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Teddy Bear dropped from market
« on: February 03, 2005, 04:24:08 pm »
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=8&u=/ap/20050203/ap_on_fe_st/teddy_bear

Looks like this'll be one bear that'll have a higher value since production's been stopped and sales halted....
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Re: Teddy Bear dropped from market
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2005, 04:33:29 pm »
Higher than the $69.95 they tried to sell it for. It's not too hard to put a long sleeve white shirt on a teddy bear, and tie it up like a straitjacket.

If anything there might be a beanie baby fiasco.
People will run to buy them up, and then they'll get stuck with them.

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Re: Teddy Bear dropped from market
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2005, 04:36:18 pm »
Good idea!!   Neat way to get rid of those teddy bears your gf/wife might have lying around and have spare funds for building MAME cabs!   ;D
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Re: Teddy Bear dropped from market
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2005, 06:19:23 pm »
"Hey this teddy bear is awesome with this straitjacket!  Hey that reminds me, I should make fun of the mentally handicapped!"

That was sarcasm of couse but political correctness is just an annoying disease that makes my midsection itch like crazy.  And what did all the controversy do?  It made a bear that would have came and went undetected the biggest seller for the company.  It's exactly like the whole 2 Live Crew debacle - an album no one would have bought went gold.

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Re: Teddy Bear dropped from market
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2005, 06:28:07 pm »
You know what they say, whoever "they" are-

There is no bad publicity.

That said, this bear is now 200+ on ebay. If vermont teddy bear were smart, they'd continue making them and sell them as "discontinued" on ebay under a different seller name.
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Re: Teddy Bear dropped from market
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2005, 08:36:40 pm »
Insensitive to the mentally ill?? Hell, I think that damn bear is insensitive to hirsute people! Won't somebody think of the hirsute!!


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Re: Teddy Bear dropped from market
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2005, 10:21:26 pm »
That bear is awesome. Some people are too damn sensitive. I totally hope I can find one for my girlfriend.  ;D

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Re: Teddy Bear dropped from market
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2005, 10:05:27 am »
Get her PMS Bear.
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Re: Teddy Bear dropped from market
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2005, 10:17:50 am »
People are already going gaga for this on eBay. Check this out! Anyone that bids that much on a stuffed toy has got to be nuts.

Personally, I think it's wicked retarded.

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Re: Teddy Bear dropped from market
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2005, 12:24:16 pm »
People are already going gaga for this on eBay. Check this out! Anyone that bids that much on a stuffed toy has got to be nuts.

Personally, I think it's wicked retarded.

omg you said retarded, the anti retard associatiion is gonna come after you now

btw is that retard black?
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Re: Teddy Bear dropped from market
« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2005, 12:30:23 pm »
People are already going gaga for this on eBay. Check this out! Anyone that bids that much on a stuffed toy has got to be nuts.

Personally, I think it's wicked retarded.

omg you said retarded, the anti retard associatiion is gonna come after you now

btw is that retard black?

No, he/she is colored. And probably a gay homosexual too.

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Re: Teddy Bear dropped from market
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2005, 02:06:06 pm »
PMS bear. Yeah, good idea... IF I WANNA GET SHOT.  :-\

Besides, that's like validating her excuse to be bitchy at that time every month. No thanks.  :P


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Re: Teddy Bear dropped from market
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2005, 02:10:33 pm »

omg you said retarded, the anti retard associatiion is gonna come after you now

btw is that retard black?
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Re: Teddy Bear dropped from market
« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2005, 05:42:31 pm »
This toy's value has gone up:

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Re: Teddy Bear dropped from market
« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2005, 06:30:58 pm »
its funny.. when i saw that bear, i saw the straight jacket, and the heart, and i thought "crazy in love"

this country is pathetic.. -_-

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Re: Teddy Bear dropped from market
« Reply #15 on: February 04, 2005, 07:45:38 pm »
its funny.. when i saw that bear, i saw the straight jacket, and the heart, and i thought "crazy in love"

this country is pathetic.. -_-

Valentine's day is pretty lame if you think about it. It makes single people feel like pathetic losers. It's neat for couples in their first year. Beyond that it's like, "damn I gotta get something--but what?!"
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Re: Teddy Bear dropped from market
« Reply #16 on: February 05, 2005, 03:16:42 am »
now, we need the BYOAC Teddy Bear... complete with coveralls, BYOAC/MAME tokens and a multimeter!
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