From: bretwiersbe@mindspring.com
I think Tripper has him last I checked. I think he was still in pretty
good shape ... almost MWMT! Hey Tripper, are you still around? Do you
have Beak? Is Beak alive?
~ Bret ~
Deb in Northern California wrote:
>LOL
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>BEAK, WE MISS YOU!!!!
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>Poopies and all.
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>Debbie
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>"Geo" wrote in message
>news:g8CdnQsDD84p7xjcRVn-2w@comcast.com...
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>>Yes WHO in the HELL ripped off BEAK!
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>>WE WANT BEAK BACK!
>>WE WANT BEAK BACK!
>>WE WANT BEAK BACK!
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>>GOMAN
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>>"Deb in Northern California" wrote in message
>>news:2ul9geF2d4np7U1@uni-berlin.de...
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>>>Thanks Bret,
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>>>Great story. Sometimes I miss all the fun times we had on here. And
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>the
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>>>mention of Beak, kind of brought a tear to my eye. Too bad you don't
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>know
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>>>what happened to him, he was such a good guest at my home.
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>>>Debbie
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>>>"Bret Wiersbe" wrote in message
>>>news:QBXgd.13434$KJ6.335@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
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>>>>As I reflect on past Halloweens, I will never forget the terror of the
>>>>Bear-Witch. Some remember all too well; others choose to forget.
>>>>Although the curse has long since been broken, I still have nightmares
>>>>of the search for the Bear Witch. I took a walk the other day along
>>>>familiar paths; paths that lead to old haunts; old haunts that used to
>>>>be rich with Beanies. Interesting how things have changed in the past
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>>>>or 5 years. One particular store was now selling frozen custard
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>>>>of over-priced Erin Bears. One store was completely gone, replaced by
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>a
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>>>>luggage store; how practical! I can buy a suitcase to store all my
>>>>extra Peace Bears! Stores that used to be lined with people waiting
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>to
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>>>>buy Gobbles the Turkey or Stretch the Ostrich, now just empty voids.
>>>>Some stores were still in business, but seemed to have a new curse
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>>>>the curse of over-stocked Ty products! I stopped in one store to see
>>>>what was new. It had been awhile since I bought anything with a Ty
>>>>trademark. I didn't recognize a single item! I couldn't even tell
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>you
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>>>>the names. Some of the bears were okay. An orange ghost, a vampire
>>>>bear ... no Bear Witch in site, thankfully! I couldn't help but think
>>>>of my old friend Beak the Kiwi Bird. I don't know what ever became of
>>>>him. After his world-wide tour, he found love and happiness and I
>>>>haven't heard from him since. I'm sure he's busy pooping up someone
>>>>else's home by now ... but I digress. As I began my long journey
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>>>>I passed one other famous haunt ... but this one was not replaced by a
>>>>clothing store or ice cream parlor. This one was completely gone! I
>>>>walked up to the boarded storefront. A stench filled the air. It was
>>>>the smell of fire. The store had burned recently and the windows had
>>>>been covered by plywood. A notice had been posted on the door: "No
>>>>Trespassing by order of the Chicago Fire Department". Laws are meant
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>>>>be broken, so I pried a few boards loose and stepped inside. The
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>smell
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>>>>was overpowering! I felt light-headed. I walked to the back room
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>>>>must have been used for storage at one time ..... the smell got worse.
>>>>All of a sudden, a women stepped out of the darkness! She was the
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>most
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>>>>beautiful woman I had ever seen! I was hypnotized by her beauty. She
>>>>gazed in my eyes, and I felt numb. She approached me, but as she did,
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>I
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>>>>could tell she wasn't ..... human. A mirror hung on the back wall and
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>I
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>>>>could see my own reflection, but not hers! She walked closer, but I
>>>>could tell her feet were not even touching the ground! I tried to
>>>>scream, but I was frozen in fear. Suddenly, her face grew ashen white
>>>>and seemed to fall away in dust ... revealing only a skull! With a
>>>>horrible shriek, she howled "Go away and don't ever return!". That's
>>>>all I remember, and then I fainted. When I regained consciousness, I
>>>>was outside again surrounded by a few firemen and paramedics. I heard
>>>>one of them say I had been exposed to toxic PVC fumes and was lucky to
>>>>be alive. I guess I'm lucky they didn't have me arrested for
>>>>trespassing. "That building is condemned", one fireman said. I
>>>>replied, "Well you better tell the woman that's in there to get out
>>>>too." They just stared at me for a minute and said, "That building
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>has
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>>>>been vacant for over a month. The woman who owned the store died in
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>the
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>>>>fire. We're taking you to the hospital just as a precaution." Maybe
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>it
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>>>>was a hallucination. Maybe the fumes caused my mind to play tricks.
>>>>But as they helped me into the ambulance, I looked back at the
>>>>building. To my horror, I saw an all too familiar encryption on the
>>>>boarded up windows:
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>>>> ^ ^
>>>> ( . . )
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>>>> / \
>>>> / \
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>>>>Beware the Bear-Witch!
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>>>>Happy Halloween!
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