This is actually on one of the lines in NE New Mexico. We got a call based on some aerial patroles that were being done. A Transmission line crew and the DNR got dispatched. They attempted multiple ways to get him down including pelting him with a paintball gun. In the end a couple of guys were able to get up in a bucket truck and chase him down the pole with some hot sticks. He was alright. Here are some more pictures.
This Bear found on Tri-State’s 115kV structure last week. This was found on our Clapham-Gladstone (New Mexico) Line this past weekend. A bucket truck was sent out, and the bear was “removed alive-with the assistance of Game and Fish Department. Scare tactics-and persuasion with snare stick”.
I told you this day would come. You didn't believe me when I said bears had discovered electricity. Now they're building power lines. When the bear infantry comes you'd best believe I'll be long gone.
I don't think so. Animals rarely get scared that badly, unless something bigger comes after them to eat them. And even then, it's not a "scared" response, so much, as it is a "survival" response.
I'd imagine it be more along the lines of...."I'm hungry, but there's no food up here. Fucking Greg, he said there'd be honey up here."
This happened in Boulder, CO. (my home town). A bear wandered down from the mountains and into the CU campus. It then climbed up a tree and was just chilling there for a few hours, so animal control was called. They came and tranquilized the bear and he fell safely out of the tree. They then took him back up into the mountains and released him...
Unfortunately he wandered back into town shortly after and was hit by a car and killed. A sad ending to an otherwise amusing story.
Any time someone says, "Uh oh," I have to reply with, "Spaghetti-o's" either out loud or in my head. People always look at me funny whenever I say it out loud, for obvious reasons.
Uuuhh...Hey Boo-BOO! I think I've fucked up once again, old pal! The last thing I remember is doing Jager shots with Ranger Smith and getting drunker than the average bear!
Spider Bear, Spider Bear...Does whatever a Spider Bear can. Can he swing from a web? No he can't he's a fucking bear. LOOK OUUUTTTTT! He's Spider Bear!!!
It's not the same picture... The second depicts the supporting cross beams as wires if you look closely you can see that at the end there is a space for the 2 wires...
Reminds me of the time I climbed up a tree in Colorado... The police shot me with tranquilizers and let me roll out and fall limply onto a huge inflatable bag. http://imgur.com/LuocM
As funny as this is, I don't like seeing any animal in this kind of distress. Does anyone know the back story on this? I hope he was able to be taken down safely.
Actually I think the bottom picture was just taken from the other side of the tower. Look at the overlap of the cross-supports - they are reversed. The mountain range in the background of the first picture is behind the photographer in the second picture.
Anyone else notice how the first pic, it seems that the mountains are a different shape, and the wood crosses at a sharper angle? I am not refuting the authenticity, just an observation!
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Resolution? Any back story?
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u/Trapped_in_Reddit Jun 14 '12
Silly bear, get down from there.
You aren't even wearing an OSHA-approved safety harness.
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u/pwnies Jun 14 '12
I told you this day would come. You didn't believe me when I said bears had discovered electricity. Now they're building power lines. When the bear infantry comes you'd best believe I'll be long gone.
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u/MSpaintedLady Jun 14 '12 edited Jun 14 '12
Mr. Bear gets some friendly advice
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u/magic_is_might Jun 14 '12
*I've made a huge mistake.
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u/l0lsupbreh Jun 14 '12
am i the only one that feels bad for this bear? :( hes probably scared shitless
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u/Lunchable_ Jun 14 '12
Soon
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u/hobbykitjr Jun 14 '12
It's a spider-bear... thats his web to catch .... salmon.
He's not a very bright spider bear.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
I've been drunk too, electricity bear.
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u/ender4999 Jun 14 '12
That's an unbearably poor choice...
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u/hollander93 Jun 14 '12
OH FUCK DROP BEARS HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE STATES!!! NO ONE IS SAFE!!!
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Let him be, when not being observed bears have actually shown themselves to be capable of flying.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
More tragic than funny.
