+305 Why is it that we refer to Winnie the Pooh as Pooh/Pooh Bear, but never as Winnie, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

A Pooh bear is a certain species of bear

by Anonymous 12 years ago

We call him Vinni in Russian.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Cause pooh sounds funny?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I made an MLIA post about this a while back.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Read the original Winnie the Pooh, you'll find out within the first two chapters.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yep. That's what his friends called him in the movies and shows and stuff. So everyone picked it up.

by Anonymous 12 years ago