I like bears, how about you? [Archive]

becca

07-01-2009, 05:36 PM

I know people put up with a lot from me sometimes but I just want to say how much I like bears! Yes, I think bears are great things; pretend ones, real ones, conceptual bears... there should just be a planet of bears where you can go and simply be a bear gruffling and snerfing in the woods. I don't think that means I'm like Timothy Treadwell, although I did live in Alaska for awhile, but I think bears are really cool except for when they are eating folk and then I think they are bad, but not all bears do that sort of thing.

Some people I know really like owls, horses or your basic domestic selection of creatures. I like Pooh, Rupert, Little Bear, and Mr. Bear Squash-You-All-Flat. Maybe the bear is my totem animal. Maybe I'm simply a bit daft, but then "there's nowt wrong wi' bein' daft" I've heard it said. I hope we will always have bears around.

http://www.islandnet.com/~rebejan/bearsm.jpg

mylittledemon

07-01-2009, 07:02 PM

What an odd post for someone who's never around posting normally. HAHA

I like "Bear City"...what was that from? SNL?

becca

07-01-2009, 08:55 PM

I'm an odd poster but I do know that Bear City rocked!!! I thought it was on Conan O'Brien, but maybe that's because there was the bit with the devil on one shoulder and a bear on the other.

vivfox

07-01-2009, 11:42 PM

becca

07-02-2009, 01:57 PM

I've always had a major fear of bears my whole life. I have had many dreams that I am walking in the woods and stumble upon a whole family of black bears. And that's all I can always remember. Perhaps because they eat me.

It's pretty rare for black bears to attack people, only at certain times of the year just after or before hibernation if they are really skinny and generally not very well. They are real grumpy when they come out of hibernation (like I am). Even that old sick and desperate grizzly that scarfed up Treadwell and his girlfriend took weeks to finally turn to them even though they camped in the middle of a bear trail in the brush. Statistically people are bigger threats to people than bears. I'm much more afraid of cougars and wolves.

Fat bears are good bears!

trackaghost

07-02-2009, 02:06 PM

Grizzly Man is such a great documentary

vivfox

07-02-2009, 03:21 PM

Today on the news there was a report of a man in a rural town in New Jersey who was attacked by a bear. He said he was walking to his car with a sandwich and got jumped from behind. He said the bear came out of "nowhere" and knocked him down and all it wanted was his sandwich, so it took it, roughed him up a little and then fled. I'm not fooling-this is a real story.

JWS

07-02-2009, 03:28 PM

I like the Chicago bears.

becca

07-02-2009, 03:33 PM

A friend of mine calls bears stomachs with legs. Their sense of smell is massive too. In Alaska everyone has to have bear proof garbage containers and it's not too uncommon for them to break a window to get into a kitchen. Usually the bears that do wander into populated areas are very young and inexperienced and can be dealt with by trapping, release and then scaring them away with loud noises and dogs.

becca

07-02-2009, 03:39 PM

I like the Chicago bears.

Those kind of bears are big but not as furry. I have a pink Cubs ball cap but I only follow hockey (Bruins) and soccer-football usually.

LiamMcConville

07-02-2009, 04:54 PM

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p187/i725/untitled-1.jpg

Tango

07-02-2009, 05:56 PM

becca

07-02-2009, 06:40 PM

I like bears. Have you been to "Bear Country USA" in Rapid City, South Dakota? It's worth a visit:

http://www.bearcountryusa.com/

Stop by there and maybe also see Mount Rushmore and the beautiful countrysides of South Dakota.

I've always wanted to see DeSmet SD. I had pioneer ancestors just down the line from it in Minnesota way back.

petep9000

07-02-2009, 06:45 PM

LukeA

07-02-2009, 06:50 PM

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p32/pfelon/bearpatrol.jpg

"Its like a country bear jamboroo around here!"

Erin

07-02-2009, 06:57 PM

^^

"We're here, we're clear, we don't want anymore bears!"

I also like the Chicago Bears. :)

estranged4life

07-02-2009, 06:58 PM

I liked the Bears...

Back when Jim McMahon was the QB.

Erin

07-02-2009, 07:05 PM

^^
Yes, well we all get older don't we? Perhaps Cutler will lead them to glory this season...probably not...but it has to be better than last year. Just out of curiosity how did you become a fan of Chicago sports teams (yes I know not the White Sox) living in Oklahoma?

becca

07-02-2009, 07:06 PM

My partner gave me some nicknames all relating to bear. He calls me 'El Osito' (the baby bear), or 'Juanito Osito' , or just 'Baby Bear' or 'Mr. Bear'. It's cute, and I call him sometimes 'Papa Bear', 'Senor Oso' (Mr. Bear) or 'Osote' (big bear).
I like bears now! I never paid much attention to them, except for my one stuffed bear on my dresser which I got in Europe a few years ago during the 'Knute' craze.