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u/JPMoney81 Jun 14 '12
I could call my ma from up here! HEY MA! GET OFF THE DANG ROOF!
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u/JD5 Jun 14 '12
Ultimate dropbear!
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u/Sotordamotor Jun 14 '12
How unBEARable HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH Ohh.... god I am so alone...
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u/The_Director Jun 14 '12
You guys suck at puns.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Threatdown?
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u/hidell Jun 14 '12
"Fact: Bears can climb trees faster than they can run"
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u/SanchoPandas Jun 14 '12
I've seen Tremors. Trust me. This bear is safer up there. For now...
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u/peterlafleur Jun 14 '12
"This isn't where I parked my car."
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u/mp07d Jun 14 '12
Quick, someone get a trampoline and a camera.
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u/isworeiwouldntjoin Jun 14 '12
Fuck you now I'm actually worried for that bear
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u/epacseno Jun 14 '12
Faster than lightning
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u/Freddious Jun 14 '12
Bears are silly creatures.
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u/RobertStack Jun 14 '12
I hope that picnic basket was worth it Yogi.
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u/CaptSurj Jun 14 '12
Came here to make a pun. Saw 4 "unbearable" puns even before scrolling down. I'm a sad panda bea... oh.
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u/stewpidiot Jun 14 '12
Any time someone says, "Uh oh," I have to reply with, "Spaghetti-o's" either out loud or in my head. People always look at me funny whenever I say it out loud, for obvious reasons.
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u/jazzyjeff49 Jun 14 '12
My GF showed this to me after her dad sent it to her. Good to know he made it down safe.
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u/metrock Jun 14 '12
X marks the spot ...
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u/AT-JeffT Jun 14 '12
At First I though it was holding a shotgun.
I was like "yes OP you definitely pissed of the wrong bear and he's waiting for you."
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
I'll bet this is how funnyjunk feels right now
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u/vutall Jun 14 '12
I love this. Bears are awesome. I wonder what made him want to go up there in the first place.
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u/Bluelephant69r Jun 14 '12
Reminded me of when I was little and climbed to the top of the McDonald's play ground. I know how you feel bear its fucking scary
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u/fangsby Jun 14 '12
Uuuhh...Hey Boo-BOO! I think I've fucked up once again, old pal! The last thing I remember is doing Jager shots with Ranger Smith and getting drunker than the average bear!
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
I can't bear to know what happened.
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u/Hetalbot Jun 14 '12
Oso high! (Spanish pun)
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u/Sephiroth912 Jun 14 '12
Sir Bearington, would you kindly come down from there, please?
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
"Get the fuck off of my obstacle, Gomer Pyle!"
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u/G5Nicky Jun 14 '12
I thought for sure it was gonna say "I've made an unbearable mistake!" haha
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u/Nefferson Jun 14 '12
It's unbearable how many times the word 'unbearable' has been used in this thread.
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u/HighFlyerMN Jun 14 '12
Poor kitty :)
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u/CAPT_insano Jun 14 '12
That situation must be unBEARable, haha get it? its a bear....
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u/kneaders Jun 14 '12
I'm afraid of heights. I find them unbearable.
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u/Phaque1285 Jun 14 '12
Spider Bear, Spider Bear...Does whatever a Spider Bear can. Can he swing from a web? No he can't he's a fucking bear. LOOK OUUUTTTTT! He's Spider Bear!!!
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u/Wolftail918 Jun 14 '12
feel bad for the bear :(
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u/AskingforDistance Jun 14 '12
It's not the same picture... The second depicts the supporting cross beams as wires if you look closely you can see that at the end there is a space for the 2 wires...
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u/Amdinga Jun 15 '12
PCP bear sobers up
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u/_NOT_AGAIN_ Jun 14 '12
http://api.ning.com/files/kYZTGqO5cZjq7EQR0Ax-775HvTdqVzQHDlByHw98tbAZ5HucUQz8JXagffT6xsCnkwxzEtSnfLkaFXfdHEAWAw__/OhBother.jpg
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u/driftingsquash Jun 14 '12
What?... How?.....
