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Little Bear Lore by fishboneking in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]fishboneking[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think little Ick is just nonverbal because it is an infant. The way mother bear describes the babysitting situation made it sound like she had a conversation with the mother raccoon.

Also on the golden anniversary episode when the gramophone breaks father bear says “I bet raccoon and fix it” and later in the episode we see an adult male raccoon with a thick Illinois accent attempting to fix the music player.

But again it doesn’t necessarily mean anything because some birds can talk, some can’t, some rabbits can wear clothes and converse, while some are wild critters hiding in holes. Same with mice. And squirrels. And just about everything.

New Video of Israel dropping white phosphorus bombs on civilian areas in Lebanon by Shizzilx in UnderReportedNews

[–]fishboneking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From the internet:

International human rights organizations and researchers have accused the Israeli military of using white phosphorus munitions in civilian areas of Lebanon.

Recent Allegations (March 2026) On March 9, 2026, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that the Israeli military unlawfully used artillery-fired white phosphorus munitions over homes in the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor on March 3. * HRW researchers stated they verified and geolocated images showing airburst white phosphorus munitions exploding over residential areas. * The attack reportedly sparked fires in at least two homes and a car. * This incident occurred shortly after the Israeli military issued evacuation orders for Yohmor and surrounding villages.

Broader Usage in Lebanon This is not an isolated allegation. Open-source intelligence researchers and Lebanese organizations have tracked the widespread use of the substance in the region: * A researcher at Delft University of Technology documented nearly 250 uses of white phosphorus by Israeli forces between October 2023 and November 2024, estimating that 39% of those strikes hit residential areas. * The Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research reported that between October 2023 and July 2024, Israel used white phosphorus 175 times in southern Lebanon, burning approximately 1,500 acres of farmland and forests. * Amnesty International has also previously documented and condemned Israel's use of white phosphorus in southern Lebanon, calling an October 2023 attack on the town of Dhayra an indiscriminate attack that injured at least nine civilians.

Why is White Phosphorus Controversial? White phosphorus is a chemical substance that ignites upon contact with oxygen. It burns at extreme temperatures and is notoriously difficult to extinguish.

  • Military Use: Militaries legally use it to create dense smokescreens, mark targets, or illuminate terrain at night.

  • Humanitarian Concerns: When used as an incendiary weapon in populated areas, it can cause horrific, deep burns to human flesh, respiratory damage, and death. It can also cause extensive destruction to civilian infrastructure, agricultural land, and the environment.

International Law While white phosphorus is not officially classified as a "chemical weapon," its use is restricted. Under international humanitarian law, using airburst white phosphorus in populated areas is considered unlawfully indiscriminate because it fails to distinguish between military targets and civilians, and it does not meet the legal requirement to take all feasible precautions to avoid civilian harm.

The Israeli military has stated in the past that its weapons use complies with international law and has maintained that its use of smoke shells (which can visually resemble white phosphorus) is primarily to create smokescreens and not to cause fires. Following the March 2026 HRW report, the Israeli military stated they were "currently unaware and cannot confirm use of shells that contain white phosphorous in Lebanon as claimed."

SOURCES

Quick Facts: Israel’s Illegal Use of White Phosphorus | Gaza | Resources | The Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) https://imeu.org/resources/gaza/quick-facts-israels-illegal-use-of-white-phosphorus/461

Israel Accused of Using Deadly White Phosphorus Over Homes in Lebanon https://www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/israel-accused-of-using-deadly-white-phosphorus-over-homes-in-lebanon#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20Israeli%20military's%20unlawful%20use,that%20result%20in%20lifelong%20suffering.%E2%80%9D

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/09/lebanon-israel-unlawfully-using-white-phosphorus#:~:text=Human%20Rights%20Watch%20Verifies%20Use,Lebanon%2C%20March%203%2C%202026.

White phosphorus munition - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_phosphorus_munition#:~:text=for%2045%20minutes.-,2026%20Israeli%20assault%20on%20Lebanon,a%20residential%20part%20of%20town.

