Global Bear Downs

Puerco · Post by **Puerco** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:07 am

Alright, which one of you threw a Bear Down my way on the path between Corniglia and Vernazza this morning?

I love being a Wildcat. Where is the oddest place you've ever gotten a Bear Down?

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:10 am

Puerco wrote:
I love being a Wildcat. Where is the oddest place you've ever gotten a Bear Down?

In my bedroom.

catgrad97 · Post by **catgrad97** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:16 am

This thread just makes me wonder what happened to GlobalCat. Solid poster.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:31 am

I love this thread.

Some random bar during march madness in Buenos aires Argentina.

Global cat is taking a break, he be back eventually, I think

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:03 pm

I got one on the beach in Jamaica last year

catgrad97 · Post by **catgrad97** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:09 pm

Just Vegas.

I wore my 1997 National Champions T-shirt three times in Cambridge and on trains all through England the summer after it happened and got nothing but clueless stares.

People aren't always as naturally curious as you'd hope.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:10 pm

Never once. I give 'em out constantly, but nobody's commented on my Arizona gear since like 1989, unless it's a rival fan who disparages Lute Olson to me.

I once wore an Illinois shirt in Phoenix, and people fawned all over me.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:12 pm

Bathroom at Sky Harbor Airport.

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:48 pm

azgreg wrote:Bathroom at Sky Harbor Airport.

He said, "Bare down."

Puerco · Post by **Puerco** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:14 pm

Saw about six Michigan people, a WSU guy and a Utah guy on the trail today. Maybe Virginia Tech too - couldn't see the logo, but who else would wear such an ugly color combination? PAC representing well.

Cinque Terre's a strange place. All the trails were full of Americans, and all the towns were full of Germans. Do they know something we don't?

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:19 pm

on a cruise to mexico like 7 years ago i saw at least 5-6 people wearing the same zona zoo shirt as me. 3 of them i recognized from the ASUA offices.

Sidewinder · Post by **Sidewinder** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:48 pm

Lubbock, Texas

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:51 pm

Sidewinder wrote:Lubbock, Texas

Were you in Lubbock on purpose?

Sidewinder · Post by **Sidewinder** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:53 pm

It's a long story

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 2:15 pm

On the way up to the top of Il Duomo in Florence. Bought the guy a birra.

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 3:37 pm

Same here when I was in Florence. And Eloy.

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 3:40 pm

Monaco

Post by **UAdevil** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 3:48 pm

Got a Bear Down at the Pilot Inn on the Greenwich Peninsula outside London while enjoying some Fuller's beers before a concert. Guy was an international student at UA in the 90s.

BearDown89 · Post by **BearDown89** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 4:07 pm

I gave a combo "Go Cats. Bear Down." to a guy on a bicycle in the Chinese drive-thru the other night. He was wearing a t-shirt with a huge block A on the front. Blank stare. No clue. Then again, he was on his bike in a Chinese drive-thru . . .

Otherwise, I haven't been anywhere far afield lately. I get 'em all the time around here though, and I always give Pac-12 love, except to asswhos, when I see our conference rivals about.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 5:48 pm

gumby wrote:
azgreg wrote:Bathroom at Sky Harbor Airport.
He said, "Bare down."

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 9:55 pm

Does this count? This guy is in Australia.

Cactuscat · Post by **Cactuscat** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 7:51 am

While in Austin, Tx. a few weeks ago. My wife and I were walking around the capital building, and this dude comes up to me like he has something important to say to me, and whispers a beardown to me.

BearDown89 · Post by **BearDown89** » Sat Jan 09, 2016 11:58 am

Had a couple of beers downtown after work last night across from the office at a bar on the Grove next to the Century Link Arena. The place was swarming with youngsters lined up for the G Easy show - white rapper, never heard of him. The area was packed though. Anyway, was wearing my AZ beanie walking to the parking garage and I got a big Bear Down from a random young kid in the crowd. High-fived him and kept on moving through the crowd.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Sat Jan 09, 2016 2:37 pm

Costco Sacramento today.

