Tuesday, July 07, 2009

bear marketing

As the bear trainer went through his act, it occurred to me that if I told the same jokes three times a day and didn't get laughs, I would change my jokes. Not so at Clark's Trading Post in Lincoln, New Hampshire. Early in the routine, one of the bears opens a mailbox. The trainer, one of the Clarks, wonders if the mailbox will contain another AOL disc or Publisher's Clearing House entry. AOL disc? Really?





Other than the patter, the bear show was enjoyable. The black bears raised a flag, dunked a basketball, rode on a swing and more. One of the bears rode a Segway around the ring as a promotion for the Segway rides available at the other end of the property. My family and I headed that way so I could finally get a chance to ride one myself. It was fun and I would have liked to stay on it longer than my allotted three minutes.



Before departing the 42nd state on my to do list, we paused for a swim at Weirs Beach on beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee.

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5 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey Frank... nice skirt on the Segway

7/08/2009  
Blogger Frank Murphy said...

Hey Lame-o,

Good eye, it does look like a skirt. Why not use your name?

Frank

7/08/2009  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sorry... it's Marc and Kim!

7/09/2009  
Blogger Meaghan said...

I like that skirt though. If they made it in my size I would totally wear it.

(psst...I think Lame-O is jealous that you can pull off the look.)

7/16/2009  
Anonymous ANGELA said...

I got a little confused when you referenced "Lake Winnipesaukee", I know that name as an old classic amusement park outside of Chattanooga. HAHA

7/27/2009  

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