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All the Mightiest Pets
After a successful run of the DC Super Pets comic book series, now DC comics bring us the DC Super Pets Character Encyclopedia, coming later this month as a full-color trade paperback. This is from the pre-order page at Amazon: “Every super hero needs a Super-Pet! This illustrated encyclopedia features in-depth profiles, stats, and history about the DC Super-Pets and their owners. From Superman’s loyal dog, Krypto, to Batman’s heroic hound, Ace the Bat-Dog, this guide to the Worlds Greatest Pets has more than 200 DC characters, including many never-before-seen pets, all illustrated in Art Baltazar’s Eisner Award-winning style! With an introduction by legendary creator Geoff Johns, the DC Super-Pets Character Encyclopedia is sure to please comic book lovers young and old.” Not to forget, the text is written by Steve Korte. Take a closer look at the cover and you get an idea just how many animal characters are included here! [And with that, we'll see you all after San Diego Comic Con!]
image c. 2013 DC Comics
Any scans of old furry zines around?
I've wanted to see what furry fandom culture was like in the pre internet days, back before the pornification of the fandom. Are there any scans of these?
I'm sure old school fans will know what I'm talking about - they were called "funny animals" or "anthropomorphics", I think.
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LondonFurs: The Fursuit of Happiness - TimeOut London Article
MikePaws scanned an uploaded a copy of the article to read which I've re-uploaded here. And there's some more photos on the TimeOut London website.
Not sure what happened here, but three minutes in they turn into foxes. XXYYXX-About You.
Episode 225 - The Runback
Yarn tail question.
Sorry if this is the wrong place for posting but here in a couple of days i'll be buying yarn for a yarn tail. I just don't know how much yarn i should buy? but i do know the size i want them which is about 2 to 2 & 1/2 feet long.
Thanks in advanced!
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Episode 52 – The New 52 - G'day, you lovely listeners! Time to put your headphones up, up and on your face as we take another go at talking about Superheroes. No arguments about who is better this time! It's just us 3 geeks rambling about the heroes and v
G’day, you lovely listeners! Time to put your headphones up, up and on your face as we take another go at talking about Superheroes. No arguments about who is better this time! It’s just us 3 geeks rambling about the heroes and villains we know and love from comics, movies and telly!
In the news this week: A jailed LOL player has finally been released. Don Mattrick moves from Microsoft to being CEO of Zynga. And the Xbox One may be doing a full 360 on its DRM policies.We also mention mention the non-Zynga employee who was “fixing” some customer complaints.
Next episode, the crew will be talking about Nintendo. Not just the games, but also the people, controversies and their approach to gaming.
Want to join in on the conversation? Well just send your e-mails to furballdletters@gmail.com! We look forward to hearing from you guys!
Bye for now, but not forever!
This week’s song is “Endless Mine Zone” by Tundra Fox. You can find the song on SoFurry here.
Episode 52 – The New 52 - G'day, you lovely listeners! Time to put your headphones up, up and on your face as we take another go at talking about Superheroes. No arguments about who is better this time! It's just us 3 geeks rambling about the heroes and villains we know and lov...
So after trial and error and me being picky on my Fursona, I decided on the fursona that fit me just fine. Meet Allister.
FC-132 Radioactive Bodily Fluids
He's Having a Hard Time Keeping Friends
Hello again. So my question this time is how do you make friends and then meaningful, lasting friendships?
I ask because I typically seem incapable of getting close enough to people to go from an acquaintance to a friend and never seem to become close friends with said friends. That covers the meaningful part, as for the lasting part. I rarely have lasting friends because either we drift apart and lose contact or I unintentionally hurt them and wind up being hated by them.
And I know the standard way is to simply talk to people and get to know them, but I'm a terrible conversationalist and any talks seem to be superficial if they don't just die outright. And I understand the concept of practicing to get better, but I've been trying for years to no avail in that regard.
Sincerely,
Thief
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Hi, again, Thief,
Have you read Dale Carnegie's famous book, How to Win Friends and Influence People?
Papabear
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No I have not, but if I go by the reviews it seems to be less about making friends and more about just getting people to like you to succeed career-wise. I'm more than capable of getting people to like me, at least it's easier in person as opposed to online, but I just can't connect with them to form friendships. Or am I wrong about my assumption of the book?
Thief
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Hi,
Well, the book is mostly about getting along with people, not being nervous meeting them, how to get them to like you and so forth. Most of it is common sense. Papabear used to be very shy, too, and here is what I learned about getting to know people and make friends:
- Ask lots of questions of the other person and get to know him or her. Be interested in their life, care about what they say because the things they talk about are very important to them and if they see you feel their lives are important, too, they will quickly come to like you.
- Talk less, listen more.
- Be a friend, which means helping the other person if they need some help. Being there for them. But be careful: this should work both ways in a true friendship, otherwise it becomes a user/used relationship.
That's pretty much it. If you do those three things, you will make friends.
Hugs,
Papabear
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This is good, sound advice. Thank you. However, unfortunately that is what I do. But I don't seem to connect enough with others to transition from acquaintance to friend.
Thief
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Hi, Thief,
Forgive me if I asked you this already in one of your other letters, but do you suffer from Aspergers or any other social anxiety disorder?
Papabear
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Dear Papa Bear,
You have not asked me that. Though, I have never been diagnosed with any social anxiety disorder, Asperger's or Autism, etc. Granted just because I have not been diagnosed with it does not mean I don't have one I suppose.
Thief
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Well, it might be worth looking into. It could just be, too, that you are meeting the wrong people in the wrong place. A quality friendship starts with two quality people. Even if you do all the right things, if you're meeting people who aren't good friend material, you're going to strike out.
But one way that two people can become close friends is to go through some kind of trial together in which they have to combine forces to overcome an obstacle. This is rather a cliche, actually, that you often see in hokey movies, but it can be true in real life. Not suggestion you create an artificial crisis and drag someone into it to make them your friend, but that is one way it happens.
Mostly, though, you need to find people with whom you have something (or things) in common. Not just a hobby, but something really important or bonding, like a similar experience in life or a passion for a cause or a skill.
And that's about all the advice I have on that topic. Being nice to other people has always worked for me.
Good luck!
Papabear
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