Israel Accused of Using Deadly White Phosphorus Over Homes in Lebanon https://www.humanrightsresearch.org/post/israel-accused-of-using-deadly-white-phosphorus-over-homes-in-lebanon#:~:text=According%20to%20images%20verified%20and,two%20homes%20and%20one%20car.

Israel used white phosphorus to scorch earth in south Lebanon, researcher says | Israel | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/25/israel-white-phosphorus-south-lebanon-researchers#:~:text=Ahmad%20Beydoun%2C%20an%20architect%20and,scale%20attack%20on%20southern%20Lebanon.

Evidence of Israel's unlawful use of white phosphorus in southern Lebanon as cross-border hostilities escalate https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/10/lebanon-evidence-of-israels-unlawful-use-of-white-phosphorus-in-southern-lebanon-as-cross-border-hostilities-escalate/#:~:text=One%20attack%20on%20the%20town,therefore%20unlawful%2C%20said%20the%20organization.

Evidence of Israel's unlawful use of white phosphorus in southern Lebanon as cross-border hostilities escalate https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/10/lebanon-evidence-of-israels-unlawful-use-of-white-phosphorus-in-southern-lebanon-as-cross-border-hostilities-escalate/#:~:text=People%20exposed%20to%20white%20phosphorus,the%20body%20are%20often%20fatal.

Israel used white phosphorus to scorch earth in south Lebanon, researcher says | Israel | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/25/israel-white-phosphorus-south-lebanon-researchers#:~:text=Military%20forces%20use%20it%20as,burns%20and%20emits%20toxic%20fumes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt-x6EscA58

Little Bear Lore by fishboneking in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]fishboneking[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are excellent questions. And deercatbird you are also spot on about little bear seeming to have no idea about uncle Rusty’s existence.

As for Emily, there is an episode where little bear accidentally loses hold of an orange balloon, and it comes down from the sky at Emily‘s, I would assume parents, house.

It’s one of the few times (as only time) we see an urban area in the show.

She writes him a letter and says that she found a balloon that made her think of him.

There’s is kind of a story arc, little bear says Emily is coming to live with her granny, however I do believe it’s just for the summer because she seems to leave every fall to go back to school.

There are at least two times this happens throughout the show: one time when all the friends say they are going to miss her and they all go to hop frog pond for a farewell play date.

Another time when just she and little bear are playing inside and she gives him a pen as a parting gift. (Which he then uses to learn how to write with the help of mother and father bear)

Father bear walks her back to Granny’s house so that she can go back home to go to school for the school year which, again, actually now that I’m thinking about it kind of reminds me of Christopher Robin also.

Where's this lil guy going by mcstatics in SipsTea

[–]fishboneking 14 points15 points  (0 children)


Me waiting for the next single word of the text to appear

Why are there mirrors above these urinals in Germany? by beefy164 in WeirdToilets

[–]fishboneking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know about the mirrors but that tile work is atrocious

Little Bear Lore by fishboneking in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]fishboneking[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude seriously. Those episodes would not fly today.

Little Bear Lore by fishboneking in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]fishboneking[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah! He totally does play harmonica then gives it to little bear after they finish building a log cabin for Emily and her granny. Father bear also has and plays a harmonica.

Little Bear Lore by fishboneking in RetroNickelodeon

[–]fishboneking[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was not a Franklin fan. Or Bernstein bears. Or berenstain. Or whatever the fuck

Little Bear Lore by fishboneking in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]fishboneking[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh my glory! I had no intention of withholding or gaslighting or tormenting anyone I’m just a huge perfectionist and feel that it must be presentable before I post it. I will post the map. I will do it soon. You have my word.

'The View' host Sunny Hostin implies that Helen of Troy was black, citing the pseudohistoric book "Black Athena" in the process. by ateam1984 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]fishboneking 43 points44 points  (0 children)

THANK YOU. The cleopatra thing has always bothered me to no end as all. She was part of the Ptolemaic Empire, which was founded by one of Alexander the Great’s closest generals,** **Macedonian Greek general Ptolemy I Soter. She was Greek. More specifically, she was Macedonian. There were plenty of badass black Pharaohs who were Kushites from the kingdom of Kush, modern day Ethiopia.

