Apparently that bear is still at large in Seattle. From the Seattle Times:
If a bear walks toward you, identify yourself as a human by standing up, waving your hands above your head, and talking to the bear in a low voice.
The sidebar has more advice, including that when speaking to a bear, you should not use the word “bear,” because idiots who feed bears will often call to them using that word, and then the bear will think you’ve got lunch. But what do you say to a bear?
Photo by mraaronmorris from The Stranger‘s flickr pool.


You obviously don’t go to The Cuff enough. You growl at the bears if you want to make friends with them.
I don’t know what to say to bears to make them go, I only know what to say to make them come.
You say, “Ave, Urse. Quomodo vales?” Duh.
Walk softly and carry a big gun. I’ve found that the .44 gets the job done pretty quickly.
Just to be safe, I’m not even typing the word “bear.”
Oh shit!
What do you say to a Bear? Why the fuck can’t you shitheads make the playoffs?! Nice work trading for Cutler, but you still have no receivers for him to throw to.
If it’s a black bear, you shout, “Hey! Hey! Get out of here! You! Go on! Scram! Hey!” or suchlike. If it’s a grizzly bear, you shoot it repeatedly in the face.
Here’s a helpful sign that explains how to deal with bears:
We advise the outdoorsman to wear little noisy bells on clothing
OMG. Chains are so coming back!!!
The Kids in the Hall had much better advice for dealing with bears:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FEQKQXmo…
@8
That last line in your quote box had me rolling!
Where the hell is the Bear Patrol in all this?!? Are my tax dollars still supporting them?
Is that link broken? Not working for me. Hurry, theres a bear right in front of me and I’m on my iphone!!!
“Why do you call it a ‘Black’ Bear? That’s so racist!”
“Oh yeah? For your information, my wife is a Black Bear”
[Hold up wedding photo of you in a tux and a Black Bear in a wedding dress].
@13: Sorry, fixed! DON’T SAY “BEAR”!
Do not get between a momma bear and her cub. Or corner a bear.
That always leads to tragedy.
And I wouldn’t use anything less than a 7.62mm round – and even five of those won’t always stop a full grown bear.