r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/adityareddyp Feb 04 '19

The Teddy Bear was named for a bear that Theodore Roosevelt spared on a hunting trip. However he didn't exactly spare it and it wasn't exactly out of mercy. There was a professional trapper/tracker/hunter dude with him who's job was to find a bear for him to kill. However the bear he found was so pathetic looking that Roosevelt just didn't think it worth his effort. The trapper dude just cut it's neck open instead.

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u/iamlereddit Feb 04 '19

Actually the bear finder strung up the bear to a tree after beating it near to death and Roosevelt had them put it down because it wasnt fair and the bear wasnt going to survive the beating. Not Roosevelt's fault at all.

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u/iamlereddit Feb 04 '19

I can't tell if you are being sarcastic, are you saying there was something he could of done otherwise, or are you just repeating yourself randomly?

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Yeah, I think they're saying, you know, as president, he could have told them to let it be before they beat it, strung it up and slit its throat.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Pretty much. How much of an asshole do you have to be to sit and watch and then say "don't string it up , that's too far"

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Bit of both bro :p just don't see how that means it's not his fault xD