Guard Dog defeats evil toys.
Demented Hamsters
03-08-2006, 05:35
Dog destroys £40,000 Elvis teddy
A £40,000 teddy which used to belong to Elvis Presley was among scores of toy bears destroyed when a dog meant to guard them went on the rampage.
Doberman Barney was looking after the rare Steiff bear, named Mabel, which had been loaned for an exhibition at Wookey Hole Caves near Wells, Somerset.
The dog ripped the head off the bear and attacked scores of other teddies.
Barney's owner could only suggest that the bear had a rogue scent on it - or that Barney had become jealous of it.
The bear, made in Germany in 1909, was bought at auction in Memphis, Tennessee, by Somerset aristocrat Sir Benjamin Slade.
Wookey Hole general manager Daniel Medley told the BBC: "About 100 bears were caught up in this frenzied attack, some were merely little chews, whereas some of them had some quite devastating injuries.
"Heads pulled off, arms, legs here and there, it was a total carnage really. I've never seen such a mess, there was stuffing, fluff and bear bits everywhere."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5240832.stm
Can't say I blame the dog. I've always felt the urge to tear teddy bears apart. There's just something creepy about them.
I wonder if they'll kill the dog.
Peisandros
03-08-2006, 05:39
Lol. That's fantastic.
Liberated New Ireland
03-08-2006, 05:39
The Ewoks from Return of the Jedi always reminded me of teddy bears.
I always imagine the stormtroopers screaming "Jesus Christ, we're getting beaten by teddy bears, goddammit! TEDDY BEARS!!!"
The Ewoks from Return of the Jedi always reminded me of teddy bears.
I always imagine the stormtroopers screaming "Jesus Christ, we're getting beaten by teddy bears, goddammit! TEDDY BEARS!!!"
That's what's so insidious about them. They'd be radioing other units for help and not getting any assistance.
Stormtrooper Com Operator 1: "Help! We're under attack.. by, uh, some teddy-bear looking things..."
Stormtrooper Com Operator 2: "Har har har, Unit 1. Very funny."
Stormtrooper Com Operator 1: "No! We really are! They... they're furry, and... uh, very short and cute looking... we need backup!"
Stormtrooper Com Operator 2: "This is just like when you said you were being bombed by busty blonde babes. We're not falling for it this time!"
Maineiacs
03-08-2006, 05:43
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5240832.stm
Can't say I blame the dog. I've always felt the urge to tear teddy bears apart. There's just something creepy about them.
Oh, the humanity... er bearity! :D
Liberated New Ireland
03-08-2006, 05:53
That's what's so insidious about them. They'd be radioing other units for help and not getting any assistance.
Stormtrooper Com Operator 1: "Help! We're under attack.. by, uh, some teddy-bear looking things..."
Stormtrooper Com Operator 2: "Har har har, Unit 1. Very funny."
Stormtrooper Com Operator 1: "No! We really are! They... they're furry, and... uh, very short and cute looking... we need backup!"
Stormtrooper Com Operator 2: "This is just like when you said you were being bombed by busty blonde babes. We're not falling for it this time!"
Stormtrooper 1: We're really serious! Help!
Stormtrooper 2: Wait... you're actually serious? You need help?
Stormtrooper 1: YES!
Stormtrooper 2: OK, calling in an airstrike...
Stormtrooper 1: Thank the Force or whatever.
Stormtrooper 2: Death Star? Yeah, we need an airstrike...
Stormtrooper 1: NO, WAIT-
United Chicken Kleptos
03-08-2006, 05:54
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5240832.stm
Can't say I blame the dog. I've always felt the urge to tear teddy bears apart. There's just something creepy about them.
I'll have you know one of my common avatars is a teddy bear wearing sunglasses! :p
Sumamba Buwhan
03-08-2006, 06:44
Time to take Barney out back and put him down.
That dude is an idiot for not keeping that bear in a safe place though
Wilgrove
03-08-2006, 06:46
God I would've put that dog in the pound!
Call to power
03-08-2006, 06:48
elvis-bear-1909 WTF?
I think someone’s going to be neutered I wonder who it will be the owner or the dog?
Im just at a loss for words that describe the mental double take I had after reading the section of that article in which the dog owner blames the bears for the incident. The man is no mere spin doctor he is gifted and inspired spin surgeon with nerves of steel..
The people who hired the dog to guard the collection will be lucky if the dog owner doesnt sue them for involving the pooch in the Teddy massacre. He might try for a restoration of the dogs lost wages due to the mental anguish suffered by the dog. Possibly punitive damages as well..
Ukantbeserious
03-08-2006, 06:56
I think everybody involved with this fiasco is pretty much stuffed...
I think everybody involved with this fiasco is pretty much stuffed...
*badum-ching*
Lunatic Goofballs
03-08-2006, 09:08
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14154738/?GT1=8404
Little did anyone know or suspect that the toys had come to life and had plotted to commit terrorist acts on unsuspecting children. This dog, however, defeated the evil stuffed animals in dramatic fashion and saved London's children.
This dog is a hero! :)
Dinaverg
03-08-2006, 09:09
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14154738/?GT1=8404
Little did anyone know or suspect that the toys had come to life and had plotted to commit terrorist acts on unsuspecting children. This dog, however, defeated the evil stuffed animals in dramatic fashion and saved London's children.
This dog is a hero! :)
Dogs always did have a sense for evil. Take that cat-lovers! A dog just saved the children!
BackwoodsSquatches
03-08-2006, 09:33
"Wookey Hole Caves "....
Thats enough for me.
I aint going anywhere near any Wookies Hole, however vast and cave-like it may be.
Rambhutan
03-08-2006, 09:41
The BBC version of the story is great
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5240832.stm
"About 100 bears were caught in the frenzied attack"
Apparently Barney's future is in doubt - time to start the Save Barney Campaign
Mstreeted
03-08-2006, 09:42
hahahahahaha
that's ace
but who calls a gaurd dog Barney?
Ukantbeserious
03-08-2006, 11:03
*badum-ching*
I'm here all week.
Demented Hamsters
03-08-2006, 15:31
Im just at a loss for words that describe the mental double take I had after reading the section of that article in which the dog owner blames the bears for the incident. The man is no mere spin doctor he is gifted and inspired spin surgeon with nerves of steel..
Barney's owner could only suggest that the bear had a rogue scent on it - or that Barney had become jealous of it.
Yeah, that made me double-take as well.
'Rogue scent'?
A dog being 'jealous' of a teddy bear?
WTF doesn't even begin to describe it.
What sort of 'rogue' scent could cause a dog into a bear-killing frenzy? (I'm sure the Pentagon would like to know)
How can a teddy bear make a dog 'jealous'?
Can anyone help me here?
anyone?