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Dog Destroys Elvis' Teddy Bear at Museum
This is an undated handout photo issued by Wookey Hole Caves Wednesday Aug 2, 2006, of the security guard Greg West and his dobermann Barney who went on the rampage. A 40,000 pound (US$75,000 euros 58,000) teddy bear formerly owned by Elvis Presley was one of the bears destroyed when the guard dog which was supposed to protect it went on the rampage Tuesday . The rare Steiff bear, named Mabel, was due to form the centrepiece of an exhibition at Wookey Hole Caves near Wells, England. The bear was bought at auction in Memphis, Tennessee, by Somerset aristocrat Sir Benjamin Slade and had been loaned to the collection, a Wookey Hole spokesman said. (AP Photo/Wookey Hole Caves, Ho)
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Okay - major nerd alert time - I used to (used to!) collect wolf and husky stuffed toys, and the first time I caught my (real) Siberian husky with one in her mouth, I flipped! Of all of the things I've told her not to chew on - my stuffed wolves are the only things... maybe I should offer my services to this guy!
#1 - Wed Aug 2, 2006 3:39 PM EDTWhen i read the title, i turned to make sure my dog hadnt snuck out.
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#2 - Wed Aug 2, 2006 4:25 PM EDTThe look on the dog's face is hilarious. Anyone with a dog knows that guilty look...
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#3 - Wed Aug 2, 2006 5:57 PM EDTWhoa, I just posted this seed about a dog driving into a house. What's with dogs destroying things?
#5 - Wed Aug 2, 2006 8:01 PM EDTA dogs mouth can destroy history.
Ladies and gentlemen, please keep your dog on a leash at all times.
Do you think they'll put him down for his crime against humanity?
Could August be any slower of a news month? Sounds like one of those wacky put-a-smile-on-your-face stories they end the local news with.
#7 - Thu Aug 3, 2006 12:25 AM EDTOh the humanity! Please, its not like some invaluable piece of history was destroyed here. Now if the dog chewed up the Rosetta stone, I can see how that would truly be a tragedy, or say a dead sea scroll. That would be a disaster. but some stuffed animal that Elvis supposedly once owned... big deal.
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#9 - Thu Aug 3, 2006 10:28 AM EDTYeah, but people will buy Cher's bed for millions of dollars, even though it's probably washed and would have no significant connection to Cher (I dunno why you'd want that in the first place) other than some auctioneer saying so. Go figure, eh?
Off-topic, but this reminded me of the Family Guy episode where Peter hits the golf ball into the china shop destroying everything, while a bull is in the store examining a piece of china The store own comes out from the back. Quoth the bull, "I know what you're thinking."
#10 - Thu Aug 3, 2006 12:52 PM EDTSaw this article on the news this morning. The report really made it sound ridiculous!
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