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[–]Lord_Purple_ 124 points125 points ago

There are several questions raised here.

[–]dwoi 60 points61 points ago

With most related to the title.

[–]CrackedPepper86 16 points17 points ago

. .. . .. . ..

C'mon, people. What's so hard to understand about this?

[–]hobieflyer 21 points22 points ago

[–]Highfive_Machine 14 points15 points ago

And all can be answered the same way: Russia.

Also high five.

[–]Gramma42ton 0 points1 point ago

My best answer to them is this - in Eastern Europe, as late as the 90's and early 2000's, it was popular for gypsies to domesticate bears and teach them to dance to makeshift string instruments resembling the Byzantine lyra instrument. They would put up street performances to get some money.

Then suddenly, Eastern Europe makes the push to westernize and you get all sorts of organizations like animal protection agencies. They take away the gypsies' bears because they were kept in inhumane conditions. They are essentially trained with violence.

Now you have what is for all intents and purposes circus-level trained bears in a zoo. So to attract visitors, you put up shows with a string instrument. The bears get all excited, and the visitors are happy to see a bunch of dancing animals instead of the usual bears which just sleep or muck about on the ground.

See, there is nothing wrong with the bears performing. They aren't threatened any more. You can make a case that it's psychological terror because they EXPECT violence, so it's the same as a threat.

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[–]luminescent 16 points17 points ago

Thanks for taking care of the explanation this time, I've seen this pop up in various places in the past with tons of false information that I had to try and debunk for the honor of the homeland (also from Sitka).

[–]ariiiiigold 6 points7 points ago

For the honour of my homeland, every morning and evening - I salute a portrait of Her Majesty The Queen. It hangs above my mantelpiece in a mahogany frame with rustic gold trimming.

[–]jamesf797 4 points5 points ago

I bet you're the kind of person who has many leather bound books

[–]filolif 2 points3 points ago

I used to live there too and my dad still does. Amazing how many Sitkans there are on Reddit.

[–]le_shave 2 points3 points ago

salutes

For the honor of the homeland.

[–]ludflu 2 points3 points ago

Nice to see a real picture of Sitka after reading "Yiddish Policeman's Union"

[–]taho_teg 5 points6 points ago

I've met Armen, nice guy. He's the limo driver in True Lies BTW.

[–]BUT_OP_WILL_DELIVER 1 point2 points ago

Oh yeah, that guy.

[–]RXrenesis8 2 points3 points ago

Control-F Sitka

Man, there are quite a few of you here. I wish I had known that when I lived up there.

You guys should really use /r/sitka some more.

[–]filolif 2 points3 points ago

That place is soooo dead. I've been subscribed to it for a year and that was also around the time of the last post. I don't live there anymore so I can't exactly contribute much though.

[–]fuckshitwank 2 points3 points ago

You missed out the most important bit: did the bears appear to enjoy it?

[–]ToorimaAnchuu 2 points3 points ago

as a fellow ex-sitkan, i can confirm this man/woman speaks truth

[–]shredofmalarchi 1 point2 points ago

It is also the fourth image that comes up when you search "fortress of the bear." I can also see Sitka Sound in the background. Sitka is one of the most beautiful places i have ever been. I drank from the river. I'll be back.

[–]Joaf 1 point2 points ago

I've been to this!

[–]EjaculateEvacuator 1 point2 points ago

[–]dunscage 1 point2 points ago

Anyone else suddenly have this tune stuck in their head? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Riytk96ARlM&t=0m25s

[–]lolimanoob 1 point2 points ago

Thanks for the explanation.

Believe it or not, he used to be my cello teacher. I always see random pictures of him on the internet, and I always see comments saying "because Russia" or w/e, yet hardly are ever from there...

He does travel the world and play in random, obscure places, but yeah. Armen is a great cellist! :)

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[–]i_love_history 3 points4 points ago

This particular picture's context is from the Sitka Summer Jazz Festival about two years ago, where famous Cellist Armen Ksajikian played for them for entertainment purposes.

end of 2010 FIFA World Cup is held on this day two years ago.

