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A lot of animation fans who weren’t around in the late 1960’s (or who weren’t watching cartoons regularly yet!) may not remember the very, very strange Depatie-Freleng series called Here Comes The Grump. Well now according to Cartoon Brew there’s going to be a new CGI version of the series and a CGI movie to kick things off — thanks to Mexico’s Anima Estudios, which previously brought us the CGI Top Cat movies a couple of years ago. As for Here Comes The Grump, “The film tells the story of teenage boy Terry who has been transported to a magical land where he and some new friends must defeat a mean-spirited wizard called The Grump.” There’s some well-known talent behind the film: “Here Comes the Grump is based on a script from Jim Hecht (Ice Age: The Meltdown) and designs by Craig Kellman (Madagascar, Sausage Party, Samurai Jack, Hotel Transylvania). It is being directed by Andres Couturier, who also helmed Anima’s 2015 feature Top Cat Begins.” No word yet on any distribution planned for North America. Besides the grumpy wizard’s rather klutzy dragon, the Grump’s world features many fantastic creatures — and some that likely will only make sense if you’ve been chemically enhanced. Maybe.
image c. 2016 Anima Estudios
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Episode -18 - Shark for president!
Episode -19 - Sharks have two
We Could Use Some Rainbows
And now for something a little less serious in comics… or at least, a lot more cute. Lion Forge bring us the on-paper version of the latest Care Bares digital comic, Care Bears: Rainbow River Rescue. “When Wonderheart Bear finds an old map of Care-a-Lot, she takes her friends to a long-forgotten part of the Forest of Feelings, where Humming Storks like to nest. The Storks have all flown south for the winder, except for one baby bird who was too sick to fly and got left behind! It’s up to Funshine Bear, Cheer Bear, and Grumpy Bear to reunite their new friend, Dizzy the Humming Stork, with her family on Far-Flung Island, through whitewater rapids, falling rocks, a few wrong turns, and at least one wild Panthrokeet.” This full-color (of course!) graphic story collection was written by Georgia Ball and illustrated by Melanie Gillman. It’s available now.
image c. 2016 Lion Forge
Episode 332 - First We Take Manhattan
And More Birds From Europe
While checking out Manou the Swift we came across the trailer for another animated bird film, Richard the Stork. “Orphaned at birth and raised by storks, the teenage sparrow Richard believes he is one of them. But when the time comes to migrate to Africa, his stork family is forced to reveal his true identity and leave him behind in the forest, since he is not a migratory bird and would not survive the journey. Determined to prove he is a stork after all, Richard ventures south on his own. But only with the help of Olga, an eccentric owl with an imaginary friend and Kiki, a narcissistic, disco-singing parakeet, does he stand a chance to reach his goal and learn to accept who he really is.” It’s written and directed by Toby Genkel and Reza Memari, the same team that brought us All Creatures Big and Small (aka Ooops! Noah is Gone!) back in 2015. No word yet if Richard will be distributed in North America.
image c. 2016 Global Screen
FC-250 Live Action Memes - Nice celebratory round numbers aside, it's a usual round of furry trash and lots of links in the roundup this week. That said holy crap episode 250! Thank you for sticking with us over all these years! Hope you stick with us for
Nice celebratory round numbers aside, it’s a usual round of furry trash and lots of links in the roundup this week. That said holy crap episode 250! Thank you for sticking with us over all these years! Hope you stick with us for another 250. :3
Watch Video Link Roundup:- Dog Chocolate Toxicity Calculator
- CJ sees a Chik-Fil-A for the first time in a while
- Abandoned Steel Plant right near the studio goes up in flames
- Adorable Fox fursuit up for auction, get it for MFF!
- Soulfire Jackal goes Shopping during Extra Life
- Adjective Species turns five
- Furry subreddit /r/furry reaches 30,000 subscribers
- John Lewis Christmas Advert 2016 – #BusterTheBoxer
- Making of Dreamcatcher with EZWolf & Fox Amoore – when you start a howl
- A few furs at FurPock found mushrooms growing in their hotel room
- HIllary Clinton campaign photo from inside the DLCC, same convention center as AC
- Shoutout to FurcoNZ, New Zealand’s Furry con
- Etsy Store of Animal Jewelry
- The official hashtag for MFF 2016 is #FurFest
- ESPN Tweet with mascot
- Milo gets questioned by a furry
- Will Johnny Depp play Dumbledore’s gay lover in new Harry Potter films?
