# Roses are Red, Polar Bears are Green

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red-polar-bears-are-green/230891>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 24, 2004, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red-polar-bears-are-green/230891 "2004-02-24T14:37:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red-polar-bears-are-green/230891/1 "2004-02-24T14:37:40Z")

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[http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040224/ap\_on\_fe\_st/singapore\_green\_bears](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040224/ap_on_fe_st/singapore_green_bears)

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red-polar-bears-are-green/230891/2 "2004-02-24T14:53:09Z")

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It’s a damn shame that Dr, Seuss ain’t alive to see that.

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**Author:** ![yoyo3500](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/5daacb/32.png) [@yoyo3500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyo3500)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red-polar-bears-are-green/230891/3 "2004-02-24T15:17:30Z")

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Next thing you know they’re gonna’ pierce their ears and ride motorcycles…

Polar bears these days! :dubious:

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roses-are-red-polar-bears-are-green/230891/4 "2004-02-24T15:19:16Z")

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Barry Lopez goes into great detail about the amazing qualities of the polar bear’s coat in his wonderful work on all things polar in [Arctic Dreams](http://www.longitudebooks.com/find/p/29/mcms.html), a truly worthwhile read for those interested in the environmental sciences.