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2011/01/20 11:15:22
Subject: Re:Why were people wearing tails at the mall?
Ahtman wrote:Larp doesn't tend to happen in public places that could kick them out during business. It also usually requires more than two people. Only 2 people role playing is a different kind of role playing. If you know what I mean.
I can't see the problem. At least they are happy and confident enough to be individuals. Good on them.
Perhaps we'd prefer they stuck to more normal behaviour; wearing baseball caps and bling jewellery and swinging off bus stops like chimpanzees. No? Thought not.
2011/01/20 17:30:05
Subject: Re:Why were people wearing tails at the mall?
As noted, one kind of geek looking down on another is always kind of sad.
The kids aren't hurting anyone. If they look a little silly to you, they may just be having fun. All kinds of people dress up funny to express their enjoyment of things.
Pyro-Druid wrote:
Daggermaw wrote:I mean i know what furries are, but they didn't seem like they were furries. More like they were anime dorks but is there an anime that has people with tails?
Kids today are so strange.
There's a few animes with people with tails, more than I'd care to know. If they were also wearing notably weired cloths then I'd put my money on anime people.
snurl wrote:Or maybe they were furries, or anime fans. Its hard to be sure.
Well, I think they could have been anime people, or possibly furries.
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I think it has something to do with the anime Naruto. Naruto has some sort of 9 tailed demon fox spirit in him or something. Sometimes the spirit comes out and manifests physically giving Naruto claws, fangs, and many tails. Supposedly the more tails that come out the closer he gets to being taken completly over by the 9 tailed demon fox and the more he looks like it.
2011/01/20 18:10:45
Subject: Why were people wearing tails at the mall?
Pretty much the "Don't worry about it" advice you've already received, but I'll add a bit.
There are levels of furries (learned this from the new roomie). There are those who have it as a hobby to varying degree (just doing drawings, some dressing up, etc.) and there are even some who believe they are spiritually connected or have a certain element of that animal combined with them (I've heard them called Therians though people argue about the term so whatever). These people tend to display random subtle animal qualities like scratching their ears, licking their wounds in a certain way or gravitating towards certain foods. Several of these people have said I was a bunny based on a few factors: I love bunnies, I like to run, sexual reasons (left vague), my fight or flight response is 99% flight and when it is fight I go way overboard, and apparently I like to cuddle like one in increasingly the rare moods that I like to cuddle. I call hogwash on all this, but you see where I'm headed. Some of these people treat it like someone might a religion so it's probably better just not to comment if you think it's silly.
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2011/01/20 18:25:55
Subject: Why were people wearing tails at the mall?
@Soladin: The post wasn't "What is the most disturbing or unusual thing you've ever seen". I think anyone over the age of 16 has seen worse, that doesn't mean that it is not unusual.
I just don't understand what the big fuss is about here. xD
2011/01/20 19:10:08
Subject: Re:Why were people wearing tails at the mall?
Daggermaw wrote:I mean i know what furries are, but they didn't seem like they were furries. More like they were anime dorks but is there an anime that has people with tails?
Kids today are so strange.
No more stranger than people who wear the costumes of their favorite sports team.
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2011/01/20 20:15:22
Subject: Re:Why were people wearing tails at the mall?
Daggermaw wrote:I mean i know what furries are, but they didn't seem like they were furries. More like they were anime dorks but is there an anime that has people with tails?
Kids today are so strange.
No more stranger than people who wear the costumes of their favorite sports team.
Yeah I think it is weird when someone wears an official NASCAR jacket. They have literally about a hundred advertisements on it and they paid to be a walking billboard. The jacket should have been free since whoever is wearing it is promoting the sponsors.
At least with furries, they wear the tails because they like a show and want people to know it. NASCAR Fans wear the jackets to help someone else make more money.
2011/01/20 20:17:01
Subject: Why were people wearing tails at the mall?
Dunno, depending on how it's done it can look cute. But maybe I'm thinking of little kids instead of adults. Where it is usually creepy unless they're actually attractive.
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2011/01/20 20:18:44
Subject: Why were people wearing tails at the mall?
