I wanted to post this in as a humor article but could not find the choice in the selection. I came across this article on CNN this morning and found
it quite amusing. Apparently the bears in Seattle, WA don't like Busch - they're into the local beers now.
Lesson learned -- only pack Busch when camping and your beer will be safe from bears.
Dude, my head is pounding...
www.cnn.com
SEATTLE, Washington (Reuters) -- A black bear was found passed out at a campground in Washington state recently after guzzling down three dozen cans
of a local beer, a campground worker said on Wednesday.
"We noticed a bear sleeping on the common lawn and wondered what was going on until we discovered that there were a lot of beer cans lying around,"
said Lisa Broxson, a worker at the Baker Lake Resort, 80 miles (129 kilometers) northeast of Seattle.
The hard-drinking bear, estimated to be about two years old, broke into campers' coolers and, using his claws and teeth to open the cans, swilled
down the suds.
It turns out the bear was a bit of a beer sophisticate. He tried a mass-market Busch beer, but switched to Rainier Beer, a local ale, and stuck with
it for his drinking binge.
Wildlife agents chased the bear away, but it returned the next day, said Broxson.
They set a trap using as bait some doughnuts, honey and two cans of Rainier Beer. It worked, and the bear was captured for relocation.
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The bear drank 36 beers and then passed out. That bear must have a drinking problem in bear-land. I wonder if there is a 12 step program for
bears?
If they're not stealing bear it's the damn birdseed they're after:
www.lancasteronline.com...
What would an article on beer-guzzling bears be without a bear joke:
www.lifeisajoke.com...
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