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There is a wall between the bear and the photog. Is the LA Zoo at Griffith
Park.

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There is a wall between the bear and the photog. Is the LA Zoo at Griffith
Park.




Never been to Griffith Park, and the photo was not taken there.

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There is a wall between the bear and the photog. Is the LA Zoo at Griffith
Park.


It's obviously some sort of Zoo enviornment with the Disney rocks.

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There is a wall between the bear and the photog. Is the LA Zoo at
Griffith Park.
It's obviously some sort of Zoo enviornment with the Disney rocks.

The rocks look real to me. I think the bear is stuffed, tho ...............

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There is a wall between the bear and the photog. Is the LA Zoo at
Griffith Park.
It's obviously some sort of Zoo enviornment with the Disney rocks.

The rocks look real to me. I think the bear is stuffed, tho ...............




:) As always, I am impressed (ha!) with the high level of expertise
exhibited here in wrecked.boats

The bear is real and alive, not stuffed. If memory serves, it is an
Asiatic black bear. Good-looking critters.

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SteveB wrote:
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There is a wall between the bear and the photog. Is the LA Zoo at
Griffith Park.
It's obviously some sort of Zoo enviornment with the Disney rocks.

The rocks look real to me. I think the bear is stuffed, tho
...............


:) As always, I am impressed (ha!) with the high level of expertise
exhibited here in wrecked.boats

The bear is real and alive, not stuffed. If memory serves, it is an
Asiatic black bear. Good-looking critters.

Sorry my humor was not absorbed. I can see that the rocks are very very
obviously fake, and even not even a good quality of imitation rocks. I
thought I would make a joke that the rocks were real, but the bear was a
fake. Actually, the rump looks like a spliced on chimp rump. Maybe they
had some spare "parts" at the zoo that day.

Who's to say? Maybe they're both fakes. And that wood doesn't look all
that real, either. ;-)

Steve

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SteveB wrote:
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There is a wall between the bear and the photog. Is the LA Zoo at
Griffith Park.
It's obviously some sort of Zoo enviornment with the Disney rocks.
The rocks look real to me. I think the bear is stuffed, tho
...............

:) As always, I am impressed (ha!) with the high level of expertise
exhibited here in wrecked.boats

The bear is real and alive, not stuffed. If memory serves, it is an
Asiatic black bear. Good-looking critters.

Sorry my humor was not absorbed. I can see that the rocks are very very
obviously fake, and even not even a good quality of imitation rocks. I
thought I would make a joke that the rocks were real, but the bear was a
fake. Actually, the rump looks like a spliced on chimp rump. Maybe they
had some spare "parts" at the zoo that day.

Who's to say? Maybe they're both fakes. And that wood doesn't look all
that real, either. ;-)

Steve



Of course it was...didn't you see the smiley? :)

I don't know anything about the "rocks."

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:) As always, I am impressed (ha!) with the high level of expertise
exhibited here in wrecked.boats

It is really simple to assess the facts after the event, and when someone
else was operating the vessel. Even people who get seasick sitting in a
bathtub can get it right.

Sometimes.

Steve

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There is a wall between the bear and the photog. Is the LA Zoo at
Griffith Park.


Never been to Griffith Park, and the photo was not taken there.

Looks just like the LA zoo Black Bear enclosure.

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There is a wall between the bear and the photog. Is the LA Zoo at
Griffith
Park.


These are real bears in the real woods (shot by my son in law's SFWMD
buddies at the DRGR)
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/bears%...0Corkscrew.jpg

This one, not so much
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/gregbear.jpg


Close encounter last year was the bear sleeping on my buddies travel trailer
roof at Lake Tahoe Richardsons campground.

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There is a wall between the bear and the photog. Is the LA Zoo at
Griffith Park.

Never been to Griffith Park, and the photo was not taken there.

Looks just like the LA zoo Black Bear enclosure.



I wasn't even aware LA had a decent zoo. LA is not on my list of
favorite places to visit for work or play. It's been more than a few
years since I was there.

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There is a wall between the bear and the photog. *Is the LA Zoo at
Griffith Park.
It's obviously some sort of Zoo enviornment with the Disney rocks.

