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What more can one say about this story, except...why would anybody release a possum in a cemetery?

Baby opossum rescued from NY gym's soda machine
From Associated Press
June 25, 2009 6:08 PM EDT

JOHNSON CITY, New York - A baby opossum's instinct to play dead evidently didn't help matters after it got wedged inside a soda machine at an upstate New York fitness club.

The animal ran into the Court Jester Athletic Club in Johnson City, New York, near Binghamton, and scurried behind a soda machine in the front vestibule Wednesday evening.

The club's assistant manager called police realizing the critter was stuck inside, hanging upside down in a compartment below the soda dispenser, The Press and Sun-Bulletin of Binghamton reported.

A police officer tried to pull the animal from the bottom of the machine, but it was lodged in place and making no apparent move to escape. About a half hour later, an employee arrived with a key for the machine, the front panel was opened and the animal rescued. The officer released it in a nearby cemetery.

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Posted by Jeffrey P. Morris at 6/25/2009 10:29 PM
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  • 6/26/2009 8:45 AM didi wrote:
    The whole world is still mourning the loss of MJ and you care about a baby opossum. Shame on you, Jeffrey, for actually thinking about the outside non-musical world.

    Off topic, but what's with the annoying ads on the side of each blog post? Lose weight. Get your teeth whiter. Are you trying to tell your devoted readers something?
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    1. 6/26/2009 8:57 AM Jeffrey P. Morris wrote:
      The ads that appear—indeed, the fact that there are ads—is something beyond my control. That's part of the price I pay for not paying a price. Have they asked you to enlarge your penis?

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      1. 6/26/2009 9:43 AM didi wrote:
        Not yet, but I'll let you know when they do so we can share in the joy of having been asked.
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