Winnie The Pooh

[chishnfips]

Hi Folks

This is quite a random thread lol, but I have always puzzled over winnie the pooh.

What is a pooh, why is he called pooh bear. If I had a bear I would almost certainly not call him poo. although it is spelt differently lol.


So can anyone answer this baffling conumdrum?

yours in anticipation Chish

 

[Miss Wiggle]

ha ha ha your quite right that is a very random question?!

 

[OohFeeshy]

From Wikipedia...

'The character was named after a toy bear owned by Milne's son, Christopher Robin Milne. Most of the other characters are also named after toys belonging to Christopher Milne, the exceptions being Christopher Robin himself, and Owl and Rabbit, who are presumably based on real-life animals. Christopher Milne had named his toy after a real bear called Winnipeg, brought to Britain from Canada and whom Milne and his son often saw at London Zoo, and "Pooh", a swan they had met on a holiday (who appears in When We Were Very Young).'

 

[chishnfips]

no way, awsome, there is always a reason lol

cheers oofeeshy