Posted on 10/25/2004 8:16:43 AM PDT by Grig
CHURCHILL, MAN. -- Polar bear and seal costumes are definite Halloween no-nos in this northern Manitoba town. Costume selection takes on unique significance in the Churchill area, as Halloween coincides with the bears' migration to the ice.
Seal costumes are especially worrisome, as seals are the polar bears' natural source of food on the ice. Officials fear the costumes could attract the unwanted attention of hungry bears.
"I've never seen a kid dressed up as a seal -- but the message would be don't dress up as a polar bear or a seal," said conservation official Richard Romaniuk.
Nonetheless, the threat of creatures stumbling upon kids means Manitoba Conservation is gearing up for its Halloween Polar Alert.
The patrol includes a crew armed with immobilizing darts that circles the area in a helicopter.
Since I don't wish to be banned, remind me not to tell that joke I heard where the punchline is "I blew a seal".
Which reminds me..
How do you catch a polar bear?
You cut a hole in the ice and place peas around the circle. Then when the bear comes up to take a pea, you kick him in the ice hole.
Since I don't wish to be banned, remind me not to tell that joke I heard where the punchline is "I blew a seal".
Fix the damned car and leave my personal life out of it!
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I always thought we should produce Baby Seal Pinatas and send then to our Alaskan schools for the kids.
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Talk about shell-shocked....
GROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNN!!
This is important news. I was nearly going to dress as a seal.
Instead, I think I will go as as a small wounded deer holding a salmon in my mouth dressed as a trash can.
I will also leave blood trail so I can find my way back home.
So trick or treaters are safe around the bears so long as they don't look like a seal? What about the candy they are carrying?
You are one mean west Texan!
No, that's just some ice cream.
Title makes it sound like they are going to have a group bowel movement.
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