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March 21 2010

furry
16:46

Re: The Oversexed, Cold-War Rabbits of Berlin

I'll transcribe the director's amusing, rabbit-related remarks from
his commentary track on the (highly recommended) Criterion Collection
DVD of 'Wings of Desire':
"We put these rabbits there [in the Berlin Wall set] because there was
a giant population of rabbits living in that no-man's-land. They were
furry
00:10

Dog DNA database led to murder conviction

A south Londoner has been sentenced to life in prison after he used a pit-bull cross-breed in a deadly attack on 16-year-old and his friend.

Oluwaseyi Ogunyemi was stabbed six times; his friend, Hurui Hiyabu, nine times. The dog, Tyson, was also injured. A blood trail led to his owner's conviction. Detectives say it was the first time DNA evidence from a dog was used to link an owner to a murder.

The sale of illegal pit-bull puppies is lucrative, and a common problem. The Staffordshire bull-terrier/bull-mastiff is likely to be put down.

March 20 2010

furry
15:35

Re: Ugly Americans

The Saprophyte <normdepl...@nolocal.com> clouded the waters of pure
thought with news:ho1l8r$9cp$1@adenine.netfront.net:
OH SNAP! You say that cause NYC is such a real world freak show!
Scathing!
Its on so late at nite it'll take forever to catch on.
Futurama however is coming out with NEW EPISODES soon.
furry
05:08

Ugly Americans

Anybody else see this on Comedy central the other night? It's the story
of an average nice guy working for immigration in an alternate New York
filled with all manner of monsters, otherworldly creatures and other
weirdos. Kind of makes you wonder why they bothered to make it animated
instead of live action. It's from Augenblick Studios, the same outfit
furry
04:46

Re: The Oversexed, Cold-War Rabbits of Berlin

Kind of like the Korean DMZ, which has turned into an impromptu nature
reserve.
furry
00:09

Norwegian furries are now national news, newspaper article today.

In Norway we have two national tabloid newspapers, VG and Dagbladet. Dagbladet prints a little over 100.000 newspapers, approx 1/3 of VG. Though this number seems small, it is the 3rd largest newspaper in Norway and is at every store, gas-station and kiosk in the country.

Today a photo of furries where features on the front cover, top right. Dagbladet FREDAG,an insert magazine to the Friday edition had the story, spanning 8 pages, several pages being dedicated to large photos of Fursuiters.

The article was pre-approved by furries before being published, and gave a pretty good description of what we are all about. Preferring to be somewhat anonymous, I did not contribute much to the article except fact-inputs, but it was fun to read the "The Norwegian furry branch started in 1994 when a lonely Lion King fan stumbled across a furry forum on the internet", since that was me. Yah, all alone back then. We are somewhat between 100-200 furries now.

The article is very focused around a furmeet held in Oslo, a few furries are pictured without suits and with names given. It talks about the different reasons for being furry, all from liking anthro art, to having a desire to be the animal. It also mentions how most furries do not want to be recognized as furries due to the bad media coverage in CSI and similar.

Though not putting us in a bad light, I worry that many will regard us as freak regardless, as we are something they do not understand.

The online Dagbladet.no is on Monday having a "net-meet" with two furries, me and Kal, where people submit questions and we answer. We will have to see what sorta question comes in, it is somewhat scary.

The full article, with exception of a fact box giving a few more facts on furries, and with only a small selection of the photos, is here

http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/03/19/kultur/dyr/norge/nettmote/fredag/10924441/

It is Norwegian, mebbe use Google translate. Or mebbe someone will translate. Mebbe me...

Updates follow.

March 19 2010

furry
15:47

Michael Bard passes away, aged 44

Michael W. Bard

Michael W. Bard ("Morgan"), recently hospitalized, died early this morning at the age of 44. The author is survived by his parents and friends in Toronto and around the world.

Well-wishers can leave their memories on Michael's Shifti talk page.

Tags: death
furry
15:02

Norwegian magazine Fredag covers furries

Norweigian magazine Fredag (in today's issue of Dagbladet) has an article about furry fans, with a followup entitled Snakk medd en grevling (Talk to a badger).

