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Divine Discontent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 06:55 PM
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Poll question: Good grief! Would you EVER use 'death bear' if you were hurting?


http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35319061/ns/today-valentines_day/

Instead of fighting crime in Gotham City the way Batman does, this superhero pays solemn visits to the homes of Brooklyn residents who are struggling to move on with their lives after breakups and other painful experiences. And as that unmentionable, Cupid-inspired holiday neared, he added extra days to his schedule.

“Some people are really, seriously hurting,” Hill said. “I get framed pictures of them with their exes, and I get their exes’ clothes ... A few people have gotten a little choked up. No one has actually cried. I think they kind of hold back because they can’t see my face , so they don’t know how I’m responding.”

The costume — a black jumpsuit, black boots and a shiny, hard black bear head — is much more reminiscent of Darth Vader than, say, Winnie the Pooh. But people who have received visits from Death Bear say he’s a comforting presence, not a scary one.

“He was very cordial and kind of somber, actually,” said Teresa Tsai, 33, who offered up framed photos and a white collared man’s shirt to Death Bear. “It was almost like sacrificing something to alleviate the feeling of a heavy heart. It’s all symbolic, but it really did help".

-SNIP of long article-


If you were horribly hurting, would you consider death bear? Or would you pull out a cross or swing something at it if you saw at your doorway? LOL
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Divine Discontent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 06:57 PM
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1. I voted for #2 just so you know... I just had to share the pain
:rofl:
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MessiahRp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 07:00 PM
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2. Death Bear is not nearly as creepy as his former gimmicks though
Wearing a dolphin suit and giving people bouncy rides on his lap or wearing the dolphin head and handing out "candy crack" to adults...

Weird dude.

Rp
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Divine Discontent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 07:03 PM
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4. I agree... no matter the UPSIDE of getting rid of the personal items that cause pain, I think I'd
have permanent dreams about that odd man in a jet black outfit staring at me silently. Thank God it's only in pictures.
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Abq_Sarah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 07:16 PM
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6. I thought you were joking
Until I googled his name.

Who in the hell sits on the lap of a man wearing a dolphin suit holding up a sign that says "free bouncy rides"?

Apparently, quite a few people.
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 07:02 PM
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3. I don't like the name. It should be Despair Bear. n/t
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Divine Discontent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 07:04 PM
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5. and there is your ticket to money my friend! ha! MUCH better name.
but maybe this company has full ownership of the name at their .com website that you suggested. Still, your name is a much better idea for the service itself!

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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 07:37 PM
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7. death is transformation. So it fits, IMO.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 07:37 PM
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8. Emo Bear?
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ellie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 07:38 PM
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9. Good lord.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 07:42 PM
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10. Ah, the Death Bear, one of the comedic foils from the obscure childrens show "Candle Cove."
Edited on Mon Feb-15-10 07:43 PM by HiFructosePronSyrup


http://www.creepypasta.com/candle-cove/

On edit: I'm sorry, I thought I was posting a picture of the Death Bear. I don't know what happened to the link or why the picture is just screwed up like that.
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TheBigotBasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 07:42 PM
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11. That looks almost like a gimp outfit.
Edited on Mon Feb-15-10 07:45 PM by TheBigotBasher
No, no, no, I could not see me using him in any way -especially if associated with swings and hurting.
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 08:30 PM
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12. No.
I have a cat. A cat that came with the place I moved to when my marriage broke up 9 years ago. She spent countless nights on insomnia watch, curled up closely and purring heavily, as the minutes dragged by. She's 10 now, and represents, for me, moving on and establishing a new life.

I'll stick with the cat.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 08:32 PM
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13. I know what I'm going as this Halloween.
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dysfunctional press Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-15-10 08:33 PM
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14. well...that's one way to get stuff to sell on ebay.
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