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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Raccoon, or coon (Procyon lotor)
Dog (Canis lupus familiaris)
Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
Coonhound (Canis lupus familiaris)
Coon cheese (Australia's tastiest cheese)
Maine Coon (Felis silvestris catus)
Canned Coon (Popular among Southerners doing duty in Antarctica)
Cancun (Resort city, Quintana Roo State, Mexico)
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Edited by - HalfMooner on 11/12/2007 05:33:34
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 11/12/2007 : 05:48:03 [Permalink]
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Cunard Lines?
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2007 : 06:05:09 [Permalink]
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Dammit! I spit out my coffee, Filthy!  |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
 Posted - 11/12/2007 : 07:35:27 [Permalink]
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Better put your cup down: Cocoon! 
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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ocheewah
Skeptic Friend
USA
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Posted - 11/12/2007 : 11:46:24 [Permalink]
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| Dare I add tycoon or perhaps baracoon? |
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2007 : 13:40:16 [Permalink]
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I had to look up "baracoon." Interesting term.
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2007 : 17:44:54 [Permalink]
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I have on several occasions on this board brought up Raccoon (Procyon lotor) and Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) as an excellent example of Convergent Evolution, another piece of evidence that confirms the validity of the Theory of Evolution.
(Which also gives me the opportunity to link to one of my favourite biological websites: Animal Diversity Web. Go there and browse through the taxonomy of animals)
When Creationists ask about evolution: When have you ever seen a dog give birth to a cat?
Now you can respond: "Not a cat, but a raccoon..."
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 11/13/2007 : 00:55:19 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by On fire for Christ
racist
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You had better explain that, I think.
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 11/13/2007 : 01:08:22 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse
I have on several occasions on this board brought up Raccoon (Procyon lotor) and Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) as an excellent example of Convergent Evolution, another piece of evidence that confirms the validity of the Theory of Evolution.
(Which also gives me the opportunity to link to one of my favourite biological websites: Animal Diversity Web. Go there and browse through the taxonomy of animals)
When Creationists ask about evolution: When have you ever seen a dog give birth to a cat?
Now you can respond: "Not a cat, but a raccoon..."
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I think the raccoon dog is one of the most attractive of the carnivores. Beautiful coats. (The raccoon itself is a rascal that I know too well to like very much, though it can look good.)
I kind of wish there were some raccoon dogs that were fully domesticated. I suspect they would not have the loyalty or obedience of a dog, exactly, because they are a more solitary animal. But they couldn't be much worse than a cat in that regard.
Have the raccoon dogs migrated to Sweden yet? And how about the raccoons that are loose in Germany, any get to Scandinavia?
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 11/13/2007 : 12:31:00 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by HalfMooner
Have the raccoon dogs migrated to Sweden yet? And how about the raccoons that are loose in Germany, any get to Scandinavia? |
I haven't heard anything about it. |
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JohnOAS
SFN Regular
Australia
800 Posts |
Posted - 11/13/2007 : 20:24:59 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by HalfMooner
Originally posted by On fire for Christ
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You had better explain that, I think.
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I've no idea what OFFC was referring to, but "coon" is sometimes used as a derogatory term for Australian aborigines.
In the context of this thread, though, I've got to ask, WTF?
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 11/14/2007 : 00:04:36 [Permalink]
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"Coon," I believe, has always been first and foremost a Southern slang term for a raccoon, just as "possum" is for opossum. But it is also a racist term in the US, for African American, on a par with the "N-word." But that obviously has nothing whatever to do with its usage above.
What set me going on the OP was a passing thought about how "Coon Hound" and "Raccoon Dog" could be somewhat confusing terms. And then I decided to collect related terms. Half-way through doing that, the secondary usage of "coon" occurred to me, but I certainly didn't want to so much as touch using it as a racist term. I didn't.
I'm trying to suspend my outrage, rather that assume I've been called a racist, but I'm getting a mite impatient. Odd, that OFFC hasn't replied.
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
 Posted - 11/14/2007 : 12:57:42 [Permalink]
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Perhaps he was referring to your favoured races of dogs and cats, by displaying only those you prefer, instead of giving equal opportunity to all.
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Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
15831 Posts |
Posted - 11/14/2007 : 15:06:06 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse
Perhaps he was referring to your favoured races of dogs and cats, by displaying only those you prefer, instead of giving equal opportunity to all.
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Could be. I do admit a raging "racial" prejudice for Canis familiaris, sometimes in preference to individual humans.
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Things often confused