- A Soviet Scientist Created The Only Tame Foxes In The World
- Macro furries rejoice, there is a VR game for you
- Urban Coyote Twitter handle, tweets news about… urban coyotes
- Shoutout to FurryStuff.ru, selling a Christmas Mini-box
- Youmacon 2016 Rave feat. Magic Ruined
- German too soon
- [SciShow] Bloody Amazing Facts About Vampire Bats
- [MinuteEarth] Why Are There So Many Tigers In Texas?
- Killer Russian robot can detect a human from over four miles away before shooting them dead in an instant
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Must Recommit to Red Wolf Recovery in the Wild
- Caught on camera: Deer crashes through Stillwater store’s window
- Grandad having a bath stunned when fox scales walls and jumps through window
- Man takes pet crocodile for walks to the shops, brushes its teeth and cuddles it
- Suspect Wearing a Wolf Mask Robs Suburban Bank at Gunpoint
- Kashmir – “You need more cats on your show. Just saying.”
- Kito Softpaw – “Furcast- Fursuiting,Making Friends & Original Speices”
- Silverhoof – “Breakup/moving on advise”
- Fan Mail – “Relationship Advice!”
- Felis Ridibundus – “PHI and paw”
FC-250 Live Action Memes - Nice celebratory round numbers aside, it's a usual round of furry trash and lots of links in the roundup this week. That said holy crap episode 250! Thank you for sticking with us over all these years! Hope you stick with us for
Nice celebratory round numbers aside, it’s a usual round of furry trash and lots of links in the roundup this week. That said holy crap episode 250! Thank you for sticking with us over all these years! Hope you stick with us for another 250. :3
Watch Video Link Roundup:- Dog Chocolate Toxicity Calculator
- CJ sees a Chik-Fil-A for the first time in a while
- Abandoned Steel Plant right near the studio goes up in flames
- Adorable Fox fursuit up for auction, get it for MFF!
- Soulfire Jackal goes Shopping during Extra Life
- Adjective Species turns five
- Furry subreddit /r/furry reaches 30,000 subscribers
- John Lewis Christmas Advert 2016 – #BusterTheBoxer
- Making of Dreamcatcher with EZWolf & Fox Amoore – when you start a howl
- A few furs at FurPock found mushrooms growing in their hotel room
- HIllary Clinton campaign photo from inside the DLCC, same convention center as AC
- Shoutout to FurcoNZ, New Zealand’s Furry con
- Etsy Store of Animal Jewelry
- The official hashtag for MFF 2016 is #FurFest
- ESPN Tweet with mascot
- Milo gets questioned by a furry
- Will Johnny Depp play Dumbledore’s gay lover in new Harry Potter films?
- A Soviet Scientist Created The Only Tame Foxes In The World
- Macro furries rejoice, there is a VR game for you
- Urban Coyote Twitter handle, tweets news about… urban coyotes
- Shoutout to FurryStuff.ru, selling a Christmas Mini-box
- Youmacon 2016 Rave feat. Magic Ruined
- German too soon
- [SciShow] Bloody Amazing Facts About Vampire Bats
- [MinuteEarth] Why Are There So Many Tigers In Texas?
- Killer Russian robot can detect a human from over four miles away before shooting them dead in an instant
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Must Recommit to Red Wolf Recovery in the Wild
- Caught on camera: Deer crashes through Stillwater store’s window
- Grandad having a bath stunned when fox scales walls and jumps through window
- Man takes pet crocodile for walks to the shops, brushes its teeth and cuddles it
- Suspect Wearing a Wolf Mask Robs Suburban Bank at Gunpoint
- Kashmir – “You need more cats on your show. Just saying.”
- Kito Softpaw – “Furcast- Fursuiting,Making Friends & Original Speices”
- Silverhoof – “Breakup/moving on advise”
- Fan Mail – “Relationship Advice!”
- Felis Ridibundus – “PHI and paw”
[Live] Live Action Memes
Nice celebratory round numbers aside, it’s a usual round of furry trash and lots of links in the roundup this week. That said holy crap episode 250! Thank you for sticking with us over all these years! Hope you stick with us for another 250. :3
Link Roundup:- Dog Chocolate Toxicity Calculator
- CJ sees a Chik-Fil-A for the first time in a while
- Abandoned Steel Plant right near the studio goes up in flames
- Adorable Fox fursuit up for auction, get it for MFF!
