# The White Bear Stands

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-bear-stands/314857>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 30, 2005, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-bear-stands/314857 "2005-07-30T05:55:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![TheObserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce7236/32.png) [@TheObserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheObserver)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2005, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-bear-stands/314857/1 "2005-07-30T05:55:57Z")

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And he is not alone. Bears fight fiercely, and do not kneel.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2005, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-bear-stands/314857/2 "2005-07-30T06:01:39Z")

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So… are we debating whether the bear fights alone, or fights fiercely, or whether it does or does not kneel, or… ?

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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2005, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-bear-stands/314857/3 "2005-07-30T06:08:10Z")

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[http://www.manilagift.com/shop/bears/br34.htm](http://www.manilagift.com/shop/bears/br34.htm)

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> White bear stands for pure love!

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2005, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-bear-stands/314857/4 "2005-07-30T06:25:19Z")

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But what about brown or black bears? What are you, some kind of bear racist? 😃

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**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2005, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-bear-stands/314857/5 "2005-07-30T06:37:06Z")

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I think we all just need to \<wait for it\> bear with the OP…I’m sure he’ll eventually get to the point of the debate. I mean, doesn’t a bear (even a white bear) shit in the woods?

-XT

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2005, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-bear-stands/314857/6 "2005-07-30T06:41:44Z")

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> [@xtisme](#):
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> I think we all just need to \<wait for it\> bear with the OP…I’m sure he’ll eventually get to the point of the debate. I mean, doesn’t a bear (even a white bear) shit in the woods?
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> -XT

There are no woods in the Arctic ice, therefore the white bear does not shit in the woods. It goes on the floe.

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2005, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-bear-stands/314857/7 "2005-07-30T06:42:09Z")

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fnord

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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2005, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-white-bear-stands/314857/8 "2005-07-30T06:48:39Z")

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But the mighty Moderator turns the Great White Bear into a rug.

(If you want to start an actual debate about something, please feel free.)