The rocks look real to me. *I think the bear is stuffed, tho ................

Anyway, if it came from the zoo, it would have 'property of the zoo'
stamped on it.

Steve P.

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There is a wall between the bear and the photog. Is the LA Zoo at
Griffith Park.


Never been to Griffith Park, and the photo was not taken there.

Looks just like the LA zoo Black Bear enclosure.

If you see a picture of a tiger with a gold fang, it's the one in Des
Moines. Same zoo had the worlds biggest toad, but it has been
taxidermy for a long time.

Casady

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There is a wall between the bear and the photog. Is the LA Zoo at
Griffith Park.
Never been to Griffith Park, and the photo was not taken there.
Looks just like the LA zoo Black Bear enclosure.
I wasn't even aware LA had a decent zoo. LA is not on my list of favorite
places to visit for work or play. It's been more than a few years since I
was there.

Your lose.




Not at all. The last time I was in LA I got to meet some cool actors at
the SAG headquarters, including Kent McCord and Elliot Gould, who was I
interviewing, and Samuel L. Jackson, who dropped by the offices to see
someone there on business. Somewhere I have a couple of photos of me
with McCord and Gould.

Prior to that, I hadn't been near LA for at least a decade. My
soon-to-be wife and I spent a month in California on vacation,
"touristing" our way south from San Francisco to San Diego. The air
pollution was so bad the day we were near LA, there was an awful-looking
yellow haze hanging over the city. We decided to drive on and skip the
city entirely.

We like San Francisco and its environs, we like Santa Barbara, and we
like the San Diego area. The Pacific Coastal area is lovely.

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There is a wall between the bear and the photog. Is the LA Zoo at
Griffith Park.
It's obviously some sort of Zoo enviornment with the Disney rocks.

The rocks look real to me. I think the bear is stuffed, tho
...............

Anyway, if it came from the zoo, it would have 'property of the zoo'
stamped on it.

Steve P.

Nope, is not that way if you take pictures yourself.

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Calif Bill wrote:
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There is a wall between the bear and the photog. Is the LA Zoo at
Griffith Park.

Never been to Griffith Park, and the photo was not taken there.

Looks just like the LA zoo Black Bear enclosure.

I wasn't even aware LA had a decent zoo. LA is not on my list of favorite
places to visit for work or play. It's been more than a few years since I
was there.

Your lose.

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There is a wall between the bear and the photog. *Is the LA Zoo at
Griffith Park.
Never been to Griffith Park, and the photo was not taken there.
Looks just like the LA zoo Black Bear enclosure.
I wasn't even aware LA had a decent zoo. LA is not on my list of favorite
places to visit for work or play. It's been more than a few years since I
was there.

Your lose.

Not at all. The last time I was in LA I got to meet some cool actors at
the SAG headquarters, including Kent McCord and Elliot Gould, who was I
interviewing, and Samuel L. Jackson, who dropped by the offices to see
someone there on business. Somewhere I have a couple of photos of me
with McCord and Gould.

Sure, you do. Let's see them, liar.

Prior to that, I hadn't been near LA for at least a decade. My
soon-to-be wife and I spent a month in California on vacation,
"touristing" our way south from San Francisco to San Diego. The air
pollution was so bad the day we were near LA, there was an awful-looking
yellow haze hanging over the city. We decided to drive on and skip the
city entirely.

We like San Francisco and its environs, we like Santa Barbara, and we
like the San Diego area. The Pacific Coastal area is lovely.- Hide quoted text -

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Yep, Harry's visited the area, so he's the expert........

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There is a wall between the bear and the photog. Is the LA Zoo at
Griffith Park.
It's obviously some sort of Zoo enviornment with the Disney rocks.

The rocks look real to me. I think the bear is stuffed, tho
...............

Anyway, if it came from the zoo, it would have 'property of the zoo'
stamped on it.

Steve P.

Nope, is not that way if you take pictures yourself.- Hide quoted text -

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I guess you're not a Python fan. Quote is from the exploding penguin
skit...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k1ccguXiws

Steve P.