Friends of the Fur Newsletter - Back from the dead

OH HAI Friends of the Fur!!

Long-standing fans of Lucas T Bear will remember the old FoF mailing list and its infrequent newsletters. However LB is a bear who Moves With The Times so he has now set up shop on Facebook, Blogger and Live Journal - where this will be cross posted.

So apologies if you see it more than once. Think of it as spam with fluff

Lucas has been quiet lately owing to the fact that I briefly got a life. But I'm better now, so it's back to plush mayhem

It's that time of year again when LB and his fuzzy cohorts lurch out of hibernation and stagger off to Sci-Fi conventions. First on the list is Eastercon (if you want to know when this is, the clue is in the name) where he hopes to renew his acquaintance with guest Tanith Lee, and get heavily snogged again.

Failing that he plans to drool copiously on Neil Gaiman.

However, in order to 'pull the chicks', our hero needs cool threads which is where you lot come in. He desperately needs suggestions for his next costume. If you seek inspiration some of his past outfits are online (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucas_bear/sets/224975/). Just remember that time is short - as is the bear

Doors to manual

Carol
PA to Lucas T Bear

Drawings by Laurie: infant avengers - bear lobotomy

I know this artist...pawsonally

Words will be had

PHOTOSHOP!!!!

Photo in the News: Cat Chases Bear Up Tree

Today the Universe. Tomorrow the......ah.....

After being described at last night's dead dog party as a "seasoned political operator" I appear to have been made Chancellor of the Universe.

Not that this surprises me, of course. I always knew that my natural apptitude for embezzlement would finally be rewarded.

Now I hold the purse strings. My budget will largely comprise generous tax breaks for convention-going apocrypha together with heavy finanacial penalities for anyone using the word "plushie" or "toy". I haven't decided what to do about those bloody beeblebears yet - think I'll wait until the nightmares go away.

Unlike that other duo, I think my new boss and I will get along fine. I googled him today and discovered he is the origin of a quote which defines my personal world view:

"I may be small but allow me to remind you that only serves to put me at castration level."

Well it works for me.

Furry Friends

Today I joined the YouTube generation....

[proud sigh]

But does it includes Bears?

Time magazine has announced this year's person of the year. Apparently it's "Us".

I think that entitles me to proudly display this:

Read the Time article
Get your own seal (don't club it)

However I think "Bear of the Year" would have a much better ring to it. Don't you?

B*gger Christopher Robin!

Blogthings - What Gay Childhood Icon Are You?

Noooooo!

The Horror! The Horror!

Apocalypse Pooh - Winnie the Pooh with dialogue dubbed into Coppola's war masterpiece - I appear to have wet myself

Oh bother.

The Boomer Generation

Skip, Skip, Skip to the Zoo!: "Discover bears that love boomer balls"

Well I'm sure we would...if we knew what on earth they were!

From the "Yeah, I know" dept.

The US National Park Service is having design problems with its supposedly bear-proof litter bins: "There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists."

Colour me smug

...again.

As if you had any doubt...

Just call me Stud Muffin

courtesy of the Sexy Name Decoder

Always wanted to be a Ninja

From: The Ninja Text Generator

Fame at last!

Redemption '05 review by Lesley McIntee's - I get a few mentions in this - apparently I'm 'cute' (then again, to quote Londo himself - "everybody's cute")

Meet the World's Toughest Animal

Water Bears - if anyone wants me I'll be over in the corner looking smug...

Whaddya mean it's not a bear?????

I don't care how you pronounce it

teddy bear sudoku - Best. Sudoku. Evah.

Tarzan Bear

"He flies through the air with the greatest of ease...."

I suffer from Vertigo myself.

I want one of these!

Teddy Bear MP3 Player: "Undeniably cute and expensively priced" - clearly we're made for each other.

I'm a bit worried about where they shove the battery though....

[sigh].....

JMSNews

CIA Homepage for Kids

Ginger's CIA Adventure: "All day long I sit on Marta's desk. Marta's my friend and she's an analyst at the CIA. This is a very important job because what she writes may be seen by the President and other important people in the government. What she does helps them make important decisions about our country. I'm very proud of her. I'm happy to keep her company while she does her important work."

Yes the mental stabilty of operatives at the CIA hangs by a single thread...one dangling free on a Teddy Bear.

I feel safer already.

Puppet Autopsy

The Dead Puppet Show - this gives me the willies [shudder]

I think I'm going to be sick..

Cute Overload! ;) - does exactly what it says on the tin.

Unfortunately.

Duck, Duck, Goose

FamilyFun: Duck, Duck, Goose - this is evidently some new definition of the word 'fun' I haven't previously encountered....

Which of Santa's Reindeer Are You?

You Are Donner

The most loveable and sweet reindeer, you're also a total dork! Why You're Naughty: You keep (accidentally) tripping the other reindeer while flying. Why You're Nice: You're always smiling, even if you've fallen flat on your horns.

Which of Santa's Reindeer Are You?

WTF?!?!?

New-look Pooh 'has girl friend' - What next? Tigger turns into a transformer? Eeyore to be replaced by My Little Pony???

This is not Pooh - this is simply another case of greedy americans Just Not Getting It.

So they went off together. But wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way, in that enchanted place on the top of the forest, a little boy and his Bear will always be playing

sigh

It's on Wikipedia so it MUST be true. Right?:

The Bearatross - "Some believe that the bearatross is a fictional creature, while others maintain that they were wiped out in a war to determine the King of all bearatrossen".

