I read this and found it really funny...

[caz21]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5240832.stm

Do you find it funny or a tragic waste ?

[dot.hawkes]

it is hilarious, the guard was probably letting barney play catch with the bears, it's very well written though, that reporter knows how to add gravity to a story that is really just a load of ole fluff.

[PinkFlower]

HAHAHAHAHA that made me laugh1!! y wud it be a tragic waste, find the humor in it it wasnt anything particually important just an expensive teddy... i found that highly amusing...what did u thin caz21??

[PinkFlower]

oops sorry justr read the title you found it funny!!! my bad..

[4getmenot]

yer I found it funny. I'm sure even in that state some mug will pay thousands for it.

[steviep165]

i like the "frenzied attack" bit. quality.

[whiffey]

Sorry, I laughed !

Money - Money - what is it for ? Surely not �40,000 for a teddy bear, that's plain wrong.

[caz21]

Just meant coz it belonged to Elvis it was worth a hell of a lot for a teddy!
The "tragic" reference comes from the way the story was written... they had devastating injuries!

Made me laugh!

[PinkFizz]

LMAO!! God thats funny!! How on earth can a bear be worth that much!

[puddycat]

Side splitting. Loved the quote: "Heads pulled off, arms, legs here and there, it was a total carnage really "

[jiggy-gb]

That's hilarious! I hope they don't take it out on poor Barney!

[steviep165]

elvis is gonna be pi$$ed when he comes looking for his bear.

[blue eyes ;)]

"arms and legs everywhere" he he that made me laugh out loud!!!! x

[Pippa68]

Maybe the Elvis bear had a faint aroma of cheeseburger?

yes I laughed..oh, the irony!

[caz21]

Steiff bears are always a fortune, especially the rare ones as it was made in 1909, but i reckon they've added �25k coz of it being Elvis'!

[ugly_bob]

hardly news is it?
FS, it's a teddy bear

[Supernick]

This was in the Metro I picked up earlier. The bear had also been bought by Sir Benjamin Slade, and only lent to the Wooky hole museum. I love the quote that the general manager gave

"I have apologised to Sir Benjamin but he just yelled at me. He couldn't believe this happened".

[Lore]

Aww when I read this earlier on I fell about laughing.. I just pictured this dog ragging the bear around thinking to himself..... not so special now are you? grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... lets see how good you look if I do this!! . ( rips of an arm) and this... ( tears off the head) hehehhee.

My fav quote is ..."I was just stroking Mabel and saying what a nice little bear she was." Is this guy for real? talk about rubbing the dogs nose in it!

�40,000 tho, lol... that poor doggy's gonna be on white labelled dog food for years!!

[PinkFizz]

what about the end quote ?

The spokseman said "Barney's future was uncertain" lol

[caz21]

OMG!! I'm laughing even more reading this!! Lore that was hilarious!

Poor barney!

Supernick, is that the free paper on buses and train stations? thought they only did those in west yorkshire?

[Pippa68]

it was the 'some received more devastating injuries' part of the quote which tickled me!