could it be a cave bear? [Archive]

Abraxas

10-10-04, 01:52 AM

Yes, only that it's white.
If you want to believe my theory that the bear was bleached in the jungle (and the dog is whiter than he was before he entered the jungle...) raise a hand.
JG extended this theory and now we believe that there's a big laundromat in the jungle which might or might not function as a portal to another world or time.

JacksGirlfriend

10-10-04, 02:31 AM

Ashinn: It really looked like a polar bear to me, but I think in this show anything is a possibility.

Brax: You are going to have these newer people thinking we are seriously disturbed. Gotta go - my laundry's done.

JacksGirl

Abraxas

10-10-04, 02:40 AM

I don't know about you, JG. Maybe I should leave you out of this.
But the laundromat was your theory and I won't claim that as mine.

JacksGirlfriend

10-10-04, 02:46 AM

I appreciate your integrity. (Thanks so much)

JacksGirl

MyZackyMacky

10-10-04, 02:54 AM

Albino cave bear! Yeah, that's the ticket!!!

JacksGirlfriend

10-10-04, 03:03 AM

Ashinn - You'll have to forgive us. We get a little carried away - especially at night. I think we're talking to one another too much.

We do have our serious moments so don't judge us here. Read other stuff before you decide we're insane lunatics. Except Brax - he might be insane.

Just kidding, Brax. Call off that yellow dog.

JacksGirl

Abraxas

10-10-04, 03:11 AM

Well, whatever. I said it could be a cave bear. I gave you a possible answer, Ashinn. ;)

JG, the dog was Golden Brown, like the song.

JacksGirlfriend

10-10-04, 03:24 AM

Sorry - those sublimal dogs made me momentarily color blind.
JacksGirl

Opiumdust

10-10-04, 05:59 AM

well the cave bear is not a Meat-eater.. But the short face bear does and is some 340-400 Ibs. it also has a wide habitat. these also have a creamy-yellowish markings but who knows maybe they have become all that color on the island.

Dmcquickly

10-10-04, 06:03 AM

What in heck is a "cave bear"? I can't find a listing for that anywhere (except the book "Clan of the Cave Bear"

Also, girlfriend, how do you get the italics command in your text here?

JacksGirlfriend

10-10-04, 02:36 PM

I read the Clan of the Cave Bear books. They are awesome! I thoroughly recommend them to anyone with an interest in the past.!

DMC: Above the text box (the big white field you type in) is a little blue box that says B (that's bold); next is i (that's italics); next is u (that's underline). Before you type the word you want in italics, hit the i button. Then a little box pops up. You type the word you want in italics then hit ok. It will pop into your text box with commands around it. You have to do this exactly where you want the word immediately (with no other words behind it), otherwise it will pop to the very bottom of your message. I learned that the hard way.

As far as cave bears go, they did exist. I think they roamed primarily in Europe and Asia and pretty sure they died out around 30,000 years ago. They were huge as far as bears go and in the Clan of the Cave Bear books were worshipped by a group of Neanderthals. I haven't researched them but Jean Auel, the author, was a thorough researcher (almost too much so at times for fiction - it got overwhelming), so I assume that everything she attributed to them in her book was probably as factual as she could get considering they're extinct. They have found cave bears skulls so they know they existed.

P.S. DMC: Why did they put a lock on your Misplaced, Waylaid, In Too Deep thread? Were you spilling things you shouldn't tell?

JacksGirl

Master Xander

10-10-04, 03:14 PM

mumbles something about members knowing too much about my evil plans

JacksGirlfriend

10-10-04, 03:24 PM

Xander - keep the evil plans coming. We love the way you think.

JacksGirl

Dmcquickly

10-10-04, 07:04 PM

I don't know why they put that lock on there. I'm a victim of a conspiracy, I think.

I discovered, after reading your suggestion about the italic, that I have to first hit the ezCodes radio button to get all those funky commands. Now I'm set. Thanks!

I started to read the Clan of the Cave Bear years ago, but never got through the first one (I was a lit and history major in college so "fun" reading was out of the scope). Sounds like I should go back to them now.

JacksGirlfriend

10-10-04, 07:09 PM

We're all victims of a conspiracy. Haven't you read about the bleached dogs?

Clan of the Cave Bear: Excellent books. Fun reading has never been out of my scope. Serious reading... now that's another story.

JacksGirl

TeDDY RuCKSSPIN

10-11-04, 12:18 AM

polar bears remain white in the snow for a reason. its snow! everything up north is white.

in the jungle... there is no way one of those things will stay white for more than 1 minute.

i support the dry cleaner theory.

the island is a giant lobby for an even greater natur~~al dry cleaner. owned by koreans!

lol

JacksGirlfriend

10-11-04, 12:26 AM

Teddy - If you support the laundromat theory, you must bring your own bleach. We're running out and Brax needs it for the dogs running rampant over the island.

JacksGirl

TeDDY RuCKSSPIN

10-11-04, 04:13 AM

^ LOL

i think i'm out of bleach... can i bring some hydrogen peroxide instead?

