was still pretty upset. Just when I'd had enough of death, the car hits a raccoon on the way home. FML
Today, while sitting on my front porch, my cat came up beside me. I started idly stroking her, only to turn and realize I was petting a wild raccoon. FML
Today, I had an upset stomach. I decided to quickly take out the trash before heading to the bathroom. As I opened the trash can lid, a raccoon jumped out. I learned the literal meaning of being scared shitless. FML
Today, I saw a raccoon family on my front porch. There were 3 little babies. Wanting to keep one as a pet, I scooped up one of the babies. The mother raccoon turned around, made a bizarre roaring, hissing sound, and attacked me. I’m currently in the ER covered in grass and scratches. FML
Today, I was cleaning out my roof's gutter, which was full of leaves. There was an especially big pile, and when I started scooping it up, I felt something squishy. Turns out those leaves were covering the remains of a rotting squirrel. I can't stop smelling it. FML
Today, I went skinny dipping with a few friends at my friend's house. It was really fun until one of my friends shrieked, saying there were bugs in the pool. Everyone jumped out and looked at her. Turns out the "bugs" she saw was my body hair. FML
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Top comments
malheartsnutmeg 20
You can almost taste the rabies. :o
lionandthelamb61 9
mmmm...tastes like chicken
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Filitov 0
Cook it!
flamegrilled123 3
tastes like chicken
icecream777 0
icky
kenjiisown 1
I would have threw up immediately.
still_thinking 0
he should have made himself throw up, the water was probably poisoned by the body depending on how long the body had been there
still_thinking 0
he should have
Zebidee 9
#47 - I would have thought that unless the spring is slow flowing or feeds into a stagnant pond he'd be relatively safe, especially if he was drinking from near the actual spring itself, because the water would all flow away from that point. Theoretically, there shouldn't be anything upstream. I'm not saying it wouldn't be totally disgusting to see, or there are no circumstances that he could be affected, just that odds on, he'd be OK.
nature_girl_08 14
that's not necessarily true. the spring itself could have chemicals contaminating it and he would never have known. the raccoon should be the least of his worries. you never drink from a water source like that without boiling the water first, especially if don't know where exactly it comes from. many streams and creeks like that carry bacteria and viruses, like giardia.
Zebidee 9
#134 - fair point, but from the sounds of it, OP was reasonably familiar with the stream. My logic is based on all other things being equal, the water flowing away from the source should reduce the chance of contamination from the raccoon. For the record, I use the same logic as you when faced with unfamiliar water.
LexSwift 17
Lol. But that's gross. I would then proceed to puke my guts out until, at one point, I turn completely inside out.
analeciak 0
grosssss
Xavi89 0
lol.... maybe you should have checked before you did that!!!
roxyluv 0
um u just drank some rabi contaminated water...I think u might wanna see a doctor Im feeling sick now by just imagining it *shudder
TheDarkCynder 2
Unlikely. Rabies dies within minutes when it's host dies.
stfuexe 0
So, how was it?
cloud_strife_ 0
As good as water contaminated with decomposing raccoon carcass can be.
Son_of_Helghan 0
good, it had a hint of raccoon and cinnamon
TheIrishJaneDoe 9
Furry.
Graawr 7
This is why sometimes I'm scared of natural spring water. You'll never know what does it contain. D:
LiL_MiSS_LYMARiZ 5
SPRiNG water is for SWiMMiNG;; SMARt WAtER is for DRiNKiNG;)