A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....05-09-06....Teddy Bears on Parade

Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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How many do you have? Do you still have your childhood Teddy Bear? Did you ever wonder how Teddy Bears got their name? For any of you who didn't know - or don't remember the story behind the name of these squeezable, huggable little stuffed bears.......very briefly, it goes like this:

In November of 1902, Theodore Roosevelt, our 26th President, went on a hunting trip near Little Sunflower River in Mississippi. To make sure that the President had an easy target and wouldn't go home empty-handed, his hosts had captured and stunned a little bear cub and tied him to a tree. President Roosevelt, however, refused to shoot the defenseless cub and made them set it free.

The press who were covering Roosevelt's visit quickly heard of the incident, and the Washington Star's political cartoonist Clifford Berryman drew a cartoon of the incident entitled Drawing the line at Mississippi. The cartoon, which emphasized the helplessness of the cub, was printed in all the papers, and Roosevelt's popularity soared as a result of his actions. For the rest of his political career President Roosevelt's mascot was 'Teddy's Bear', which Berryman continued to use in all his cartoons and which played a key part in the Presidents successful re-election campaign of 1905.

Although most of my teddy bears only come out at Christmas, I do have a couple that have a permanent spot in my house.   A soft, plain one sits in an old-fashioned highchair in the family room, but the one pictured below, which sits near me when I'm on the computer, is my very favorite grown-up teddy bear, because she's posable, and I love her hat and her granny glasses; but most of all, I love the voice that sings! (Chantal Kreviazuk, from the soundtrack of a TV show called "Providence", which is no longer on air)

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[Billie]

Don't know if you're around today.....but here you go. :)

[Billie]

I weally wuv it!!!

Thank you, Dita. Thanks for the hug.....sending it on plus one. :)

[Majie Purple]

Can't forget my teachin' Brother! H*U*G*S & L*O*V*E & Happy Teacher Day too!

[Lady Jag]

[Majie Purple]

Re: your 200...
Hi Dita, sweet lil bear n
bunch o flowers... you are very welcome!
Thank you also for your gifs...
& Same wishes to you as well! :)

[Billie]

Thank you. :)

[Majie Purple]

Your gif gift to Aqua is perfect! Aqua dress even!
Why didn't I think of that? LOL!
So you could... :)

[Kitty Mittens]

Oh, Billie, Thank you for the Sweet Miss Kitty Bear!! Thank you for Brightening my Life!!

[Billie]

Is our resident momma bear in her garden today while all the little bears run amuk? :)

[Billie]

:)

Most welcome of course. And thank you for the beautiful blue bird. :)

[Billie]

[Billie]

Your gif gift to Aqua is perfect! Aqua dress even!

We sort of had a color *thing* with the hostesses for a long time - of course there is no doubt that aqua would be her color. :)

[El Gato]

The LadyX has some wonderful news to share! This morning my grandson, Kyle,and his lovely Roxanne became the proud parents of a baby girl...

Congratulations great granny.

We need pictures, ASAP!

[Kitty Mittens]

Congratulations to Kyle and Roxanne on the Birth of their Little One!! Ava is a Lovely Name, Dear Lady. Our Gracious Lord Bless His Sweet Gift, and Make her Shine Forth in His Wonderful Grace and Love!

[Mama_Bear]

Is our resident momma bear in her garden today while all the little bears run amuk? :)

I wish!! No, this bear just got home from running errands all morning and having lunch with my MIL.

Bet you won't be surprised to find that this is one of my all time favorite posts. Have no idea why. ;-) Could be because it is just so cute and because you did such a nice job putting it together.......oh, and also, because I just plain love teddy bears.

Sadly, I don't have my first teddy bear. My little brother had to go to the hospital with pneumonia when he was two and I felt so bad for him because he was so sick and afraid to be left there that I "loaned" him my beautiful white teddy bear. Somebody took it out of his crib in the hospital and I never saw my bear again. Can you believe that?! I had other teddies since then, but never one as special as that one.

That is the sweetest tatty bear that you posted for me. I love the colors. Thank you, Billie, for that and for this thread today.

I brought tea. :-)

[El Gato]

Happy Birthday

even if it's two days late.

[Billie]

Hi, Lori, what a surprise you like today's thread. :)

Aren't there some darling graphics posted today!

That Tatty Bear graphic just had your name on it - the garden poem and all - one of the few I did absolutely nothing to but add your name - because there was no need!

[Billie]

A few more I wanted to post because I'm *caught up* on the thread! :)

[Mama_Bear]

Hey, sweet *fuzzy*, all of your relatives have come to visit. : )

I see that! And I am late to the party again. :-(

What a precious graphic! Thank you, louiebear. Fuzzy does look nice in red.

"I need a saddle!"

LOL. Fuzzy is always needin' somethin', isn't she?

I'm sure it will come as no surprise that I think this guy is the most gorgeous bear in all the land. :-)

Wish I could stay, but I need to go look for a saddle. ;-)

[Billie]