[–]OneCello 2 points3 points ago

I know him, and I was hoping someone had a better story behind this because it doesn't really belong in wtf. It's pretty awesome.

[–]Necrohavoc 263 points264 points ago

"Is that Bearthoven?" "No, it's Schubeart."

[–]therealjoekony 47 points48 points ago

Claude Debearsy?

[–]bamp 58 points59 points ago

I prefer the Bearoque era myself.

[–]albequirky 40 points41 points ago

I'm a big fan of Mauler.

[–]ch00d 4 points5 points ago

Robeart Schumann?

[–]science_lover 318 points319 points ago

YOU KNOW,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, FOR SCIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)

[–]Space-Dementia 59 points60 points ago

Upvote this guy, he's a troll (check his account) and looking for downvotes. Upvotes means he'll delete his post, and destroy some of that precious negative karma that he craves.

[–]Tyktak 61 points62 points ago

But what happens if he was planning this all along to get upvotes? :O

[–]BullwinkleB 92 points93 points ago

The perfect crime.

[–]jimmery 18 points19 points ago

especially if Space-Dementia is in on it - telling everyone science_lover is after down votes, when its positive karma he really craves...

[–]Space-Dementia 10 points11 points ago

Damn, you got me.

Edit: Actually there's another guy, emotionless_teen or something like that, he does the same thing.

Edit: I remember a while ago someone saying there is a forum for people who try to get the most negative karma on Reddit, that's why I hate seeing these posts, and why seeing this guy now at 130 upvotes makes me chortle

[–]HooBeeII 4 points5 points ago

its called /r/gameoftrolls i stumbled on it today

[–]Bumseksftw3 1 point2 points ago

Stop liking us.

[–]RUPTURED_ASSHOLE 2 points3 points ago

[–]filmfiend999 7 points8 points ago

Master Class troll

[–]sinisterlefty 1 point2 points ago

Too crafty for novelties, they aren't that smart.

[–]Jumin 7 points8 points ago

. . . You don't upvote troll accounts, you keep them neutral at 0.

[–]smashedfinger 2 points3 points ago

brilliant

[–]MrEctomy 2 points3 points ago

You're just playing into his plan to get attention. Every reply talking about him results in another violent orgasm for him.

[–]burnso 2 points3 points ago

You're so dumb.

1 rule with trolls: ignore them!

Anything else means they get the attention they crave so badly. Who gives a shit if it's negative or positive?

[–]karl-marks 1 point2 points ago

keep him at zero, his account will have no meaning and make no difference for good or ill.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

what if you find trolling kind of funny

[–]SCHROEDINGERS_UTERUS 1 point2 points ago

No, don't. Now I have to see his shitty post. If we downvote, other people won't see it.

[–]wadewadewadewade 1 point2 points ago

You're doing a good thing. Please keep working on killing that stupid joke.

[–]SirBufordBlowhard 25 points26 points ago

You should have gone with Bearlioz, dude

[–]phlogistic 11 points12 points ago

Or Bearg, or Beario, or Bearlakirev, or Bearwald, or Bearnstein, or Bearcewicz, or any of a bunch of other composers with names that result in slightly less contorted wordplay (I still like Bearlioz though).

[–]ucdortbes 2 points3 points ago

If I point out that you failed to think of Anton Webearn, would you excuse me of having to mention Beario in public as the second name you listed?

[–]phlogistic 1 point2 points ago

I didn't think of Webearn, but you'll note that Beario is the second name I listed.

[–]ucdortbes 1 point2 points ago

Beario is the second name you listed. But mark my words; one day I will overcome this tyranny.

[–]phlogistic 1 point2 points ago

That would actually be a pretty hilarious if this was all some sort of elaborate setup and you'd planned it all along.

