Friday, December 22, 2017

The opossum has pretty much made Tompkins Square Park her/his home now



Nicodemus Punch Sugarpop (OK — that's not really working as a name), the opossum of Tompkins Square Park, is apparently feeling more comfortable now roaming around.

EVG reader Mark Cyr shared these photos from today... showing Parachute ChingChing Yanoonoo enjoying some discarded takeout (where is the mayor with the opossum-proof trash cans????).

Mark also noted that the squirrels would run away from Rasta Jenny Ju...









Per Mark: "We better name him soon — he looks like he is moving in."

31 comments:

JQ LLC said...

Krusty

Anonymous said...

I like Nicodemus.

So cute. These guys eat rats, mice, insects and other creepy crawlies, so they're helping.

Anonymous said...

Rudy

Anonymous said...

The neighborhood is gettin' wild like the old days! Look at the sneer on that possum's face!

Anonymous said...

Way too clean for that. Also does not have a pet dog, iphone or sign. Punk Rock Possum?

Gojira said...

Yay! Welcome, sweetie!

Eden Bee said...

Love him!
How about Possibly Possum Rabies Baby

Anonymous said...

Call him/her EVO for East Village Opossum.

Thrash 'n Trash said...

Get off my lawn bub. Git your own tree...

NOTORIOUS said...

Furry McGee?
Tiny Golightly??
Alt Rat???

Anonymous said...

I keep on trying to imagine how this little critter got to as real estate people love to say "the heart of the East Village". It's not like opposums grow from seeds so either someone released he/she here or it made the journey from another borough with a bit more wildlife, yes I'm looking at you Bronx our city's only mainland borough.

Trixie said...

Smiley!

Anonymous said...

Still like Opie.

Anonymous said...

Are we sure this is a "he"? I'm so excited to see this beautiful creature! Very important insect-control eating habits (begone ticks!). Hopefully, this lone North American marsupial is carrying more in its pouch!

Makeout said...

I thought they were nocturnal hmmmm... How about just plain old 'Greg'?

Anonymous said...

A name by any other name?

Make it simply:

Thompkins.

pr.

Peaches McPeachface said...

God, that is one nasty-looking critter.

Anonymous said...

I second Rudy.

Anonymous said...

I third Nicodemus

Anonymous said...

With all due respect, we can do better than "Opie" the Opossum. That's what you call the critter in SterileCity. We still have traces of interesting grit around here.
Also, Nicodemus don't give a fuck what we call her/him.

Anonymous said...

Opie The Opossum

O'Possum

Anonymous said...

Vote for Opie

Anonymous said...

With all due respect 11:37pm how 'bout you come up with something better than Opie and post it here instead of post how we can do better? I love people who say "we can do better" but don't post their better. What's the "better name" for him in your mind?

Giovanni said...

Opie is OK but I’m still voting for Barbara Streisand.

Anonymous said...

Opie ! Opie Oppossum

JQ LLC said...

What about Bob?

Or Dixon?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M92fR8QRnio

Anonymous said...

Marcy the Marsupial.

Gojira said...

Possy Galore?

Merry Christmas everyone!

Anonymous said...

RUDY FTW!

Anonymous said...

I agree that Opie is lame and that Nicodemus is cute. Nicky (when we're trying to save time and whatnot)?

Scuba Diva said...

At 12:50 PM, Anonymous said:

Make it simply:

Thompkins. [sic]


Spell it right and you've got a deal.