Not a teddy bear

[Jonathan Lighter]

I always thought that photo showed the capture of Mickey Mouse.

JL

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:

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> At 9/13/2010 12:44 PM, Alison Murie wrote:
> >What was the style of bear in Teddy Roosevelt's time that first
> >acquired the name?
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> I wouldn't give my small child one that looked like the original:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TheodoreRooseveltTeddyBear.jpg
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> Joel
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