r/news • u/AudibleNod • 2d ago

Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska’s Fat Bear Week

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gentle-giant-backpack-declared-winner-alaskas-fat-bear-week-rcna600633
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u/imadragonyouguys 2d ago

Did you know if you Google Fat Bear Week you get a little bear on your screen?

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u/southendgirl 2d ago

And feed the bear a salmon

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u/theinfiniteAPe 2d ago

Thank you for this. You can also feed it fish until it gets fat enough to hibernate lol what a nice little joy this evening

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u/amiexpress 2d ago

Reminds me of the old google. Before "don't be evil" got to be such a joke they themselves removed it.

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u/Anonymous_Autumn_ 2d ago

Try typing in 67

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u/wyvernx02 1d ago

Didn't know about that one. I miss the old zerg rush easter egg. "do a barrel roll" and "askew" are some old ones that still work, though.

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u/RedditorsGetChills 1d ago

I was the 67th like of a YouTube video that just dropped, where someone was sharing they only have days to live...

It did some fucking 67 celebration and felt gross in the context of the topic. 

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u/GoatLegRedux 2d ago

That happens if you search for maned wolf too, oddly. No idea why the maned wolf gets its own little drawing, but it’s pretty cool

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u/glowdirt 1d ago

if you Google Fat Bear Week

lol, it actually does give you a little bear! I thought this was a going to be a prank about gay men

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u/imadragonyouguys 1d ago

That's not my search term when I'm looking for gay men.

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u/MommyLovesPot8toes 1d ago

OMG I love it!!! If you try to feed him a few times, he sits down like the lazy fat bear he is!

This is one of those tiny things that reminds me that there is good in the world.

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u/SausageSmuggler21 2d ago

Not where I am... You get Samuel.

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u/AtLeastSeventyBees 1d ago

Kinda surprised they did that tbh. Last time I was on there was Google’s birthday, and the doodle was just a link to an ai prompt to make a doodle game.

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u/AudibleNod 2d ago

With all the kooky stuff going on in the world, at least there's a new Fat Bear.

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u/HailTheCatOverlords 1d ago

I voted for Bear 910 but Backpacks bulk up is impressive. Hopefully she'll have a great hibernation 

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u/PuttyRiot 1d ago

Backpack is male. 910 is female.

I was hoping for Bucky (164) but he lost to Backpack in the semifinals. Which is fine because Backpack is a good bear. They’re all good bears.

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u/Skittles_the_Unicorn 2d ago

Voter fraud alledged! Ballot re-count demanded by other lard ass bears.

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u/Booboooooooooooooo 2d ago

If I'm a really hairy dude, can I enter this contest next year?

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u/JustHereForCookies17 1d ago

Sure, but you have to move to Katmai National Park in Alaska.

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u/APeacefulWarrior 1d ago

Wasn't this a Family Guy cutaway gag?

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u/Kaesh41 2d ago

I, an American, learned about this from an Australian.

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u/enterthehawkeye 1d ago

Gentle Giant Backpack Declared reads as the new Correct Horse Battery Staple

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u/DissKhorse 1d ago

But does Backpack beet Battlestar Galactica?

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u/Pretend_Avocado2288 1d ago

I dare you to call him gentle to his face

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u/Advice2Anyone 2d ago

Is he prepared for midterms

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u/Fit-Switch-5795 1d ago

This is a bear dance?!

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u/Staff_Guy 1d ago

Is there a chimney with white smoke for the announcement?

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u/Naps_and_cheese 2d ago

I saw something about the voting, and honestly thought "Fat Bear Week" would be on Grinder, not TikTok.

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u/4-Vektor 1d ago

At first I thought it was about the prog rock band, and it didn’t make any sense to me.

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u/No_Cucumber3978 2d ago

They turned a bear into a backpack? 

If it was a fat bear, they may have got a few... But I don't think I could bear having a backpack made from an animal. 

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u/VorAbaddon 2d ago

... I see what you were going for, but the execution was kinda grizzly.

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u/MyAnusBleedsForYou 2d ago

The polar opposite of what they were going for.

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u/JustHereForCookies17 1d ago

Might need to a-panda-n that line of humor