One of my favorite music groups Los Machucambos (http://www.geocities.com/rebjan_ca/machucambos.html) did an original song El Osito (Le Petit Ourson) with Raphael Gayoso as the bear going "oy oy oy" in a funny way. I wish I could upload it. I've threatened to get my current boyfriend furry pjs! :^D

estranged4life

07-02-2009, 07:11 PM

Erin

07-02-2009, 07:17 PM

WGN

My hometown added WGN to its cable TV schedule back in 1982, I been a Cubs fan ever since.

I'm so sorry.:lol: Both teams are sucking it hard this year anyway!

estranged4life

07-02-2009, 07:28 PM

I'm so sorry.:lol: Both teams are sucking it hard this year anyway!

I have FoxSW and the Texas Rangers are playing great, so at least I have one team to cheer for this year.

Interesting story about a "bear" in my recent past. Debbie collected "Beanie Babies" as one of her hobbies, but she didnt like the teddy bears all that much unless they were pertaining to her career field of nursing. I used to purchase her bears just to annoy the crap outta her because of her dislike for 'em.

Well, this past February I bought a Big Red "Valentine's Day" teddy bear that I placed on her side of our funeral plot...and every day that I went out to "visit with her" that bear was always knocked off the headstone. If it snowed, it was laying in the snow covered, if it rained it was a red mud covered meldewed bear. No matter the situation, I would place it back and each following day it would be knocked off the headstone a further distance than the previous day...I even secured it onto the top of the headstone...

UNTIL finally I went out there one day and the Red Bear was gone, I searched the perimeter of the cemetery grounds and it was nowhere to be found. I'm guessing her spirit PUNTED it out of this existence (Though I truly believe some asswipe stole it, among other items I placed out on her grave). I knew she hated bears, but jeeze... :shrug: :D

becca

07-02-2009, 07:42 PM

Interesting story about a "bear" in my recent past. Debbie collected "Beanie Babies" as one of her hobbies, but she didnt like the teddy bears all that much unless they were pertaining to her career field of nursing. I used to purchase her bears just to annoy the crap outta her because of her dislike for 'em.

Well, this past February I bought a Big Red "Valentine's Day" teddy bear that I placed on her side of our funeral plot...and every day that I went out to "visit with her" that bear was always knocked off the headstone. If it snowed, it was laying in the snow covered, if it rained it was a red mud covered meldewed bear. No matter the situation, I would place it back and each following day it would be knocked off the headstone a further distance than the previous day...I even secured it onto the top of the headstone...

UNTIL finally I went out there one day and the Red Bear was gone, I searched the perimeter of the cemetery grounds and it was nowhere to be found. I'm guessing her spirit PUNTED it out of this existence (Though I truly believe some asswipe stole it, among other items I placed out on her grave). I knew she hated bears, but jeeze... :shrug: :D

That is sad, scary and kind of cool all at the same time. I never like beanie bears either, mostly because they were all kinds of weird colours, bears should be brown or black or white and that's all, unless they are the multi-tentacled Martian bear...

jannieC

07-02-2009, 08:22 PM

If you're a bear, you get to hibernate. You do nothing for six months. I could deal with that.
Before you hibernate, you're supposed to eat yourself stupid. I could deal with that too.
If you're a bear, you birth your children (who are the size of walnuts) while you're sleeping and wake to partially grown, but cuddly cubs. I could definitely deal with that.
If you're a mama bear, everyone knows you mean business. You swat anyone who bothers your cubs. If your cubs get out of line, you swat them too. I could deal with that.
If you're a bear, your mate expects you to wake up growling. He expects that you will have hairy legs and excess body fat.
Yup, I wanna be a bear.
- Author unknown

JWS

07-02-2009, 09:08 PM

WGN

My hometown added WGN to its cable TV schedule back in 1982, I been a Cubs fan ever since.

Other than the Angels, the Cubs are my favorite team. Too bad they haven't won a championship in 100 years

LiamMcConville

07-02-2009, 09:55 PM

Do Bears? Comic Relief - Kate Bush & Rowan Atkinson

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goldustsongbird

07-02-2009, 10:57 PM

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p187/i725/untitled-1.jpg

Damn, beat me to it. :mad:

LiamMcConville

07-02-2009, 11:15 PM

Damn, beat me to it. :mad:

:lol: I'm friends with an Assistant Principal, and I showed her the picture & she set it as her background. She is in charge of scheduling teachers & their classes, so whenever she has an appointment with one of them, she turns the monitor at an angle so they can see the picture.

