# What does Papa Bear read? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 2, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-papa-bear-read/747690 "2016-03-02T00:12:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-papa-bear-read/747690/1 "2016-03-02T00:12:38Z")
Earlier today, I was looking at a “Three Bears” book that was published in the early 1950s. On the first page, Papa Bear is sitting in an easy chair by the fire, reading Kon-Tiki 🆒 I thought that was a nice little slice of life at that time. And yes, I know that book is still very much in print. ---
**Author:** ![Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-papa-bear-read/747690/2 "2016-03-02T02:31:17Z")
Actually, he’s gotten quite involved with BIGFOOT research. He’s reading articles like [url=][doubtfulnews.com - contact with domain owner | Epik.com](http://doubtfulnews.com/2013/02/ketchum-bigfoot-dna-paper-released-problems-with-questionable-publication/). Seriously, I have every Berenstain Bears book published during the Ducklings formative years. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-papa-bear-read/747690/3 "2016-03-02T18:56:51Z")
What would Papa Bear read nowadays? “The Da Vinci Code”? (maybe 10 years ago) Harry Potter? “Go Set a Watchman”? 😕 😛