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Elvis' Teddy Bear Chewed Up By Museum Guard Dog
Local 6 ^
| August 2, 2006
| Staff Writer
Posted on 08/02/2006 12:35:57 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
LONDON -- Mabel, the teddy bear once cuddled by Elvis, is all chewed up.
A Doberman pinscher named Barney ripped Mabel's head off at the Wookey Hole Caves children's museum near Wells, England. Barney was supposed to be guarding hundreds of rare bears, but the museum's general manager Daniel Medley said "he just went berserk."
Barney chewed up all the bears, worth nearly $1 million.
Medley has spoken to the man who donated Elvis' bear to the collection and he said the man is "not very pleased at all." The bear was made in 1909 by the German manufacturer Steiff.
A security guard at the museum, Greg West, said he spent several minutes chasing Barney before wrestling the dog to the ground.
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: doggieping; elvis; museum; stupidpettricks
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Oh, the humanity! LOL!
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Oh, well, obviously the dog must be put down.
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posted on
08/02/2006 12:41:10 PM PDT
by
teenyelliott
(Soylent green should be made outta liberals...)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
I would have paid to see that!
To: Diana in Wisconsin
He ain't nothin' but a hound dog....
To: Diana in Wisconsin
I never trust Barney...
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posted on
08/02/2006 12:44:34 PM PDT
by
sully777
(You have flies in your eyes--Catch-22)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Look, you'd go berserk too, if you were condemned to guarding stuff in a "Wookie Hole"...
To: Diana in Wisconsin
To: Diana in Wisconsin
When my Rhodesian Ridgeback was still a new puppy, I took her over to a couple's house we've been friends with for many years. They had a older dog.
They said "Oh, it looks like she's playing with Pepper's toys. Pepper's had those since she was a pup."
We went in the kitchen for some snacks, and came back into the rec room to about a dozen eviscerated stuffed animals, stuffing was everywhere. Oops.
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posted on
08/02/2006 12:55:40 PM PDT
by
Sax
(You Done Tore Out My Heart And Stomped That Sucker Flat)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
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posted on
08/02/2006 12:58:11 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://www.mises.org/story/1975 <--no such thing as a fairtax)
To: GeronL
I just DON'T wanna be your Teddddy - Bear.
10
posted on
08/02/2006 1:00:16 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(Abortion is to family planning what bankruptcy is to financial planning)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
No, the caninity and ursinity!
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posted on
08/02/2006 1:08:07 PM PDT
by
Cecily
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Oh, this is just great! Way to take care of our "national treasures," Britain! Sheesh, just see if we trust you with anything again.
LOL!
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posted on
08/02/2006 1:16:29 PM PDT
by
CremeSaver
(Prayers for Israel.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
I'm Mabel,
I'm all chewed up.
(to the tune of All Shook Up)
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posted on
08/02/2006 1:28:42 PM PDT
by
NonLinear
(He's dead, Jim)
To: Cecily
"No, the caninity and ursinity!"
Oh, much, much better! :)
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posted on
08/02/2006 1:41:29 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
To: martin_fierro
I recognize Hugh Grant, Hugh Hefner and Hugh Jackman but hugh are the other two? ;)
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posted on
08/02/2006 1:44:22 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Hugh Downie (sp?), TV star
Hugh Hewitt, conservative radio commentator
To: HairOfTheDog
To: Diana in Wisconsin
"I Just Wanna Be Your Shreddy Bear"
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posted on
08/02/2006 2:37:44 PM PDT
by
Brainhose
(My name is Manuel. I am from Barcelona.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin; Flyer; technochick99; sinkspur; 88keys; DugwayDuke; sissyjane; Severa; ...
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posted on
08/02/2006 2:37:57 PM PDT
by
HairOfTheDog
(Head On. Apply directly to the forehead!)
To: HairOfTheDog; kanawa
The bear should count its blessings that it was only a Doberman and not Kanawa.
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posted on
08/02/2006 3:03:02 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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