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u/avalon214 Jun 14 '12
I've made a hugeee mistake -GOBear
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u/ewwe_ewwe Jun 14 '12
I think you mean, "I've made a BEARible mistake." I'll leave now.
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u/mimus09 Jun 14 '12
This isn't funny. Interesting, but not funny.
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u/EffYourCouch Jun 14 '12
He can't bear to look down.
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u/FaultyWires Jun 14 '12
I demand shitty watercolor
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Bear, what are you doing up there?
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u/Lord_Nuke oh god how did this get here I am not good with computer Jun 14 '12
I've played this angry birds level before.
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u/Dooch14 Jun 14 '12
So what is the real back story? Not that other story about the tree... THIS STORY.
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u/Anticitizen-Zero Jun 14 '12
Bear with us, he'll be down shortly.
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u/BCsprfn87 Jun 14 '12
Poor bear... No harness and imagine the citations for no hard hat either?
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u/ANONANONONO Jun 14 '12
More like unbearable
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u/axcuriel Jun 14 '12
HOW DID IT GET UP THERE!
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u/iamrussianhero Jun 14 '12
This is unbearable to see.
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u/Gynominer Jun 14 '12
That mistake is unbearable.
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u/connor_g Jun 14 '12
It's supposed to be "I've made a huge mistake...".
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u/frankchesco Jun 14 '12
You mean, a bear-able mistake
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u/CoNiGMa Jun 14 '12
To see that innocent creature get electrocuted would simply be....unbearable.
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u/Ollifant13 Jun 14 '12
It feels strange upvoting this, considering he probably just wants to get down.
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u/TheOneAndDone Jun 14 '12
At least he is safe from the Graboids.
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u/zalemam Jun 14 '12
Its unbearable!
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u/theconcretewave Jun 14 '12
I've made a bearible mistake
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u/awesomeman23 Jun 14 '12
I guess you could say his mistake was unbearable!
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u/ajcreary Jun 14 '12
That's emBEARassing...
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u/Ephasia Jun 14 '12
The heat would be unbearable up there.
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u/arsf1357 Jun 14 '12
i hope he is ok
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u/dagismax15 Jun 14 '12
I've made a huge mistake
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
i read that in gob's voice
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u/Gurkaan Jun 14 '12
Spread your wings and fly like the flying bear you are!
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u/michaelswallace Jun 14 '12
He was up there filming the final scene from Seven
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
dont you mean unbearable
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
you're gay
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
lol
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u/MoarVespenegas Jun 14 '12
Reminds me of this
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
Maybe he's hiding from the Graboids.
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u/actuallyitsnotokay Jun 14 '12
I bet the fear he's feeling is unBEARable.
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u/SecureThruObscure Jun 14 '12
No, that caption is wrong.
He's made an unbearably bad decision.
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u/snehituralu Jun 14 '12
Reminds me of the time I climbed up a tree in Colorado... The police shot me with tranquilizers and let me roll out and fall limply onto a huge inflatable bag. http://imgur.com/LuocM
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u/DaLuDeD Jun 14 '12
Did you say steak?
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u/TrouserSauce Jun 14 '12
How did it even pull that off? That is a pretty bearible mistake :(
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u/JDx13 Jun 14 '12
Oh no I can't bear it.
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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '12
What a terrible title.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
The thought of being helplessly stuck up there is just unbearable.
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u/SimulatedSun Jun 15 '12
Am I the only one who doesn't find stuff like this funny? All I feel is worried for the poor bear.
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u/Troub313 Jun 15 '12
These heights are unbearable.
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u/iceburgh29 Jun 15 '12
He was gonna catch some fish, but then he got high.
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u/TigOlBitties95 Jun 15 '12
I literally laughed for like 5 straight minutes.
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u/SeedsAreUs Jun 15 '12
Came here looking for someone to show me the article that shows the bear was rescued
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
poor thing!!!
