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Question of the Day

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by Adam at 12:30 PM on July 2, 2004

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Who would win in a fight, Smokey Bear or McGruff the Crime Dog?

My money is on Smokey for his size advantage and sharp claws. Besides, Smokey survived a forest fire as a cub and was raised an orphan; he’s obviously tough, and probably has some deep-seated emotional issues and repressed anger to boot. All told, I think he has the upper hand in this fight. Unless McGruff has a .38 Special under that trench coat, in which case the bear is toast.

Colleen, on the other hand, thinks McGruff would win it because “a guy in a trench coat beats a guy in a ranger hat any day.” What do you think?

Update: As Jen points out in the comments, the name is Smokey Bear not Smokey the Bear. Having worked in the Forrest Service, I actually knew this but… well, see my comment for the long-winded explanation.

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Smokey Bear (notice the lack of the word “the”) would totally kick McGruff’s butt. Not only is he a BEAR rather than a dog, but he is older, wiser, and looks like he probably spent some time in the military. I don’t care if McGruff is armed, he’s going down.

Comment by Jen — July 2, 2004 @ 1:07 pm

Yeah, I know the official name is “Smokey Bear.” Everyone I’ve ever known has called him Smokey the Bear, though, and I wanted the most common version, at least for the title.

I just checked, though, and according to GoogleFight, “Smokey Bear” actually is the more popular version. Go figure.

Incidentally, McGruff wins the GoogleFight with Smokey by a slim margin.