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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~ Billie, Dutchess, DollyCali, GodBlessUSA, JustAmy ~

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)

03-28-06 ~ Hall of Fame #15

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 05-08-06 Military Monday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[JustAmy]

Let's go!!!

I think I see a gingerbread man in there. I'm starving ..... I haven't had dinner yet. Maybe we can just have cookies for dinner tonight. :)

[Mama_Bear]

Have a nice evening everyone, dinnertime here.

[ST.LOUIE1]

Your 251 por Dolce Billi es mucho bonita!

Thanks, Majie.

(I'm not Spanish, but took it in H.S. & College.)

I know very little Spanish but do know that 'bonita' means pretty, I think. Maybe beautiful. : )

[Majie Purple]

Oh my, what a cheerful;smile making;
head bob causing ditty that midi is!:)
H*U*G*S! T*H*A*N*K*Y*O*U*!

[ST.LOUIE1]

Woofie Toofums bear loves his *Exie*. : )

Smoooooch!!!

[ST.LOUIE1]

LOL! Love it! : )

[Majie Purple]

Just to let you know:
Linda is Pretty in Spanish.
Bonita is beautiful.
I doubled up on the beautiful word
for those 2 posts of yours
but they both were/ are
nothing short of that word!
In Spanish or English same word works...:)

[Majie Purple]

& in case you don't know Dolce is
Sweet, in Spanish! & I also spaced the e to spell
Billie correctly...oops!

[ST.LOUIE1]

Let's go!!!
Maybe we can just have cookies for dinner tonight. :)

Yeah, unless we can pounce on the Queen and wrest her food away. : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Very good! : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Forgot to tell you.....looks just like me when I'm in the garden. : )

Never had a bluebird land on my spade though. : )

[Majie Purple]

Get in line Queen Bear...I'm hankerin' for tacos now
Yum!

[Billie]

Just coming back to answer a few pings and say (early)goodnight in a few minutes. You have all been GRRRREAT today and I've had a blast!!! Thank you!

[Billie]

I'm glad you both liked your teddy bears today. :) Thanks for posting some of yours!

[The Mayor]

How cute, Thank you Billie!

[Majie Purple]

T*H*A*N*K*Y*O*U* Today has been a blessing!

[Billie]

Well, there you are! Have missed those great photos lately! The Blue Angels are awesome!

[stopem]

Thanks again Billie. ::smile::

[Billie]

Well, wolfie's sure scorin' a lot of points as a bear. LOL

Wolfie would score a lot of points as a monkey too. :)

[Billie]

Before you leave the thread, dear Billie, I want to give you this. You've done an outstanding job today, it's been mucho fun. : )

Ohhhhhhhh! That is beautiful! Thank you so much for the gif(t).... and thank you most of all for all the ways you dress up the Finest!