[–]Solipsize 7 points8 points ago

Definitely Robeart Schumann.

[–]Draiko 2 points3 points ago

No no no, it's more modern... Bear McCreary.

[–]jmb1406 65 points66 points ago

"He's gotta come down from there sometime. Be patient."

[–]telegrams 61 points62 points ago

just bear with me

[–]ewilliam 44 points45 points ago

No. Not every comment section needs to turn into a pun repository.

[–]Tee900 6 points7 points ago

You are resisting a tsunami of stupidity. Noble, yet in vain.

[–]greenyellowbird 21 points22 points ago

Puns are sometimes a bit unbearable.

[–]ChelseaFC 19 points20 points ago

They can really polarize the community.

[–]Office_Account -2 points-1 points ago

This guy above me. This. Fuckin. Guy

[–]Subrotow 27 points28 points ago

I do believe this is Fortress of the Bear in Sitka, AK.

[–]cragbabe 13 points14 points ago

agreed, its definitely sitka. i lived there.

[–]Subrotow 7 points8 points ago

Beautiful city. I came on a cruise and was blessed with a gorgeous warm sunny day.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

Holland America June 2 - June 9?

[–]Subrotow 2 points3 points ago

On the MS Westerdam?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

That's the one :) What a beautiful trip that was

[–]farmthis 3 points4 points ago

Sun? You have no idea how lucky you are. Juneauite here-- I haven't seen the sun in 2 months.

[–]Subrotow 2 points3 points ago

I went to Juneau too! It was a gorgeous day! T shirt shorts and sandals weather.

[–]EuphoricPanda 3 points4 points ago

Small world! Me too!

[–]filolif 2 points3 points ago

Another ex-Sitkan checking in.

[–]Helcionelloida 1 point2 points ago

[–]shredofmalarchi 1 point2 points ago

Backround looks like Sitka sound to me!

[–]sleepfighter7 29 points30 points ago

I think the lack of bear pluralization actually made the title funnier

[–]CupBeEmpty 15 points16 points ago

I like to think that the plural of bear is bear just like sheep.

One bear. Two bear. A whole buch of bear.

[–]ewilliam 10 points11 points ago

DA BEAR!

[–]nonnymouse 19 points20 points ago

WTF is with that "ellipsis"? o_O

[–]DJUrsus 8 points9 points ago

Seriously. It almost looks like Morse. "Trapped in a meme factory. Send help!"

[–]Omnamah 40 points41 points ago

I take your bears, and raise you some cows

[–]jceez 41 points42 points ago

I see your cows and raise you beluga whales & a mariachi band

[–]wappleby 15 points16 points ago

Did anyone else notice the Beluga shit itself out of pure enjoyment?

[–]Turious 2 points3 points ago

I had to go back to look. You're right.

[–]canadian_stig 1 point2 points ago

I can't believe I watched the whole thing just to see that.

[–]freeq84 9 points10 points ago

I see your beluga whales, and raise you a turkey vulture chick

[–]xolotl92 3 points4 points ago

My people do love them some sea creatures.

[–]xenoph2 15 points16 points ago

[–]Sevren 10 points11 points ago

He probably thought the train horn was just the opening to his favorite jazz song.

[–]Bladewing10 14 points15 points ago

"Oh, when the saints..." THUNK

[–]Jouzu 4 points5 points ago

WTF, The related link of another cow that has been hit

WTF... How? Why isn't it dead? ... also: reminds me of this , but a cow version of it.

[–]hddtmrutc 1 point2 points ago

Jouzu's link is to a video of a cow who was hit in the head by a train. The resulting impact removed the cow's head leaving the brain and spine intact. The cow did not die immediately. If you would enjoy seeing what a living, bleeding, headless cow looks like, click the link.