- Soulfire Jackal goes Shopping during Extra Life
- Adjective Species turns five
- Furry subreddit /r/furry reaches 30,000 subscribers
- John Lewis Christmas Advert 2016 – #BusterTheBoxer
- Making of Dreamcatcher with EZWolf & Fox Amoore – when you start a howl
- A few furs at FurPock found mushrooms growing in their hotel room
- HIllary Clinton campaign photo from inside the DLCC, same convention center as AC
- Shoutout to FurcoNZ, New Zealand’s Furry con
- Etsy Store of Animal Jewelry
- The official hashtag for MFF 2016 is #FurFest
- ESPN Tweet with mascot
- Milo gets questioned by a furry
- Will Johnny Depp play Dumbledore’s gay lover in new Harry Potter films?
- A Soviet Scientist Created The Only Tame Foxes In The World
- Macro furries rejoice, there is a VR game for you
- Urban Coyote Twitter handle, tweets news about… urban coyotes
- Shoutout to FurryStuff.ru, selling a Christmas Mini-box
- Youmacon 2016 Rave feat. Magic Ruined
- German too soon
- [SciShow] Bloody Amazing Facts About Vampire Bats
- [MinuteEarth] Why Are There So Many Tigers In Texas?
- Killer Russian robot can detect a human from over four miles away before shooting them dead in an instant
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Must Recommit to Red Wolf Recovery in the Wild
- Caught on camera: Deer crashes through Stillwater store’s window
- Grandad having a bath stunned when fox scales walls and jumps through window
- Man takes pet crocodile for walks to the shops, brushes its teeth and cuddles it
- Suspect Wearing a Wolf Mask Robs Suburban Bank at Gunpoint
- Kashmir – “You need more cats on your show. Just saying.”
- Kito Softpaw – “Furcast- Fursuiting,Making Friends & Original Speices”
- Silverhoof – “Breakup/moving on advise”
- Fan Mail – “Relationship Advice!”
- Felis Ridibundus – “PHI and paw”
Die Bird ist das Word
A new announcement over at Cartoon Brew: The German visual FX house Luxx Studio (known for their work on features like White House Down and Independence Day: Resurgence) have started work in earnest on their first CGI feature film, Manou the Swift. “The cg animated film, which is still a work in progress, is set for release in 2017. It tells the story of a swift who grows up thinking he is seagull but soon finds out his real calling.” The article includes a teaser trailer — which oddly does not seem to include the main character.
Image c. 2016 Luxx Studios
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The Hog Returns — A New Man
This is an odd one — but what about the world of Jim Woodring isn’t? Back in 2010 the creator of the iconic/weird-and-wordless funny animal comic Frank brought us his first graphic novel, Weathercraft. Now Fantagraphics Books have re-released in a new hardcover format with some additional new artwork. “As it happens, Frank has only a brief supporting appearance in Weathercraft, which actually stars Manhog, Woodring’s pathetic, brutish everyman (or everyhog), who had previously made several appearances in Frank stories (as well as a stunning solo turn in the short story “Gentlemanhog”). After enduring 32 pages of almost incomprehensible suffering, Manhog embarks upon a transformative journey and attains enlightenment. He wants to go to celestial realms but instead altruistically returns to the Unifactor to undo a wrong he has inadvertently brought about: The transformation of the evil politician Whim into a mind-destroying plant-demon who distorts and enslaves Frank and his friends. The new and metaphysically expanded Manhog sets out for a final battle with Whim…” It may or may not make more sense if you pick it up, but it will be very interesting. Check it out over at Fantagraphics.
image c. 2016 Fantagraphics
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ep 145 - Trumpland - Tried to stay upbeat with this one. We talk the …
Tried to stay upbeat with this one. We talk the outcome of the Presidential Election, answer your questions and more! Reminder: We're on Patreon! If you could kick us a buck or two, we'd greatly appreciate it. www.patreon.com/thedraggetshow ALSO, we're not just on SoundCloud, you can also subscribe to this on most podcast services like iTunes! Don't forget to hang out in our telegram chat, now w/ over 100 members!telegram.me/draggetshow ep 145 - Trumpland - Tried to stay upbeat with this one. We talk the …
FA 044 Defining Success - Is Time more valuable than Money? How should you define success? Are Long Distance Relationships easy? HOW DID TRUMP WIN SERIOUSLY?! All this and more on this week's Feral Attraction
Hello Everyone!
