A Bear with a Hankering for Meatballs

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Ultimately, a sad story as the poor bear was ejected from his meatball hunting grounds From here.

By all accounts, the 400-pound black bear, now synonymous with Glendale, is very, very smart. Smarter, authorities say, than the average bear.

After he discovered Costco meatballs in a resident's refrigerator about a month ago, authorities say, the bear has returned to the same house in the 3800 block of Cedarbend Drive three times seeking the same dinner. He even monitored trash schedules in multiple neighborhoods, nailing down the days when he could nab free food.

But on Tuesday, the meatball-lovingbear'sgood fortune ran out. He was felled by multiple tranquilizer darts in a drama that unfolded on morning television, then was carted deep into the Angeles National Forest with what California Department of Fish and Game officials described as a "heck of a hangover."

"I feel sorry for it. It's just down here trying to survive," said Tod Sciacqua, 44, of Montrose.

Just trying to survive? Hah! That bear was trying to live the good life. Costco meatballs, regular trash day meals, free internet....

 

[mynameisben]

Gee, I hope VM chimes in soon. I hate to think he's made another boo boo.

 

[TxRad]

Are you sure VM went to Holland to smell the tulips?

Sounds like a cover story to me.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

Gee, I hope VM chimes in soon. I hate to think he's made another boo boo.

VM isn't a black bear. He's more of a Klondike or Kodiak, or Grizzly.

 

[R. Richard]

Has it occurred to anyone that the traquilizer darts may have been what the beat was really after? "It's a high like no other! They shoot the darts and this bear goes up to cloud 9!"

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Dammit, Richards, why did you have to go and spill the beans? Poor ol' Meatball took the fall for that one but lemme tell you, trank darts are the bee's knees. Damn, if I knew they were slinging those things . . .

Oh well, HM would have a fit if I had to hike back through the night to make the plane tomorrow. Maybe some other time . . .

 

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Dammit, Richards, why did you have to go and spill the beans? Poor ol' Meatball took the fall for that one but lemme tell you, trank darts are the bee's knees. Damn, if I knew they were slinging those things . . .

Oh well, HM would have a fit if I had to hike back through the night to make the plane tomorrow. Maybe some other time . . .

Here's a snack for the flight, Bear:

http://content.costco.com/Images/Content/Product/88744b.jpg

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Oooo . . . Kirkland's! Yummy!