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Sat Jan 09, 2016 3:46 pm

On the top level at Angkor Wat a few years ago.

Not many 'tourist must sees' that I need to go back to. Angkor Wat is one of them. Beautiful place and great people.

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 2:44 pm

Alone on Mars, and this botanist rolls up in a Rover and says, "Bear Down!"

Then he drove off. Been kinda lonesome ever since.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 5:39 pm

gumby wrote:Alone on Mars, and this botanist rolls up in a Rover and says, "Bear Down!"

Then he drove off. Been kinda lonesome ever since.

He actually just needed you to poop more so he could grow the next patch of potatoes.

gumby · Post by **gumby** » Tue Jan 12, 2016 5:45 pm

Chicat wrote:
gumby wrote:Alone on Mars, and this botanist rolls up in a Rover and says, "Bear Down!"

Then he drove off. Been kinda lonesome ever since.
He actually just needed you to poop more so he could grow the next patch of potatoes.

I chased after him, and sprained an ankle. He says, "Yep, you're a Wildcat."

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 2:10 pm

Rolling through bucolic downtown Griffith, Indiana yesterday when I see an old black dude getting out of a parked car wearing an Arizona football jersey. So I roll down the window and yell out, "BEAR DOWN!!!"

He ducked.

Longhorned · Post by **Longhorned** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 3:07 pm

Chicat wrote:Rolling through bucolic downtown Griffith, Indiana yesterday when I see an old black dude getting out of a parked car wearing an Arizona football jersey. So I roll down the window and yell out, "BEAR DOWN!!!"

He ducked.

A gift

97cats · Post by **97cats** » Thu Jun 02, 2016 3:57 pm

every time i see Arizona gear i say 'Go Cats' -- did so just last week to a guy walking with his chick on the peninsula

VegasCatFan · Post by **VegasCatFan** » Sat Jun 04, 2016 12:33 pm

Was on a cruise from L.A. up to Vancouver last month and ran into quite a few Arizona fans. One man and his wife have football season tickets directly behind my new seats. Met a couple also who's daughter is a baton twirler at the U of A and they have seats that are on the 45 (I'm on the 50) and a couple rows down. Small world. Arizona fans everywhere.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun Jul 31, 2016 5:48 pm

Got four "Go Cats!" and "Bear Down"s on the trail to Crater Lake at Maroon Bells in Colorado yesterday. Love wearing UA gear.

Unfortunately I'm seated next to an ASU mom on this flight and I'm about to get air sick all over her awful fucking sparky sweatshirt...

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sun Jul 31, 2016 5:54 pm

Chicat wrote:Got four "Go Cats!" and "Bear Down"s on the trail to Crater Lake at Maroon Bells in Colorado yesterday. Love wearing UA gear.

Unfortunately I'm seated next to an ASU mom on this flight and I'm about to get air sick all over her awful fucking sparky sweatshirt...

Try not to use any big words around her. She won't understand.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun Jul 31, 2016 6:52 pm

azgreg wrote:
Chicat wrote:Got four "Go Cats!" and "Bear Down"s on the trail to Crater Lake at Maroon Bells in Colorado yesterday. Love wearing UA gear.

Unfortunately I'm seated next to an ASU mom on this flight and I'm about to get air sick all over her awful fucking sparky sweatshirt...
Try not to use any big words around her. She won't understand.

She's been eyeing my phone as I use it so I just did a Twitter search for pictures of Courtney Simpson.

Puerco · Post by **Puerco** » Tue Aug 02, 2016 4:45 am

I threw out a Bear Down a couple weeks ago in Montepulciano, Italy. Some old dude wearing a UA cap. He didn't speak any English so had to get his daughter to come translate, but turns out he was really proud of his cap because his name was embroidered on the back.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Tue Aug 02, 2016 7:12 am

Pool at the LV mirage last week.

