Cartoon of the Day: Grin and Bear It

 

 From Club Furbidden. Panda avatars, for some reason, are uncommon on Second Life. They certainly stand out. The girls are cute. But there could be, other reasons. 

 

By Bixyl Shuftan 

 

RFL Announcemtn: Limited Edition 2025 RFL Bunty Bears on Sale Now!!

 

 

Once again Deborah Defarge of We Love Pets has provided an RFL exclusive Bunty Bear.

Each bear is rezzable or wearable. They can grow, dance, change clothes - including a special RFL Magic of Hope outfit, blow bubbles and so much more.

100% of all proceeds will go directly to the American Cancer Society.

Available at the We Love Pets store - http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Eduisland%205/125/8/22
or Seekers of Hope HQ - see a demo!

Linden And Mole Bear Collection

 

Miyuki Naidoo pointed out this scene at Mainframe. While some residents collect Linden and Mole bears, a Zac UwU put his up for all to see. He had a total of eighteen, of various sizes.

In clockwise order, they are:

Rider Linden - large teddy bear in a spacesuit with name overhead

Derrick Linden

Constantine Linden

Dyna Mole - robot

Abnor Mole - mole with hardhat

Strawberry Linden - small red teddy bear

Milli Mole - gardening bear

Wulf Linden - a flashy wolf

Lost Mole - bear with a bowler hat

Dion Mole - boxy robot

Squeaky Mole - from SL17B

Patch Linden - "Om nom nom nom!"

Chronos Mole

Sergal Mole

Notta Mole - bunny drinking coffee

Star Mole - owl

Moonstruck Mole - smallest teddy of the bunch

Grumpy Mole

You can find the bears at : 

 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mainframe/200/142/23

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Reader Submitted: "Bear In A Chair"

 

From ஜTheBellisseriaHamsterஜ (JessycaJayne Resident), whom was among a group of tinies in a circle of chairs, and this large bruin set down in one. She would share it in Bellisserian chat, "I present to yew .. bear in da chair." Someone else would comment, "Those chairs are very well made I must say O.O"
 

Cartoon of The Day: Panda Puns

 

Taken at the Newser office in HV Community

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

RFL Announcement: Ebbe Linden Bear To Debut At 2019 SL Christmas Expo

Linden Lab is doing its part to add to the Magic Of Christmas in Second Life, and help the American Cancer Society fight Childhood Cancer.   Already a partner in the fight against cancer, the Lab is joining in the Expo goal to provide at least $20,000 for VR Headsets for kids in treatment.

As already announced, Linden Lab will be revealing their 4th Edition of the coveted Linden Homes and taking part in the Lights Of Hope Holiday Home Decorating Contest.

And Now Even Bigger News!  Since becoming CEO in 2014 Ebbe Linden is the lone Linden without his own bear... until now!  A Very Special EBBE LINDEN BEAR will be available during the EXPO for a L$250 donation to the American Cancer Society.   Linden Bear collectors take note!  The design of the bear will be revealed on Dec 5th at the opening of the Expo so do not miss out on this opportunity!

More Than 150 Merchants! Breedables! Entertainment! Linden Home Reveal! Don't miss The All I Want For Christmas Kids Fashion Runway Show, Lights of Hope Christmas Decoration Show and HUGE Raffles, The 2019 SL Christmas Expo is the place to be!

Mark Your Calendars for Dec 5 - 15 and Believe in The Magic of Christmas!

The SL Christmas Expo is in support of the American Cancer Society and its Childhood Cancer programs.  For More Information visit http://slchristmasexpo.com or the ACS Campus in Second Life http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/American%20Cancer%20Society/128/96/22

Raglan Map Funnery

Screenshot of the map over the Raglan Shire sims. Not sure what bear is being referred to here, but the word "stinky" is almost never used to describe a waffle in the most noted community of tinies.

Bixyl Shuftan

The Hairy Bear and Maiden Fair

The Fantasy Fair has been a big thing this week. But it wasn't the only Relay event this week. On Wednesday April 25, Relay for Life Team "Game of Thrones" held a fundraiser event. Called "The Hairy Bear and Maiden Fair," there were a number of prim bears around that occasionally growled.

 There were also a number of games around, such as a wack-a-mole spinnoff "Wack A Pirate." And there was lots of dancing to music.

Following the event, the team announced, "We want to give a special thank you to everyone that came out to the GOT COOP TEAM event HAIRY BEAR AND MAIDEN FAIR  We raised 22400 lindens in two hours. Way to go everyone. You are all assume thank you so much."

