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On Jul 17, 2:39 pm, "Prof. Godel Fishbreath"
If it had been Monday instead of Saturday, I would've guessed this:
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I didn't bother to google what paper(s) is/are in SD to see what's on
their comics pages...
Ron

Author: Sonious

Bucktown Tiger‘s fans, who go by the name of Shopwreakers, have reason to celebrate.   The piano-playing fursuiter has become the first feline to win the Fandom’s Favorite Fursuit Fracas, vanquishing opponent Twitch Da Woof in one of the most highly contested finals the competition has witnessed. Both furry musicians were underdogs in their own right, and neither were expected to make it as far as they did.

In hopes of giving others a chance to shine, Twitch had announced his retirement from the fursuit tournament, taking this as a message to focus on his music and his works for his fans:

All said, I’m making this my last year competing. I beat a lot of people that deserved a spotlight and a chance to shine, and with all the people that came out of the woodwork to tell me they’re a fan of mine and supporting me? I can comfortably say I’m happy where I’m at and I feel like I’d be very unfair by continuing to run in the tourney. I want to see some more awesome performers come out and more than happy to step aside to give the FFFF spotlight to someone who can perform their ass off. Hope to see Clementine and Doryuu push their way to the top!

Bucktown also talked of the great fortune that both finalists were dedicated musicians, mentioning that he was happy to have a fellow performer in the finals. He hoped that the event would truly increase people’s appreciation for the musical arts in the fandom.

Find the full article here: flayrah – furry food for thought

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Author: PeterCat

The “Ready Kids” web site of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency enlists a family of mountain lions to teach kids about preparing for emergencies.

Rex the dad is an explorer who loves taking his family on adventures. Purrcilla is the energetic and wise mom. And Rory is the strong-willed daughter who loves helping her parents plan for the family’s many adventures.

The site includes three one-page comics on aspects of preparedness, as well as games, coloring pages and other activities. Illustrations are by former Disney artist Betsy Baytos, who worked on The Rescuers, Pete’s Dragon, The Fox and the Hound, Mickey’s Christmas Carol and The Black Cauldron.

 

Find the full article here: flayrah – furry food for thought

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Author: FuzzWolf

FurPlanet is pleased to announce that we’ll be distributing the new movie, Bitter Lake, to the U.S. market. If you have not heard about it, please check out the trailer and their website.

Bitter Lake – an EZwolf and Shay co-production – recently premiered at Eurofurence, and the screening was a smash hit. Everyone at FurPlanet is excited about the movie; we couldn’t be happier about helping to bring it to furry conventions across the U.S., and to FurPlanet.com.

More information and an order page will come soon. We estimate the DVDs will be in stock by late September, so keep your eyes on this space for more info when the time comes!

Find the full article here: flayrah – furry food for thought

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submitted by scottbob3
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I call myself outsider beacuse it sounded cool.....anyway, i don't really consider myself a furry, but i like anthropomorphic art, mostly on the Sci-Fi Fantasy side, and i have few questions about the furry fandom that have been bugging me lately, mostly about the, ehem, "taboo" side of the fandom.

The side that is responsible for the furry stereotype...and other stuff that confuse me.

Thanks to HappyWulf (And Wikipedia and WikiFur) i have a much more clearer view of the fandom as a whole. Normal everyday people that like anthropomorphic art, may have a fursuit, go to cons, have relationships etc., and most important of all, very few are actually zoophiles. People with a good head on their shoulders, but i am still puzzled by the fandom.

In one moment i am told that the stereotype of the fandom is actually the minority and then apparently they are the majority here on r/furry, or so it would sem to me at least, and im confused. Ok, on with the questions.

1. How accepting and tolerant is the furry fandom?

2. How deep does zoophilia run in the fandom?

3. Is the fandom really all that perverted as it seems to be? With all the porn and all?

4. Why is it that, most of the time, whenever a furry does an IamA on reddit, it always ends badly? And it seems that most of the time the furries that do IamA's it's always those who can be called "furverts", why is that?