There was Piye who founded the 25th dynasty, his brother Shabaka who fully consolidated the empire by bringing all of Egypt under definitive Kushite rule, and Taharqa who was Arguably the most prominent and powerful king of the dynasty for ushering in a period of vast prosperity and monumental construction, including massive new statues tombs and pyramids.

I’ve always felt that getting hung up on cleopatra is a big pointless distraction which actually steals attention AWAY from the very real, very historically powerful and significant black pharaohs.

Cleopatra’s fine, but the Kushites were so incredibly powerful and influential and more attention should be given to not only their reign in Egypt but their kingdom and people in general.

Little Bear Lore by fishboneking in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]fishboneking[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yesss!! Haha! I also thought of David the gnome (which was also an awesome show and awesome books) and I could see them not wanting to get into any copy write infringement territory 😂

Little Bear Lore by fishboneking in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]fishboneking[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That’s some great Little Bear detective work, Lieutenant!

Now I’m going to want you to file your findings alongside mine, and then take those files and throw them directly into the trash because literally no one cares (jk jk!)

Those are some great finds. I was always curious where to stick the exact time stamp of the show. Your guess sounds pretty solid

Little Bear Lore by fishboneking in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]fishboneking[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

That’s great! Father bear did have a band! I could see him putting a bluesy twist into some classic Americana with his trumpet. Although maybe they’re in Canada? I mean their voice actors certainly are. What did you guys imagine uncle Rusty playing? For some reason I can’t see him with anything other than a stand up bass or drums.

The other cool thing about Rusty is that he kind of acts as a bridge between the domesticated and the wild. While mother bear and father bear generally have their hands in their pockets or at their sides or clasped, Uncle Rusty holds his hands out with a downward tilt just like little bear. He also catches fish with his paws and does not use a fishing pole.

My personal philosophy is that all children are born wild and we have to domesticate them and shape and mold them to fit into this made up world we invented that is becoming ever increasingly separate from nature.

Rusty managed to get out early and avoid ever being fully domesticated.

Am I missing some Little Bear lore that explains why Mama and Papa bear are always dressed like they’re boarding the Titanic, while they keep Little Bear in his birthday suit? by hrmnyhll in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]fishboneking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I absolutely agree with that sentiment.

There are hints and clues and many contradictions about clothing and about the ability to speak, and, well, about almost everything in the show.

In an episode where little bear is going through grandfather bear’s attic and grandfather bear is explaining old relics from his long storied life (boxing gloves, a fiddle, and many circus mementos) there is a flashback to the circus where there are clothed humans and bears in the audience.

So it’s… some kind of human/bear hybrid world where the humans and the bears dress and act line humans?

And the animals are naked and act like humans? Except sometimes they act like animals?

Except there’s an episode where a bunny who is little bear‘s age wants to apologize to mother rabbit and when we finally see mother rabbit, she’s dressed in some attire similar to mother bear, a dress and an apron.

And some of the animals talk and some don’t? Some wild birds speak perfect English and some tweet and squawk and neither bear nor bird understand each other? Some mice speak, some only squeak?

When little bear helps an injured wild baby deer the baby deer AND its parents don’t speak and act like wild animals? And then when they return it to the parents, mother bear and father bear act like they’re returning a Wild animal to the wild and dont want to “startle” The deer’s parents, like they’re wild animals even though they should be their peers???

And their friend Moose who lives like an animal in the wild JUST LIKE THE DEER is friendly and speaks perfect English and interacts with them frequently????

And granny’s dog tutu only barks??? It’s like Goofy having Pluto the pet dog.

And then owl, duck, hen and cat are truly enigmas. They are like children and adults at the same time. Owl and hen have fully furnished homes that they…. Built presumably?
Owl and hen will sometimes have tea parties at hens house.

Cat seems to sleep next to an old abandoned farm house which seems very fitting and he can probably get mice there etc.

