Virginia Raccoon Goes on Drunken Rampage, Gets Sober, and Has Drinks Named After Him

A raccoon in Ashland, Virginia, climbed down a ventilation shaft on Thanksgiving weekend, knocked 12 bottles of liquor off the shelves, and imbibed. He was found the next morning, passed out in the bathroom.

Animal Control to the rescue — they revived him and sent him back into the woods.

Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control, the state liquor agency, brushed off the $250 loss and immediately began an ad campaign featuring the raccoon, even naming three drinks after him.