In fact, many times, it’s very sad; even tragic.

But every now and then, you come across a story like this…and you just can’t help but laugh.

The holiday season has arrived and as most of us know, it’s wise to moderately partake of the many culinary delights.

We always assume we’ll gain a little weight but we don’t want to go nuts, right?

Well, some animals who have plenty of food at hand don’t have such an “Off” switch, and when that happens, well…

You never know when you might be in a tight spot, in an elevator or in the workaday carpool, and a few extra pounds may put you in an embarrassing situation.

Just ask this chubby raccoon.

Seems he indulged in one too many nightly prowls through the neighborhood, feasting on holiday leftovers. And now the masked raider is stuck!

His holiday heists had put him in a real pickle, as reported by the Zion, Illinois, police.

“It seems this little guy has been eating a little too well and got caught in the sewer grate,” the police reported on their social media account.

Officers were unable to liberate the pitifully cute and chubby critter. So, in another somewhat hilarious move, they called for backup.

A little later, Zion Public Works Department workers were able to free the raccoon and for the fun of it, snapped a few pictures to document the hilarious encounter.

Seems like the best comedies end up having a chunky fellow getting all the laughs, right?

Source: Huffington Post

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It’s the situation where the lovable person mistakes an odd object for something cute, but the object of their affection isn’t really there.

Case in point:

Hannah Murphy was dining with her mom at a lovely outdoor patio bistro when her mom started giggling.

Not the giggle and stop scenario, but all-out giggling like a child who discovered something hilarious in her universe.

Murphy was perplexed as her mom explained between the giggling.

“Take a look at that adorable dachshund,” Murphy’s mom explained as she pointed across the patio.

Her mom pointed at a brown object scrunched against the leg of a chair where a woman sat at a nearby table.

Murphy eyed the “cute” thing, and suddenly burst into laughter.

my mother was giggling at this and told me to “take a look at that adorable dachshund, he’s sleeping”, she was looking at a purse: pic.twitter.com/ZyNKaLMxKI

— Hannah Murphy (@dumb_hannah) July 30, 2017

Not because the “dog” was cute, but because her mom was so gleefully mistaken.

“She was looking at a purse,” Murphy said matter-of-factly in a social media post.

Her mom was giggling at a cute “pup,” when, in fact, it was just a lumpy, brown purse mashed against the chair leg:

The mother-daughter duo had a great time laughing over the mistaken “cuteness.”

Here’s a side-by-side comparison of a cute pup and what this mom really saw:

Murphy’s mom might want to keep her eyeglasses handy.

Her spectacles may keep her from pulling a real “Mr. Magoo” and petting something other than a purse – something that might bite.

Source: iHeart Dogs

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