We open this week's show with a discussion on an article that asks the question: which makes you more fulfilled-- making money or having free time? We look into the pros and cons of both, as well as an explanation of opportunity cost.
Our main topic is on Success. Last week we spoke about Discipline; this week we go over what Success is and how to define it. As you require Discipline for Success, this is part two of an odd episode pairing. We discuss ways to determine success in life, love, and in general. In the face of the recent US Election, this episode might be more necessary than we thought.
We close out our episode with two questions on Long Distance Relationships.
For more information, including a list of topics, see our Show Notes for this episode.
Thanks and, as always, be well!
FA 044 Defining Success - Is Time more valuable than Money? How should you define success? Are Long Distance Relationships easy? HOW DID TRUMP WIN SERIOUSLY?! All this and more on this week's Feral AttractionDream a Little Dream of Dogs
We couldn’t even begin to describe this one, folks. So we’ll leave that up to the publisher, Drawn & Quarterly: “Dogs and Water chronicles a piece of a lonely journey, without origin or destination. A young man wandering a nameless path has only a stuffed bear as a companion, which inertly endures his desperation, anger and musings along the way. The landscape is cold and bleak with few landmarks, and offers only precarious encounters with animals and armed men. These interactions are rife with instinct, the drive for survival, and human ethics concerning the killed and injured. He finds acceptance with a pack of dogs, though their nature is wild and their potential threat is as unsettling as the sudden presence of a massive pipeline on the horizon. In a dreamlike state, the endless land becomes a vast body of water where his boat is destroyed and his body floats in a subconscious space. On land, the road disappears and only blind circumstance remains. All is uncertain and all can be lost, but he continues on regardless. Created by Anders Nilsen, it’s available now in hardcover.
image c. 2016 Drawn & Quarterly
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Furries get a look from popular German comic Erzaehlmirnix.
Want a change from intense American news? German furry fan Stefan sends a tip (thanks!) This is very nice to get, since otherwise it would be completely missed by American furs. It’s from comic site “Erzaehlmirnix”. It has 80,000 followers on Facebook and over 13,000 on Twitter – but likely no English-only followers for images that won’t translate easily. (Patch)
(Stefan:) A quite popular german comic site just made two furry-related comics in quick order.
Text:
“I just don’t know why this is, but I hate it: People all the time tell me lots of very personal things I really don’t want to know about.”
“Yeah I know this. Maybe it’s because I am working in the service sector…”
“… or it is because of my vibes of being sexually very open minded, and because on weekends I like to dress as a zebra and get fisted in front of the camera in extreme furry gangbang parties.”
Well… boring. Standard cliches. Heard them all.
But then… immediately after that… that’s followed by this comic:
Text:
“Hey, you are one those “furries” and you like animal costumes and such stuff, right? Did you see? The last Erzaehlmirnix comic is about furries and gangbangfisting. Hehe.”
“Yeah… not funny at all. It’s just that boring “People having sex in animal costumes” stuff the media always show.”
“It is just a totally dumb cliche. Usually this all has nothing to do with sex but more with being a hobby in which you put a lot of love, time and money. But media alway shows some people in cheap costumes having sex, just to make fun of them and make some very bad puns.”
“Oh, that sound like a lot of prejudice” (Pun on “Vorurteil” [prejudice] … “Furrr-Urteil”)
“Yes, that…”
“I guess one needs to be thick-skinned.” (lit: be thick-furred; pun on german “dickes Fell haben.”)
So… this standard normal German comic site just made two furry comics. The first using well known bad cliches, and the second making fun of just this comic.
Brilliant 
A Cop Who Moonlights — Literally!
You may recall the comedy/horror film WolfCop from a couple years ago now. Well, it seems that Dynamite Entertainment have taken it upon themselves to adapt the movie into comic book form. “Ever since hard-drinking local Woodhaven police officer Lou Garou had a late-night bender and stumbled onto dark magic, his life has been turned upside down. Now he moonlights as WolfCop, a rage-fueled, bourbon-swilling, magnum-toting, rabid warrior for justice! WolfCop #1 sees everyone’s favorite alcoholic lycanthropic lawman tearing out of the big screen and onto these gorgeous pages to fight bigger, badder, and meaner monsters than anything that has threatened Woodhaven before!” It’s written by Max Marks and illustrated in full color by Arcana Studios. The first issue is on the shelves now.
image c. 2016 Dynamite Entertainment
War of the Third Demon, Part 1: Parents of a Savior by Casey Thomas Lehman – Book Review by Fred Patten
Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer
War of the Third Demon, Part 1: Parents of a Savior, by Casey Thomas Lehman.
