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hifiguy

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106. I grew up with the Hamm's Bear commercials.

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #12)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 08:23 PM

Jul 2015

Loved 'em.

The beer isn't so great but the commercials were hard to beat.

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Bear downs 36 beers, passes out at campground [View all] marmar Jul 2015 OP

That's an ursine amount of beer to down at one sitting pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #1

He really hops to it. Kurovski Jul 2015 #4

I can barley take any more of these puns. marmar Jul 2015 #6

I can bearly take any more either. brush Jul 2015 #27

Campers are already reacting to the news with clawstrophobia pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #36

Good stuff! brush Jul 2015 #68

And believe me, they are not just casual feelings; they are in tents pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #49

That reminds me of a joke brush Jul 2015 #99

I think 90% of the wordplay I get credit for is recycled pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #100

This message was self-deleted by its author Kurovski Jul 2015 #5

It's a Schlitz load underpants Jul 2015 #80

Bud, you had better be weiser Aerows Jul 2015 #87

I don't work in the Pabst tense underpants Jul 2015 #89

That's thinking a head pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #95

I'd bet that bear was pretty Surly when hifiguy Jul 2015 #105

I think I see why they don't let Surly Bear do commercials... pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #113

Surly you jest underpants Jul 2015 #133

For that you get props.. pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #135

....... trusty elf Jul 2015 #142

Oh the hangover burn underpants Jul 2015 #134

This message was self-deleted by its author Kurovski Jul 2015 #2

Some where there is an Advertising yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #3

"The paws that refreshes" pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #7

.... lol 840high Jul 2015 #8

He'll claw his way to the top, and fur what? Kurovski Jul 2015 #10

It takes ambeertion to become tap bear... pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #120

maybe more like this... yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #11

Or... pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #12

Earl Hammond was my neighbor growing up.... pipoman Jul 2015 #55

Cool! pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #60

I remember this commercial! showing my age.. 2banon Jul 2015 #85

My favorite commercials as a child were the Hamms bear. xmas74 Jul 2015 #104

I grew up with the Hamm's Bear commercials. hifiguy Jul 2015 #106

"Don't make a boo-boo. Next time, put Rainier in YOUR pic-a-nic basket!" pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #16

There was an animated bear in '50s commercials for Hamm's beer. area51 Jul 2015 #31

As you pointed out its been done.. yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #34

Take it from this Minnesota boy hifiguy Jul 2015 #107

There's a "camping with Bill Brasky and a bear" joke in there somewhere.... Electric Monk Jul 2015 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Kurovski Jul 2015 #13

Three jokes posted at the same time. Jeez. Kurovski Jul 2015 #14

Great minds drink alike pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #15

Just call me Ginny the Pooh. Kurovski Jul 2015 #75

We call you 'Quicks Draw' because of your slow posting finger pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #124

does a bear pee in the woods ? olddots Jul 2015 #17

After 36 beers? Like a racehorse! pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #116

"I don't know about you, but I find the world a better place" pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #18

And now the same bear keeps coming back Botany Jul 2015 #19

lol lovemydog Jul 2015 #20

that's so funny! C Moon Jul 2015 #22

..... trusty elf Jul 2015 #23

duzy! lovemydog Jul 2015 #35

That is DEFINITELY a DUzy. hifiguy Jul 2015 #108

.... pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #112

And travel money? nt msanthrope Jul 2015 #127

LOL! pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #128

No, my friend, this thread proves you are the sharpest knife in the DU drawer, bear none. nt msanthrope Jul 2015 #129

Aw, thanks pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #130

Blackbeary trusty elf Jul 2015 #136

Another DUzy! pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #137

..... trusty elf Jul 2015 #138

Seen that pic used for this.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #24

Now that's funny! nt brush Jul 2015 #29

This one's got a better expression... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #30

LMAO Aerows Jul 2015 #88

And where can a bear find a plate of greasy has browns? C Moon Jul 2015 #21

Same place where you find the greasy has-beans? pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #117

RRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Monk06 Jul 2015 #25

I remember that!! KT2000 Jul 2015 #28

+1 n/t lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #66

A fond memory of my childhood! Did you grow up in WA as well? Coventina Jul 2015 #97

Nope raised in Victoria BC Monk06 Jul 2015 #110

I know a Canadian Vietnam vet who lives on the island pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #126

I met a Canadian VN vet in 1980. He was a tug boat skipper so I assumed he was navy. Monk06 Jul 2015 #144

LOL, exactly my first thought freeplessinseattle Jul 2015 #143

Probably a good thing Spirochete Jul 2015 #26

It was the bear's foament of tooth pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #32

punboy3niner trusty elf Jul 2015 #42

Yet I keep getting turned down for promotion to punboy4niner pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #43

