Anyone standing near a creature having paws(with claws) large enough to completely COVER a 12" dinner plate when NOT stretched out and making possible rude comments DESERVES to be dinner.
For what it’s worth, in the Tampa Bay Times today, the bear and icebergs are white, sky and sea are differing shades of blue, pollster was pink, his suit brown, clipboard is a lighter brown. So, yep, that’s a polar bear. (Actually icebergs have a lot of blue in them – at least the ones I saw in person did.) Bears have five claws on each foot. Look up bear claws on Google images. Most of the pictures show four claws, but some show all five. Bear claw pastries are made with four slashes in the dough, so they have five “claws,” too. End of lesson.
Laughed out loud at this! Wiley really does bears up right.@Gokie5 – thanks for finally ending the suspense of how many claws a polar bear has.Now for the next fun fact: Why is a polar bear’s fur white?Go ahead, googlie it, We’ll wait.
This venue is a lot safer than blogging on other social networks, especially for the younger crowd. For that fact alone, these strips are worth their weight in gold. One of the kids I baby-sit (9 year old), used Xgen Studios for gaming, stick figures fighting each other on the internet. Looked over his shoulder one day to see that the language used to talk to each other during the fighting would make a drunken sailor blush. Had to lock out the site. Keep up the quality work.
Ooooh, maybe it wasn’t a pollster, maybe it was a lawyer!
Now that’s a good use for polar bears.
Smart of the bear to remove the glasses; that could cause a nasty surprise to his digestive tract. The zippers and buttons I presume will be treated like bones, though, and pass safely through.
Why have scientists started using lawyers instead of lab rats?
A) There are some things even a rat won’t do.B) The scientists were getting fond of the rats…
There is a theory that when it gets to warm for polar bears, they vanish into the closely related (close enough that they can produce fertile crossbreeds in the wild) grizzly/brown bear population, and re-emerge when the climate will once again create a suitable ecological niche.
“but globally the Medieval Warm Period was cooler than recent global temperatures” Granted, wikipedia is not an unflawed source, but it does give some good info. (Also, Greenland was named by exiled vikings in hopes of attracting more settlers) Historic weather data seems to be hotly debated as to what really happened – I wouldn’t necessarily ignore all the evidence of global warming because of it. At any rate, the world cannot continue at it’s present rate of consumption and expect that there will be enough resources to go around. It’s time to become more savvy and responsible. Or learn to like the taste of pollsters.
Orion-13 over 12 years ago
It IS in color….It’s the arctic.
And can we get more Polar Bears, please? We’re infested with pollsters…
Orion
Linguist over 12 years ago
When I want your opinion I’ll…..
Randy B Premium Member over 12 years ago
We’ll have to see if the color version confirms that it’s a polar bear. In any case, it appears to eat pollers (i.e. it’s a pollivore).
pouncingtiger over 12 years ago
The polar bear is also thinking, “Mmmm, tastes like penguin.”
palos over 12 years ago
Love the glasses and clip board laying on the floe. Anyone know how many claws are on a polar bear’s foot?
Downundergirl over 12 years ago
@palos. I could tell you, but then the polar bear would have eaten me.
The Nihilist over 12 years ago
Never smile at a crocodile – or Polar Bear for that matter…
Dtroutma over 12 years ago
It’s a pollster bear. How many claws? Just enough.
jreckard over 12 years ago
Is that the poll ice?
Varnes over 12 years ago
Wiley draws the best bears….
pcolli over 12 years ago
At least he’s not a bi-polar bear.
Varnes over 12 years ago
Polish jokes?
evertsen over 12 years ago
end polar bear attacks now!
Arianne over 12 years ago
Must have swallowed him whole… it’s not black and white and red all over.
pschearer Premium Member over 12 years ago
Two days now of 2008 reruns. Must be vacation time.
Gerald Henley over 12 years ago
It is in color. Remember white and black are colors.
