One night, at the lodge of a hunting club, two new members were being introduced to other members and shown around. The man leading them around said,
"See that old man asleep in the chair by the fire- place? He is our oldest member and can tell you some hunting stories you'll never forget."r>
They awakened the old man and asked him to tell them a hunting story.
"Well," he began,
"I remember back in '44', we went on a lion hunting expedition in Africa. We were on foot and hunted for three days without seeing a thing. On the fourth day, I was so tired I had to rest. I found a fallen tree, so I laid my gun down, propped my head on the tree, and fell asleep. I don't know how long I was asleep when I was awakened by a noise in the bushes. I was reaching for my gun when the biggest lion I ever seen jumped out of the bushes at me like this, 'ROOOAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!......'
Well... I just shit my pants."
The young men looked astonished and one of them said,
"I don't blame you, I would have shit my pants too if a lion jumped out at me."
The old man shook his head and said,
"No, no, not then, just now when I said
'ROOOAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!'"
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In Government PSA History -
August 9, 1944, marks the official authorization and birthday of Smokey Bear as a symbol for wildfire prevention by the U.S. Forest Service and the Ad Council.
Campaign History & Evolution
First Poster: Painter Albert Staehle created the original poster. It showed a bear in jeans pouring water on a campfire.
Original Slogan: The first poster featured the text, "Care will prevent 9 out of 10 forest fires!"
Famous Slogan: The iconic line "Only YOU Can Prevent Forest Fires" was added in 1947.
Live Bear Inspiration: A real bear cub found in a New Mexico fire in 1950 became the living symbol of Smokey.
Updated Slogan: The tagline changed to "Only You Can Prevent Wildfires" in 2001 to include other natural areas