[–]MantorokBeatsAll 1 point2 points ago

This comment on the first link you posted is absolute gold:

"fuck uou! the train driver was trying to kill the poor animal, he could have used the brakes or gone in another direction you dumb fuck! im not stupid unlinke your mama. My IQ is 349 and im only 15 years old. im already a scientist lecture speaker at a university. your the dumass! you fucking morons"

[–]LLv2 1 point2 points ago

That comment was almost as horrifying as that video. I mean really - 'uou'?

[–]HELLOPLTAYPUS 2 points3 points ago

"YOU SHALL NOT PASS"

[–]Juris_LV 2 points3 points ago

who else stopped watching just before the hit?

[–]Dr_Godzilla 2 points3 points ago

You can't start with bears and raise with cows. That's crazy talk. Still an amusing video though.

[–]kstonge11 2 points3 points ago

I will call with a manatee and Flux Pavillion

[–]BossDulciJo 3 points4 points ago

"What he doesn’t understand is, if Carpet Man don’t dance, Carpet Man don’t eat." -Bob Fossil. Looks like the Zoonieverse has really gone down hill.

[–]HittingSmoke 4 points5 points ago

Contrary to the misleading title and subject matter, I have it on good authority that bears don't dig on dancing.

[–]G9A2HvK9 11 points12 points ago

Now the question is: How do we turn this into an album cover?

[–]divinesleeper 16 points17 points ago

We...put it on an album?

[–]ishmaeldaro 1 point2 points ago

Ooh, smart. You're our leader now.

[–]Pythagoras_the_Great 4 points5 points ago

Who doesn't like cello? Best string if I do say so myself.

[–]liam_jm 4 points5 points ago

[–]samozhir 2 points3 points ago

How many times do I have to tell you bears, stop your food from playing!

[–]NoOne0507 2 points3 points ago

As long as they aren't forced to dance. Bears don't dig on dancing.

[–]MrLindblade 2 points3 points ago

Bears don't dig on dancin'.

[–]Jeffster_Morgan 1 point2 points ago

They just don't dig it

[–]_oxymoron_ 1 point2 points ago

Bears are surprisingly disinterested in dancing.

[–]imafunghi 6 points7 points ago

Bears love indie rock music. Their favorite bands include Grizzly Bear, Bear in Heaven, Minus the Bear, and Panda Bear.

[–]aBearLovesEDM 13 points14 points ago

FALSE - we prefer drum and bass.

[–]bracko81 6 points7 points ago

You forgot iwrestledabearonce

[–]baseballisfun 9 points10 points ago

That band fucking sucks, though.

[–]DanOkami 5 points6 points ago

Well, bears were never known for their exceptional music taste.

[–]bracko81 3 points4 points ago

Agreed

[–]imafunghi 2 points3 points ago

haha and the 100 other bands with bear in it? Once its pointed out to you you'll think "wtf why do so many bands have the name bear in it?" The answer is inevitably that bears are awesome.

[–]Unconscionablebelief 1 point2 points ago

Waiting for them to come down or?

[–]Pedro_the_Bear 1 point2 points ago

I can confirm that we bears love us some solo cello play.

[–]WeaponX86 1 point2 points ago

It's obviously Mick Foley

[–]heytherehandsome 1 point2 points ago

Bear 1: "Hey that sounds nice."

Bear 2: "Yeah, when he's done you want to eat them?"

Bear 1: "Totally."

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

I suppose this sort of thing is just accepted in /r/wtf without questioning these days.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

OP speaks the truth.

Source: I'm a bear.

[–]bctTamu 1 point2 points ago

Spent way too long thinking about if the correct plural word is "bear" or "bears"

[–]sil0 1 point2 points ago

Country Bear Jamboree.

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[–]skillfull 1 point2 points ago

Repost

[–]Tyaedalis 1 point2 points ago

I think your ellipses had a seizure or something.

[–]Diels_Alder 1 point2 points ago

Lunch is making a funny noise.

