In a world full of celebrities, he was a very special shining star whose "'little-boy-lost' look melted everyone's heart." Early on in his too-short life he had been the subject of a bitter custody battle, and in recent months had fallen victim to serious depression, and was recently diagnosed as suffering "an attention-seeking psychological disorder." Despite these setbacks, he "was suffering no obvious health problems up until the day he suddenly died" of an unexpected heart attack, perhaps due to an interaction of "inherited disease and stress."
If there's any comfort to be found in this unspeakably tragic story of a young life cut cruelly short, it's that his memory will undoubtedly live on. I say "undoubtedly," because it's now been announced that he's going to be stuffed and mounted for public display.
Let the pilgrimages begin.
Hold me.
Posted by EBD at March 23, 2011 8:24 AM"inherited disease and stress"
Wasn't that:
Inherited disease and stress brought on by climate change....
Posted by: Jamie MacMaster at March 23, 2011 8:51 AMYes. Which just makes it even more tragic.
Posted by: EBD at March 23, 2011 9:02 AMHm, they keep showing Knut as a cute little cub,as if he'd never grown up to be an ordinary looking 700 pound polar bear.
Strange,but the MSM do the same thing with Omar Khadr.
We can only hope that Knut, product of incest, will find a happy home in Bear Heaven,and will say hi to Walt and Fletcher when he arrives.
I like the idea of stuffing and mounting Knut. Imagine if we'd done that with Trudeau,the money he would bring in would pay off the national debt!
Posted by: dmorris at March 23, 2011 9:14 AMHeh...if the MSM can postmortem turn Micheal Jackson from a pedophile (allegedly...found not guilty) into a heroically tragic figure they can certainly enshrine this cubby to new heights. If it sells papers, gets ratings or takes money out of the pockets of the sheeples, it's fair game.
Posted by: The Grey Lady at March 23, 2011 9:15 AMYour insensitivity to the plight of helpless, little polar bears is duly noted. Heartless denier! There will be a knock on the door one night. Or maybe you'll get hit by one of the ones falling from the sky. Just saying.
Posted by: Thomas_L...... at March 23, 2011 9:30 AMIt's Bush's fault.
Posted by: TJ at March 23, 2011 9:47 AMWhat...He didn't fall out of the sky onto the roof of a BMW?
Posted by: syncrodox at March 23, 2011 10:03 AMOMG Climate Change is real, it killed a Polar Bear.......
Run to the hills!
Posted by: DanBC at March 23, 2011 10:04 AMThe Muslim community in Germany wishes Knute 72 baby seals when he gets to heaven.
Posted by: Abe Froman at March 23, 2011 10:15 AMYou see,
nature knows whereof it does. The bear mother rejected the little guy, it new by instinct that it would not work out.
It made those that took care of the little bear feel warm and fuzzy, it sure made millions around the world that way, perhaps that is human nature.
Nature’s ways are unquestionable, in eyes of humans merciless. It does what it does.
For everything there is a reason, there was a reason why the mother abandoned the offspring.
The siren call of the unbalanced left: "never let a crisis go to waste" Poor Knut will now become the silent spokesvictim for every perceived wrong inflicted on the planet by:
a) man
b) the right c) Bush (either one)
c) white men
d) old white men
e) rich old white men
f)Jews
g) people who look, sound like, might be, or just should be, either Jews or Old White Men or both
h) Rush Limbaugh/Glen Beck (either one - see (g))
i) Sarah Palin/Ann Coulter (either one - see (g) - the left is gender neutral, don't you know)
j) Electricity users
k) car drivers
l) bicycle owners who ride Chinese bicycles
m) bicycle owners who own more than one or who race bicycles, eat meat, or crave refined WHITE sugar.
n)
Why the fuss over a stone-cold mass killer? Isn't everyone, well carp anyway, better off in a world without Knut?
http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,545790,00.html
Posted by: Kathryn at March 23, 2011 10:28 AMPerhaps Knut has gone off to Television Heaven to be with Bambi,Scamp,Old Yeller et al.
I'm sure father Walt Disney will be up there to guide him and help with the transition as well.
As an aside I believe Roy Rodgers had his faithful equine sidekick Trigger stuffed and mounted in his living room after poor Trigger's demise.
Maybe even Dale too!!
Hey Duffer-
It is believed that Dale was interred but Buttermilk was stuffed as well. Nellybelle got a new coat of paint and is resting comfortably in the garage.
Knute would make a great rug.
Taxidermy is an art, we don't "stuff" anything
Posted by: the bear at March 23, 2011 11:26 AMIt seems so primitive and cold to stuff and mount a dead mature polar bear that will be of little interest to anyone.
Couldn't Knut be cloned by the dozen and copies sent to franchised zoos around the world as attendance boosters?
The fact they will all expire shortly after the cuteness goes away would seem to be a feature rather than a flaw.
Posted by: Sgt Lejaune at March 23, 2011 11:28 AMPerhaps the cub was rejected by his mother because he wasn't viable and she could tell. Nature finds a way.
Posted by: Mike B at March 23, 2011 11:57 AMMike B & Lev - That was my observation as well. I've seen it happen with cats.
Posted by: Skeptic at March 23, 2011 12:29 PMEskimos call "bulls**t".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMWv4r6vWrw
In other news, Liz Taylor went to hell last night.
Posted by: Louise at March 23, 2011 2:06 PMIn other news, Liz Taylor went to hell last night.
Posted by: Louise at March 23, 2011 2:06 PM
Hee, hee, heeeee....
Talk about durable. Michelin scientists should get tissue samples...
Posted by: Jamie MacMaster at March 23, 2011 2:22 PMDon't worry Kate I will be glad to hold you :)
Posted by: David at March 23, 2011 4:19 PMI wonder if FTM trannies get training in not being upset over cute animals dying.
Posted by: safety forced at March 23, 2011 4:52 PMJamie MacMaster at 2:22 PM: "Talk about durable. Michelin scientists should get tissue samples..."
No kidding. The articles I read were all gushing, of course.
Like Liz Taylor, a real diva.
Posted by: Black Mamba at March 23, 2011 6:43 PMI thought you were talking about Charlie Sheehan.
Posted by: Enkidu at March 23, 2011 6:56 PMDavid @4:19- it's EBD needs snuggling, but I'm sure he'll get right back to you...
Posted by: Black Mamba at March 23, 2011 7:20 PMKnutwurst.
Posted by: Bernie at March 23, 2011 8:18 PMLimbaugh wanted to know if they were going to stuff the bear with baby seals.
Bwaha!
Posted by: The Phantom at March 24, 2011 12:39 AM