# Pedobear heads to a bowl game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 3, 2012, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedobear-heads-to-a-bowl-game/608231 "2012-01-03T05:34:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedobear-heads-to-a-bowl-game/608231/1 "2012-01-03T05:34:03Z")
> **["Pedobear" Showed Up At The Houston-Penn State Game Today](https://deadspin.com/pedobear-showed-up-at-the-houston-penn-state-game-tod-5872516)** > > We got an email, telegram-style, this morning: "Pedobear spotted tailgating outside ticket city bowl in Dallas complete with joepa cleats." We figured it was just a gag tailgate outfit that would never make it into the TicketCity Bowl (at the Cotton... That takes some guts and is one of the funniest things I’ve seen. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedobear-heads-to-a-bowl-game/608231/2 "2012-01-03T06:10:47Z")
Delicious irony. I wonder how many fans at the game actually got the joke, though. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedobear-heads-to-a-bowl-game/608231/3 "2012-01-03T06:58:55Z")
That’s awesome! Let’s go to the quarry and throw stuff down there! ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedobear-heads-to-a-bowl-game/608231/4 "2012-01-03T13:37:52Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Delicious irony. I wonder how many fans at the game actually got the joke, though. If you go read the message board where this prank originated, it said that he probably could have made $1000 if he charged $5 for people to take a picture with him. This is hilarious. I love the Jumbotron shot. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedobear-heads-to-a-bowl-game/608231/5 "2012-01-03T16:48:39Z")
Sexual Harrassment Panda’s evil twin brother? ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedobear-heads-to-a-bowl-game/608231/6 "2012-01-03T18:15:18Z")
Pedobear for the uninitiated: > **[Pedobear](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedobear)** > > Pedobear is an Internet meme that became popular through the imageboard 4chan. As the name suggests ("pedo" being short for "pedophile"), it is portrayed as a pedophilic cartoon bear. It is a concept used to mock child sex offenders or people who have any sexual interest in children or "jailbait". The bear image has been likened to bait used to lure children or as a mascot for pedophiles. > The bear character originates from the popular textboard website 2channel in Japan, where it was introduce... I am in awe of the guy in the bear suit. “Keep quiet and don’t tell anyone!” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedobear-heads-to-a-bowl-game/608231/7 "2012-01-03T18:27:55Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > Pedobear for the uninitiated: > [Pedobear - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedobear) > > I am in awe of the guy in the bear suit. “Keep quiet and don’t tell anyone!” The Wikipedia article has even been updated to mention Pedobear’s appearance at the game. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedobear-heads-to-a-bowl-game/608231/8 "2012-01-04T15:16:26Z")
Brilliant. My faith in humanity is rekindled. ---
**Author:** ![AndyLee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedobear-heads-to-a-bowl-game/608231/9 "2012-01-04T19:02:58Z")
Don’t forget his female counterpart the pedohoney