How often do you see a big creature like that outside the woods, leave alone inside a mansion? It must be a rare occasion...

Congrats!

Congo Rats to a Rare Bear indeed! WTG!

Sanity, brevity, accuracy, lucidity, rationality, accountability, justifiability. (And no more mini-vacations, please).

20,000 salutes to our resident Ursa Rara!. Congratulations to you, good sir, and a bravo for all the abilities cited by Gail.

Congrats to @Rarebear for such awesome Lurve.

@dxs Txs!
@filmfann Lets go Oakland!
@gailcalled OK. I promise no more hiatuses
@picante You’re pretty spicy yourself
@Mitsu_Neko Thanks!

Mazel Tov Rarebear! It is wonderful to have someone who knows something about medicine in the community.

The stars will shine brightly for you tonight!

Congratulations!!!! 20,000 Lurve is quite the accomplishment!

@janbb Thanks. I help out when I can.

20Kongratulations @Rarebear

@Katniss Thanks.

@flutherother thanks other fluther.

Congratulations, @Rarebear!

@glacial Thanks. Stay cool.

Congratulations @Rarebear! I love reading your responses and feel like I’ve learned a lot from you. Thank you for being here and an active member of our community.

Congratulations!

Great job @Rarebear!!!

And maturity, responsibility, tranquility, equanimity, and conviviality.

Congratulations from one big animal to another, and thanks for sharing your flair, @rarebear.

@Seaofclouds Thanks, but as an astronomer I’m allergic to clouds
@syz sknahT zys!
@cookieman Thanks. Oreos. Middle first
@gailcalled Who are you calling “mature?”
@Pachyderm_In_The_Room Thanks. Us big mammals need to stick together.

And thanks @whitenoise for hosting my 15 minutes in the sun.

@Rarebear: See PM

The mansion can always use the musings of such an uncommon ursiline! Congorates & Oreos!

@gailcalled Got it, thanks. And deleted.

@Yetanotheruser Thanks yet!

@Rarebear What an outstanding member you’ve proved to be. I am delighted to see you moving up in the Mansion. It’s a much deserved honor.

Congratulations!

Thanks ET. It’s people like you that keep me here.

Hawaii, thanks. I love Hawaii and go as often as I can.

Cheers!
Take two aspirin and call me in the morning…to discuss telescopes and flu shots.
Nice to have a doctor in the mansion, just in case someone goes belly up in the hot tub after 17 glasses of champagne. :-p

Congratulations, @Rarebear. I truly appreciate your willingness to share expert knowledge. It has helped me, as I’m sure it has helped others.

‘Rats.

* * * Y * A * Y * * * CONGRATULATIONS * * * GOOD WORK * * * Y * A * Y * *

RAREBEAR!!

It’s a happy day, indeed.

The Mouth of Kolinahr has stepped into the next floor of the mansion. You can take the room with the priest’s tunnel to the observatory

Congratulations @Rarebear! So glad you are a member here. Come on out to the pool and enjoy the party that is now in full swing just for you.

Congratulations, Rare! I’m so glad you returned to us. Forever grateful to have you here. :)

Congrats, @Rarebear!

(love that name)

Congratulations. 20K Cheers \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ for moving up to the 20K Mansion.;-)

@longgone Thanks. The name is actually kind of random. I’m a California Golden Bears fan, and Rare rhymed with it.

@AmWiser Thanks. I am all the wiser for it.

Hey @Rarebear Congrats on the 20k! You bring a lot to the tide pool.
Thanks for being here. I’ve learned plenty.

@LuckyGuy I’ve been lucky to have such good online support here.

^^ Random and rhyming, I like that. Enjoy your party, random, rhyming and raving @Rarebear!

Thanks Longgone. Raving. I like that.

It’s a Rarebear who shows he cares! Congratulations on your arrival at 20K. Applause! Applause!

Thanks @tedibear Us bears need to stick together.

@Rarebear Congrats on the 20K and welcome to the mansion. Glad to see someone who still makes house calls.

