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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....05-09-06....Teddy Bears on Parade
Billie
Posted on 05/08/2006 9:32:43 PM PDT by Billie
A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day
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~ Billie, Dutchess, DollyCali, GodBlessUSA, JustAmy ~
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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.
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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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To: DollyCali
Thank you so much, dear Dolly.
I hope your
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pace has slowed down a tad...
We all need to climb down from the
now and then...
{{{ Hugs }}}
301
posted on
05/09/2006 6:58:43 PM PDT
by
LadyX
((( He Is The Lord, above all things )))
To: Billie
He also looks somewhat grumpy; might even be sneering. Why did you have to make him so unfriendly?
Pfffft to Billie!
To: The Mayor
Thank you, Rus.
It has been a lovely week of blessings,
including a great-granddaughter born this morning!!
303
posted on
05/09/2006 7:01:23 PM PDT
by
LadyX
((( He Is The Lord, above all things )))
To: Dr. Scarpetta
Re: your # 300 that's neat about your daughter's wedding!
Thanks for connecting the dots.
Have a nice evening!
To: LadyX
Great news, LadyX! Congrats on your Great-granddaughter.
To: Billie; JustAmy; Purple Mountains Maj; MEG33; The Mayor; DollyCali; All
Hi Billie and everybody!
Wow, thanks so much for the adorable teddy bear. It's sooo cute!!
Hope everyone is enjoying their evening.
To: Purple Mountains Maj
Thanks so much, Maj!
To: The Thin Man; Billie; MEG33
Oh, TMan, TMan...
sniff,sob..Just got this in the mail from you, and it is heartwrenching...
You know Billie is not intentionally krewl... just doesn't think about how sensitive you are, and how much you suffer..:((
Hang on...floating this over to you on the next ice floe...
308
posted on
05/09/2006 7:15:30 PM PDT
by
LadyX
((( He Is The Lord, above all things )))
To: GodBlessUSA
Oh dear I always have a "spare" mouse for such eventualities being a rather clumsy person :0).
309
posted on
05/09/2006 7:19:51 PM PDT
by
snugs
(An English Cheney Chick - BIG TIME)
To: LadyX
That looks as if there is raw bacon in that hamper will he be able to cook it amongst all that ice :0).
310
posted on
05/09/2006 7:23:37 PM PDT
by
snugs
(An English Cheney Chick - BIG TIME)
To: GodBlessUSA
Sorry to read that your mouse got soaked
& stopped working...
Glad you're back on-line now!:)
To: Victoria Delsoul
Thank you Victoria for your #'s 206 & 207!
Hugs!
To: ST.LOUIE1
I think we may need to call in reinforcements to wrest anything from that Queen.
If we get some help, I'll have an enchilada with sour cream. :)
313
posted on
05/09/2006 7:29:05 PM PDT
by
JustAmy
(I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
To: Purple Mountains Maj
To: Victoria Delsoul
oops...Make that # 's 306 & 307 LOL!:)
To: snugs
Hahaha! Your bacon/ice reply is funny!:)
To: snugs; The Thin Man
Our dear Thin Man is resourceful.
I suspect he might have a
on an adjacent floe,
just in case..:))
Were we to visit him, he probably could rustle up cups of
.....
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posted on
05/09/2006 7:41:30 PM PDT
by
LadyX
((( He Is The Lord, above all things )))
To: JustAmy
"...enchilada with sour cream."
Sounds so good!
Especially if topped with avacado slices!:)
To: JustAmy
oops I'm thinking of tostadas not enchiladas...
Make that tostados with avacado slices,
not enchiladas with them, LOL!
To: All; Billie; LadyX; Purple Mountains Maj; snugs; Mama_Bear; dutchess; DollyCali; La Enchiladita; ...
It's been a fun day at the Finest.
Good night, Friends.
Hope to see everyone tomorrow.
320
posted on
05/09/2006 7:57:53 PM PDT
by
JustAmy
(I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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