"Anne Lurie" wrote in message
.com...
In BV's defense -- I don't recall if the "coon paint" referred to
camouflage when stalking raccoons or to scaring the raccoons to death by
showing the aforesaid painted face (sorry, BV), but I feel confident in
saying that racism did not raise its plug-ugly head here.

Unless you're talking about humans vs. raccoons! Then, all bets are off.

Hmm....... maybe it's time for me to dig out my Lone Ranger mask from the
50's -- I can see it now! "Varmint, I see that you wear a mask. I,
too,
wear a mask. But this town's not big enough for both of us, so we'll have
to split it up. I get the trash who get tossed out through the front
doors
of the bar; you get the trash behind the bar. Deal? Yes, I thought that
might be rather to your liking."
snip

I guess I am a bit naive. That never occurred to me. My apologies to anyone
that I offended. I was referring to the creatures that destroy ponds and
nothing more.

BV.