When my dad was in Vietnam in 1965 aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2015 #33

We blew an ambush on a tiger in Vietnam in '69 pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #121

Well, not to be a party-pooper and Rainier on your parade, but ... betsuni Jul 2015 #37

The bear always gets some free beers off the story of his exploits that day pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #39

The bear just got his 10 year chip, and runs the Baker Lake "courage to change" meeting. Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #41

Apbearently he decided the bar denizens were Shaefer than the beary unhappy campers. nt pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #118

My bad. I misread the ad and thought the campground said they offered YOGA. pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #38

"put up a fight with a might so fearlessly" Warren DeMontague Jul 2015 #40

and here I thought bears prefered moonshine KG Jul 2015 #44

Has anybody seen my dad? Until we find my dad we can't rule-out that it wasn't a bear. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #45

First you need to explain why your dad also opens his beers with his claws and teeth pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #46

For my dad it would be an *Amber* alert. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #50

I'll certainly keep my eyes open for anyone acting sudspiciously pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #52

I would have never in my wildest dreams believed bears would drink anything but Hamms. B Calm Jul 2015 #47

Bears only have one universal product loyalty at a time pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #48

I don't blame him, I wouldn't drink the Busch either. liberal N proud Jul 2015 #51

I remember the Hamm's bears! CrispyQ Jul 2015 #84

My girlfriend was an alcoholic bear for Halloween pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #53

At least he didn't get the pick-a-nick basket. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #54

When I first read this, I felt sorry for the poor bear! steve2470 Jul 2015 #56

Must be the scent of Clydesdale pee in the Busch products dembotoz Jul 2015 #57

Interesting taste test. mmonk Jul 2015 #58

That bear is Smart Charles de Gaudless Jul 2015 #59

Smarter than the average bear, anyway pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #94

We had a bear break into our cabin CanonRay Jul 2015 #61

Let me guess...cabearnet? pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #62

I don't usually claw my way into beer COLGATE4 Jul 2015 #63

Wow, Busch beer. Just wow. Yavin4 Jul 2015 #64

Where I grew up we had a very effective bear eradication program pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #65

Lightweight. eom Chiyo-chichi Jul 2015 #67

No pizza? No chips? lpbk2713 Jul 2015 #69

A true party animal mike dub Jul 2015 #70

Well he wasn't planning on driving. Give him credit for that (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #71

Did they check his ID? GreatCaesarsGhost Jul 2015 #72

And the number one threat: Drunk Bears! Initech Jul 2015 #73

Thats #2 actually. The real #1 threat is still cstanleytech Jul 2015 #77

Do bears puke in the woods? LiberalEsto Jul 2015 #74

I dub pinboy3niner the honorary King of Bears. Kurovski Jul 2015 #76

...He's the Budwisenhiemer. Kurovski Jul 2015 #78

But in a good way! Kurovski Jul 2015 #79

You're Killian me! pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #98

Say "Bear Beer Belly" five times fast! kjones Jul 2015 #81

Party animal Facility Inspector Jul 2015 #82

I'll see your bear & raise you a squirrel. CrispyQ Jul 2015 #83

bear needs rehab Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #86

Sounds like Portland Hipster, did the bear also have Tattoos and dilby Jul 2015 #90

I Hef no idea pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #93

If he keeps this up, he'll become quite stout.. nt Princess Turandot Jul 2015 #91

There's help for that--but he should probably avoid Jenny Keg. nt pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #92

"Do 36 beers make my butt look vat?" nt pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #114

Stephen Colbert warned us about bears years ago BuelahWitch Jul 2015 #96

Discerning tastes? Cleita Jul 2015 #101

He was heard to exclaim, as he was led away, "I'll be Bock!" pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #102

I wonder if he likes Guinness. I'd be his lady bear then. eom Cleita Jul 2015 #103

Your marriage would be a Guinness Hurled Record! pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #122

Yes! Cleita Jul 2015 #123

People will read what the bride wore and they'll hrow up, too pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #139

Evidently, 20 pounds of dog food has the same effect... Contrary1 Jul 2015 #109

Passed out after 36 beers?? What a light-weight! Ghost in the Machine Jul 2015 #111

Smart bear. Busch beer is garbage. n/t roamer65 Jul 2015 #115

Confused bear. When the Iraq war began, he was protesting Busch. pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #119

Just goes to prove when it Rainiers, it purrs pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #125

marmar's secret ambition was to create a drunk bear thread that never dies pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #131

Got me! marmar Jul 2015 #141

36 beers? In the Lounge we call that "breakfast" pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #132

Boom. hifiguy Jul 2015 #145

This debauchery is offensive! And I swear when the wine runs out I shall abandon this thread! pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #140

Beer is way better than the piss this bear drinks. Glassunion Jul 2015 #146