Name the Roaming Bear!

[razz]

The Judge has spoken, and here are the five finalists

Arbe - Pronounced RB (Arby) - stands for Roaming Bear!
Malachai - My messenger
Misha - Pet form of Mikhail, the Russian form of Michael, term of endearment for bears in Russia
Oberon - Noble bear
Puck - From Shakespeare: He was tricksy and loved pranks, but he was faithful

[Jean]

I have amended your post a little, adding the words "term of endearment for bears in Russia"

[turtlex]

Woowhoo.... go go ARBE !

[Chap]

I love the word Malachai, so that gets my vote :)

[gsvec]

:panic: What to do, what to do - I like them all! Need to think about this a bit. I'll be back!

[The Lady of Shadows]

I have amended your post a little, adding the words "term of endearment for bears in Russia"

well since you are the bear, you would know wouldn't you? :rose:

i'm pleased to see people are voting so soon after the poll went up. please tell your friends and neighbors. you don't have to be on the roaming bear's path to actually help name him! so come on out and vote!

just as an aside, i wanted to let you all know that our anonymous judge put a lot of time and effort into picking these names. there was extensive research done and it wasn't just a whim. so a big round of applause for the anonymous judge who took a hard task and did it very, very well.



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[Woofer]

I have to go with Misha. My favorite D&D thief was Mikhail, and my Beastmaster on FFXI is Mikhaila. :clap::rose::rock::thumbsup::cool:

[gsvec]

So just curious. Can people not participating in the roaming bear's travel vote on his name?

[razz]

yes. yes they can. :)
not like we can actually stop them :lol:

[The Lady of Shadows]

So just curious. Can people not participating in the roaming bear's travel vote on his name?


yes. yes they can. :)
not like we can actually stop them :lol:


oh sorry. i said that in the other thread but not here. my bad.

of course if i said no it's not like anyone would listen to me. i'm just a reptile after all. :lol:

[gsvec]

yes. yes they can. :)
not like we can actually stop them :lol:

Well a big DUH for me! :lol:

[Ves'Ka Gan]

My head and heart hurt!! All these are such adorable and perfectnames for our bear!!!!!

[Sam]

WOW! Looks like Misha is winning big time. Nothing against the judge, but I was somewhat saddened to see "Roland" was not among the choices.:cry:

[The Lady of Shadows]

actually that's a good question sam. and let me answer it. the judge thought long and hard about including either/both roland and cuthbert as choices for the roaming bear's name; however, in the end, the judge decided that it would be best not to include those names because they ARE those names.

roland is roland. and cuthbert is cuthbert. it was thought that to use either of their names might be confusing - especially to new folks trying to get acclimated to the board. the judge felt it would be like naming the bear stephen king - just not appropriate.

:D

[Ves'Ka Gan]

I'm still stuck between Misha & Puck....this might turn out to be one of the hardest decisions of my life!:panic:

I see I've got til Dec. 9th to decide. Good.

[Hannah]

Misha was top pick for me.

[alinda]

Misha was top pick for me.

Me too :)

[SigTauGimp]

I was very torn between Oberon and Misha...but in the end went with Oberon...excellent narrowing of names done by that anonymous judge. :clap:

All of them are wonderful!

[ladysai]

I was very torn between Oberon and Misha...but in the end went with Oberon...excellent narrowing of names done by that anonymous judge. :clap:

All of them are wonderful!

I am also torn between Oberon and Misha, but am not deciding yet.
Our bear will be a noble bear, and he will be an endearing bear as well.
So, I have to think on whether our bear will be more noble or endearing, and choose the proper name.
Hmmm.


Yes...thanks to the judge!
Help is always a good thing.
:)

[Jean]

Misha can be noble, too! http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_flower.gif

[ladysai]

If "Misha" can be a name meaning both endearing and noble, then that's the perfect name for our bear!

Misha has my vote.
:)

[alinda]

:thumbsup:

[gsvec]

Like Sam, I was a little disappointed that Roland wasn't one of the choices, but I understand the judge's reasoning. All that said and done, I had to go with Misha as well (I kinda see the roaming bear as being Russian just like our very own bear! :wub:)

[razz]

:huglove:

Don't forget, people, one week to vote, and everyone is welcome, even if you aren't participating.
It seems we have a winner right now, but there's still a week left, and anything can happen
:P

[The Lady of Shadows]

hmmmmm.

28 votes?

:rose:

[pickle]

I went with Oberon, but yes i am a geek lol

[idk, my bff jill?]

Misha. :)

[razz]

four days, ladies and gentlemen. four days!

[The Lady of Shadows]

a little less than two days ladies, gentleman and assorted creatures of the lands. vote for your favorite soon or forever hold your peace.

:grouphug:

[razz]

:rock::rock::rock:
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner!
MISHA is the official name for the Roaming bear!
:clap::clap::clap::clap:

[turtlex]

MISHA !!!

So, is that pronounced like : me-sha ?

[The Lady of Shadows]

yup.

the main thread will be renamed Misha: The Roaming Bear as will the tasks thread.

this thread will soon be closed.

thank you all for voting. you can talk about the naming here for so long as the thread remains open, then take the discussion to the main thread.

thanks again.

[Sam]

Long live Misha!!!