Bear and Fail

Originated after a fail-tastic clip from an American news bulletin where someone used a cardboard cutout of a bear to demonstrate how scary having a bear in your garden would be.

Source: Series / Russell Howard's Good News
They completely fail to acknowledge the terrifying wasp-bear hybrid rampaging through town.

Source: Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S5 E9 "Slice of Life"
If they fail to correctly determine who's behind the bear before those three shots are used up, though, the game will end.

Source: Roleplay / Doubt Academy

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Fail and Bear. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bear/fail

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