Infamous raccoon Jimothy can now accompany you in Skyrim
Infamous raccoon Jimothy can now accompany you in Skyrim Grant St. Clair 9:28 am Mon Aug 3, 2026 Ekaterina Karavaeva/Shutterstock If you have functioning eyes and you've been on the Internet lately, you've no doubt stumbled across Jimothy, the pride of Seattle. It is a truth universally acknowledged that raccoons are cute as hell, but Jimothy — or so this feral Seattle raccoon has been dubbed — has managed to take a step beyond and go ultra-mega-viral thanks to his short spine syndrome, which is basically exactly what it sounds like.
- ▪Infamous raccoon Jimothy can now accompany you in Skyrim Grant St.
- ▪Clair 9:28 am Mon Aug 3, 2026 Ekaterina Karavaeva/Shutterstock If you have functioning eyes and you've been on the Internet lately, you've no doubt stumbled across Jimothy, the pride of Seattle.
- ▪It is a truth universally acknowledged that raccoons are cute as hell, but Jimothy — or so this feral Seattle raccoon has been dubbed — has managed to take a step beyond and go ultra-mega-viral thanks to his short spine syndrome, which is b
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Infamous raccoon Jimothy can now accompany you in Skyrim Grant St. Clair 9:28 am Mon Aug 3, 2026 Ekaterina Karavaeva/Shutterstock If you have functioning eyes and you've been on the Internet lately, you've no doubt stumbled across Jimothy, the pride of Seattle. It is a truth universally acknowledged that raccoons are cute as hell, but Jimothy — or so this feral Seattle raccoon has been dubbed — has managed to take a step beyond and go ultra-mega-viral thanks to his short spine syndrome, which is basically exactly what it sounds like. So, naturally, a ball-shaped raccoon scurrying about immediately captured the Internet's heart, and Jimothy sightings across the city have been popping up reliably.
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