On edit: This isn't all that funny. :shrug: :laugh:

Villavic

07-03-2009, 05:49 PM

When I read the title I admit I related it to the gay concept of a bear. In that case I must say I didn't, but you never know! Right now and for my very first time I'm dating a guy that is almost a bear, a bit fat he hee. but reeeally cute.

And talking about animals I love bears and all woods fauna (rabbits, squirrels, eagles, etc).

becca

07-03-2009, 10:20 PM

Um, " the gay concept of a bear"? That's a new one on me but maybe there is a gay man inside me fighting to get out since I was transfixed by the Grizzly Adams show! :)

golddustdrummer

07-03-2009, 10:47 PM

Damn, beat me to it. :mad:

I just have to say your sig pic makes me laugh and cringe with fear at the same time lol where is it from?? I've heard the quote before but I can't place where exactly its from...

mylittledemon

07-03-2009, 11:22 PM

PS...I love gummy bears. I mean, I LOVE them. LOVE.

vivfox

07-04-2009, 12:25 AM

I just have to say your sig pic makes me laugh and cringe with fear at the same time lol where is it from?? I've heard the quote before but I can't place where exactly its from...
She had a different quote on there for like a hundred years but last week she changed it to try and piss me off. It's a quote I recently posted from Stevie in which she thanks an audience after singing Landslide.
Her quote used to say THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS. Now it says YOU'RE PRETTY SPECIAL OUT THERE YOURSELF. And btw it should be the word YOURSELVES. If you're going to mock me at least you can get the word right.

goldustsongbird

07-05-2009, 10:47 PM

I just have to say your sig pic makes me laugh and cringe with fear at the same time lol where is it from?? I've heard the quote before but I can't place where exactly its from...

You don't like my diseased sheep? :( The quote is from a 1976 performance of Landslide, found on the Rockhoppers LP.

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She had a different quote on there for like a hundred years but last week she changed it to try and piss me off. It's a quote I recently posted from Stevie in which she thanks an audience after singing Landslide.
Her quote used to say THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS. Now it says YOU'RE PRETTY SPECIAL OUT THERE YOURSELF. And btw it should be the word YOURSELVES. If you're going to mock me at least you can get the word right.

I have no idea why you think my sig has anything at all to do with you. We've barely posted to one another, and I'm on here maybe twice a week. stfu

sywlindseyfan

07-06-2009, 12:03 AM

<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/jerry%20bears" target="_blank"><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/adamknap123/jerrydancingbears.jpg" border="0" alt="Jerry with the dancing bears Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a>

I like these bears haha

becca

07-06-2009, 01:49 PM

I suppose it's alright for acid trip bears to be any kind of colour... can't say I've seen them myself though. :)

fleetwoodtrick

07-06-2009, 02:36 PM

I like the Chicago bears.

Okay, I know Liam already posted this, but I think it's very appropriate.

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p187/i725/untitled-1.jpg

trackaghost

07-06-2009, 02:39 PM

I think this thread pales in comparison to my "I like trees" thread. I mean, mine had a poll and everything!

http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=31568

fleetwoodtrick

07-06-2009, 02:41 PM

WGN

My hometown added WGN to its cable TV schedule back in 1982, I been a Cubs fan ever since.

WHAT'S THIS NOW!? :/ I'm scared you guys, I'm really scared. What's with all these Illinois teams? (And seriously, why are they all named after bears, I guess I'm missing something...?)

JWS

07-06-2009, 09:08 PM

I like the UC Berkeley Bears!

Erin

07-06-2009, 10:32 PM

WHAT'S THIS NOW!? :/ I'm scared you guys, I'm really scared. What's with all these Illinois teams? (And seriously, why are they all named after bears, I guess I'm missing something...?)

Sports teams are about all we have left in the Land of Lincoln. Pray we don't get the Olympics. Besides the University of Illinois is (or would it be are) the Fighting Illini, no bears, at least not yet.

SuzeQuze

07-09-2009, 10:30 AM

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p187/i725/untitled-1.jpg

Haha, looks like this guy is doing thai chi.

golddustdrummer

07-10-2009, 06:40 PM

You don't like my diseased sheep? :( The quote is from a 1976 performance of Landslide, found on the Rockhoppers LP.

I was referring to the one you had on there that said "THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS"

where is that from??

becca

07-11-2009, 04:18 PM

It looks like I am actually going to Bear World in August...

http://www.yellowstonebearworld.com

my bf has a few gigs lined up around a family reunion in the area and says we can spend a couple of days over there! I don't know if I will feed cubs but it will be fun seeing them play and seeing all the other animals. :)