Jealous of the Teddy Bear, How President Taft Tried to Make Billy Possum Happen
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Date: 2022-12-29
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Rigalic
One of the three trash animals, also including skunks and raccoons. the fact that people keep these as pets is disturbing enough because I know some done that but to tell me that they would eat the trash animal. I live in the south and that's a joke that we play on northerners that we would eat that and any other road kill you might find but we don't. I mean I assume there's some people out there who may be on harder times than others and might not be too picky about a meal or they're high on s tons of meth. But damn
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One of the three trash animals, also including skunks and raccoons. the fact that people keep these as pets is disturbing enough because I know some done that but to tell me that they would eat the trash animal. I live in the south and that's a joke that we play on northerners that we would eat that and any other road kill you might find but we don't. I mean I assume there's some people out there who may be on harder times than others and might not be too picky about a meal or they're high on s tons of meth. But damn
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Faith
President Taft was never a real member of the grand old party. In modern terms we would have called him a republican in name only. Just like John McCain, Mitt Romney, Susan Collins the list goes on you get the point. I do think it's funny that we look back at the progressive media in the LA Times in the New York Times all pushing propaganda even back then! Some things never change
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President Taft was never a real member of the grand old party. In modern terms we would have called him a republican in name only. Just like John McCain, Mitt Romney, Susan Collins the list goes on you get the point. I do think it's funny that we look back at the progressive media in the LA Times in the New York Times all pushing propaganda even back then! Some things never change
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Bluebelle51
would you eat a possum
um. I have eaten possum, it's a little greasy but not unpleasantly so.
To be fair, I grew up on a hunting club my father would run when he would get laid off at the steel mill, which would happen every couple of years or so, mostly we ate fish and deer, with the occasional goose or duck, along with the vegetables from the garden.
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would you eat a possum
um. I have eaten possum, it's a little greasy but not unpleasantly so.
To be fair, I grew up on a hunting club my father would run when he would get laid off at the steel mill, which would happen every couple of years or so, mostly we ate fish and deer, with the occasional goose or duck, along with the vegetables from the garden.
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Alistair
I like possums but they don't really come off as a selling factor. I've even raised them, they aren't cuddly, they can be sweet in their own way but as a species they are nocturnal, mostly blind, scavengers, that hiss when confronted. Amazingly beneficial animals but not exactly something a child would want to play with.
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I like possums but they don't really come off as a selling factor. I've even raised them, they aren't cuddly, they can be sweet in their own way but as a species they are nocturnal, mostly blind, scavengers, that hiss when confronted. Amazingly beneficial animals but not exactly something a child would want to play with.
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Jake
I feel one of the main reasons this failed was because it was ALWAYS mentioning it's rival the Teddy bear. Like the song mentioned the Teddy, the advertising mentioned the Teddy, the supporters mentioned the Teddy.
It's almost like if you constantly say the name of your competition it becomes free advertising for them.
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I feel one of the main reasons this failed was because it was ALWAYS mentioning it's rival the Teddy bear. Like the song mentioned the Teddy, the advertising mentioned the Teddy, the supporters mentioned the Teddy.
It's almost like if you constantly say the name of your competition it becomes free advertising for them.
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erracht
I would certainly not eat a possum, especially if it still had its head attached to it like the one in the picture in your video. however, now that this hilarious video is over, I wouldn't mind owning a stuffed vintage Billy Possum (not the taxidermied variety.
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I would certainly not eat a possum, especially if it still had its head attached to it like the one in the picture in your video. however, now that this hilarious video is over, I wouldn't mind owning a stuffed vintage Billy Possum (not the taxidermied variety.
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Dawn
At 10: 18
The Billy Possum toy has been clinically proven to bring more joy than the Teddy Bear.
The best plaything ever invented.
WHAT? Political lies know no end! Surely parents of the time were rolling their eyes at this point?