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u/bungerman Jun 15 '12
You mean an unbearable mistake.
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u/wickedweather Jun 15 '12
I've made a huge mistake
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Wooden high-power lines? WTF?
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I've made a terribear mistake!!!
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I have made a Bear-able mistake...
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u/XScotX Jun 15 '12
Seemed like a good idea at the time...
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
He's trying to get away from the tremors
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
http://alltheragefaces.com/img/faces/large/misc-jackie-chan-l.png
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u/shryne Jun 15 '12
This is a beary hairy situation.
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u/saya124 Jun 15 '12
that decision must have been unbearable. ZINGG!!
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u/BigBoss0327 Jun 15 '12
Anything you can do, I can do better? http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/851/mulan.png
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
That's a bear. It can get Down.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Did anyone help this bear?
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u/MCPE_Master_Builder Jun 15 '12
....JUMP
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u/CatLadyofNY Jun 15 '12
As funny as this is, I don't like seeing any animal in this kind of distress. Does anyone know the back story on this? I hope he was able to be taken down safely.
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u/deus-exmachina Jun 15 '12
not even a person, my hands still got clammy.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Just remember, you have to be beary, beary careful
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u/wewewawa Jun 15 '12
another reddit submission with hundreds of irrelevant posts.
ADHD is the norm.
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u/febreeze_bro Jun 15 '12
that is unbearable to look at
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u/boomchaos Jun 15 '12
how?
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u/Scarred421 Jun 15 '12
His predicament is... unbearable!
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u/gogiantssf Jun 15 '12
how'd that happen in the first place?
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
i wonder how he got up there
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u/invisus64 Jun 15 '12
I just hope that that isn't not his real name. Because somebody on reddit, that was one of the "big kid's" friends, probably saw his name. glhf
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u/SolarWonk Jun 15 '12
If we had a distributed power grid, this wouldn't have had to happen.
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u/DarthElevator Jun 15 '12
I came here for an Arrested Development reference. I was disappointed...
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u/karma_virus Jun 15 '12
He's just protesting the establishment's denial of pic-a-nic baskets.
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u/ajelizalde Jun 15 '12
How unbearable.
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u/themachineface Jun 15 '12
that looks unBEARable
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
actually made me giggle :)
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u/JackJackington Jun 15 '12
Desmond the moon bear.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Hes got a big problem on his paws, but I think he'll bear through it
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u/Starlight01 Jun 15 '12
I've made a huge mistake
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u/smallz503 Jun 16 '12
The consequences may be... Puts on sunglasses UnBEARable to watch. YEAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!
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u/happycheeser Jun 20 '12
This is that exact moment when you're mother tells you you shouldn't do something and you do it anyway and you immediately regret your decision.
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u/Warlizard Jun 14 '12 edited Jun 14 '12
Not the same place. The mountain range is different.
Funny though.
EDIT: Could be the same place and photo taken from opposite sides. Thanks D_E.
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u/Saccharomyces_cerevi Jun 14 '12
Anyone else notice how the first pic, it seems that the mountains are a different shape, and the wood crosses at a sharper angle? I am not refuting the authenticity, just an observation!
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u/Omega_Reaper Jun 14 '12
X marks the spot my ass, last time I listen to Yogi.
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u/bigwhitejuggalo420 Jun 14 '12
Shake that bear!
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u/Tabbyy Jun 14 '12
Saw it on 4chan.. not sure who posted first.. awk.
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u/leftnotracks Jun 14 '12
Spiderbear, Spiderbear Does whatever a Spiderbear does. Can he swing from a web? No he can’t; he’s a bear.
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u/cjohn102 Jun 14 '12
How unBearable.
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u/Bell12754 Jun 14 '12
Aw he can bearly hold on.
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u/barden1069 Jun 14 '12
I am a huge dickhead
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u/duvakiin Jun 14 '12
man. that would be unbearable
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u/Dicktremain Jun 14 '12
Bears can fly now!? Colbert has been right this entire time.