Bill Chapman over 12 years ago
Anyone standing near a creature having paws(with claws) large enough to completely COVER a 12" dinner plate when NOT stretched out and making possible rude comments DESERVES to be dinner.
unnormal over 12 years ago
Wiley is a genius!
thirdguy over 12 years ago
If a polar bear eats a pollster, does he need to pay a poll tax?
wicky over 12 years ago
Urp!
Jeff0811 over 12 years ago
He looks just like my uncle, Al Bino
Gokie5 over 12 years ago
So, was that the North Poll? (Don’t think that one was taken.)
Gokie5 over 12 years ago
For what it’s worth, in the Tampa Bay Times today, the bear and icebergs are white, sky and sea are differing shades of blue, pollster was pink, his suit brown, clipboard is a lighter brown. So, yep, that’s a polar bear. (Actually icebergs have a lot of blue in them – at least the ones I saw in person did.) Bears have five claws on each foot. Look up bear claws on Google images. Most of the pictures show four claws, but some show all five. Bear claw pastries are made with four slashes in the dough, so they have five “claws,” too. End of lesson.
Vonne Anton over 12 years ago
Laughed out loud at this! Wiley really does bears up right.@Gokie5 – thanks for finally ending the suspense of how many claws a polar bear has.Now for the next fun fact: Why is a polar bear’s fur white?Go ahead, googlie it, We’ll wait.
sonnygreen over 12 years ago
This venue is a lot safer than blogging on other social networks, especially for the younger crowd. For that fact alone, these strips are worth their weight in gold. One of the kids I baby-sit (9 year old), used Xgen Studios for gaming, stick figures fighting each other on the internet. Looked over his shoulder one day to see that the language used to talk to each other during the fighting would make a drunken sailor blush. Had to lock out the site. Keep up the quality work.
ArtisticArtemis over 12 years ago
Ooooh, maybe it wasn’t a pollster, maybe it was a lawyer!
Now that’s a good use for polar bears.
Smart of the bear to remove the glasses; that could cause a nasty surprise to his digestive tract. The zippers and buttons I presume will be treated like bones, though, and pass safely through.
Why have scientists started using lawyers instead of lab rats?
A) There are some things even a rat won’t do.B) The scientists were getting fond of the rats…
TheAuldWan over 12 years ago
They can always blame Bush….
Rickapolis over 12 years ago
Why is the pollster getting no sympathy? Oh, right, he’s a pollster.
pcolli over 12 years ago
Polar bears are quite able to get hold of penguins. There are a lot of frozen ready meal outlets at the N. Pole.
Miserichord over 12 years ago
There is a theory that when it gets to warm for polar bears, they vanish into the closely related (close enough that they can produce fertile crossbreeds in the wild) grizzly/brown bear population, and re-emerge when the climate will once again create a suitable ecological niche.
Fan o’ Lio. over 12 years ago
What has a wider smile than a crocodile?
pcolli over 12 years ago
Elves are tastiest when allowed to hang for 21 days, then marinaded in mustard and honey.
BluePumpkin over 12 years ago
“but globally the Medieval Warm Period was cooler than recent global temperatures” Granted, wikipedia is not an unflawed source, but it does give some good info. (Also, Greenland was named by exiled vikings in hopes of attracting more settlers) Historic weather data seems to be hotly debated as to what really happened – I wouldn’t necessarily ignore all the evidence of global warming because of it. At any rate, the world cannot continue at it’s present rate of consumption and expect that there will be enough resources to go around. It’s time to become more savvy and responsible. Or learn to like the taste of pollsters.
Hunter7 over 12 years ago
excellent strip – the size differential is just right. Polar 1 Pollster 0
lindz.coop Premium Member over 12 years ago
:) Maybe the p-bears will save the day!
Joseph Krois over 12 years ago
Sadly the poor bear has to eat another 5 billion of us… Urrrp!