Three weeks ago, a bear entered the town of Przemysl, Poland, and approached a local school. She was tranquilized by local authorities, who returned her into the forest on the theory that, hey, she certainly wouldn't do that again. Naturally, she did, heading to the nearby town of Chorzow. Guess what? "[T]his time, efforts to tranquilize her proved decidedly unsuccessful. Despite apparently succumbing to a first injection, the bear suddenly awoke when authorities approached. A chase ensued, with a second ranger having to come to the aid of his companion." Everyone survived, the bear is headed to a zoo, and the rest of us get a photogallery out of it. Everybody wins!
Friday, January 29, 2010
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This was just right.
Do not go gentle into that good night, a bear should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Still, my point remains: When men with rifles are chasing you through the woods, take the bear costume off BEFORE trying to reason with them.
Polish bears are THE WORST!
That bear is a junkie.
Clearly drug-seeking behavior. Do they not have House in Poland?
I hate when my pant legs are frozen with urine.
Rule of thumb: if the bear is not hibernating in the middle of winter, it's probably not a good sleeper.
Keep it up with the "Animal Stories from Poland." They please me greatly.
Tranquilizer resistant bears are tomorrow's Super Bears!
Relocating a tranquilizer-resistant bear with a penchant for schoolchildren to a zoo seems so very Polish.
My favorite picture is the one where the one ranger is taking off running while the other is still firing at the bear. Reminds of the old joke (a Satchel Paige line?) about "I don't have to run faster than the bear, I just have to run faster than YOU!"
I had that same thought. I also enjoyed the whole do I run (because EVERYONE knows you can't outrun a bear) or do I shoot (because, um, it's a tranquilizer gun, and it already hasn't stopped the bear) debate so clearly racing through their heads.
Tranquilize me once, shame on you; tranquilize me twice...I'll eat you.
My god! Careful, Abe!
BAHAHA
god you're sweet