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The original furry eco-warriors from Wimbledon Common are back with an abundance of album releases and their debut appearance at Glastonbury. All four of their gold-achieving albums plus the soundtrack to the 1977 film Wombling Free will be released by Dramatico Records on June 20th prior to their performance on the Avalon Stage at Glastonbury on June 26th.
prepared to (re)capture the innocence of youth with this unparalleled collection of immaculate pop on which The Wombles’ perform an eclectic range of music including blues, country, folk, barbershop harmonies, glam rock, military brass and classical.

Starting from a single song, The Wombling Song written by Mike Batt for the TV series, The Wombles pop group became a phenomenon in pop history. In 1975 The Wombles received the Music Week magazine award for the “best selling singles group” beating Slade, The Bay City Rollers and many other chart favourites of the time. In total, The Wombles have had 8 Top 30 hits in the UK and 1 top 50 hit in the USA.

The band, who regularly appeared on Top of the Pops wearing costumes made by Batt’s mother Elaine, now reunite for what promises to be a highlight of this year’s Glastonbury Festival.

Via  AltSounds

So what is a Womble? Wombles are fictional pointy-nosed, mole like, furry creatures that live in burrows, where they help the environment by collecting and recycling rubbish in useful and ingenious ways. Wombles were created by author Elisabeth Beresford, originally appearing in a series of children’s novels from 1968. Although Wombles supposedly live in every country in the world, the stories are concerned with the life of the inhabitants of the burrow on Wimbledon Common in London, England.

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Fur Affinity user Xaevo was suspended from the main site and banned from #furaffinity after being accused of password harvesting and insulting Summercat, a support administrator.

Xaevo posted a link in the chatroom to a site that he claimed would allow people to see their FA stats regardless of who they were logged in as. Summercat criticised the site asking for users’ FA passwords and requested that the site be taken down as it was phishing.

[14:18:14] <Summercat> Xaevo, please take it down.
[14:18:23] <Xaevo> no, i see no reason to take it down

Xaevo continued to protest the accusations of phishing, saying that phishing only applied when you were masquerading as a trustworthy entity. He maintained that his source code was public and did not save any passwords. When Summercat called it password harvesting, Xaevo called him a ‘noob’, and was banned from the chat room and suspended from the main site.

Update: 45 minutes later, Xaevo’s suspension was lifted.

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Hello fellow redditors, I come seeking answers to some questions I have regarding being a furry.

Today a family member confided in me that they are a furry. Not being too familiar with the lifestyle or idea, I wasn't quiet sure what that exactly meant. In the past I've met people that associated with furry communities, but the extent of what they shared was minimal. I was offered a costume of sorts and a chance to attend a meeting, but I did not feel it was for me.

However, I love this family member very deeply and want to be supportive. It's possible I'll be the only one in our family that accepts his choice, so I want to be there for him. I live my own crazy life and respect all walks of life.

What should I know? He wants a furry outfit, but they seem quiet expensive. He also tells me that the state we live in, Arizona, doesn't have a very big community.

Please educate me furry redditors!

Edit: Thank you to all those who took the time to answer my question. My apologies for offending anyone with my ignorance, but this is why I asked. There is an obvious misconception about the community and you've cleared it up for me. Have fun, friends!

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Dorobo men cut and butcher an already dead wildebeest before taking it away.

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The Pennsylvania woman who alleged that she was fondled by Donald Duck during a visit to Epcot Center in Florida has settled her lawsuit against Disney, federal court records show.

April Magolon’s complaint, filed last August against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, was formally dismissed today by Judge John Padova in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. The judicial order came a day after lawyers for the parties reported that the matter had been settled. Magolon’s attorney, Michael Pansini, sought dismissal of the lawsuit “with prejudice,” meaning that the action could not be refiled.

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http://www.furryfilm.com/

This is the first time I've heard of this but it seems to be very new, the twitter updater indicates it was updated yesterday so I;'d say its an active project.

The winners of the 2011 Ursa Major Awards — for the best in anthropomorphic media, as decided by the fans — were announced on Friday, May 13th at Morphicon in Columbus, Ohio.  From the Ursa Major Awards web site: “More formally known as the Annual Anthropomorphic Literature and Arts Award, the Ursa Major Award is presented annually for excellence in the furry arts. It is intended as Anthropomorphic (a.k.a. Furry) Fandom’s equivalent of the Hugo Award ® presented by the World Science Fiction Society, mystery fandom’s Anthony Award, horror fandom’s Bram Stoker Award, and so forth. Anyone may nominate and vote for candidates for the Awards. These Awards are decided by the fans, not by a committee”. More than 1,300 fans from around the world took part in voting for their favorite furry and anthropomorphic media in ten categories. In reverse order, the winners for 2010 were:

 

Best Anthropomorphic Game: Disney Epic Mickey, Developed by Junction Point Studios.

 

Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration: The cover for Shadow of the Father (by Kyell Gold), illustrated by Sara Palmer.

 

Best Anthropomorphic Magazine: Heat #7

 

Best Anthropomorphic Comic Strip: Housepets! by Rick Griffin

 

Best Anthropomorphic Graphic Story: Twokinds by Tom Fischbach

 

Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work: FurPiled #4 by Leo Magna

 

Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction: Bridges by Kyell Gold (released as a novella by FurPlanet Books).

 

Best Anthropomorphic Novel: Shadow of the Father by Kyell Gold, published by Sofawolf Press

 

Best Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work or Series: Wallace & Gromit’s World of Invention, created by Aardman Animations.