[–]chefman777 1 point2 points ago

Actually I remember hearing from somewhere that a certain note triggers a bears mating process. So they make bear-love. Either that or I need to stop eating foreign candies before bed.

[–]naardvark 0 points1 point ago

I find this image lovely. I feel like crying.

[–]drschlock 0 points1 point ago

meanwhile in Russia...

[–]bloodomen911 0 points1 point ago

Look at those Soviets. Ah, the governmental collapse has done wonders for their society.

[–]high_and_dry 0 points1 point ago

It's hard to tell if they're enjoying the music or just hungry.

[–]telegrams 0 points1 point ago

judging by their posture, I'd say that they do

[–]sirbruce 0 points1 point ago

"Play Freebird!"

[–]moveslikemusic 0 points1 point ago

Sitka, and yes, a recent Russian history in this town. They also have farmed animals outside of this pen... wild bears have broken in to feed on the farm animals!

[–]6SUPERMAN9 0 points1 point ago

bears *

[–]TipsTheJust 0 points1 point ago

Edgar Meyer?

[–]FeculentUtopia 0 points1 point ago

It looks like the end of the world has come and gone, there. When you're a musician at the end of the world, there's nothing left to do but play cello for the bears.

[–]Ragequitington 0 points1 point ago

Am I the only one that imagined Mr. Kringle being played?

[–]GaraktheTailor 0 points1 point ago

Am I the only one who immediately thought of the NCR Prison in FO:New Vegas?

[–]Sl1ngdad 0 points1 point ago

Russia

[–]justinm715 0 points1 point ago

I am finding this thread (with the cows, beluga whales, turkey vulture) to be extremely amusing.

[–]spanglish14 0 points1 point ago

Look at those bears 'getting down to da funky beat y'all', or however it's said...

[–]mrgravybaby 0 points1 point ago

TURN UP THE BWAUGHAUGHRAHAR!!!!!

[–]layla_24 0 points1 point ago

He's got quite an audience.

[–]aviciirox 0 points1 point ago

FREEBIRD!

[–]M1sterOneTwo 0 points1 point ago

I will now refer to more than one bears as bear. Sounds so fly.

[–]Ballacaust3000 0 points1 point ago

Jack the Bear and Barlow the Bear were the best bears in the bear fighting ring. But they were too good at their jobs. They were far too savage. The only way to soothe them was to play them classical music, otherwise their trainers couldn't feed them small animals. One day Barlow, remembering how horrible his job was, and longing for his days in the forest, flew into an extra bear-sized rage and smashed the boombox. His trainers were at a loss. How were they supposed to feed them now? Then one of them remembered he used to be a cello prodigy when he was 8. But did he still have the chops? He dusted off his old cello, that he called Swagzilla, and played a sweet yet somber tune. The bears were entranced. Now they could be fed. But Barlow was too into the music, and he lost his edge. He died two weeks later. Jack got too fat from eating too many small animals, and he had a heart attack. He was forced to retire. As for their trainers, who cares.

[–]YES_THIS_IS_BEAR 0 points1 point ago

I FUCKING LOVE CELLOS.

[–]Takuya813 0 points1 point ago

Here we stand

[–]majorstruggles 0 points1 point ago

I love when bears stand on two legs like people

[–]IonBeam2 0 points1 point ago

They take cello lessons very seriously up north.

Mess up? Bears.

[–]Da_Brown_Bear 0 points1 point ago

Love me some cello.

[–]ImNabooThatsWho 0 points1 point ago

This reminds me of the episode of The Mighty Boosh where Vince and Howard were transporting the bear to the Zoo for animal offenders and they established that he likes Gary Numan more than Jazz Funk. Oh the fond memories I of watching that showing and laughing for hours with friends.

[–]Willyq25 0 points1 point ago

Sir Bearington likes his classical music...

[–]xdef23 0 points1 point ago

they're waiting for the platform to collapse so they can eat him

[–]k4510x 0 points1 point ago

Don't play with bears, they will seriously kill you.

