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Teddy is Jeremy

Why does a grown man have a teddy bear? Is a piece of fluff a valuable memory? It was an overcoat back then, a seamstress worked so hard, cut it up, shaped it, stuffed it, and turned it into a teddy bear. Yes, stuff that was fluff and yet we give a toy a name and talk to it, say good morning or "Hi, Jeremy, my old mucker, my old mate!" So why would you talk to a toy that has a head but not to one that has none? (5 Oct 2023)

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 10/12/2023 9:07:00 PM

A puzzler, indeed! Enjoyed! :) gw

Andrew John
Date: 10/13/2023 8:34:00 AM

Thank you so muchly for your comment, Gershon.

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 10/8/2023 3:37:00 PM

you pose an interesting question...why would a grown man have a teddy bear. Perhaps it's because of the memories encased in its fluff? The end was quite a surprise, but I liked the twist at the end. Enjoy your evening, Sara

Andrew John
Date: 10/9/2023 7:15:00 AM

Yes, a colleague's seamstress wife took my old fur (not real fur) coat and wrapped it around a teddy bear frame, and stuffed what was left inside it, so we do have that entire fur coat with a pair of eyes and a frame added. Odd how one wonders what to write about, and it turns out to be a teddy bear. Wow! Thanks, Sara.

Bill Baker

Date: 10/5/2023 4:49:00 PM

Nice twist at the end, Andrew. Good question. You're helping with my brain aerobics, my friend. Have a great weekend! Bill

Andrew John
Date: 10/6/2023 6:50:00 AM

Thanks, Bill. Glad your aerobics are benefiting! :)

James Moore

Date: 10/5/2023 7:38:00 AM

It touches on deep (atavistic) sympathetic magic doesn't it? Oddly enough even my little pug can recognize a stick figure drawn dog on TV - just the barest of elements needed to assign identity/meaning. Btw, I kept my old "Brown Bear" given to me at birth and eventually passed him (venerable and worn) along to my grown daughter, who now keeps him in a place of honor on a shelf.

Andrew John
Date: 10/6/2023 6:52:00 AM

Yes, I didn't wish to part with the (artificial) fur but had become fed up of the coat, so that's why it became a bear, and he's been in my home for decades. Wow!