A tiger was on the loose at the Tampa Airport... and his name is Hobbes. No, Hobbes doesn't belong to Ben, even though his owner isn't much younger than Ben was when he started mileage running from the very same airport. (Supposedly Ben has pared down the toys he travels with to just a flock…
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Poppy -- I'm sure many have done this even before Denver.
And FWIW, Hobbes is more photogenic... 🙂
Travis - they probably have. Having said that, I never get bored of the stories, so thanks! And I agree Hobbes is much better looking 😉
Doesn't matter who did it first - only that someone is willing to do it again for another's lost/adventuring friend.
I gotta get me one of those. My 9 year old has been reading C&H for a few years now and she LOVES it. I think she thinks she has a little bit of Calvin in her. There are way too many pictures of her making gross-out faces. And one year, her hand-made mother's day card read:
"I was going to buy you
a card with hearts of pink and red,
but then I thought
I’d rather spend the money on me instead.
It’s awfully hard to buy things
when one’s allowance is so small,
so, I guess you’re pretty lucky
I got you anything at all.
Happy Mother’s Day to you.
There I said it. Now, I’m done.
So, how ’bout getting out of bed,
and cooking breakfast for your daughter?”
As an adult who travels with a small bear like object and said small bear like object has filled several BA skyflyer passport, I love this story. We took a friend's kid's Flat Stanley (or in this case a beanie baby monkey named Swinger) on several trips to Europe and took many pictures for his scrap book. We even gave him back when we wanted to keep him. We were very sad to hear that he had been lost on a AA flight from SEA to JFK and not found. Having a car bear is a great idea, but we're also thinking that getting a small dog tag that can be sown onto the bear is not a bad idea. Anyways, thanks so much for your take on the story!
Emme -- Did you mean to post this comment to the El Al thread instead? Might be a better fit over there.
how darned refreshing......and how silly to compare one thing with another that has absolutely no relationship....
We sure do! Our 9 year old has a police bear that his auntie in Australia gave him when he was 5 months old. His 'high viz' jacket has saved him many times since he travelled back to the UK with us, but on our most recent Oz trip he was left on the library bus! Luckily we got him back and he is now looking very loved and less fluorescent than 9 years ago. We definitely have a 'Constable' policy here and always keep an eye out for him...
I as a 13 year old still have a secret affection for a certain stuffed dog at my grans!
My coz J___ who is two loves his teddies and his blanket.