Bixyl Shuftan

Announcement: Game of Thrones Co-Op RFL Event: Hairy Bear and Maiden Faire

Come and join us for this OOC GOT RFL event all are invited to attend this medieval faire. DJ Regan spinning the tunes, dance, games merriment come one come all! Join us as we chase off this horrible disease cancer from out lives! Help us to gain the momentum to make things better. Join the Hairy Bear and Maiden Faire on Wednesday April 25th 6pm-8:30pm

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Summit%20Valley/164/109/1000

Raglan Shire Map Follies

About a year ago, The Raglan Shire region was the scene of some map madness. Last week, it started up again, with someone skywriting "Bears Smell" over the sim that "bears" the region's name. What local ursines had to say about the statement is unknown.

Yesterday when I looked, the message over the sim was gone, but over Raglan Galaxy was a new one: "Frog Gang Was 'ere.' Just who the "Frog Gang" would be is unknown, though Frogg Marlowe of "Jaycatt and Frogg" can be ruled out.

What mayhem on the map will be next, time will tell.

Bixyl Shuftan

The Madcap Map Mayhem Continues at Raglan

In what has become an ongoing situation since November, the Raglan Galaxy sim has been subject to a series of pranks by one or more individuals. After a "Wootmas" truce, On New Year's an overhead look at the map showed things were looking rather sheepish. But over the next few days, the "sky graffiti" would change, as Linn Darkwatch would post on Facebook a couple days ago.

"The skies over Raglan Galaxy seem to be in a graffiti war. January 1st there was a sheep with Baa Baa Baa. By Jan. 10th it had turned into a grumpy cat face with Baa Baa Baa. This evening we have an unbearable situation."

There were a few chuckles and comments of mock outrage afterwards, "This is scandalous, something should be done, where is the Law?" Someone asked how this was being done, and Linn offered an answer, "Objects above a certain height don't show on the map - that's why the space station doesn't show on the normal view of Raglan Galaxy. The huge blue prim, words, and picture are all placed just below the space station - high enough not to be seen from the ground, low enough to show on map view. If you want to know who did it, do what I did: jump off the space station and fall a short distance, then fly when you see the blue go past you, and inspect the prims to see whose they are. There's more than one person in on this gag, but I'm not telling who!"

So what kind of tom foolery is next for Raglan Shire? It's just a matter of time before we find out.

Bixyl Shuftan

No Butts About It, More Raglan Map Funnery

Just a few days after we reported on the "Cats Rule" sky graffiti that appeared over the Raglan Galaxy sim that was clearly visible on the Second Life map in the middle of the Raglan area, Linn Darkwatch posted on Facebook that something new had popped up. The words were not gone, but changed

There was no explanation as to who was the "butt" of this joke, though there was a little chatter about it, "Who ever did do this is a greefer, but must be clever to put letters over a full sim!" "I think ish just a Tiny having fun."

But a few days alter, another peek at the map showed the letters were gone. So after about a week, this set of hijinks of the tinies of Raglan Shire had come to an end. But Raglan being Raglan, there's little doubt something will happen soon.

Pictures from Linn Darkwatch

Bixyl Shuftan

Cartoon if the Day

From the Newser beach party at the Happy Vixen last month. Mikati Slade's ursine friend looks like he was "bear-ing" in mind what to take over.

By Bixyl Shuftan

The Simon Linden Bear Hunt

Last week I wrote about a skiing place in Wengen. Something caught my eye when I was near the summit. I was looking around to make sure I did not miss any options for the skiiing when a tiny object sticking out of the snow caught my eye. Being a nosy reporter I cammed in on it and clicked.

 

“Hi - Do you want a Simon Linden bear? You'll need to say all four of the magic words you picked up on the trip. If this makes no sense, chat 'help' and you'll find out.”

 

 Wow I thought , you don’t see Linden bears like you used to years ago. They are hard to come by. “

 

"I didn't get the magic words.   Did you type them in chat?   Touch me to try again.”

 

I was too far away so moved closer and tried the word help again. 

 

”Glad you made it here, Gemma Cleanslate.  I hope you enjoyed the view. Here is some more information.” And I was handed a notecard.

 

“Do you want a Simon Linden Bear. These are no longer just given away to everyone who comes along ... you have to go on a treasure hunt to find one. To get a  bear, first go to the .... and look for a bear.   Click on him and he will tell you what to do next.  You'll have to answer a few simple questions. On the way, you'll get several notecards with instructions and 'magic words' that are needed for the next step.   Keep these - if you get stuck, go back and read them carefully.You will also need all of the magic words at the end to receive your bear. Good luck! - Simon Linden  P.S.   If you get totally stuck, or there's something not working right on the quest, please send me an IM“

 

 This point where I was standing in the middle of nowhere at the top of the ski lift was END of a quest. Swell, now I had to find the beginning . I was directed to Simon Linden’s office in Linden village as the place to get the first clue and here is the address . http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Denby/211/36/33
 

I am not going to reveal anymore ... it is a hunt .. so I will leave you here in Denby at the office if you want to go follow the clues and get your bear. I got mine!

