Why 'Jimothy' the raccoon has become a mega meme online
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Why 'Jimothy' the raccoon has become a mega meme onlineImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Jimothy the raccoon (not pictured) has become an online celebrity in short orderByLiv McMahon and Laura Cress, Technology reportersPublished1 minute agoCharli XCX might be hoping the release of her new album sets off another Brat summer, but many believe the season has already been claimed by a furrier force - Jimothy.First spotted bounding across streets in Washington, the Seattle raccoon with an unusual, spindly shape and the scamper of a Tasmanian Devil has been seized on by the internet as a new hit meme.Like Moo Deng and Neil the Seal before him, he is the latest cute, distinctive and seemingly chaotic creature to be immortalised in amateur footage, sometimes cringeworthy brand posts, and…
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