They say that if you give a man enough rope he will eventually hang himself, but

[HysteryDiagnosis]

if he's smarter than the average bear he might fly with it instead. Too cool, must see.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOhsAA9KvdE&feature=relmfu

[DCKit]

1. I might be more inclined to knot myself a hammock. nt

[Doremus]

2. I would have been a big fan of this in my younger days.

Now I think the truck would be dragging me face-down in the gravel, lol.

[Divernan]

3. Thanks for the reminder of Yogi Bear

"Smarter than the av-a-rage bear, Boo-Boo!" That expression goes way back to my college days.


"I'm smarter than the av-a-rage bear!"
—Yogi Bear

Originally a supporting character on The Huckleberry Hound Show, Yogi Bear was one of the most popular early Hanna-Barbera characters. Most episodes revolved around Yogi's attempts to do things that other Jellystone Park bears didn't do (or weren't allowed to do): make money, fly, dodge hibernation, escape—or simply relieve tourists of their pic-a-nic baskets. Yogi's sidekick, Boo-Boo, would often warn Yogi that "the ranger isn't going to like this!" Indeed, Yogi would invariably be scolded by Ranger Smith.

Basically, the premise was that Yogi and Boo-Boo would steal picnic baskets from visitors to Jellystone National Park, and hilarity would ensue.

Supporting segments on The Yogi Bear Show featured Snagglepuss and Yakky Doodle. In 1964, Hanna-Barbera released its first animated feature, Hey There, It's Yogi Bear!, through Columbia Pictures. In the 1970s and 1980s, Yogi and his contemporaries appeared in the following series: