Man, talk about a joke falling flat on its face. :bewildered:

Ok guys, time to fess up; this was an April Fools Joke.

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Look back to the day of the posting. Then look to see what day the Friday was of the sighting. Yes, it was April 01. :animal:

I thought for sure someone would have called bullshit. Yes, Fort Mac is Northern Alberta but, we are a loooong way from the Arctic.

If it makes you feel any better, I got all the guys at my local gun store when I phoned the owner of the shop, who is a good friend of mine, and they all fell for it hook line and sinker. :rotflmo:

The gun shop is open late Thursday nights for all to come in and browse, drink coffee and buy stuff. My wife, who also fell for it but with great skepticism, went down to shop to break the joke. She is well known to all who frequent the shop. When she walked in, the conversation immediately turned to the polar bear sighting. She said, You mean the one on Friday? Of course, everyone agreed. She then said, Come on fellas, what day was Friday? The room went silent. After about a minute, the blind patron,(this is no joke; he is blind), says April 1st.

The comments that followed will not be reprinted here so as to not offend delicate ears. My wife was blushing all the way home. Needless to say, many of the explitives were directly linked to my name and my wife tells me to be very much on the watch when I come out for my days off. :sofa:

So guys, sorry. :homer: I guess it wasn't such a good April Fools Joke.

Kindest regards,

carpediem