Seattle, WA, CreateSpace, July 2016, trade paperback $7.99 (288 pages), Kindle $2.99.
I’m not sure quite what to say about this book. The cover, which appears to be by crayon, gives an idea of its quality. The title is taken from the cover; the title page says Part 1 is Raising a Savior. The Copyright Notice, usually on the back of the title page in small type, is two pages in boldface leading with “1. Monetary gain directly from fanfiction or fanart is STRICTLY PROHIBITED unless you have received permission and verification from the authors!!!” There are five such rules. The Dedication is three pages ranging from to Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, the creators of Dungeons and Dragons®, down through Hayao Miyazaki and James Cameron to his mother. There are 11 pages of Glossaries at the end explaining the Japanese, draconic, and science-fictional terminology used in this book.
The principal characters are dragons. Here is the main villain:
“A monstrous dragon had just awoken, opening his four sunken eyes, allowing their red glow to illuminate a small area front of him and his six-goat like horns respectively. His jagged, sword-like black scales made a scraping sound as his legs dragged against the purple-tiled floor. He rose to his six legs, letting his rapier-like claws click against his gray, embroiled, rune-encrusted bed. He stretched, letting his saggy, dark-red underbelly stretch like an aged balloon as his six thin, bonelike, pale, sickly green wings spread menacingly. He finished by letting his pitchfork-like tail-blade slam against the colossal ruby roman-style pillars of his chambers – the demon dragon, also known as Rayburn.” (p. 11)
But don’t think that all dragons look like him. There are copper-, red-, sapphire-, silver-, and white-scaled dragons. There are onyx, ruby, and topaz dragons. There are mountain dragons. Yorek, the main protagonist, is a grayish-blue adolescent feathered and furry wind dragon. Here is a marsh dragon:
“The specie known as the marsh dragon could be seen as unusual to say the least. Their bodies’ coating was that of a rubbery skin reminiscent of a dolphin in place of scales. This was something that was present in a few species, yet Marsh dragons bore elaborate markings like that of a leopard, zebra, cheetah, tiger, or such animals. However, there were multiple varieties carrying markings reminiscent of Poison Tree Frogs, snakes, anoles, and other creatures. Their paws were shaped like a Leopard Gecko, including four digits. However, this was coupled with thick webbing and long-cat-like retractable claws carrying more length and sharpness than your average dragon breed. They also sported whiskers like that of an Axolotl, which functioned as a balancing tool. The oddest attributes, however, was their elf-like ears and barbed tail, along with their size being half of an average gemstone dragon’s. In this instance, said dragoness had blue and red zebra-stripes, black claws with purple webbing, pink whiskers and a deep orange barb and light blue eyes. She also sported multiple small and large scars on the lower underside areas of her front legs.” (p. 73)
She also talks with a high-pitched Swedish accent.
Other characters are furry kobolds, and – well, here is the city of Sekai Tachiiri:
“The barrier dissipated, revealing the marble housing, sandstone-covered streets and golden-covered archways of Sekai Tachiiri. It was a flourishing metropolis of dragons, kobolds, wyverns, elementals, centaurs, satyrs, kappa, trolls, nekomata, and every other creature under the world’s sun.” (p. 33)
One other important creature is Vinusto, a Tikbalang. For readers unfamiliar with Tikbalangs, Lehman’s description is “a handsome, male Filipino-accented voice spoke in an impressed tone from what seemed to resemble the head of a horse upon the body of a powerful man as two equine hooves tapped the ground.” (p. 25) Lehman seems fascinated by accents. The dragons are specified as speaking with American, British, Australian (“Welp, the little bloke sure the dinky-di when it comes to protectin’ his cook! Whaddya’ think, sheila?” –p. 233), and Irish accents; the kobolds have German accents; and the Tikbalang, as we have seen, has a Filipino accent. (More on the Filipino mythological tikbalang can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikbalang.) Guess what accent the nine-tailed kyuubi and the tengu have.
