Why doesn’t Smokey the Bear have any kids?

naisho said:
no, it's not a deaf thing. I think I called him Smokey the Bear too. I will get to to the bottom of this and figure out the extra need for the pronoun.

Damn koko and semantics :dizzy:
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Not a deaf thing. People have had for the longest time called Smokey Bear as "Smokey the bear" but that's not his name. Just little fact there.

There's a book I have at home called "Smokey Bear 20252: A Biography" (Smokey Bear 20252 : a biography (Book, 1994) [WorldCat.org]) that talks about the history of Smokey Bear. The number 20252 is Smokey Bear's own zip code since he was so popular with kids back then that they often mailed letters to "Smokey Bear" without any address on the envelop. So the Post Office decided to assign a personal zip code for Smokey Bear.

The book talks about the much used (and maligned) "Smokey the bear" and how some songs were sung with the words "Smokey the bear" that got people confused with the proper and official name.

The campaign to remind the public of the correct version of the name is almost as old as the Smokey Bear campaign itself.
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Smokey Bear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nice compendium of summary of Smokey Bear history.
 
Banjo said:
Smokey Bear is often referred to as Smokey the Bear.

Even the official website refer to him as Smokey the Bear.

Smokey the Bear - Google Search
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The official site is NOT named "Smokey the Bear" but use the correct name "Smokey Bear."
SmokeyBear.com - Get Your Smokey On - Only You Can Prevent Wildfires

Secondly, to prove a point the district office is named the Smokey Bear District near the site (Capitan Mtn) where Smokey Bear was found in 1950. The district office isn't named "Smokey the Bear District."

Lincoln National Forest - USDA Forest Service
 
Smokey Bear, Smokey the Bear... who cares?

How is it any different than Ivan the Terrible, or Salty the Sealion...

He's a bear, is he not?

"the" describes what kind of figure he is. And he is a bear afterall... in jeans and a hat.

You don't call someone Santa the Claus because Claus isn't a descriptive.
 
souggy said:
Smokey Bear, Smokey the Bear... who cares?

How is it any different than Ivan the Terrible, or Salty the Sealion...

He's a bear, is he not?

"the" describes what kind of figure he is. And he is a bear afterall... in jeans and a hat.

You don't call someone Santa the Claus because Claus isn't a descriptive.
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He's (or was) a bear. Descriptive or not, the name is still Smokey Bear is all I'm saying.
 
Jiro said:
lol. who cares?
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Only you... have the fire in the pants
 
ooo someone is mad that someone is defiling his teddy bear's name
 
Hmm, I'm not sure why there is a debate on this. It's just a joke.

It should be pointed out that neither references are inaccurate. Smokey Bear is the name of the bear, but he is often referred to as Smokey the Bear... because he is... well... a bear.

They even made a TV show based on the bear. It was called The Smokey the Bear Show.

Not sure what the big deal is. It's just a name.
 
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