Not a teddy bear

Mon Sep 13 17:02:30 UTC 2010

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?

I wouldn't give my small child one that looked like the original:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TheodoreRooseveltTeddyBear.jpg

Joel

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