Dog goes berserk, destroys Elvis' teddy bear

Zerospaced · 08-02-2006, 05:30 PM

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Musi....ap/index.html

LONDON, England (AP) -- A guard dog has ripped apart a collection of rare teddy bears, including one once owned by Elvis Presley, during a rampage at a children's museum.

http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/SHOWBIZ/...rt.bear.ap.jpg

"He just went berserk," said Daniel Medley, general manager of the Wookey Hole Caves near Wells, England, where hundreds of bears were chewed up Tuesday night by the 6-year-old Doberman pinscher named Barney.

Barney ripped the head off a brown stuffed bear once owned by the young Presley during the attack, leaving fluffy stuffing and bits of bears' limbs and heads on the museum floor. The bear, named Mabel, was made in 1909 by the German manufacturer Steiff.

The collection, valued at more than $900,000, *******d a red bear made by Farnell in 1910 and a Bobby Bruin made by Merrythought in 1936.

The bear with Elvis connections was owned by English aristocrat Benjamin Slade, who bought it at an Elvis memorabilia auction in Memphis, Tenn., and had loaned it to the museum.

"I've spoken to the bear's owner and he is not very pleased at all," Medley said.

A security guard at the museum, Greg West, said he spent several minutes chasing Barney before wrestling the dog to the ground.

Elvis The Fat Years · 08-02-2006, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Zerospaced

Wookey Hole

Mariner · 08-02-2006, 07:23 PM

if only your av and your emoticon synced up

Zerospaced · 08-03-2006, 07:17 AM

yeah.... I would give anything to live in a city named Wookey Hole. I swear to God. When I become a zillionaire i'm going to buy a city and name it Wookey Hole.

bob_cock · 08-03-2006, 07:24 AM

"Wookie Hole" Declared Still Funny

bob_cock · 08-03-2006, 07:24 AM

I mean Wookey

Rockin' Cherub · 08-03-2006, 08:01 AM

fake animals > real animals, obviously

meow · 08-03-2006, 10:07 PM

who brings a dog to a museum?

Zerospaced · 08-03-2006, 10:13 PM

RTFA it was a guard dog

meow · 08-03-2006, 10:15 PM

what kind of museum has guard dogs?

Zerospaced · 08-03-2006, 10:16 PM

RTFA a teddy bear museum

Mayfuck · 08-03-2006, 10:17 PM

one with poor funding, and no lasers

meow · 08-03-2006, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mayfuck

one with poor funding, and no lasers

A museum without lasers cannot call itself a true museum.

Zerospaced · 08-03-2006, 10:18 PM

http://et.nmhoy.net/dr-evil.jpg

meow · 08-03-2006, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Zerospaced

RTFA a teddy bear museum

I wonder what attendance is like

Zerospaced · 08-03-2006, 10:20 PM

RTFT Obviously not good if they can't afford lasers.

Mayfuck · 08-03-2006, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by meow

A museum without lasers cannot call itself a true museum.

netphoria should donating towards lasers for this place.
i mean, what if bill's teddy is next?!

meow · 08-03-2006, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Zerospaced

RTFT Obviously not good if they can't afford lasers.

hey why don't you just calm down, mr. acronym?

meow · 08-03-2006, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mayfuck

netphoria should donating towards lasers for this place.
i mean, what if bill's teddy is next?!

i bet it looks like this

Zerospaced · 08-03-2006, 10:24 PM

or this

http://myspace-668.vo.llnwd.net/0042...21813668_l.jpg

Zerospaced · 08-03-2006, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by meow

hey why don't you just calm down, mr. acronym?

I will simmer down. I apologize for the inconvenience

08-02-2006, 05:30 PM	#1
Zerospaced Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 3,247	Dog goes berserk, destroys Elvis' teddy bear http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Musi....ap/index.html LONDON, England (AP) -- A guard dog has ripped apart a collection of rare teddy bears, including one once owned by Elvis Presley, during a rampage at a children's museum. http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/SHOWBIZ/...rt.bear.ap.jpg "He just went berserk," said Daniel Medley, general manager of the Wookey Hole Caves near Wells, England, where hundreds of bears were chewed up Tuesday night by the 6-year-old Doberman pinscher named Barney. Barney ripped the head off a brown stuffed bear once owned by the young Presley during the attack, leaving fluffy stuffing and bits of bears' limbs and heads on the museum floor. The bear, named Mabel, was made in 1909 by the German manufacturer Steiff. The collection, valued at more than $900,000, *******d a red bear made by Farnell in 1910 and a Bobby Bruin made by Merrythought in 1936. The bear with Elvis connections was owned by English aristocrat Benjamin Slade, who bought it at an Elvis memorabilia auction in Memphis, Tenn., and had loaned it to the museum. "I've spoken to the bear's owner and he is not very pleased at all," Medley said. A security guard at the museum, Greg West, said he spent several minutes chasing Barney before wrestling the dog to the ground.

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Zerospaced Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 3,247	RTFA a teddy bear museum

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Mayfuck Banned Location: i'm from japan also hollywood Posts: 57,812	one with poor funding, and no lasers

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Zerospaced Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 3,247	http://et.nmhoy.net/dr-evil.jpg

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Zerospaced Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 3,247	RTFT Obviously not good if they can't afford lasers.

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Zerospaced Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 3,247	or this http://myspace-668.vo.llnwd.net/0042...21813668_l.jpg