Wildlife author killed, eaten by bears he loved

Anchorage Daily News ^ | October 8, 2003 | CRAIG MEDRED

[Calamari]

A California author and filmmaker who became famous for trekking to Alaska's remote Katmai coast to commune with brown bears has fallen victim to the teeth and claws of the wild animals he loved.

...The fearless former drug addict from Malibu, Calif. -- who routinely eased up close to bears to chant "I love you'' in a high-pitched, sing-song voice --

[netmilsmom]

>>He was kind of a goofy guy,'' Dixon said. "<<

This says it all.

[Agnes Heep]

Those bears will have diarrhea for weeks.

[dts32041]

A s Roger Daltry says (excuse paraphrase) have you ever been eaten by a bear.

Look at the History channel's commericals, for the real quote.

[avg_freeper]

The fearless former drug addict from Malibu, Calif.

bear#1 to bear#2:

Dude! This one packs an awesome buzz!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

"He was kind of a goofy guy,'' Dixon said.

I sprayed my monitor.

[new cruelty]

care bear bump... rotflol

[TopQuark]

former drug addict from Malibu, Calif. This means he does not take them after death.

[Revolting cat!]

who routinely eased up close to bears to chant "I love you'' in a high-pitched, sing-song voice

There is justice in the universe, after all! Now if we could send there Barry Manilow, Brbra, Robert Goulet, the guy who sings Feelings, and the guy who wrote Send In the Clowns, and what's her name who sings Wind Beneath My Wings. We'll spare Paul Anka and Terry Jacks!

[Kenton]

His homepage

[LouD]

Those bears will have diarrhea for weeks.

From the article: "I told him to be much more cautious ... because every time a bear kills somebody, there is a big increase in bearanoia and bears get killed,'' Miller said. "I thought that would be a way of getting to him, and his response was 'I would be honored to end up in bear scat.' ''

A fitting memorial: spread across the area, loose, liquidy, and proud.

[ridesthemiles]

Un-freaking-believable. FOLKS: WE HAVE A DARWIN WINNER.

By the end of the year, this may be the #1 Darwin winner.

I for onw am glad he is out of the gene pool.

[.38sw]

Good grief. Reminds me of my ornithology professor when I was in college - the guy was a stoner, and had the most bizarre notions. One day in class, he was talking about a story about a man having been killed and eaten by a tiger. His comment? "Oh, wow, man, what a natural way to die!"

I'm glad my parents didn't know what their tuition dollars were paying for at the time...

[Perseverando]

"He kept insisting that he wanted to show that bears in thick brush aren't dangerous. The last two people killed (by bears) in Glacier National Park went off the trail into the brush. They said their goal was to find a grizzly bear so they could 'do a Timothy.' We have a trail of dead people and dead bears because of this trend that says, 'Let's show it's not dangerous.' ''

Some days, you get to "do a Timothy" (to the bears), and some days the bears get to do Timothy (and friend).

What was he thinking?

[Junior]

What a grizzly way to go. What should have been a kodiak moment turned nasty when they discovered they were polar opposities...

[new cruelty]

I am reading the article in full now...

..."I told him to be much more cautious ... because every time a bear kills somebody, there is a big increase in bearanoia and bears get killed,'' Miller said. "I thought that would be a way of getting to him, and his response was 'I would be honored to end up in bear scat.' ''...

this reads like something from that website FReepers were asked not to post anything from... the one that sounds like 'the Funion'.

[freekitty]

Sounds like he was still smoking something.

Makes you wonder about the human ego.

[txhurl]

Yep, he's now a 'sign'.

[w_over_w]

I love you . . . too!

[Big Guy and Rusty 99]

I love it when natural selection is both helpful and ironic.

[Old Professer]

Bearanoia

Love it!

I nominate this construct for the next Dictionary for Dummies.