Well, I’ve gotten carried away describing some of Lehman’s characters. Suffice it to say that you never know what exotic dragon or other creature you will encounter next. And colorful wordplay like, “Yorek leaped into the air, turning a full 980 degrees in a wind-assisted spin-jump […]”, and “The golem gnashed at him at mach 4 […]”
The plot! Mustn’t forget the plot. Yorek, an insecure 12-year-old wind dragon, falls in love with and weds the older white-scaled (British-accented) Radiata, Sekai Tachiiri’s Temperance Councilor. Together they become the caregivers of the copper-scaled dragoness Aria’s white-&-black egg that is determined in the shell to be:
“Radiata gave a kind smile and spoke in a saddened tone, ‘I’m here to tell you something about your egg, Aria…,’ Her face turned to depression as the next words escaped her muzzle in dismay, ‘It’s a… balance dragon. This means a demon dragon is on its way in fifteen years.’
This information shocked the entirety of the domicile. The world would be forced into genocide. It would have another decade and a half of preparation, and after that another war – The War of the Third Demon.” (p. 26)
Yorek and Radiata become the caregivers (foster parents) of Electus, the balance dragonling, for the first three years of his life, under the guidance of Hope Councilor Leon. (What is Leon? Read the book and see.) This book ends with Electus leaving his family to choose one of the other dragon Councilors as his mentor, and continue his training to confront Nocturnal, Rayburn’s leader of the demon dragon troops, in twelve more years.
War of the Third Demon, Part 1: Parents of a Savior is full of dragon love, lust, loss, redemption, raw sex, and all that stuff. Also lots of italics and boldface text. The trade paperback and Kindle editions have slightly different versions of Maura Pompili’s cover, which shows Yorek and Radiata gazing fondly at the infant Electus. Buy if you like dragons.
The Boy and the Bear are Back
Speaking of Mike Kunkel (which we were recently), he returns with a new edition of Herobear and The Kid in the Herobear and the Kid 2016 Fall Special, out now from Boom! Studios. “Tyler and Herobear are able to stop the dinosaurs that are attacking the parade, but at what cost? With the help of Elmo (oh yeah, Elmo totally knows that Tyler and his stuffed animal are Herobear and the Kid!), they soon discover that Von Klon has kidnapped Henry!” Trust us, it makes sense if you’ve read the previous installments. What, you haven’t? Go do that now! Then check out the preview pages over at Comic Book Resources. Below is the special variant cover by well-known comic creator Roger Langridge.
image c. 2016 Boom! Studios
A Newcomer’s Guide To Furry Terms and Customs.
Here at Dogpatch Press, we get an awful lot of confused outsiders asking, “what’s this all about?” Here’s some definitions to help. If you have family or friends who want to know more about your hobby, share this to help them understand.
Anthropomorphic: Mixing animals with human characteristics. Think of cartoons, Aesop’s Fables, werewolves, and much more.
Furry: Anthropomorphic media and its fans. They often (but not always) role-play an animal character. A reptile one is a Scaly.
The fandom: Furry subculture. It’s different from others because it doesn’t follow specific media like Star Trek. Furry is it’s own thing.
Fursona: The character representing a furry’s self.
Fursuit: The costume that brings a fursona to life, and can fulfill a wish to transform.
Furmeets and Cons (Conventions): Organized gatherings that include fursuiting, art, creative writing, parties and more. Cons are usually held at hotels once a year. Meets can be casual and regular and held at houses, public social places, or special ones in the woods.
Weres, Otherkin, Bronies, and Planties: These fandoms are sometimes lumped in with furries, but they aren’t the same. Weres (AKA Therians) take a fursona literally. Otherkin feel like a different species or entity in their body. Bronies are adults who love My Little Pony. Planties are the anthro-botanical fandom.
Fleshies / Smoothies: Outsiders to the fandom. Furries often make fun of them as “Steve” or “Steves”.
Steve, founder of the first Smoothie bar.
PCD (Post-Con Depression): Grief about having to return to life among Steves.
Con Crud: A rare itchy fungus harbored in fursuits. Cons bring vets to help everyone get vaccinated.
Hugs, Huggles and Cuddles: Also called “the furry handshake”, a hug is the typical greeting among every furry. Huggles are so enthusiastic that you fall over. Cuddles continue for a while.