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At 10: 18
The Billy Possum toy has been clinically proven to bring more joy than the Teddy Bear.
The best plaything ever invented.
WHAT? Political lies know no end! Surely parents of the time were rolling their eyes at this point?
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MoriMementa
Ok, but the Billy Possum plush you showed is freaking adorable. It might have flopped in the bygone era of Taft Vs. Roosevelt, but I think it'd get more of a market nowadays, since there are some of us who find them cute.
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Ok, but the Billy Possum plush you showed is freaking adorable. It might have flopped in the bygone era of Taft Vs. Roosevelt, but I think it'd get more of a market nowadays, since there are some of us who find them cute.
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TK
It's fairly comforting we were just as much into commercializing EVERYTHING as we are today.
I remember how annoyed I was when Bob Ross was trending, obviously I had not been offered a stuffed possum yet.
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It's fairly comforting we were just as much into commercializing EVERYTHING as we are today.
I remember how annoyed I was when Bob Ross was trending, obviously I had not been offered a stuffed possum yet.
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bluannie
So much for dignity in politics.
Topic suggestion: (not presidential, but animal related) Owney, the Postal Dog. Such a cool story in US history. No-one's given it a proper video treatment.
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So much for dignity in politics.
Topic suggestion: (not presidential, but animal related) Owney, the Postal Dog. Such a cool story in US history. No-one's given it a proper video treatment.
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Brianna
Just goes to show you can't force fads to happen, you have to let them happen on their own.
Also, it shows American politicians have a history of having their priorities out of whack.
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Just goes to show you can't force fads to happen, you have to let them happen on their own.
Also, it shows American politicians have a history of having their priorities out of whack.
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Chip
I grew up in Mississippi. Not too far from where Roosevelt went hunting for bear. A little community named Onward. I also live not too far from another little community named Possum Hollow.
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I grew up in Mississippi. Not too far from where Roosevelt went hunting for bear. A little community named Onward. I also live not too far from another little community named Possum Hollow.
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Ben
Love the video! Just a correction: Teddy wasnt elected President in 1901. He was elected Vice-President and President McKinley died in September of 1901 making Teddy President.
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Love the video! Just a correction: Teddy wasnt elected President in 1901. He was elected Vice-President and President McKinley died in September of 1901 making Teddy President.
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nytnapoli
Error in video, teddy was not elected president in 1901, he was the vice president until McKinley's death and then sworn in as president at 42 years old.
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Error in video, teddy was not elected president in 1901, he was the vice president until McKinley's death and then sworn in as president at 42 years old.
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Mark
not to sound anal, but Theodore Roosevelt was not elected to the presidency in 1901, but instead succeeded the position after the death of William McKinley
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not to sound anal, but Theodore Roosevelt was not elected to the presidency in 1901, but instead succeeded the position after the death of William McKinley
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NameyNameName
The sad fact is this is completely believable. The only unbelievable part is that a possum was chosen because he ate it, that sounds like a joke.
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The sad fact is this is completely believable. The only unbelievable part is that a possum was chosen because he ate it, that sounds like a joke.
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King
Roosevelt wasnt elected president in 1901. He was elected Vice President and became president when McKinley was assassinated
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Roosevelt wasnt elected president in 1901. He was elected Vice President and became president when McKinley was assassinated
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theunlawfulsponge
This was the teddy bear at home when u asked ur mom for a teddy bear and she said you have a teddy bear at home
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This was the teddy bear at home when u asked ur mom for a teddy bear and she said you have a teddy bear at home
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Slade
2: 45 made me do a double take. That was the last reason I expected Taft to choose the possum for his stuffed animal
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2: 45 made me do a double take. That was the last reason I expected Taft to choose the possum for his stuffed animal
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CasualRedGuard
Imagine a small child getting a taxidermied Billy Possum as a gift. I imagine that they would not like it.
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Imagine a small child getting a taxidermied Billy Possum as a gift. I imagine that they would not like it.
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