What was once the lovable icon of forest fire prevention, Smokey has found himself inserted into any type of joke imaginable. I've provided a few examples below. I had to leave out several examples that were
.....a little less lamer.....
maybe....
Don't worry, it gets better....
Well I guess "better" is a matter of opinion....
But don't give up on me yet.....
...And now for my personal favorite...
I can only hope that Smokey the Bear is still able to get his message across, and he still stands for the protection of nature in people's minds. Smokey the Bear is still a big inspiration for me, and I try and take his advice to the best of my ability:
I grew up with Smokey the Bear as our family travelled through British Columbia. All these - so called funny posters are a joke and I find them very distasteful. Smokey was an icon and as a firefighter I feel hurt that we have come to make jokes of what was once a wonderful piece of God's work - now destroyed.............
ReplyDeleteI wish they would stop destroying our forests. Soon there won't be any left. Isn't there some kind of law that limits how much forestry can be used for development? The animals are being driven away from their natural habitats, and are entering human territory causing problems. Sometimes, if they are not killed, they are caught and relocated. They will just end up coming back again, if they have no home to go to. This is not only dangerous for the people and their pets, but to the wild animals themselves. If we lose any more of their natural habitat, they will go extinct. I would hate to see that happen. Forests are such beautiful places to visit. The sights, sounds and smells are so invigorating, but peaceful too. The best way to learn about animals and how they live, is to see them in their own natural habitat running free and wild, not in cramped smelly zoo cages. I remember Smokey the Bear too, and I always think of him when I'm camping, especially when I'm building and extinguishing the camp fire. That spot gets watered and stirred several times until it's absolutely saturated, and I don't leave until I put my bare hand over the ground and don't feel any warmth. I wondered though, why there were signs at the camp site saying not to use the wood pieces on the ground as kindling. All those lose twigs/branches/bark etc. would act as fuel for a forest fire wouldn't it? I would've thought they would encourage us to clean up the forest floor, to prevent the spread of a potential forest fire. The camp site would be tidier, and safer, no debris to trip over and fall.
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