A Quick Lesson On Poking The (Metaphorical) Bear

This is a bear.
DO NOT POKE THE BEAR.
This is a bear.
DO NOT POKE THE BEAR.
This is a bear.
DO NOT POKE THE BEAR.
This is a bear.
DO NOT POKE THE BEAR.
This is not a bear.  It is a tanuki, or “racoon-dog”.
This is also a tanuki.
DO NOT POKE THE TANUKI.

This is a bear.
Any questions?
This episode in vagueblogging brought to you by people who really should know better than to poke the bear.