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Unbearable news out of Harvard: Pooh's house to be torn down

By adamg on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 8:52pm

Sad PoohRoving UHub reporter Charles Bahne stumbled across some distressing news by the Harvard Science Center today:

The tree that has served as Winnie the Pooh's home for many years is scheduled to be cut down tomorrow.

Bahne reports an official looking sign - complete with an official Harvard University seal - says the tree's health is "in serious decline" and so requires the tree be taken out. A new tree will be planted in its place, but, of course, it won't have enough room for a small bear for quite some time.

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Comments

By anon on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 8:58pm.

The fat bastard burrowed out too much of the trunk for the tree to survive.

By BRants on Sat, 06/02/2012 - 8:23am.

Haha, nice. I always hated Winnie the Pooh. No house for you.

By anon on Sat, 06/02/2012 - 11:13am.

You are clearly a commentor of very little brain.

By BikerGeek on Sat, 06/02/2012 - 2:02pm.

Eeyore is pessimistic, not grumpy.

By anon on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 9:13pm.

Oh bother.

By BikerGeek on Sat, 06/02/2012 - 2:01pm.

said Pooh, as his house was demolished by Vogons for a new hyperspace bypass.

By neuroboy on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 9:28pm.

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By Eighthman on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 9:32pm.

I'm sure there's another tree that the door and sign can be attached to.

By vne on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 11:22pm.

He can just move into one of his other residences around cambridge.

By GoBruins on Sat, 06/02/2012 - 10:46am.

Down to the cape.

By anon on Sat, 06/02/2012 - 11:44am.

Oh, no! Where will Mr. Saunders go?!

By anon on Sun, 06/03/2012 - 1:05am.

I take it back - this doesn't interest me at all. Some setup of Pooh signs someone contrived to place over the years near the Science building? Puh-lease!

I hadn't had time to follow the background story link earlier.

I was concerned because I thought it was about the Pooh tree on a side street in the general vicinity of Porter Square.

By anon on Sun, 06/03/2012 - 1:17am.

This one - Hurlbut between Linnaean & Martin:

http://www.cctvcambridge.org/Cambridge%20Pooh%20Be...

By Scratchie on Sat, 06/02/2012 - 4:32pm.

Pooh's house doesn't have a sign on the front saying "Pooh". Even Disney got that right, for fuck's sake. "Winnie-The-Pooh" isn't even his real name. Jesus H. Tapdancing Christ, tear the motherfucker down already.

By NaranjaLine on Sat, 06/02/2012 - 7:08pm.

Nobody cares.

By Suldog on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 11:45am.

He has already relocated to the grounds of the Newton Public Library, and he took Eeyore and a hunny pot with him.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/newtonfreelibrary/544152833/

Suldog
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com

By anon on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 12:24pm.

It's ok, pooh lives in my heart.

By LogicLost on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 1:43pm.

He burrowed into your heart?! Seek medical attention immediately!

By anon on Thu, 06/21/2012 - 2:43pm.

Indeed the Pooh Tree was cut down, however they didn't demo it. They cut it as a stump, and someone has built a fantastic roof over the stump, where presumably pooh still resides.