Genius Black Bear Cures Chocolate Cravings With a Little Breaking and Entering [Video]

Aug 8, 2012 12:10 PM  

After finding an out-of-place chocolate tin and a little bit of dirt on the store's countertop, Jo Adams, owner of a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory franchise in Estes Park, Colorado, suspected that a squirrel had managed to get into her shop overnight. Upon viewing the security footage, however, Jo discovered that she was, in fact, dealing with something much, much bigger than a bushy-tailed tree rodent. The real culprit behind the few missing truffles was actually a fully-grown black bear who, using its genius bear brain, was able to break in and help itself to some chocolate treats. When reached for comment, the bear, who was found lounging in a sweatband and pair of legwarmers, offered a singular "AACK!" before lumbering deeper into its cave.

Bear With Sweet Tooth Breaks Into Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory In Estes Park [HuffPo]

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You Can Superimpose Your Little Girl's Face Onto a Disney Princess for a Mere $100 [Disney]

A few months ago, Disney Parks launched a nifty new feature as part of "Star Wars Weekends" that allowed guests to have their faces digitally captured and then transformed onto real life, three-dimensional Han Solo action figures "frozen" in carbonite and ready for purchase. Now, Disneyland is using the same technology to let girls "live out their princess dreams" by placing their adorable little faces on 7-inch Disney Princess figurines! So they'll never forget what they're supposed to turn into when they grow up: a pretty pretty princess in a pretty pretty ballgown, ready for a Happily Ever After that begins and ends with marriage, male approval, and a disconcertingly tiny waist.

"Carbon Freeze Me" was targeted towards adult Star Wars fans, but this endeavor is a little different. Only "princesses in waiting" ages 3-12 are allowed to choose between Ariel, Aurora, Belle, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White and Tiana. Hair, skin and eye color are customized, and a princess silver link necklace with colored gem charm is also included. That's big of them, considering that each seven-inch Princess figurine is $99.95 plus $15.95 shipping. Hey, no one said being a princess was cheap!

Maybe I'm overreacting to this "exciting interactive experience" because I was never a big Disney princess fan. I always preferred the villains, who had a whole lot more going on in terms of ambition and intellect. I was so obsessed with Maleficent as a four-year-old that I refused to answer to "Katie" for months, preferring to go by the name of the Sleeping Beauty antagonist instead. My preschool teachers told my parents that I was "experimenting with my bad side" in a safe way, but I think I was just more interested in her motivations than sleeping forever and marrying a boring dude. Why push girls into emulating princesses by literally putting their faces onto theirs? Buy your daughter/niece/cousin a Maleficent mask instead (I still have mine at home somewhere) or, you know, buy her a book.

D-Tech Me to Offer Disney Princess Figurines at World of Disney in Walt Disney World Resort for a Limited Time [Disney Parks Blog]

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Heroic Chihuahua Finds Two Little Girls Lost In Georgia Woods [Video]

Aug 4, 2012 4:15 PM  

Carlie and Lacey Parga, ages 5 and 8, were walking their dog Lucy, when she (much bigger and stronger than they) caught a scent in the woods and pulled them off the path. The girls were gone for two hours when their dad and neighbors began searching fruitlessly for them.

One of the neighbors was Carvin Young, the owner of a 3-year-old chihuahua named Bell with whom the girls played almost every day. Once brought along on the search, Bell led them to the girls, who were scared but unharmed. Yay, Bell!

For the fucking record, I accidentally clicked on Hero Dogs of 9/11 when I was trying to get the link for you guys, and this is what I look like now.

'Bell The Chihuahua Finds 2 Girls Lost In Georgia Forest' [HuffPo]

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