Melissia wrote:Dunno, depending on how it's done it can look cute. But maybe I'm thinking of little kids instead of adults. Where it is usually creepy unless they're actually attractive.
I admit, a hot girl is a bikini with naruto tails would be oddly appealing in a cute sort of way.
Soladrin wrote:Maybe they were using those butt plug things with tails...
I might be thinking about this to much.
More than likely Larry Flint already thought of that...
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2011/01/20 20:22:23
Subject: Why were people wearing tails at the mall?
Butt plugs make only a small degree of sense. If they're ever remotely necessary for someone, they really need to learn to switch sides every now and then.
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2011/01/20 22:52:06
Subject: Why were people wearing tails at the mall?
Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:Butt plugs make only a small degree of sense. If they're ever remotely necessary for someone, they really need to learn to switch sides every now and then.
A bunny rabbit wouldn't know that kind of thing.
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2011/01/21 01:46:05
Subject: Why were people wearing tails at the mall?
Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:Butt plugs make only a small degree of sense. If they're ever remotely necessary for someone, they really need to learn to switch sides every now and then.
A bunny rabbit wouldn't know that kind of thing.
Of course the wouldn't...
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2011/01/21 01:49:34
Subject: Re:Why were people wearing tails at the mall?
Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:Pretty much the "Don't worry about it" advice you've already received, but I'll add a bit.
There are levels of furries (learned this from the new roomie). There are those who have it as a hobby to varying degree (just doing drawings, some dressing up, etc.) and there are even some who believe they are spiritually connected or have a certain element of that animal combined with them (I've heard them called Therians though people argue about the term so whatever). These people tend to display random subtle animal qualities like scratching their ears, licking their wounds in a certain way or gravitating towards certain foods. Several of these people have said I was a bunny based on a few factors: I love bunnies, I like to run, sexual reasons (left vague), my fight or flight response is 99% flight and when it is fight I go way overboard, and apparently I like to cuddle like one in increasingly the rare moods that I like to cuddle. I call hogwash on all this, but you see where I'm headed. Some of these people treat it like someone might a religion so it's probably better just not to comment if you think it's silly.
So what would I be in the fact that I avoid a fight as much as possible, but the few fights I have been in I have all ended extremely fast. Also, if I am bleeding, I tend to lick the blood off the wound.....
Is there a place I could find this out? I'm not a furry, but it might be interesting to know. Chinese Zodiac puts me as a Golden Goat.
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2011/01/21 01:56:04
Subject: Why were people wearing tails at the mall?
Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:Pretty much the "Don't worry about it" advice you've already received, but I'll add a bit.
There are levels of furries (learned this from the new roomie). There are those who have it as a hobby to varying degree (just doing drawings, some dressing up, etc.) and there are even some who believe they are spiritually connected or have a certain element of that animal combined with them (I've heard them called Therians though people argue about the term so whatever). These people tend to display random subtle animal qualities like scratching their ears, licking their wounds in a certain way or gravitating towards certain foods. Several of these people have said I was a bunny based on a few factors: I love bunnies, I like to run, sexual reasons (left vague), my fight or flight response is 99% flight and when it is fight I go way overboard, and apparently I like to cuddle like one in increasingly the rare moods that I like to cuddle. I call hogwash on all this, but you see where I'm headed. Some of these people treat it like someone might a religion so it's probably better just not to comment if you think it's silly.
So what would I be in the fact that I avoid a fight as much as possible, but the few fights I have been in I have all ended extremely fast. Also, if I am bleeding, I tend to lick the blood off the wound.....
Is there a place I could find this out? I'm not a furry, but it might be interesting to know. Chinese Zodiac puts me as a Golden Goat.
From what I gather you're just supposed to know. Kinda like your pagan name or whatever equivalent you'd like.
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2011/01/21 01:58:21
Subject: Why were people wearing tails at the mall?
That's practically bestiality. But, say, a kitty ear hat similar to this:
With a matching, short tail attached to the pants?
I could see something like that as cute, and wouldn't exactly call it furry fandom.
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2011/01/21 02:00:11
Subject: Why were people wearing tails at the mall?
