Reader Taskin sent me a link to a piece at the Toronto Star that describes the appearance of a rival to Ceiling Cat: a celestial procyonid that is Ceiling Raccoon. The story, called “Raccoon makes appearance at Pearson Airport baggage claim“, describes a baby Procyon lotor that peered down from above the Pearson airport’s baggage claim:
A rebellious raccoon showed up to greet new arrivals at Toronto Pearson International Airport Friday, delighting travelers and inspiring jokes about Toronto’s unofficial mascot.
A video of the critter, posted to Twitter by Cameron Graham, shows the raccoon peeking out from the ceiling to look at the passengers below. Graham said he was waiting to greet his wife, who was coming home from a trip to Edmonton, when the little head popped out of a gap in tiles in the ceiling.
“There he was, having a good gander at everyone,” Graham said.
At Toronto Pearson Airport, we spotted this little fellow checking to see who had come off the flight from Edmonton. pic.twitter.com/m2nSdrxwXt
— Cameron Graham (@camerongraham) May 6, 2017
Who is the right god? Ceiling Raccoon:
Or Ceiling Cat?
And will this lead to war?
I think they trapped the raccoon, but there’s no report on its health.
Finally, the piece gives several tw**ts, but the best is by the airport’s Vice President:
🙃 he might need to be deported https://t.co/y3ydmKNC5c
— Hillary Marshall (@HillaryMarshal) May 6, 2017
Ceiling Raccoon is the right God! 😉
I think it’s Rocket looking over the baggage to see what he can steal.
“Who is the right god?” Such blasphemy that you would even ask the question!
Better stay away from any U.S. airlines there buddy or they’ll put you on the luggage rack.
If it comes down to a fight, my money’s on the raccoon.
Where is your god now??
[The ceiling cat picture is much better, but maybe someone can improve on the ceiling raccoon deity in post-processing].
The question about which is the right god is false. Obviously, this is part of the Trinity of the Ceiling. Cats and Racoons are only two parts of this trinitatian Church of the Ceiling Animals.
Only the priesthood knows the third part and I can’t tell you novitiates that information. First you must tithe.
Actually, the third part of the ‘Trinity’ is the Ceiling Squirrel.
Ever had a squirrel in your attic?
Come to think of it, I
have had mice and bats in the attic….would make it a quintrinity ? I do like that word.!
It’s transubstantiation. Ceiling Cat has manifested himself as a raccoon. He is both fully cat and fully raccoon.
Ceiling coon is Canadian. Too polite to be god. What kind of god says “sorry” all the time?
Another escape, lead by rocket.
What about Ceiling Rat.? he must be the dark Deity.
Well, Jerry, I may wind up as an outcast, but I think, that raccoons are the COOLEST animals going…. even better than cats.