All the better to hear you with, my dear ...

[J. S. Bach]

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[Tom Dempsey]

Second Class Machinists Mate in 1890, his ears could have been twice the size and he'd still be respected and valued.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

A perfect reply, Tom.
IMO.
Murph

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Speaking of having good hearing, here's a shot taken two days ago in North Carolina. The man posing with the deceased 700 lb. bear he shot had heard it keeping pace with him, approx. 70yds away, traveling parallel to him. Hearing the shuffle, he readied his rifle just in time. The report said state officials had estimated there are 70,000 bear in that state. Where do they all fit in??!!!!!!!!!!

(P.S. Ready for a chuckle, Wayne? I am assuming my trusty baseball bat and wasp spray would have done me not the slightest bit of good had I been the one the bear was keeping pace with, huh.) He's a big-un.

And here's one killed with a bow-n-arrow in PA

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Where do they all fit in??!!!!!!!!!!

Under the gooseberry bushes......

I am assuming my trusty baseball bat and wasp spray would have done me not the slightest bit of good .....

Bear would have taken that bat away from you and sprayed you down, and then taken you apart.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

...Bear would have taken that bat away from you and sprayed you down, and then taken you apart.

Would having peed my pants in abject fear have helped as a deterrent?

[robert.]

I think your bat would be used by the bear as a toothpick. Right after he chewed you to pieces.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

...Bear would have taken that bat away from you and sprayed you down, and then taken you apart.

Would having peed my pants in abject fear have helped as a deterrent?

Nope. That would only encourage the ensuing mayhem and dismemberment.

[webenda]

(P.S. Ready for a chuckle, Wayne? I am assuming my trusty baseball bat and wasp spray would have done me not the slightest bit of good had I been the one the bear was keeping pace with, huh.) He's a big-un.

Sure, they would have worked. While the bear was rolling in the forest laughing its tail off you could have made your getaway.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Good point. I'll depend on that. Or maybe I'll just stay in the SUV and watch the nice scenery rooolllll-on-by, huh.

[Tom Dempsey]

My advice would be to stand your ground, flip the finger at the bear and tell it to got F itself. Won't stop the carnage, but might make your last moments on earth feel better due to you have made a momentous last act of defiance.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

I don't think bears speak FU.

[healey36]

...Bear would have taken that bat away from you and sprayed you down, and then taken you apart.

Would having peed my pants in abject fear have helped as a deterrent?

Good strategy...it's a rarely known fact that human urine, in the case of some bears, is an excellent repellent.

No, wait a minute...that has something to do with leaving the toilet seat up. My bad...

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I don't think bears speak FU.

They don't - that act is entirely for your benefit............

[Tom Dempsey]

Exactly, it's just to make you feel good about yourself as the bear prepares you for it's repast.