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[LordBucket]

So, I just started a new game...

Maybe fifteen minutes in, still tunneling out the initial tunnel to the river, when I see the following:

"Rogthirkuk cancels eat: interupted by racoon."

Hmm. Annoying racoons. I ignore it and go back to business.

"Foegirbag cancels drink: interupted by racoons."

At this point I start wondering what kind of racoon this is. I mean...why exactly do dwarves stop drinking because there's a racoon half a map away? Is it an undead racoon? Then, over the next minute my screen erupted with dozen interupts, as three racoons descend on my camp, and the dwarves panic. Everyone stops what they're doing to run around in terrified little circles.

This, of course, amuses the racoons to no end, and they give up on the food they came for to chase the dwarves around for a good laugh.

"Gebugbuh cancels tunnel: interupted by racoon"
"Foegirbag cancels gather wood: interupted by racoon"
"Hebeyuk cancels pregnancy: interupted by racoon"
"Foegirbag cancels the cancellation process: interuped by racoon"

Pages and pages of cancellations. Ordinarily when a racoon whows up I just ignore him and the cancellations, he steals some food or a silk handbag or something, and he's on his way. Not this time. Minutes and minutes of racoon interuptions. Eventually they did lose interest in in dwarves and made for the food.  And, how ravenous they were! Not one piece of food stolen...not even one piece of food stolen each, but over the next three or four minutes, TEN PIECES of food were stolen! I really don't know what happened. Whether it was three racoons each coming back for several trips, or whether they were going home and telling their buddies to come play, but I never saw more than three at a time. By the tenth piece of food stolen, though, I was starting to realize that the racoons weren't merely a nuisance.

They were evil.

So, I rallied my forces for our final stand near the furniture stockpile...and, what a glorious battle it was! How proud I was of my dwarves as they courageously held their formation despite only outnumbering the viscious racoons a little over two to one.

Indeed, it was a proud day for dwarves everywhere, and not a single racoon was left standing. Ever shall we remember the Battle of the Furniture Stockpile, the dread day that the Evil Racoons of Death were finally laid to rest.

Bucket Man

[ March 07, 2007: Message edited by: LordBucket ]

[ March 07, 2007: Message edited by: LordBucket ]

[Marsume]

Yea, for being stalwart dwarves they seem to be kind of skiddish. When was the last time you ran from a deer? When was the last time you had an axe and ran from a deer? In fact when was the last time you had an axe, 4 friends with axes, were half drunk on rum, chopping down trees and even noticed a deer?

[LordBucket]

Maybe they're too cute for dwarves to cope with. I can see it now...

"Hey, Boojebuh...there's a deer over there."

"Yeah, I see him. Maybe if we ignore it he'll go away."

(The deer sees the dwarves and cautiously comes a few steps closer)

"Uh-oh..."

"Maybe if we ignore him, he'll go away."

(The deer keeps coming)

"Oh no! What do we do!?!?!"

"Don't move! Deer aren't very smart. If we hold perfectly sill, maybe he'll think we're trees and just leave."

(The deer come over and affectionately nuzzles a dwarf.)

"Aaarrrgghghghgh!!!!!! RUNAWAY!!!!!!"

Bucket Man

[thvaz]

Reading this thread made me laugh out loud...at work.  

[Slartibartfast]

quote:Originally posted by Marsume:
<STRONG>When was the last time you had an axe? In fact when was the last time you had an axe, 4 friends with axes, were half drunk on rum, chopping down trees?</STRONG>

Revised :X

[Marsume]

Yesterday.

[Goodgame]

but even the dead corpses of Raccoons is menacing (like menacing spires of Raccoon leather) and will interrupt if in the path of a gentle dwarf.

[Spud]

I always figured that the interuptions were just the dwarves staring at whatever and gaping.

Dwarf sees a deer whilst chopping wood.
(drops axe)
Wow. A deer.
Well, im bored.
(walks off)

[Deon]

Too bad I missed it . Cool story.

[Footkerchief]

You do realize this thread is over three years old, right?

[sweitx]

You do realize this thread is over three years old, right?

Deon, The Master Necromancer.

[Demonic Spoon]

It may be three years old but it's still awesome. 

[maxicaxi]

It may be three years old but it's still awesome. 

indeedy
 this sould go on stories

[Brandon816]

How do you even find a thread that's 3 years old?

Anyway, I'm not so sure why dwarves are afraid of raccoons, but this pic shows why they are afraid of deer.

Edit: Alright, that hosting site was lame. Here goes attempt two at showing the flying deer of death.

[o_O[WTFace]]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Racoon sieges are brutal if you aren't prepared.

Also, Brandon816 your img doesn't work.  Edit: and mine doesn't either... fixed?