The badger concerned is Kal; he and Sayh will be answering readers' questions on Monday.

The full story is in the magazine, but a brief summary [translation] is posted online.

Update: The summary has morphed into the full story, to which Sayh offers some context.

furry
10:20

The Oversexed, Cold-War Rabbits of Berlin

Article and documentary about a fascinating footnote in Cold War
history -- the wild rabbits that used to thrive, undisturbed by man,
living in the heavily-mined no-man's-land inbetween the East and West
sides of the Berlin Wall:
[link]
(Their bodies were so light they never set off the mines, see?)
furry
02:46

March 18 2010

furry
18:52

Funny Movies

Are U Tired & Wanna Laugh, or are you bored with serious matter.....
now you may to see some Stupid .. Funny .. So just Visit:
[link]

March 17 2010

furry
10:11
furry
03:02

The hottest Orangina ad of them all

Just discovered this one tonight:
[link]

March 16 2010

furry
19:26

Anthropodcast Episode 22 - Just Like A Rap Video

Taking shelter in a conveniently placed cave, Flain and Donryu start to hear voices. Where are they coming from? What are they saying? What is Donryu's obsession with Stitch? The only way to unlock the secrets of the cave is to wrestle a bear.




http://www.anthropodcast.com/podcasts/anthropod/standard/Anthropod_episode022_SD.mp3
furry
19:26

Anthropodcast Episode 22 - Just Like A Rap Video

Taking shelter in a conveniently placed cave, Flain and Donryu start to hear voices. Where are they coming from? What are they saying? What is Donryu's obsession with Stitch? The only way to unlock the secrets of the cave is to wrestle a bear.



http://www.anthropodcast.com/podcast...sode022_HD.mp3
furry
19:26

Anthropodcast Episode 22 - Just Like A Rap Video

Taking shelter in a conveniently placed cave, Flain and Donryu start to hear voices. Where are they coming from? What are they saying? What is Donryu's obsession with Stitch? The only way to unlock the secrets of the cave is to wrestle a bear.



http://www.anthropodcast.com/podcast...sode022_LD.mp3
furry
15:11

Saint Matthew 10-2-95

Saint Matthew says,
"When mankind says, 'My feelings are hurt over a
remark that was just said against me,' this remark, no
matter how small it might be, can cause an individual
a feeling of depression, anxiety, and also a feeling of
rejection. Now compare this to the Importance of a
Soul that basically is a Portion of The Father. Why
furry
02:22

Popular Brazilian TV show to use fursuiters in prank

Fauna Urbana reports on recent fursuiter involvement in Caldeirão do Huck, a Brazilian comedy TV show watched by millions. The episode is to air April 17. A fan video accompanying the coverage shows interviews in which fursuiters explain furry fandom from their perspective.

Unlike the Fantástico feature, only fursuiters are involved; some furs fear misrepresentation.

March 15 2010

furry
22:21

A Spot of Furry Wordwatching

Following a stand-up show I saw last night, I have decided to try and do something to boost the furry fandom's profile - by getting us in the Oxford English Dictionary.
furry
20:13

Furry author Michael Bard gravely ill

Michael Bard (aka "Morgan"), noted furry author on the TSA-Talk mailing list and the fiction-website Shifti (user page), fursuiter, and staffer at Toronto's Furnal Equinox, has suffered devastating brain damage as the result of an aneurysm, stroke, or other yet-to-determined brain circulatory disorder last Friday, March 12.

He was at work at the time, and wasn't found for approximately four hours. As of today, March 15, he was disconnected from life support but continues to breathe on his own. The prognosis, however, remains poor.

I was last with Michael as recently as last Monday — he was suffering from the flu, but was very happy with how well Furnal Equinox's first con had gone and pleased to be with friends.

Shifti is keeping a news page updated with the latest, best info available as a public service. Comments are also welcome.

Editor's note: Michael also pens the column "Through the Looking Glass" [older issues] for Anthro, maintains the Tales from the Blind Pig archive, and was co-editor of TSAT.

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