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Just a note that we've found this badge, are researching it's description and will add it to the list when we do. At the moment we have nothing to go on other than that it's obviously the Fallout 3 Special Edition Lunch-Box.
Just a note that we've found this badge, are researching it's description and will add it to the list when we do. At the moment we have nothing to go on other than that it's obviously the Fallout 3 Special Edition Lunch-Box.
The description is actually "Blood, Sweat, and Bears". It is a funny badge given to only Russ Pitts due to him going on vacation by himself. He went camping, in the woods. Where there are bears. It's funny because he's a video game editor and it was way over his head to do that.Nivag said:
Haha, that's cool. Thanks for the information! But why Fallout 3? Just a reference to being alone in the wilderness I guessKuliani said:
I should be ashamed of myself that i dont know who "Russ Pitts" is. (Blush). But i guess im a bit TOO new. Even though i dont know who he is, that badge sure sounds like a neato thing. Hope that vacation goes good.
U STOL MAH FUNDAH!Nivag said:Haha, that's cool. Thanks for the information! But why Fallout 3? Just a reference to being alone in the wilderness I guess
EDIT: Are we all in agreement there, zombie army of doom [http://onthepharm.net/media/2007/zombie-army.jpg]?
English translation:
God dammit. I only just got on my computer and haven't been able to go online all day. And now that I found out what it is about I find that you beat me to it
Oh, and the title comes from a book about how certain people will survive better in certain circumstances. It was what inspired Russ to go on the trip and also was a read Russ recommended to Archon a while back, thus the name of the badge.
Oh, and I think you're right about the Fallout 3 reference.
This is Russ Pitts. He's the current editor in chief of The Escapist and thus why he was known enough by [user]Archon[/user] -- CEO of Themis Media (The company that own The Escapist, Warcry etc.) -- to get a badge for this extreme hiking (or whatever he did there) holiday he went on in the forest.AxelMiller said:
Gee, thanks for the moral support, there, Matthew. You're not entirely accurate with your explanation, however.Kuliani said:
The true story behind this badge is that I recently took a week off from work to go hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains. This was my third solo hike in the Smoky Mountains this season, and probably my last before Fall. I've been hiking and solo camping for 20 years, so this kind of things is by no means something that's "over my head."
Over Kuliani's head maybe, but for me it's been a lifelong passion. On this particular trip, however, things went pretty well awry from the start. I encountered a 6' 500lb black bear, for starters. While not unusual in that part of the country, this bear did not immediately run away, which is rare. He actually walked towards me and was less than 20yards from me before I was able to intimidate him.
The next day, hiking up a 4,500ft mountain, I tore a hamstring, and had to hike the 9 miles back to my car on a busted leg, then threw out a knee and it all went downhill from there.
For anyone who's never been in a situation like that, it's easy to underestimate the level of personal risk, but I can honestly say that in 20 years of being an avid outdoorsman, this was the most dire situation in which I've ever found myself, and on in which I could very easily have made a wrong decision and ended up in far worse shape than I am now.
The title of the badge refers to a book called "Deep Survival" by Laurence Gonzales, which I highly recommend. It examines the stories of true-life emergencies and accident to attempt to explain why certain kinds of people will survive a disaster scenario, and certain people won't.
Found that on Portal Maniac's [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/profiles/view/Portal+Maniac] profile; I don't know if you've seen it yet.
Hope that helps.
Oh so that's why Fallout three was used for the badge picture...Russ Pitts said:
Sorry. *paper bag on head*.
It certainly does. Thankyou my lord!Lord Krunk said:- RP Guide - Has posted over 1000 times in an RP user group.
Found that on Portal Maniac's [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/profiles/view/Portal+Maniac] profile; I don't know if you've seen it yet.
Hope that helps.
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Right, me thinks we're gonna have another whole group of badges on our hands for viewing so please post when you find more. I'm expecting not to be able to keep on top of this so I'm really gonna need yo help. Thanks.
Right, me thinks we're gonna have another whole group of badges on our hands for viewing so please post when you find more. I'm expecting not to be able to keep on top of this so I'm really gonna need yo help. Thanks.
A few more badges:
Pandor
Watched 20 episodes of The Escapist Show
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Ruskie Bear
Watched Red Alert on The Escapist Show
Pandor
Watched 20 episodes of The Escapist Show
and
Ruskie Bear
Watched Red Alert on The Escapist Show
Its Your Ring - Watched Sonic unleashed on the Escapist Show
Edit: Sorry, didn't see the post above mines.