Teenager at fishermans wharf two weekends ago.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Tue Aug 02, 2016 3:26 pm

Guy in a grocery store in La Pine, OR last week

BearDown89 · Post by **BearDown89** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 4:08 pm

Got a Go Cats, Bear Down and wildcat hand symbol gesture thing from a guy in the grocery store last week, and then I met a kid working out at the Y yesterday who graduated in 2014 that gave me a Bear Down.

Don't know exactly when this happened, but driving home from the mechanic after having a bunch of work done on my truck last week, I noticed that someone had written "SU Sundevils" under the block A sticker on my windshield. Looked like it was written in Sharpie. Freaked me out. Was able to wipe that shit off there as soon as I got home.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 6:38 pm

Graffiti is a gateway crime. Be thankful he didn't stick around to steal your phone and wallet.

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Wed Aug 03, 2016 10:42 pm

BearDown89 wrote:Don't know exactly when this happened, but driving home from the mechanic after having a bunch of work done on my truck last week, I noticed that someone had written "SU Sundevils" under the block A sticker on my windshield. Looked like it was written in Sharpie. Freaked me out. Was able to wipe that shit off there as soon as I got home.

Hah. I'll remember that one. There is somebody driving around Melbourne with an ASU bumper sticker - next time I see the car, if I have a (nonpermanent) texta of some sort I just might be tempted.

I always figured the car is related to Paul Davies somehow or the other.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu Aug 04, 2016 4:33 pm

Jefe wrote:Guy in a grocery store in La Pine, OR last week

I was on vacation recently on the northern Oregon coast. I made a concerted attempt to wear Arizona stuff all the time and met a few Wildcat fans and Tucsonans. Ran into an ASU fan at the Astoria column who talked some good natured trash. I told him I'd let it slide because we wouldn't be beating them until basketball and football season rolled around.

It's always important to rep the Cats on vacations.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sun Mar 05, 2017 1:55 pm

Was in San Diego yesterday visiting my youngest son.

Got a "Bear Down" at a MMJ doctor by the tech working there. He said he was a student during the 97 year!

On the way home this morning stopped at an La Mesa Arco station to get gas, and some young woman at another pump yelled "Bear down!".

VegasCatFan · Post by **VegasCatFan** » Thu Apr 20, 2017 5:27 pm

I was volunteering at the Derek Jeter Celebrity golf tournament here in Las Vegas this morning. Had to wear one of the tournament shirts but I had my Arizona hat on. Threw out a Bear Down to Kenny Lofton when he came by the 18th green. He looked up, saw my hat, broke out into a huge grin, and gave me a Bear Down right back. Would have taken a picture of the two of us but we weren't allowed to take any pics while volunteering.

pokinmik · Post by **pokinmik** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:14 am

That's awesome vegascat.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 9:55 am

Shot a guy wearing a sweet UA polo a Bear Down this morning at a cafe downtown. Got a smile and a fist bump for my trouble.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Fri Apr 21, 2017 10:50 am

Chicat wrote:Shot a guy wearing a sweet UA polo

Chicago, sigh. Good thing Trump is going to fix things.

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 1:26 pm

Merkin wrote:
Chicat wrote:Shot a guy wearing a sweet UA polo
Chicago, sigh. Good thing Trump is going to fix things.

RichardCranium · Post by **RichardCranium** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:56 pm

The day of the Xavier game, i spotted a guy with a block A on hit hat through a pub window in chicago. Went in and we exchanged Beardowns.

Yesterday, standing in the immigration queue at Vancouver Airport (back and forth, back and forth, etc ad infinitum) a guy not UA, kept passing me complaining we had ruined his bracket. Never did find out who he backed, but he said he had Duke and UNC in the final, so fuck him, even if he was half wrong.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Sat Apr 29, 2017 9:35 am

Yes! Wearing my red block a hat, at Kids soccer, from a class of 2000 alum! Sacramento Ca.

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