Stock Photo Fun: Teddy Bears

A couple years back I bought one of those budget boxes of stock photos and clip art - something like $50 for 600,000 images. Mostly I got them as placeholders, yet a good portion of them are real head-scratchers. Originally I asked of these pictures, "What the hell could anyone do with these things?" Luckily I now know the answer: I'll post them in my new blog!

For example, they have exactly 100 poorly lit photographs of teddy bears (yes, the category is called "Teddy Bears"). And, not just any teddy bears, mind you - they're in strange costumes and themes. Here are some highlights (note: no color correction):

	Marriage between two bears. It's too bad that the plastic figures behind are human.
	The folly of celebrity. The bikini'ed bear is strange enough, but the weird stock photos in the background add a certain extra voyeuristic edge. I see ice skating, a man in a chair wearing shorts, and two hands pulling up a sock?
	Bear in a diaper. Sounds simple enough, but look closer. Why is the bear wearing a stethoscope? And why is the milk bottle tucked into its diaper?
	Sick bears. Appears that the bear's wearing briefs on its head. And it has an awful huge bedpan to fill.
	Jazzercise. Bears in leotards in contorted positions. Foxy ladies on LPs in the background. Calvin Klein-styled wood-paneled backdrop. What's not to like?
	Teddy Wearing a Teddy. Oh yes, it does get steamier even still. Check out that skimpy negligee and pearl necklace. Don't gaze too deeply into her eyes; try to escape the reverie.
	It's a Boy! It's a Girl! Oh, and Dad died.