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I had a small bear called Benji that went everywhere with me. I was travelling down to Devon on the train with my parents and took Benji with me. I'd put him in a pocket of my rucksack with his head poking out "so he could still breathe"...

~~~~~~ 'wavy lines to indicate uneventful train journey'

I disembarked from the train at Exeter, completely none the wiser, until i looked up and through the train window to see Benji sat on the table as the train pulled away...

inconsolable does not come close... still brings a tear to my eye now...

I also have another bear called smebby. He was my grandad's when he was a child, then my dad's and then mine. He's about 70 something years old now and sits in pride of place in his own chair in my bedroom.

Hopefully i'll someday be able to give him to my kids.
(Nuclear Ninja like a radioactive Chuck Norris..., Fri 18 Apr 2008, 11:47, Reply)