Now I want to find out if any other lindens are having quests for their bears. I will let you know. Maybe this is not new but it is new to me and maybe to you . 

 

Gemma Cleanslate

Cartoon of the Day

By Bixyl Shuftan

Cartoon of the Day

By Bixyl Shuftan (with help from Pagan Sunfire)

Cartoon of the Day: "Bear-ly" AFK

Be careful where you choose to go Away From Keyboard. You never know what might decide to have some fun with you, or worse ...

By Bixyl Shuftan

SL Video: "Bollywood Bear"

Strawberry Singh has a little fun with the Linden bear avatar, or the "Bollywood Bear" as she calls hers, "As you can tell, I've had a little too much sugar tonight."

Eye on the Blog: Linden Lab Marks SL10B With Special Edition Bear Avatar

Linden Lab's involvement with SL9B was very little. For SL10B, as expected the Lab is leaving the celebration event to the residents. But this time they have a gift for the residents, and a contest involving the gift, which were announced in the Linden blog entry this week: "Celebrate a Decade of Second Life."

This month marks ten years since Second Life first opened to the public in June of 2003! We’re incredibly proud of Second Life’s success and longevity and we hope that all of you are too - it’s thanks to everyone who has made Second Life part of their lives over the past decade that we’ve reached this major milestone.

After the Valentine's Day blunder, one could be pardoned for thinking the Lab would be offering a paltry or unwanted gift. This time, the Lindens put a little thought, and humor, into their present for the residents. For the first eight birthdays, the Lindens offered a free teddy bear (the SL9B bear was made by Sway Dench). As it turns out, the Lab is offering an SL10B bear this year, but not a teddy bear. They're offering a bear avatar.

... you can get a free, special-edition SL10B avatar on the Marketplace. This avatar is made with some of the new Materials features and will look even better once that Materials Viewer launches (you can also check it out with the Materials Beta Viewer). Visit the SL10B Marketplace and get your commemorative avatar today - they’ll only be available until the end of June!

The past ten years have seen Bears play an important part of the Second Life experience. To pay homage and celebrate the history of this noble animal, we have created a limited edition SL10B Bear avatar that comes ready to have a good time!

The avatar is no teddy. It's a realistic-looking bear with teeth and claws. So did this ursine end up bombing? On the contrary, it's proven to be a hit with residents. The Marketplace page was offering one positive review after another, "Love the bear!" "Awesome!" "This bear changes accordingly with any shape you put on without glitching out."  "I have looked and bought most bear avatars and I can say this is one of the best I have seen so far, that it's free is great and the clothes are a separate option I like better."

Among those commenting was personality Crap Mariner, whom reacted by creating a Flickr page inviting people to add bear pictures to it, "Looking forward to seeing what fun folks have with it." And so far he's had a good response, with a number of people sending numerous picture of the avatar, often having fun. There were a couple of bears with guns (bear-ing arms?).

While not a complaint, there were a number of residents whom wished a female bear was available. SL reporter DrFran Babcock had a response of sorts by dolling up her bear av.

Besides the bear avatar, Linden Lab it also having a contest based on it.

We’re also kicking off an SL10B Snapshot Contest! Start snapping your celebratory images and get ready to share. Top prize is free use of a homestead for four months, and second and third prizes are free use of a homestead for two months.

The Lindens are offering a few other presents, baseball caps and T-shirts, both regular and mesh. But it's the bear that steals the show.

For the first time in two years, Linden Lab is getting some birthday cheers from the residents as they happily accept their present and aren't "em-bear-essed" to show their praise.

To check the Linden blog, Click Here.

To get to the SL10B Bear on Marketplace, Click Here.

For Crap Mariner's Bear Flickr page, Click Here. 

To check the contest, Click Here.

To check the list of contest entries, Click Here.


Bixyl Shuftan

Linden Bears for Japan Tsumani/Earthquake Reflief

With Japan devastated by the worst earthquake ever recorded there, and the ensuing tsunami that sent a wall of water that swept miles inland, people are looking for ways to help. Linden Labs is among those collecting funds for charity, by selling teddy bears with proceeds going to the Red Cross.

Our thoughts are with all of those who are suffering in the devastation caused by the earthquakes in Japan and the tsunami in the Pacific. We encourage all Second Life Residents to support the relief efforts however they can, and we would like to help.

We have created a couple of special Linden Bears (one sitting, one wearable) and set them for sale. We will donate all proceeds from sales of our bears to the Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief efforts of the American Red Cross.

Prices for the bears range from 300 Linden dollars to 3000L.