[Charles Henrickson]

Fourteen-year-old female polar bear, named 'Pelusa' stands in her cage in the Mendoza Zoo, 1100 kilometers northwest of Buenos Aires, July 18, 2003. Normally white, Pelusa turned violet after veterinarians administered a medicine to treat her for a skin condition. Her veterinarians said her coat should turn normal again within a month.

[Loyalist]

I've never seen a purple cow,
I never hope to see one.
But I can tell you anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one.

[mikrofon]

They overdid the Nexium, apparently...

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

Willy Wonka told her not to chew that gum....

[Slyfox]

That is a fine looking polar bear.
If I were a single man I might want to ask that polar bear out for a date.

[Paul Atreides]

The new addition to the San Francisco Zoo.

[da_toolman]

Pictured: Brutus the Chicago Bears Mascot after eating the Minnesota Vikings Mascot.

[Chummy]

They told me to be careful with that fountain pen, but did I listen?

[pulaskibush]

What's next?

[csvset]

[Jonah Hex]

"You lookin' at me? YOU lookin' at ME?"

[glock rocks]

honk!

[Diver Dave]

Warning - When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple
By Jenny Joseph

When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple
with a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
and satin candles, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I am tired
and gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
and run my stick along the public railings
and make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
and pick the flowers in other people's gardens
and learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
and eat three pounds of sausages at a go
or only bread and pickles for a week
and hoard pens and pencils and beer nuts and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
and pay our rent and not swear in the street
and set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

[Darksheare]

One of the evil Grateful Dead Bears captured after viscious mauling.
"What a long strange trip it's been." said aging hippy as bear chewed on his leg.

[Jonathon Spectre]

Ping for a purple baby!

[El Conservador]

Pelusa: The Argentinean response to Barney.

[wazoo1031]

By the way, thanks for the tip! I'm so embarassed right now that I am turning even more purple than the polar bear!

[wazoo1031]

Umm, not to mention my spelling...

[ksen]

Caption the Polar Bear? Ok....

"D@mn!"