Dmcquickly

10-11-04, 05:16 AM

I think of hydrogen peroxide, I think of Hooters. Don't ask me why.

Teddy, re: your previous remark about polar bears: Their hair is transparent. The sun reflects through the hair and comes back out white. I imagine you are correct in assuming that if they were in a jungle, polar bears would not be "white." Not pure white, anyway--but they'd be pretty close. Dingy white.

More on polar bear fur: Some years ago, several zoos reported their polar bears were starting to look green. It took a little research but finally zoo staffers realized that inside the hair--which is hollow--polar bears had become condominiums for algae growths. The algae came from ponds in the bears' zoo habitats.

By the way: All this bleach talk has me worried--you all are using bluing agent on those polar bears, aren't you? This will help counteract the yellowing that occurs with polar bear hair.

Thank you.

JacksGirlfriend

10-11-04, 10:54 AM

DMC: Of course we are! Don't you think we know how to wash a bear?

And Teddy: Any contribution to the supply cabinet would be appreciated.

I'm running out of quarters. Anyone have change?

JacksGirl

TeDDY RuCKSSPIN

10-11-04, 03:07 PM

DMC: interesting...

does anyone have that woolite keep black things black - dark detergent? i wanna dye one of the bears black.

JacksGirlfriend

10-11-04, 03:16 PM

Top shelf - next to the Snuggle (the one with the bear on it).

JacksGirl

Woodnymph12

10-11-04, 03:50 PM

More on polar bear fur: Some years ago, several zoos reported their polar bears were starting to look green. It took a little research but finally zoo staffers realized that inside the hair--which is hollow--polar bears had become condominiums for algae growths. The algae came from ponds in the bears' zoo habitats.Wow, that's so cool!! You know, in the tropics, sloths typically have algae growing in the hollow hairs in their fur-- that's partly why they are soooo hard to see, even if you're looking right at them. (I remember once my hair was so wet for so many days on end with no chance to dry, I thought I might get some sloth-algae growing on it and take to the trees myself). I bet that polar bear on the island would get some pretty good algae-camoflage in no time whatsoever, if it didn't keep visiting the laundromat!

bigmouth

10-11-04, 10:25 PM

Unfortunately, writer David Fury has stated unequivocally that it is a polar bear:

www.davidfury.net/qanda2004.html (http://www.davidfury.net/qanda2004.html)

NB: Spoilers therein.

JacksGirlfriend

10-11-04, 10:37 PM

AW: We've all pretty much agreed it's a polar bear. And though there's some interesting information on polar bears in this thread, we're kind of using it as a goofing around place now. I'm sure you noticed. (Actually we have lots of goofing around places - we're not always in a serious mood.)

JacksGirl

bigmouth

10-11-04, 10:41 PM

Oops, sorry! I'm sure I come off as utterly humorous, but I'm funny, too, I swear! I'm just a little obsessed with this show...

JacksGirlfriend

10-11-04, 10:55 PM

I just thought you should know we nixed the idea of the cave bear. I didn't want you to think it took two pages to get that taken care of.

JacksGirl

Abraxas

10-11-04, 11:16 PM

I love bears.

JacksGirlfriend

10-11-04, 11:21 PM

I particularly love polar bears.

JacksGirl

Abraxas

10-11-04, 11:49 PM

My favorite are the Gummi Bears.
Kidding.
This topic is becoming unbearable.

JacksGirlfriend

10-12-04, 12:18 AM

It could be a koala bear. They left from Australia. Maybe one stowed away.

JacksGirl

Woodnymph12

10-12-04, 01:42 AM

*cut to koala clinging to landing gear of airplane..*
*cue creepy music*
*zoom in to closeup of evil koala eye*

JacksGirlfriend

10-12-04, 01:44 AM

An evil red koala eye.

JacksGirl

TeDDY RuCKSSPIN

10-12-04, 04:16 AM

maybe they are GIANT teddy ruckspin dolls!!!

omg! thats it! those monsters in the bush are teddy ruckspins!

they talk, they walk, and they clean your clothes! (not to mention bleach random animals)

JacksGirlfriend

10-12-04, 10:18 AM

I hope not. To be honest, I never bought my kids a Teddy Ruckspin doll because I thought they were a little creepy. (No offense to your name, Ted.)

A Teddy Ruckspin loose on the island? That's terrifying. He could do all kinds of things.

JacksGirl

TeDDY RuCKSSPIN

10-12-04, 04:08 PM

^ he could have a sing along! lol

Dmcquickly

10-12-04, 07:23 PM

lol Nymph..."I thought I might get some sloth-algae growing on it "

Try the hydrogen peroxyde.

Evil Koala bear with a scar across its right eye.

Next scene: Slam cut to...dun dun dun! Locke!

Abraxas

10-12-04, 11:05 PM

Does hydrogen peroxide produce all this? :rolleyes
Be careful with that stuff.

Well, we forget about pandas. Anyone ever seen Pandamonium? It stars talking panda who chase parts of a pyramid which controls time...or something like that. I loved this show as a kid.
Where's the connection to Lost, you might ask. Come on, it's obvious.
There's none.

