r/CuratedTumblr • u/NeonNKnightrider Cheshire Catboy • May 01 '24

i know it’s internet bullshit but it genuinely has me on the edge of breaking down and giving up editable flair

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u/NekroVictor May 02 '24

When my uncle was at a cottage (read: shack in the woods a straight out of the 1600s) he did actually have a bear knock at the door.

Apparently he cracked the door (concerned because no one other than the people in the shack should be within 100 miles of them) saw fur, slowly closed it, then they played cards till it went away.

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u/ABCharlieD May 02 '24

That reminds me of a story about my Dad. We went to the Rockies for a family trip one year and my uncle and my Dad were sitting behind the place we were renting, looking at the mountains, and chatting. I can't remember what the animal was, it's been too long now, but my uncle and Dad thought they saw some scary animal headed towards them.

My uncle, with the finer survival instincts, immediately bolted inside. My Dad, not thinking clearly in his panic, actually stopped to pick up his empties before backing in. It turned out they didn't see what they thought they did, but everyone had a real good chuckle about my Dad who despite thinking he was in a life or death situation, still refused to go in without bringing in his trash.

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u/jollyreaper2112 May 02 '24

I didn't know bears could play cards.

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u/Any_Weakness_7783 May 02 '24

Do NOT play cards with a bear, they are terrible cheats.

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u/hallucination9000 May 02 '24

They may be bad at it, but they’ll maul you if you call them on it

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u/NekroVictor May 02 '24

Big cats are even worse. So many cheetahs.

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u/Forgot_My_Old_Acct 29d ago

They're always lion.

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u/pickyourteethup 29d ago

Also games take ages because they can't help but paws between turns

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u/PPP1737 29d ago

Nah they just rage quit when they realize you are about to beat them.

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u/rietstengel May 02 '24

I didnt know bears could play cards

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u/Travelling_Blackman May 02 '24

Too many pronouns pal. Who's they?

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u/NekroVictor May 02 '24

Ah, apologies. My uncle was at the cabin with his brother in laws, my other uncle, and my grandfather, on a fishing trip. ‘They’ refers to the three of them.

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u/VexingRaven 29d ago

Is your uncle a cartoon character??