November 5, 2008: Stuffing Teddy

xoxoxoBruce · 11-05-2008, 01:12 AM

100 years ago, 1908 in NYC, this demure young lady is working diligently, stuffing a Teddy Bear.

But look at her hands... they look 50 years older than she does.

Life was tough, much more so than today. Remember that next time you bitch about how tough your life is. Appreciate how tough it was when we walked up hill to school, both ways.

Now get the hell off my lawn.

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elSicomoro · 11-05-2008, 01:15 AM

And gas was just a penny a gallon, right Grandpa?

SPUCK · 11-05-2008, 02:29 AM

That's my teddy she's working on!! Hey wait a minute.. Is there where teddies came from?

stevecrm · 11-05-2008, 05:29 AM

she was actually a bloke called Dave, that explains the big hands

bluecuracao · 11-05-2008, 05:45 AM

Don't kids pay to stuff teddy bears now? Who was the genius who thought of that?

Trilby · 11-05-2008, 07:28 AM

the fingernail of her left index finger looks weird; maybe a vitamin deficiency?

the Pre-Manicure days: Not Pretty.

Sheldonrs · 11-05-2008, 07:39 AM

I've seen lots of guys stuffing teddys. It's not a pretty sight. Especially if the teddy is crotchless.

birdclaw · 11-05-2008, 08:19 AM

She may be cute but keep your distance. She's got the dreaded MAN HANDS!!

sweetwater · 11-05-2008, 08:29 AM

She and the bear have the same mouth, and neither has eyes. ::cue Twilight Zone music::

toranokaze · 11-05-2008, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by birdclaw

She may be cute but keep your distance. She's got the dreaded MAN HANDS!!

It isn't the look of the hand, it is how she uses them

Scriveyn · 11-05-2008, 10:31 AM

The inventor of the teddy bear, Margarete Steiff, lived and worked in a village not far from my hometown and was confined to a wheelchar all her life due to polio. See alo this biography.

SteveDallas · 11-05-2008, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by bluecuracao

Don't kids pay to stuff teddy bears now? Who was the genius who thought of that?

Marketing genius, and pure evil. She even wrote a book about it. (Maxine Clarke)

sweetwater · 11-05-2008, 12:07 PM

I never stuffed a teddy bear. I resisted! Never, not ever, no!

Mine is a black and white cow.

footfootfoot · 11-05-2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by stevecrm

she was actually a bloke called Dave, that explains the big hands

"Hello Dave? Is that Dave? OK, is Dave there? Dave? My wife would like to use your toilet..."

wolf · 11-05-2008, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetwater

I never stuffed a teddy bear. I resisted! Never, not ever, no!

Mine is a black and white cow.

Ditto. My Build-a-Bear is a Hello Kitty.

11-05-2008, 01:12 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	November 5, 2008: Stuffing Teddy 100 years ago, 1908 in NYC, this demure young lady is working diligently, stuffing a Teddy Bear. But look at her hands... they look 50 years older than she does. Life was tough, much more so than today. Remember that next time you bitch about how tough your life is. Appreciate how tough it was when we walked up hill to school, both ways. Now get the hell off my lawn. link __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-05-2008, 07:28 AM	#6
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	the fingernail of her left index finger looks weird; maybe a vitamin deficiency? the Pre-Manicure days: Not Pretty. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-05-2008, 07:39 AM	#7
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	I've seen lots of guys stuffing teddys. It's not a pretty sight. Especially if the teddy is crotchless. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

11-05-2008, 08:29 AM	#9
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	She and the bear have the same mouth, and neither has eyes. ::cue Twilight Zone music:: __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

11-05-2008, 12:07 PM	#13
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	I never stuffed a teddy bear. I resisted! Never, not ever, no! Mine is a black and white cow. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

11-05-2008, 01:15 AM	#2
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	And gas was just a penny a gallon, right Grandpa?

11-05-2008, 02:29 AM	#3
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	That's my teddy she's working on!! Hey wait a minute.. Is there where teddies came from?

11-05-2008, 05:29 AM	#4
stevecrm Just moved in Join Date: May 2008 Location: worksop, England Posts: 42	she was actually a bloke called Dave, that explains the big hands

11-05-2008, 05:45 AM	#5
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Don't kids pay to stuff teddy bears now? Who was the genius who thought of that?

11-05-2008, 08:19 AM	#8
birdclaw putting the "g" in flight Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 145	She may be cute but keep your distance. She's got the dreaded MAN HANDS!!

11-05-2008, 10:31 AM	#11
Scriveyn amnesic-confabulatory opsimath Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Between my ears Posts: 739	The inventor of the teddy bear, Margarete Steiff, lived and worked in a village not far from my hometown and was confined to a wheelchar all her life due to polio. See alo this biography.

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