@Adirondackwannabe Thanks. My in-laws own a place in the dacks. Love it up there.

I love it up there. Where abouts is their place?

@Adirondackwannabe No idea—I just went there but others drove. Some lake. I changed my avatar to a sunset pic I took there.

@Rarebear; I know that I always appreciate the pro bono work you do for the collective (in spite of some hassling). Can you deduct the value of the invaluable free medical advice you have provided here as some sore of tax deduction?

@gailcalled No, because the advice is worth what people paid for it. :-)

^^^ Hoist on my own *pet***d.

I enjoy your brains, your common sense, your sense of humor, and your musicality. It is a rare collective with you as a member! Congratulations on 20K!

@marinelife Well, musically, what I lack in talent I make up in volume. But thanks.

Rare; You are finger-pickin’ good.

At least my nose thinks so.

You play banjo with your nose?

You pick your nose with your banjo?

@Rarebear Congratulations on your 20K!

Now, we’re taking this party outside, Under the Stars

I hired This Band to play. I hope you like ‘em.

She is in the kitchen right now, preparing a cocktail for you.

And because I know you like science, I just found This for you : )

CONGRATS. I haven’t been to a party in awhile!

You ROCK!!!!

@blueiiznh You haven’t been anywhere on Fluther for awhile, hope you’ll visit more often : )

Well done to an extinct and unique creature!

extinct?

nose picks or banjo picks??

@Kardamom you had me at she.
@Seek_Kolinahr the California golden bear is extinct (thank goodness)
@Yetanotheruser i scratch my nose with banjo picks

@blueiiznh thanks. Mostly I pick not rock but that’s cool

@ZEPHYRA yup extinct. They once talked about reintroducing brown bears to california but that is such a bad idea in so many ways that it got shot down

Can somebody point me to the kitchen?

I just like to help instead of just lingering around. Really.

@whitenoise Come with me…

Thanks @Kardamom…

No need to walk all the way though…
Just help me find it. You just stay here and relax. Enjoy the stars and the music.
Not everyone needs to help. Too many cooks spoil the broth. :-)

Congratulations!

Congrats!

Well, I guess I can’t very well let him beat me so….here I am. Congratulations @Rarebear!!! ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫

Thanks Dutch! Welcome back!
@wilma Thanks!

Here is a song for you @Rarebear!

@Dutchess_III You found me out!

Oh, I figured it out back on Wisdm. Just didn’t want to clue the whole world in until now. :D~

@Dutchess_III YOU’RE HERE! Yay! I missed you so much. Please don’t leave us again!

CONGRATS-! Am I the most late to congratulate-? That makes me cool right-? LOL : )

Why do I always have sommuch trouble finding the party? How can it be so frickin’ hard to find a mansion? Someone has got to trim these hydrangeas cause these girls could block out the sun.

So, sorry about my tardiness. I make up for it with booze and tiny sausages.

Hey….for the future @fundevogel, if you go to their account, Auggie always posts a congrats and a link to their party in their message box, and marks it public.

@fundevogel Maybe we could create an App for dat.

@Dutchess_III Thanks for the tip!

@fundevogel mmmmm…Sausage…

@mazingerz88 Thanks Batman!

Mmmm, booze.

Sorry to be so late to the party. Occasionally RL interferes with Fluthering.

Hearty congrats to an atheist I thoroughly admire for being both inquisitive and cordial. So nice to discuss things with someone who refuses to abandon the good manners his parents taught him.

Plus its nice to have sensible medical advice when we need it.

Hearty congrats to a gentleman and a scholar. The 20K honors are well deserved.

Thank you Button!

Booze. Beer. Bathtub beer. Mmmmm. Saturn.

And banjos. Don’t forget the banjos.

Mmmmmm banjos….

Banjos and beer and bears.

Go Bears!

You can pick your banjo, you can pick your friends, you can pick your nose. But can you pick your friend’s nose with a banjo?