5. Is the fandom more sexual than others, and if so, why?

So that's that, i'll ask some more when i think of them. Some solid information would be of great use, like articles and surveys, but personal opinion is awesome. Sorry if i angered any of you, i just ant to get a clearer picture of the fandom, thank you.

submitted by Enleat
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Why do some (read: a lot of) furries feel that they need to "come out" as such, equating being a furry to being GLBT, or part of a minority religion? I can understand it to a degree, as I had a moment where I told my mother about my being a furry (received very well, by the way), but it wasn't this huge deal where I had sweaty palms and spilled out a speech I'd been preparing for a year.

It just feels like membership to a small niche of humanity has been built up to the same level as religion or sexual/gender identity in some peoples' minds, and I feel that isn't healthy. Why not be what you are, have fun, and selectively share with those who would be receptive. Who cares what everyone thinks about it? Why not just embrace the positive people and ignore the haters?

-twcaiwh

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submitted by sojahawk
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4chan, some other group of haters, an inside job from the furry community itself, Bueller, Bueller, Bueller.....

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submitted by electricfoxx
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This is pretty tentative, but has anyone heard of Animal Planet working on something new? Some of the Furcast people mention it, and a couple of months ago there was a bit of a stir amongst the Otherkin.

This week on KnotCast, we discuss boobs. Full cast this week, with us talking about being old, reading a handful of emails, and then we spend half an hour discussing the topic that was posted on our FA. There are some exciting turns of phrase. Even with just 8 emails this week it's nearly 2 hours long. This weeks song is "Twin Seed Flyby" by Level 99 http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02285/ Use our coupon code 'knot' at AdamEve.com or a great deal. Episode 152 - The Boob Tube

The "Ready Kids" web site of the US Federal Emergency Management Agency enlists a family of mountain lions to teach kids about preparing for emergencies:



Rex the dad is an explorer who loves taking his family on adventures. Purrcilla is the energetic and wise mom. And Rory is the strong-willed daughter who loves helping her parents plan for the family's many adventures.

The site includes three one-page comics on aspects of preparedness, as well as games, coloring pages and other activities. Illustrations by former Disney artist Betsy Baytos, who worked on The Rescuers, Pete's Dragon, Fox & The Hound, Mickey's Christmas Carol & The Black Cauldron.

Sporty and his son Koda

Back in February and March, we told you about SportyPup - Through February, March and April, we kept you updated on his condition as he battled with a failing heart due to a damaged heart valve.  The surgery was successful and as of late April, Sporty seemed to be doing very well – even feeling up to suiting at different Furry conventions.

In late July, we heard he was beginning to have health issues again.  Those issues have escalated and he has landed back in the hospital several times.  It seems the heart valve is fine, but there is damage to the rest of his heart, and he has suffered a stroke that has affected his left side, including his vision.

At this point, he is forced to walk away from his job – a business he built doing construction.  He’s dealing with heavy medical bills, but more urgent than the bills, is the care for his son Koda.

We’re asking everyone who can afford it to donate to Sporty – Part of the money will go to his medical treatment and part will go to a nest egg for his son in case anything happens to Sporty.

You can read all of SportyPup’s updates on his FA – SportyPup

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submitted by Ragingsquism
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It starts out with me meeting up with a local furry friend who wants to meet up with even more of our friends , and through a series of crazy events, we end up at an bigger gathering, where it's regular people with their tails and fursuits and such, and we all eventually make our way to a big party club, where there's regular people that run at the sight of all of us showing up because they can't handle such uniqueness (they are all a bunch of hot topic/goth freaks) we realize that the party club has been abandoned and we take over. After I explore the place a little, there's suddenly a strange shift in the atmosphere and everyone in the club, the music in the club dies down, the lights get dark, and then everything kicks back on at once, revealing that everyone that came into the club has shifted to their anthro animal counterpart, and the music's louder, there's heavy thumbing club , drum and bass and some rock music playing, and everyone's just having a damn good time. The party goes on for hours and hours, there's no problems and as the sun starts to come out, it shines down through the skylights and we all start to realize that the party's about to end... as the music dies down the club has a loudspeaker come over that sounds like the 'prepare for landing, welcome back home' stuff you hear in movies that involve NASA and space ships and such...and that's about the point where I start to wake up..

Probably one of my most favorite dreams of all time.

submitted by jakerz85
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I'm a bass player, and I'm just curious if there are any other musical furs here

submitted by Qupva
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