METAPHOR ALERT: An adorable possum just urinated on the Washington Post's HQ [photo]

Check out this possum in front of the Washington Post’s HQ in DC:

Possum outside the Post #westsidepossum pic.twitter.com/OVo0ytlUqN

— Amanda Hi (@amandahi) February 7, 2019

And, yes, it just peed on the building:

“Do you MIND!” pic.twitter.com/QaiRMUgku5

— F1agg Σagl3t0n ??? (@NM_Che56) February 7, 2019

Democracy status? DEAD:

Possums are nocturnal. Have we let democracy die? https://t.co/qgoEg2jyow

— Emily Guskin (@EmGusk) February 7, 2019

Poor little guy. But instead of attempting to save the creature, some journos at the Post want to keep it as a pet:

New pet!

— Jessica Stahl (@jrstahl) February 7, 2019

.@PostBaron, can we keep it?? https://t.co/L1E9237hCW

— Mark W. Smith ??‍♂️ (@markdubya) February 7, 2019

let him in https://t.co/vIsv2IiJJh

— Tanya Sichynsky (@tanyasic) February 7, 2019

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