[–]BloopBleepBlorp 0 points1 point ago

In Russia, human entertain bear!

[–]scumbaggrandparent 0 points1 point ago

next up: 50 cent kickin it with pinguins

[–]OMGGGEEEE 0 points1 point ago

♫ There's always room for C-E-L-L-O!! ♫

[–]divinesleeper 0 points1 point ago

A bear there was, a bear, A BEAR!

All black and brown, and covered with hair!

[–]Rikkushin 0 points1 point ago

They seem to be enjoying it

[–]kabob23 0 points1 point ago

Bear charmer?

[–]SupaFlyChunkFunk 0 points1 point ago

Get ready son. That chair is giving way.

[–]EffYourCouch 0 points1 point ago

There is only one country this could be. Somalia

[–]blair9123 0 points1 point ago

alot of effort put into that title OP...kudos.

[–]ch00d 0 points1 point ago

This is not WTF, but it certainly made me chuckle.

[–]tonythelovemonster 0 points1 point ago

Wat.

[–]3wrinkles 0 points1 point ago

Showed this picture to my best friend and she for real said, "music tames the savage beast, baby" smh

[–]gun_toting_pothead 0 points1 point ago

Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife I mean the bare necessities Old Mother Nature's recipes That brings the bare necessities of life - Jungle Book Quote haha

[–]StripRip 0 points1 point ago

More like, "Man, can't wait until one of them falls. They haven't served me lunch yet.

[–]konkordia 0 points1 point ago

I bet they can't bear it.

[–]dracthrus 0 points1 point ago

I like that the one bear is trying to copy the pose of the musician.

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[–]chamberlainb 0 points1 point ago

shouldn't it be bears? it isn't like deer or fish where the word doesn't change when it is pluralized, right?

[–]Kellianne 0 points1 point ago

"You distract them with your awesome viola and I'll get the gun. (insert evil laughter here)"

[–]ReturnOfTheBurn 0 points1 point ago

If there were more bears there, they would mosh.

[–]tits_hemingway 0 points1 point ago

"Play Freebird!"

[–]ARGHJP 0 points1 point ago

I want to eat them but how the fuck do we get to them? Billy stand up, see if you can find something we can climb.

[–]Freddie_AppsHero 0 points1 point ago

Pictures like this make me wish that animals said their own name, like Pokemon. I imagine it being really low pitched and drawn out.

Beeeeeaaaaaaarrrrr.

[–]antipromaybe 0 points1 point ago

Talk about a captive audience

[–]jawbyedew 0 points1 point ago

'Darned. If we only had some lighters. And opposable digits.'

[–]ubergeekking 0 points1 point ago

I imagine this is a zoo in Russia.

[–]RAGING_GENITALIA 0 points1 point ago

2 раза КУ

[–]suburban_illuminato 0 points1 point ago

i showed this to a friend i work with and her comment was "This looks like Guantanamo Bay... with Bears"

[–]ITHOUGHTYOUMENTWEAST 0 points1 point ago

There are several things going on here that I don't understand...

[–]Kelsomatic 0 points1 point ago

When did an ellipsis stop being enough?

[–]EdgHG 0 points1 point ago

That guy playing the cello looks delicious.

[–]ludflu 0 points1 point ago

In fairness, the bears seem pretty interested.

[–]Punkgoblin 0 points1 point ago

DV for bad grammar in the title.

[–]RadioHep 0 points1 point ago

In Soviet Russia... Bear Gets Dinner And Show!

[–]chodechugging 0 points1 point ago

BOW TO ME FAITHFUUULLLYYYYYYY BOW TO ME SPLENDIDLYYYYYYYYYYY!

[–]mmcakes 0 points1 point ago

I don't get it. What's imageshack?

[–]ntongh2o 0 points1 point ago

The bears are actually thinking, "How do we get up there and maul those annoying people?"