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[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 80 points 1 year ago (1 children)

DEER DIERY

THING ARE RELLY LOOKING UP FOR ONSE

A NUMBER OF PEPLE HAVE STOPD BY TO SEE ME AND TAKE PICHRS FOR THE MEMRIES

MAYBE I WAS RONG ABOUT LIFE

MAYBE I WAS RONG ABOUT PEPLE

I THINK ILL LIVE

  • BARE
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Gubmint: NO TALKING TO THIS BARE

[–] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 78 points 1 year ago

Bear: am I a joke to you people!?

People: 📸

Bear: yep 🥺

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 57 points 1 year ago (4 children)

“Onlookers were trying to take selfies with the bear and he’s clearly not in the mood for pictures. The bear has shown signs of severe stress,” the post said.

It described the large male bear as “stressed, depressed, lemon zest” and urged the public not to approach a black bear at any time, “especially those that are showing aggression like this big fella”.

How are we supposed to take this seriously when they make jokes?

[–] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because it's possible to joke about something while still treating it seriously? Acknowledging that the bear is relatable, and that that's kind of funny, isn't incompatible with urging people to respect its boundaries.

[–] kayos@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Respect my boundaries bear!

[–] HonkTonkWoman@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was really confused by that… wtf.. Lemon Zest?

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Urban dictionary says it's the opposite of "easy peasy lemon squeezy".

[–] HonkTonkWoman@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, just confused as how it applies to a depressed bear. You were spot on.

[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bears don't have spots, you're thinking of leopards.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Your username put that song in my head ❤️

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Sometimes humor just makes it easier to communicate, it can be a useful tool. For example, look at Ted Lasso, his whole thing is that he's a leader who uses humor and empathy as his primary leadership tools. I know this is a fictional character, but those are real techniques, so I think this point still holds.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Which of these messages would be more effective on a sign:

Gee golly gosh folksies, don't toucha tha beara! Silly gooses, bear can be dangerous!

vs

This thing will rip your fucking body to shreds on a whim. Life isn't Disney - GET THE FUCK BACK OR REGRET IT FOREVER

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 33 points 1 year ago (3 children)

On the bright side, this is a self-solving problem.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah, but when the poor boy chomps down on some dumbass with a cell phone that whole community's going to want it dead. :(

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Technically speaking it’s still a self-solving problem in that case also.

But you are correct. The human is the most dangerous animal on the planet.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Harambe 2: Bear

[–] Beaver@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 year ago
[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 6 points 1 year ago

I'm patiently waiting for the "Find Out" follow up story

[–] kayos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Darwin works in many mysterious/logical ways.

[–] Drusas@kbin.run 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Last month Ron DeSantis, the state’s rightwing Republican governor, signed into law a controversial bill that allows the public to shoot and kill bears for a perceived threat to “a person, pet or dwelling”.

The legislation was drawn up by the Republican state congressman Jason Shoaf, a keen hunter according to his biography, who claimed in February that “bears high on crack” were breaking into people’s houses and “tearing them apart”.

At the time the Guardian was unable to find a single documented incident of any bear in Florida ingesting crack, and Shoaf did not return a request for clarification.

What planet do these people even live on?

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago
[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

There was that documentary about that bear going on a cocaïne fueled rampage, so I suppose crack makes sense.

[–] SGG@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Guess we should change the old saying to if it's brown lay down, if it's black put it on snap?

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

If it's brown, emeralds or topaz. If it's black, rubies or gold.

[–] kayos@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Aww he just wants a cuddle.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm curious but I have to ask first: on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being fully traumatizing to watch, how bad is that video?

A friend once showed me a video of a woman being attacked by a shark and my god the screams were terrible

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Nobody gets hurt at all.

[–] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Of course it's FLORIDA.

[–] uis@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The bear is lucky to not meet drunk russian

[–] HonkTonkWoman@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That bear’s a roadside attraction in Florida. Ain’t nothing lucky about that.

For some reason, I feel like fighting a drunk Russian might be preferred over Florida.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fighting? I didn't think that's fighting...

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

or any bear, really

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works -4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Man, I just got used to the brits spelling it aluminium and now this?!

which was sitting beside a telegraph pole.

telegraph. tele-graph. graph.

[–] Drusas@kbin.run 2 points 1 year ago

The American version, aluminum, actually came before the British version. The British version does sound nicer, though.

https://www.thoughtco.com/aluminum-or-aluminium-3980635

[–] Guntrigger@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

How else would you spell it?

[–] 69420@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think they're more concerned about the continued existence of telegraph infrastructure.

[–] Guntrigger@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Right, thanks for that, it's quite unclear to me from their comment, even if I re-read it now. I thought it was a weird spelling we use or something.

In the UK, "telegraph pole" can refer to any overhead wire carrying pole like this (usually the wooden ones), which can be carrying electric or telephone connections. They still do to in a lot of rural areas.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

The first time I saw an abandoned telegraph pole I thought a dust storm must have buried the landscape. Nope, they really used to run telegraph wires at eye level across the American West.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm American, we spell it aluminum

[–] Drusas@kbin.run 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Canadians do, too. Though they are a type of American.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

North North American

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 1 points 1 year ago
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I wonder how much telegraph system could be set up before the authorities noticed. It would be fun if it was all just morse code. I mean like running wires from one house to another in a neighborhood, without it being noticed and clamped down upon.