No sh*t?!?

I hope they don't have one of these featuring a bear or else I'm in BIG trouble....

Need a costume for Halloween?

Then try this low cost way to make your own Lucas T Bear costume

That Monday morning feeling...

...Polar Bear style. I may not have actually done this, but in my little furry heart, I can empathise.

Things Koala Bears Would Say.

McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Things Koala Bears Would Say. - this is not accurate. It does not include "I am a myopic, flea-ridden sociopath" or "I AM NOT A BEAR!!"

Exactly what is a Marsupial anyway?

Conan O'Brien vs. BEAR

Conan O'Brien vs. BEAR - gee, who to bet on...?



("Go Bears, Go Bears....")

RIP "Mr Michael"

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV and Radio | Grange Hill favourite Sheard dies

If you go down to the mall today...

I've always liked the Swiss.

Quite apart from a really cool article about some peculiar Swiss Bears written by Diane Duane, they've always seemed bear-friendly. If you need proof, just check out the brilliant Teddy-Summer which is being run by the people of Zurich.

Only one thing puzzles me about this. Apparently they've had to ban the inclusion of one Bear in the parade on the grounds that it might corrupt local children. Now, admittedly getting dressed up in a black outfit with white studs might indicate an extreme love of the sport but I enjoy a good game of dominoes as much as the next bear and frankly I don't see how a Dominatrix Bear could be considered so dangerous.

I'm considering running for Pope

I hope I'm not too late. This guy looks like he's been working on his campaign for some time: Chuck's Official Campaign for Pope of the World

Drawing a line in the...er...Snow

YELLOW SNOW FROM PANLOGIC - well you KNEW I was gonna blog this as soon as I found it....

Don't get any ideas.....

Gizmodo : Quattro Multi-Function Clock - apparently this alarm clock comes with a remote control embedded in a teddy bear. You hug the bear to trigger the snooze function.

And I thought it was just my electric personality...[sigh]

Don't Care Bears

Which Care Bear are you?

	Love-a-Lot Bear You love to take care of others and people love being around you because you make them feel appreciated. You are very sweet and soft-spoken. You are also a romantic and consider yourself an excellent matchmaker, so you tend to be a bit nosy. But everyone still considers you the sweetest person they know.
Take the Which Care Bear Are You? Quiz!

Actually it said I was "B@stard Bear" but they didn't have a graphic for that...

Robo-Bear

Hasbro's Luv Cubs - I'm starting to feel a bit....redundant...here [sniffle]

Ego Boosting

True Facts: Apparently each year, more people are killed by teddy bears than by grizzly bears.

Fear me.

Hush, Hush, Listen who dares, Christopher Robin is learning to swear...

The Karma Sutra of Pooh - "It's just wrong, but who cares ..."

Introducing the "RCFTB"

Remote Control Farting Teddy Bear - does exactly what it says on the tin.

Therapy for your inner Bear

"Lucas T Bear, Your ideal job is a Brain Surgeon. "

Uh oh...

The Prior-Art-O-Matic : "Lucas T Bear": "Lucas T Bear is a telephone that believes itself to be self-aware!"

Got Filk?

He gets too hungry for dinner at 8
Loves eating hunney but not off a plate
Just bites the ankles of people he hates
That's why the Teddy is a Scamp

Don't like crap games, and frightened by "GiRLs"
Won’t do Filking, it makes his toes curl
Poops in the woods, but mostly he hurls
That’s why the Teddy is a scamp

He loves the free, fresh Fi in his fur
Alluring to her
Got Tufts, he's buff
Hates sawdust critters, the basement is damp
That’s why the Teddy is a Scamp

Scared of the Tavern's Barbarian hordes
Hides in the rafters, so he won't get pawed
Oppressed by Sysops, so he's moving boards
That’s why the Teddy is a Scamp

No pain, Rogaine

Bears going bald, look like ' large rats' - I have to admit that this has me slightly worried....

posted by Lucas

Coup De Tat

I've just spent a busy few days on the annual audit/purge of Lucas's 'play' box. It's never an easy task. The recently-binned items must be watched carefully lest a furtive paw tries to rescue them.

The contents included:

Pool Table (1)
Roulette Wheel (1)
Dartboard (1)
Darts (6)
(Hmm, all present and correct....for a change)
Chessboard (1)
Basketball net (1)
Golf bag and clubs (1)

So far so good. But then things took a left-hand turn onto the entrance ramp for Highway Weird:

Handcuffs (2)
Empty Southern Comfort Bottles (2)
Sets of bows and arrows (2)
Lightsabres - bear sized - 3
Lightsabres - full-sized - 3
(at least it would be a fair fight)
Vampire Wig and Fangs (1)

By this point Lucas was engaging in extreme sulking and it seemed prudent to stop there. He'd kidnapped the TV remote as a bargainning chip and I wanted to watch ER (I think his mood had something to do with the confiscation of his night-vision goggles and the sniper rifle).

NYPD Blue is on soon - I may have to trade the googles.

posted by Carol

Introduction

In a world where blogs can be written by babies, retired greyhounds or even Wesley Crusher, a Blogging Teddy Bear isn't really that strange is it?

I hope not or this is going to be a real short job.