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35 percent of British adults sleep with bear
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| Feb. 21, 2012
Posted on 02/23/2012 7:12:50 AM PST by JoeProBono
LONDON, - Thirty-five percent of adults in Britain admitted they sleep with a teddy bear to help de-stress and sleep at night, a survey said.
The hotel chain Travelodge surveyed 6,000 Britons to learn more about Britain's fascination with the teddy bear after its staff tried to reunite more than 75,000 forgotten bears left behind in its 452 hotels in England -- and found many were not owned by children.
Twenty-five percent of male respondents reported they take their teddy bear with them when going away on business. Many said the bear reminds them of home and a cuddle helps them to nod off.
Fifty-one percent of British adults said they still have a teddy bear from their childhood and the average teddy in Britain was 27 years old, the survey said.
One-in-10 single men surveyed in England admitted they hide their teddy bear when their girlfriend stayed over, while 14 percent of married men reported they hide their teddy bear when any family and friends came to visit.
Fifteen percent of men versus 10 percent of women reported they treat their teddy as their best friend and will share their intimate secrets with their bear.
Twenty-six percent of male respondents stated it was quite acceptable to have a bear regardless of your age.
No further survey details were provided.
TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister; Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: teddybears
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To: Da Coyote
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posted on
02/23/2012 7:40:35 AM PST
by
Daffynition
(Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
To: RightOnline
ROTFLMAO!!! Post of the day!!!
22
posted on
02/23/2012 7:46:36 AM PST
by
dannibp
(I must remind myself daily that God is in control.)
To: JoeProBono
Part of a larger disturbing trend...
— 18% of married couples sleep with dogs
— 51% of Occupiers sleep with pigs
— 72% of liberals sleep with the devil
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posted on
02/23/2012 7:51:05 AM PST
by
bossmechanic
(If all else fails, hit it with a hammer)
To: JoeProBono
Rahm Emanuel sleeps with teddy bear he was given by Obama as a going-away present.
Leni
To: JoeProBono
To: JoeProBono; Cletus.D.Yokel; PJ-Comix
Vilsack hits the sack:
To: JoeProBono
Whenever I want to sleep next to a teddy, I buy Mrs. Theknow one from Frederick’s.
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posted on
02/23/2012 8:02:35 AM PST
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys=Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best for you.)
To: Ditter
28
posted on
02/23/2012 8:03:54 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas gerit ;-{)
To: JoeProBono
Could be worse...
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posted on
02/23/2012 8:04:45 AM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Jonty30
No they are not. They sound like a bunch of limp-wristed faggots.
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posted on
02/23/2012 8:07:41 AM PST
by
EEGator
To: Daffynition
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posted on
02/23/2012 8:08:08 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas gerit ;-{)
To: JoeProBono
Fifteen percent of men versus 10 percent of women reported they treat their teddy as their best friend and will share their intimate secrets with their bear. Wow... Im not easily shocked, but this did it. ROTFL...
To: JoeProBono
To: EEGator
Not everybody has your perfect life.
Some people have to cope with degrees of loneliness.
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posted on
02/23/2012 8:11:34 AM PST
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults.)
To: JoeProBono
Hell...I thought I was crazy for sleeping with a revolver.
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posted on
02/23/2012 8:11:34 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: JoeProBono
I can't imagine being married to a man who sleeps with a teddy bear. It's creepy.
Other than that, good story. :)
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posted on
02/23/2012 8:13:34 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Charles Henrickson
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posted on
02/23/2012 8:14:19 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas gerit ;-{)
To: LambSlave
75,000 forgotten bears left behind in its 452 hotels in England
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posted on
02/23/2012 8:17:01 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas gerit ;-{)
To: WestwardHo
WestwardHo hasn’t created an about page.
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posted on
02/23/2012 8:18:05 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas gerit ;-{)
To: Jonty30
So, because I don’t sleep with a teddy bear, I have a perfect life...right. I hope you’re a woman.
40
posted on
02/23/2012 8:18:05 AM PST
by
EEGator
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