#bear joke

She will keep bearing it.

What do you call a bear with no teeth?

The four friends sit down to eat some brownies.

Dean: These are delicious!

Joey: Manny’s mother-in-law made them.

Dean: (to Manny) Tell her thank you when you see her.

Manny: I’ll do that.

After the brownies are gone, which didn’t take long, Dean has some questions about The Lodge.

Dean: (wiping crumbs off the sofa) So how do I get a red hat?

Manny: That’s not for awhile. You have to be a Red Panda to get one of those. Right now you’re just a Brown Bear.

Dean: What are the levels, and what do you have to do to advance?

Ken: For the first year, you’re a Brown Bear, then after that, you can petition to become a Black Bear.

Dean: Is there another secret ceremony for that?

Ken: No, Black Bear is easy. All you have to do is memorize the bear names of the brothers in your lodge. You recite them at any meeting or event where it’s Bear Lodge members only.

Joey: And since we have a smaller lodge, it’s a piece of cake, and then you can switch out your brown shirt for a black one.

Manny: Once you’re a Black Bear, you can hold an office.

Ken: Have you bought a brown shirt yet?

Dean: Yeah, I picked up one at the store a couple of days ago.

Dean works at Behr Druggist and Goods with Manny, so it was easy for him to buy the shirt he needs for future lodge meetings.

Manny: Some of those guys at the bigger lodges have it hard, having to memorize a huge list of names. So anyway, after you’ve been in for seven years and you’ve held an office for a full term, you can become a Red Panda. That’s the one where you get the red hat. That one has a ceremony.

Dean: Interesting. What happens at the Red Panda ceremony?

Joey: It’s another secret ceremony, so we don’t know since we haven’t reached that level yet.

Dean: And what about the guys with the light blue hats and light blue shirts?

Manny: Those are Polar Bears. They’ve been members for 30 consecutive years and contributed a lot to The Lodge.

Dean: Wow! And is that another secret ceremony?

Manny: No, the ceremony is actually just a dinner where everybody stands up and talks about the good things the Polar Bear has done over the years.

Joey: Polar Bear ceremonies are the best. Lots of good food.

Ken: So, Dean, now that you’re a member, it’s time for you to hear one of my bear jokes.

Dean is actually one of the few people who enjoys hearing Ken’s jokes.

Dean: I should have known you’d have a joke for every occasion, even bear jokes.

Ken: I’ve got a million of ‘em.

Joey: (teasing) Actually, you have about five bear jokes that you cycle through over and over again.

Ken: (smiling) Okay, okay, I’ve got five of ‘em. So, Dean, what did the bear eat after the dentist fixed his teeth?

Dean: I don’t know. What?

Ken: The dentist!

Next: Afterparty: Playing Games

Chapter Guide: Secret Initiation Ceremony

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist is Back and Ask the Bear…

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Youtube! Please Check out My Story on Youtube! Back from vacation!  We had a great time!  I love not cooking, not cleaning, and not doing the laundry!  Not having to do those things puts a capital “V” in vacation!

What does a polar bear say?

-”lost glasses”

I usually forget to draw his glasses …

How can a bear catch fish without a fishing pole?

What do you call a bear with a bad attitude?