{"id":1080,"date":"2006-09-06T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-09-06T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orcldoug.com\/blog\/?p=1080"},"modified":"2006-09-06T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-09-06T12:00:00","slug":"rip-bear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/orcldoug.com\/blog\/2006\/09\/06\/rip-bear\/","title":{"rendered":"RIP Bear"},"content":{"rendered":"

In spite of the tone of some of the comments on my previous blog, the tragic bear incident was absolutely nothing to do with me. I made it clear that he was hanging from the ceiling when I turned up to work<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, Paolo in the office suggested that we get him down and treat him with as much respect as possible in a busy office. Alex helped out, too, but I suspect he may have been driven by guilt!!<\/p>\n

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For those who have enquired about the bear, one of the sys admins won him in a raffle and he’s been hanging around since. I think his close association with the Unix boys may have inspired a fit of jealousy from one of the DBAs.<\/p>\n

RIP Bear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In spite of the tone of some of the comments on my previous blog, the tragic bear incident was absolutely nothing to do with me. I made it clear that he was hanging from the ceiling when I turned up to work. 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