 

Best Anthropomorphic Feature Film: How to Train Your Dragon, directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders, released by Dreamworks Animation.

 

Visit the Ursa Major Awards web site to find out more about the nominees in each category, and also how to participate in the awards yourself.

 

Author: Fred

One of the most “furry” s-f novels was H. Beam Piper‘s 1962 “Little Fuzzy” (Project Gutenberg) followed by his two sequels, “Fuzzy Sapiens” and “Fuzzies and Other People“, about the small furry natives of the planet Zarathustra. The three were republished by Ace Books in a combined edition, “The Complete Fuzzy” (’98).

Now two new authorized Fuzzy novels have been published; “Fuzzy Ergo Sum” by Wolfgang Diehr, and “Fuzzy Nation” by John Scalzi.

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John “The Gneech” Robey gives us a thrilling mystery to discuss for this week’s show. Squash and Stretch, a pair of private dicks low on their luck, find a juicy case when a mink comes into the office, followed close on the heels by a nosy rat. Murder is the question, and the only clue is a lone note referencing a Beatles song- which just so happens to be Skip’s favorite band.

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Besides crime, the second-biggest concern for some Philadelphians, according to one City Council member, are raccoons, the furry thugs … that rummage through your trash and put entire neighborhoods on edge.

—Philadelphia Daily News



“The raccoons essentially clear the streets at night. They walk down the cats, the kids all run when they see the raccoons coming. … People shouldn’t have to be concerned about walking out their front door and being approached by a raccoon.”

—Councilman Darrell Clarke, as quoted on Newsworks.org

Editor's note: They're making a Tintin movie? With Speilberg and Peter Jackson? WTH?

Meet Tintin, brought to life by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, and learn about his adventures, on Tintin.com. In theatres in December.

Author: Andrew Rabbitt
We’re sorry; this episode got a bit bunkbeds. We miss K, buy BunnyMan, Ocean, our Coyote, the bunny and fox join to roast our missing member.

By the way, around minute 41, we have no idea what happened to the audio.

DISCLAIMER – THE FOX TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS EPISODE.

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It's the final show of TigerTails Radio Season 5, and it's the 4 hour Comic Relief Gunge-a-thon 3 show to celebrate the end of Season 5. The normal show format went out the window, though Felis did get some reviews in, as did Werewolfe. Xavier does some Doctor Who talk, and TK cheers about the PSN coming back up. The main focus was the gungings though, with 7 victims taking the slime. Starring TK, Eeve3, Xavier, Felis, Werewolfe, Shougo, Anthropuppy, Wellpied, Floating Lime, and Casualtees.

Police are searching for an armed robber dressed as a large furry animal who outran them after holding up a bank in the Swedish city of Gothenberg.

Authorities at Bangkok's international airport arrested a first-class passenger whose suitcases were filled with baby leopards, panthers, a bear and monkeys. The animals had been drugged and were headed for Dubai.

A man who worked as Blackburn Rovers’ Roar the Lion mascot has been charged with sexual offences against children.

Scott Henderson, 22, from Blackburn, was one of several volunteers who dressed up in the Roar costume for Ewood Park games.

He is accused of performing sex acts via a webcam after contacting teenage boys through Facebook.

He is also charged with having pornographic video clips of children.

He was arrested in October and bailed until this week.

Henderson, whose exact address has not been released for legal reasons, was charged on Friday with 10 offences.

They included:

Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child aged 15 in September last year
Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child aged 14 between March and April last year
Inciting a boy aged 14 to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity between March and April last year
Inciting a boy aged 15 to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity between March and April last year
Six counts of making indecent photographs of a child between January and May 2010 ranging from SAP levels one, two and four
He has been bailed and will appear before Blackburn Magistrates’ Court on May 31.

Before his arrest, Henderson would appear as the mascot at children’s birthday parties.

He also helped out in an administrative role at the club’s indoor football centre.

He was immediately relieved of his role when the allegations emerged.

A spokesman for Blackburn Rovers confirmed that Henderson no longer had any association with the club.

The Roar the Lion part was filled by a number of people on a rotating basis.

Following the allegations, Rovers ditched the mascot and launched a competition to design a new one.

Author: Furryne.ws
Besides crime, the second-biggest concern for some Philadelphians, according to one City Council member, are raccoons, the furry thugs … that rummage through your trash and put entire neighborhoods on edge.

—Philadelphia Daily News

“The raccoons essentially clear the streets at night. They walk down the cats, the kids all run when they see the raccoons coming. … People shouldn’t have to be concerned about walking out their front door and being approached by a raccoon.”

—Councilman Darrell Clarke, as quoted on Newsworks.org

[Edit:  You HAVE to read the EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE RACCOON-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER]

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I've considered myself a furry for a long time now, but never bothered to make a fursona. Problem is, I can't draw and I don't know any other furries in person to help me out. I would think that it is difficult to convey to another artist online what you really want and what details you want. What is the best way to go about doing this?

I'm going to sleep, I'll check out and reply to responses in the morning. Thanks!

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Seriously, you'd think the Japanese would have gotten on this by now. Where are the full length animated films that look like this?. It's a huge void in the market.

(Unless these kinds of films already exist and I just don't know about them? O_O)

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Commiseration with fellow fen.
Rejoice, people-who-don't-touch-a-comic -before-its-last-page-is-done.
(That is, except the chapter 12 cover)
The sixth and final paperback volume is announced for later this year.
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