Breaking the Magic: A taboo act with a fursona. It can happen by talking out of character at the wrong time, or if a costume comes off among fleshies, or if you ignore their furry name and call them by their Steve name. (It used to mean when a cat and a dog do things together against their species, but the fandom has evolved and looks down on racism now.)
Scritching: Grooming and massaging for affection, or to make sure there’s no Con Crud.
Yiff/yiffing: “Yiff” is a sound of excitement made by foxes. If cuddles and scritching get sexual, that’s yiffing.
Marf: To proposition a furry, say “Yiff?” If they answer “Marf,” they probably aren’t in the mood. A neutral expression that can also work like “smurf” in the Smurfs cartoon: “Can you marf me the salt?
Murr / Murrsuit: “Murr” is a sexy murmur. A Murrsuit is a fursuit equipped for yiffing with SPH’s (Strategically Placed Holes.)
Fursuit Crush: A fursuiter who gives you butterflies.
Furpile: Group cuddles, not necessarily for yiffing.
Fursecution: Prejudice against furries by Steves.
Furfag: An outspokenly flamboyant furry who delights in ogling tails and fursuit crushes, and will marf and scritch without shame or breaking the magic.
FurFu: Martial art developed for fursuiters and for combating fursecution. You can find online music videos of synchronized dancing by skilled FurFu artists. There have been controversial incidents of fursecution at cons that led to Steves getting swarmed, taken down and furpiled. However no furry has been arrested, due to the targets reporting a pleasant experience and refusing to press charges.
Popufur: A popular furry, or a bad word for ones who appear arrogant and only loved for their suits. Like “hipster”, nobody self-identifies as one without irony, so it’s a meaningless word that can be thrown at anyone.
Suit Envy / Suiter Gap: Some furries can’t afford fursuits or feel underappreciated, so they give sour grapes about popufurs. The suiter gap is the portion who want suits and don’t have them. Many cons have panels about how to end these problems.
Confuzzled: Furries speak of a well known tendency for new, curious members to enter the fandom with very conservative sexuality, then over time shift from straight to very open and bisexual or gay for furries. That’s “Confuzzled”. They joke that “the fandom turned me gay!” It’s not the same as “jailhouse gay” in regular society; it’s same-sex attraction specifically for furries, but not Steves, and it’s permanent.
Squizzled: Squeakers are popular fursona enhancements. They should be used carefully. Overuse is incredibly annoying. Inexperienced users tend to wander around cons sounding like field mice on crack, leaving a trail of snarls and tinnitus. Being sick to death of squeakers is “squizzled.”
Toony and feral: Animal features can be realistic, but the more caricatured they are, the more toony. Most furries have two legs, but ferals have four.
Musclefurs vs. Fluffers: Some fursonas show highly exaggerated muscle tone. “Furry abs” are especially distasteful to fluffers who prefer soft, sweet and cuddly characters. A classic fluffer icon is Rabbit from Winnie The Pooh. (He/she turns the wedge shape of a musclefur upside down). Around the year 2000, there was major fandom drama with both sides fighting over the definition of “real” furries.
Some preferences. Fox art by Demi-Beast
Plushie / Plushophile: A plushie is a stuffed toy. Plushophiles collect them, and get huge respect from ebay sellers for doing astonishing bidding wars.
(Art: Bencoon)
Scat: A style of jazz singing, used by furries to talk among Steves without giving away secrets or breaking the magic.
Macrophile: Wants to be stepped on by Godzilla.
Vore and Rooting: Vore is an interest in being consumed or inserted in orifices of a macro character. Rooting is mainly seen in art where a character (like a snake) goes in one hole and out another, often at the same time.
Weaseling, Double Weaseling and Cuckoo Play: When one furry puts on another’s suit for yiffing with a partner who doesn’t know. A typical reaction when they find out is delight or humor (rather than shock or outrage.) A less typical but even funnier situation is when one fur catches on to another’s plan, and flips it back by having the target secretly switch places with someone else. That’s Double Weaseling. Cuckoo Play is another word for this interest. A Cuckoo Play party is when a whole group of furries switch suits at the same time. And sometimes weaseling can mean posting from someone elses account or just telling ridiculous stories.
@DogpatchPress yeah, I try to keep it to facts. Like our Otter Satan testicle clamp initiations. Just keep it to the regular stuff.
— Alecta Andromeda (@alectayiff) November 2, 2016