JacksGirlfriend

10-12-04, 11:19 PM

Gee - it sounds a little like Lord of the Flies.

JacksGirl

Abraxas

10-12-04, 11:33 PM

Puh-lease? :x
Could we stay serious for a moment here? This topic is worth being pondered for a while. I mean, talking pandas...wow.

JacksGirlfriend

10-13-04, 12:10 AM

I used to live near D.C. and some of my family still does. When my kids were little, we'd take them to the zoo. Do you know in about a dozen times of going to the zoo, we never saw the stupid pandas? And do you know why? Because pandas apparently are nocturnal and they sleep most of the day. So when was the zoo opened? During the day...

Wouldn't you think someone would occasionally wake them up just to prove they actually existed. I'm not even sure the zoo had pandas. I think they just made a nice little habitat and put up a sign.

So... panda talk.... I'm not even sure they really exist.

JacksGirl

TeDDY RuCKSSPIN

10-13-04, 07:07 AM

^ so true...

what if those giants in the woods killing pilots and chasing poor kate (and those other 2 ppl) LOL... anyways...

what if they are GIANT pandas?

that would explain alot of things... by looking at jacksgirl's statement that would explain why they only come out during the night and when the sun is away, i.e. raining...

can someone add a "DUN DUN DUUUUUHN!" sound loop in this thread plz? freaky~~

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jacksgirl... i live near DC... and i've been to the national zoo many times... and your right. i've never seen those killer pandas out during the day.
one more thing- i thought you were a teenybooper. you kinda threw me when you said that you didn't want to buy your kids teddy ruckspin dolls... i was thinking... kids? its just that you seemed younger~ :o plz don't get offended. its nice talking to someone who actual knows what a teddy ruckspin doll is. :lol

JacksGirlfriend

10-13-04, 10:27 AM

Teddy - I never take offense. It takes alot to rile me up (of course it's not pretty once I am because I don't toy with my food. I go directly for the kill).

I'm not a teeny bopper - I am ageless, eternal and forever...

Actually... I'm in my 40's. I have two sons, one is twenty and one is turning eighteen today. I have alot of life under my belt, but it hasn't beaten me down yet. And there's some people that would say I'm a teeny bopper in my heart. I certainly feel that way most of the time. I don't even know what "40" is supposed to feel like because I think of myself as younger than that.

JacksGirl

Woodnymph12

10-13-04, 04:50 PM

I had to google to figure out what teddy ruckspin was. God, I love this thread! The panda theory, the evil red koala eye, the dun dun dun! Locke! (Sorry I don't respond more often-- I hate to just post 'LOL' when I can't think of anything else to say. But seriously, all your posts on this thread crack me up!)

You know, I dont' think we've explored any theories that involve bears in combination with other animals yet... What do you guys think? I really like Dom's idea: "If we knew, we would tell you," he told Entertainment Tonight. "What we do know is that it is not a dinosaur. . . . My feeling about it is that it is an elephant with a whole bunch of cats attached to it." That could go a long way towards explaining a lot of the strange noises!

bigmouth

10-13-04, 05:34 PM

I had a horrible experience with the National Zoo. One absurdly hot summer day a few years ago, my friend and I decided it would be a great idea to wander through the zoo. We ended up getting lost along those winding paths (could they have designed a more confusing space?) in the middle of 90 degree weather with 90 percent humidity.

Worst of all, none of the animals were visible because it was so damn hot. The only creatures out were the hyenas, who laughed at the tourists wilting in the heat. Things got so bad that we started singing a song we made up called the "zoo blues."

As it turns out, however, there's a positive side to this tale. Another friend, who works at the zoo, later explained that the exhibits are all designed so that the animals can choose to expose themselves to tourists--or not. I'm not generally a fan of zoos on humanitarian grounds, but that struck me as kind of cool.

JacksGirlfriend

10-13-04, 11:47 PM

Have you ever listened to two little kids go "Where are the pandas, mommy? They weren't here last year either."

Try explaining that every year.

The food's way expensive too. But it's pretty.

JacksGirl

Abraxas

10-15-04, 12:39 AM

Well, just tell'em. The pandas are sleeping. It's the truth, isn't it? Don't you believe that?
The Panda Conspiracy?
Or was the nocturnal animal the koala? I really don't know.

JacksGirlfriend

10-15-04, 01:13 AM

It might be a conspiracy. Do pandas has red eyes?

JacksGirl

Abraxas

10-15-04, 02:36 AM

I've never seen one!

railwaymadness

10-15-04, 02:43 AM

This panda conspiracy is alarming.
I mean, I feel like I've seen a panda but I can't think of any specific time when it happened. 0]

JacksGirlfriend

10-15-04, 11:20 AM

We need someone to go on an expedition to China and bring one back. I want to know if they exist. Maybe the next time Pinnerman goes on a fact-finding mission he can take a side-trip.

If pandas don't exist, we have an entire realm of things to worry about... have you ever seen air?

JacksGirl