Comments on: Tales from the Trip II

By: Bani

Bani — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:44:30 +0000

Super long time lurker, first time poster …. but, well … I love this website and have come way too late to the party, as is my want … but …
I worked in a cave … Cave of the Winds in Colorado “Stalactite hangs tightly to the ceiling, stalagmites are on the ground and you might trip on them.” That was the best joke in the 45 minute tour … other than explaining how the caves got their name (wind blowing over two sinkholes) and why doesn’t it make any sound now (when they built the gift shop, they cut off the wind … Colorado conservation at it’s best there … … … )

Yes, the bear is Shardik …. Path of the Bear, Way of the Turtle? … Finally finished the series last night (it’s a repeat … but the last 300 pages are just … crap, another friend died, and another, and another… screw this, I’m gonna go read something cheerful … like Kafka).

Love this blog, love your stories am grateful for all your time on this. Thanks.
Bani

By: Yssa

Yssa — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:47:51 +0000

As someone currently in Grad School in Rapid City, I’d say you should definitely drop by Reptile Gardens and Bear Country USA if you haven’t already. There’s a great big old Grizzly at Bear Country who is very photogenic and loves to ham it up!

By: Bear Pelt

Bear Pelt — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:23:27 +0000

“How would you like to be out there exploring in Azeroth, and have to scurry to find higher ground to escape from the giantest freaking BEAR of all time?”

^^^
I might actually make a last ditch attempt to utilize ‘Soothe Animal’ or even ‘Hibernate’… >_>

By: RonjoI

RonjoI — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:30:19 +0000

Another book to read for that region of the world is Black Hills by Dan Simmons. It has history, mild horror (it is Dan after all), and a large dose of Indian lore, inside you even find out what the Sioux word for vagina is. Limps a Lot, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, the gibbering ghost of Custer, and the creation of Mt. Rushmore whats not to love.

By: Qwicksylver

Qwicksylver — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:49:57 +0000

This is not related to the post at all and I apologize for any inconvenience but I have a crazy Bear Tank question and since I am the only Feral druid I know, I can’t don’t know where else to ask this.

I have been using the 226 Conquest badge pants and recently won the 232 pants from Pit of Saron, the only other time they have dropped for me they were rolled on by my tree healer and he took them.

The new pants have significantly less stam than my old ones, also a loss of 2 gem slots. I lose hit and gain critical strike.

With old pants i have 37k bear form unbuffed (38k mow)
With new pants i have 36k bear form unbuffed (37k mow)

My hit rating in old is 14% and 12% in new (both way over cap)
My Crit strike is 38% in old and 42% in new

Please let me know which you guys feel is better sorry didnt want to ask in trade chat only get ass hat responses.

I am sorry for any inconvenience.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 01:59:58 +0000

The mnemonic I have comes from a Scooby-Doo cartoon of all places. The Monster Du Jour is trying to dislodge one of the protrusions (obviously one of the ground-based ones) but is struggling to do so. Observes Shaggy: “The stalactite might, but the stalagmite’s tight.”

By: Kattrinsaa

Kattrinsaa — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:05:45 +0000

stalagmite/stalactite, all i remember is if you are in the air, hold on tight… so stalactite is the one on the ceiling.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:54:44 +0000

The original Shardik came from Richard Adams book by that same name and Stephen King practiced some literary necromancy to bring the name back as a codename for a giant robotic bear.

(btw… as a longtime lurker I have to say that this is a kickass blog. I keep coming back to it for all my tanking needs even as a tankadin)

By: Aselvar

Aselvar — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:39:18 +0000

South Dakota? You must try the Chislic!

By: Lenaiya

Lenaiya — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:04:08 +0000

Actually there is a big huge bear in King’s Dark Tower series. Pretty sure the name is Shardik, but not 100% positive.