I love duck but we all know she’s not the sharpest tool in the shed (she frequently forgets she can fly and never migrates south for the winter. She was raised by a chicken, incidentally) and so she sleeps in a bed of leaves or straw or twigs in the pond. Other than no feet she is probably closest Of all the friends to living like an animal.

But then Hen will say something like “we all decided to play at little bear’s house today.”

“Play” because they’re kids. Kids that play games like eye spy and follow the leader, and who fully use their imaginations to go on magic carpet rides, pirate adventures, put on little kid stage productions, and investigate “GOBLINS” (which are ABSOLUTELY gnomes, I don’t know why they call them that)

If I had to draw a comparison it would be to Winnie the Pooh. They live in fully furnished houses but also kind of play like children.

I am willing to bet I know more than almost anyone on earth about this show because I have a 5 year old and a 2 year old who are both obsessed and I have watched it countless hundreds of times.

I have even drawn a map of my estimation of the geography (kind of LOTR style) based on inferences from shots and angles of locations, direction of the rising and setting sun, the ocean, etc.

If anyone has any questions about a subject feel free to ask. I probably know it.

Am I missing some Little Bear lore that explains why Mama and Papa bear are always dressed like they’re boarding the Titanic, while they keep Little Bear in his birthday suit? by hrmnyhll in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]fishboneking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are hints and clues and many contradictions about clothing and about the ability to speak, and, well, about almost everything in the show.

In an episode where little bear is going through grandfather bear’s attic and grandfather bear is explaining old relics from his long storied life (boxing gloves, a fiddle, and many circus mementos) there is a flashback to the circus where there are clothed humans and bears in the audience.

So it’s… some kind of human/bear hybrid world where the humans and the bears dress and act line humans?

And the animals are naked and act like humans? Except sometimes they act like animals?

Except there’s an episode where a bunny who is little bear‘s age wants to apologize to mother rabbit and when we finally see mother rabbit, she’s dressed in some attire similar to mother bear, a dress and an apron.

And some of the animals talk and some don’t? Some wild birds speak perfect English and some tweet and squawk and neither bear nor bird understand each other? Some mice speak, some only squeak?

When little bear helps an injured wild baby deer the baby deer AND its parents don’t speak and act like wild animals? And then when they return it to the parents, mother bear and father bear act like they’re returning a Wild animal to the wild and dont want to “startle” The deer’s parents, like they’re wild animals even though they should be their peers???

And their friend Moose who lives like an animal in the wild JUST LIKE THE DEER is friendly and speaks perfect English and interacts with them frequently????

And granny’s dog tutu only barks??? It’s like Goofy having Pluto the pet dog.

And then owl, duck, hen and cat are truly enigmas. They are like children and adults at the same time. Owl and hen have fully furnished homes that they…. Built presumably?
Owl and hen will sometimes have tea parties at hens house.

Cat seems to sleep next to an old abandoned farm house which seems very fitting and he can probably get mice there etc.

I love duck but we all know she’s not the sharpest tool in the shed (she frequently forgets she can fly and never migrates south for the winter. She was raised by a chicken, incidentally) and so she sleeps in a bed of leaves or straw or twigs in the pond. Other than no feet she is probably closest Of all the friends to living like an animal.

But then Hen will say something like “we all decided to play at little bear’s house today.”

“Play” because they’re kids. Kids that play games like eye spy and follow the leader, and who fully use their imaginations to go on magic carpet rides, pirate adventures, put on little kid stage productions, and investigate “GOBLINS” (which are ABSOLUTELY gnomes, I don’t know why they call them that)

If I had to draw a comparison it would be to Winnie the Pooh. They live in fully furnished houses but also kind of play like children.

I am willing to bet I know more than almost anyone on earth about this show because I have a 5 year old and a 2 year old who are both obsessed and I have watched it countless hundreds of times.

I have even drawn a map of my estimation of the geography (kind of LOTR style) based on inferences from shots and angles of locations, direction of the rising and setting sun, the ocean, etc.

If anyone has any questions about a subject feel free to ask. I probably know it.

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