Posted on 10/20/2004 8:55:57 AM PDT by Zeppelin
SEATTLE, Washington (Reuters) -- A black bear was found passed out at a campground in Washington state recently after guzzling down three dozen cans of a local beer, a campground worker said on Wednesday. "We noticed a bear sleeping on the common lawn and wondered what was going on until we discovered that there were a lot of beer cans lying around," said Lisa Broxson, a worker at the Baker Lake Resort, 80 miles (129 kilometers) northeast of Seattle. The hard-drinking bear, estimated to be about two years old, broke into campers' coolers and, using his claws and teeth to open the cans, swilled down the suds. It turns out the bear was a bit of a beer sophisticate. He tried a mass-market Busch beer, but switched to Rainier Beer, a local ale, and stuck with it for his drinking binge. Wildlife agents chased the bear away, but it returned the next day, said Broxson. They set a trap using as bait some doughnuts, honey and two cans of Rainier Beer. It worked, and the bear was captured for relocation.
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OK.....
Waiting for the Ted Kennedy jokes....
Grammie, sounds like yer bear is loose.
Again.
LOL! (Rainier used to run some really great ads...)
Well of course he passed out in a campground. It's the responsible thing to do, we wouldn't want him driving.
I trained 'em. I'm so proud. *snif*
We just found the Hamms Bear!
Old story. It was posted here back in August, when it was news. Lots of comments then.
One for your list....
An adult beverage ping.
I once drank 12 bears in one night, and nearly died from it (not medically perhaps, but I was intoxicated and sick for about 36 hours, I bet I was close to death, at least I felt like it.). Yep, young and dumb, but I digress, I guess that bear was a BIG one if he was able to stand up and walk away from that binge..
Why did I just KNOW you were going to ping me to this thread??????????
I thought it was a new one......but this is the same one from the summer.
Boy, CNN is slow on the uptake. This was posted here ages ago. Or do we have a second Rainier Bear loose in our state?
When were you in seattle?
This sounds like your M.O.!
Boy, is HE going to have to wizz like a race horse when HE wakes up!
Man, STAND BACK!!!
I cannot BELIEVE the level of heartlessness that appears on this boarde. I am the bear's sister, and none of you know him and I can't believe you saysuch horrible things... Festus is a SWEET bear, you never met a nicer bear or one more willing to help out, and now you sit here and sit injudgement on him. WHERE is the love?!?!?!!!!! If you knew the real story you wouldn't be so QUICK to CONDEMN. Festus has a hard working life, like so many bears, and if he wants to "UNWIND" by drinking a few who are YOU to tell him no? Hypocrits.
Somebody needs to ping the "Just Damn" guy.
I saw this a month ago on TV. One of the more heart warming and humourous bits I've seen in years. Bear drank 35 Ranier's and only 2 Busch's ... That's gotta kill Augie.
I'm glad you posted this - I would have never seen it!
Talk about a party animal! (OK, OK! I know. Somebody else said it!) LOLOLOL!!!!
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