POLL: So... Who here's a furry?

Divinaparadiso4 · Post by **Divinaparadiso4** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:12 am

I like to think of myself as a furry.

Ebly · Post by **Ebly** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:13 am

the sad thing is that from a lot of direct experience

i hate to say this to you guys

the sane ones are the minority

FlintTheSquirrel · Post by **FlintTheSquirrel** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:02 am

I don't think sanity is involved in this. It is just peoples personal preference. And as one of my favorite pictures said, "Dare to be different".
I don't like when I sound like I am arguing and angry, I just like stating points.

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:08 am

I wouldn't say that most furries are insane but I can agree that alot take it a little too far.

Post by **Sleet** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:01 am

Ebly wrote:the sad thing is that from a lot of direct experience

i hate to say this to you guys

the sane ones are the minority

I take no offense to that, though it's probably not true; sane people tend not to be loud, and might not even post on the internet. Whereas insane people make sure you know it.

zeekgenateer · Post by **zeekgenateer** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:05 am

Yea, it's more like the insane ones force you to see them because of how loud and outspoken they are. It's like that and other organizations/belief groups where some will get up in your face demanding that you accept their reality while others are more open to friendly discourse/disagreement.

Ebly · Post by **Ebly** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:49 am

i use a colloquial definition of sanity versus insanity.

anyway, i offer you that i have spent enough time here to know that there are a lot of perfectly normal furries out there
and i would still stick by that there are a lot more on the other end of the spectrum. the silent majority isn't a necessary truth.

i suppose everyone has different experiences though.

Post by **Sleet** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:52 am

That's not necessarily false, but you probably estimate the number of furries not active in internet communities (most of whom I assume are sane) as lower than I do.

Ebly · Post by **Ebly** » Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:25 am

that i could agree with

but that all depends on what your definition of a furry is
okay yeah i think this has all turned into a big joke to me now.
i should go to bed

Post by **Dissension** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 3:13 pm

Ebly wrote:the sad thing is that from a lot of direct experience

i hate to say this to you guys

the sane ones are the minority

*whistles*

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 3:17 pm

Dissension wrote:
Ebly wrote:the sad thing is that from a lot of direct experience

i hate to say this to you guys

the sane ones are the minority
*whistles*

Well, i just hope I'm considered part of that minority.

Post by **Dissension** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 3:23 pm

I think I'm in the majority, but I could be wrong, 'cause I'm not actually that weird, but then again I'm ambiguous about my sanity anyway.

Ebly.

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:01 pm

As far as I know, being furry doesn't equal being weird.

Post by **Sleet** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:12 pm

Dissension wrote:I think I'm in the majority, but I could be wrong, 'cause I'm not actually that weird, but then again I'm ambiguous about my sanity anyway.

Ebly.

I've seen what real insane furries are like and you, as well as almost every member here, belong in the sane category.

Flamboyant-Pencil · Post by **Flamboyant-Pencil** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:35 pm

I'd rather be human than a squirrel any day (Not a knock at you Flint, my favourite animal is a squirrel and I'd rather be a squirrel than a dragon) but I still identify as a furry. I don't think it always has to include wanting to be X to be a fan of X.

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:40 pm

Flamboyant-Pencil wrote:I'd rather be human than a squirrel any day (Not a knock at you Flint, my favourite animal is a squirrel and I'd rather be a squirrel than a dragon) but I still identify as a furry. I don't think it always has to include wanting to be X to be a fan of X.

Agreed. I have no desire to be Professor Layton or Phoenix Wright.

Wait....

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:35 pm

In my opinion being a furry isn't about wanting to be an animal so much as just being into the fandom.

At least, that's what I tell myself.

Post by **Sleet** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 6:52 pm

Being an animal would suck, anyway.

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:00 pm

Yeah seriously, hardcore furries have to realize that if they were the animal they wanted, it would be vastly different then what they think it'll be.

Senator_Sunburst · Post by **Senator_Sunburst** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:37 pm

Well what if I want to be an anthropomorphic animal in a world that either includes anthropomorphic animals or is exclusively filled with anthropomorphic animals?

I think that's what furries who want to "be" an animal really want.

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:39 pm

Senator_Sunburst wrote:Well what if I want to be an anthropomorphic animal in a world that either includes anthropomorphic animals or is exclusively filled with anthropomorphic animals?

I think that's what furries who want to "be" an animal really want.

Yes, but who's to say that everything would be as it was just with Anthromorphic animals instead of humans.

Society would be much different, art, etiquette, entertainment, it would be drastically changed.

Senator_Sunburst · Post by **Senator_Sunburst** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:44 pm

Maybe, but one shouldn't overthink it like that. There's a specific...I hate to call it "fantasy" but I guess that's what it is, that some furries have and it's that fantasy they want. It's all mapped out the way it is in their head, and that fantasy is a fantasy which doesn't include many realistic changes.

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:00 pm

Senator_Sunburst wrote:Maybe, but one shouldn't overthink it like that. There's a specific...I hate to call it "fantasy" but I guess that's what it is, that some furries have and it's that fantasy they want. It's all mapped out the way it is in their head, and that fantasy is a fantasy which doesn't include many realistic changes.

Well, I'd rather stay realistic then drown myself in fantasy.

FlintTheSquirrel · Post by **FlintTheSquirrel** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:02 pm

But fantasy is so fun, you can step outside the box some times. :3
You don't have to believe it but you can think it.

Post by **Sleet** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:12 pm

Personally I think the idea of such an arrangement is fun, but the arrangement itself would have too many complications such that if I were given the option to make the world like that, I wouldn't take it.

For starters, shedding would suck, and I would shed a lot once a year.

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:15 pm

As would I, as my favorite breed is a husky and that's what I'd want to be.

Senator_Sunburst · Post by **Senator_Sunburst** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 2:37 am

Ah, I'm sure there are trade-offs to be had. Shedding may be a problem, but maybe I won't have to deal with acne! (actually, bad example, I don't have to deal with acne anyway :p)

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 2:38 am

Senator_Sunburst wrote:Ah, I'm sure there are trade-offs to be had. Shedding may be a problem, but maybe I won't have to deal with acne! (actually, bad example, I don't have to deal with acne anyway :p)

Lucky you.

FlintTheSquirrel · Post by **FlintTheSquirrel** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:12 am

I would live in a tree if I were to be a squirrel. No carpet to shed on.

But it would be harder to find ticks and fleas.

I am going to disinfect that tree immediately!

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 12:12 pm

FlintTheSquirrel wrote:I would live in a tree if I were to be a squirrel. No carpet to shed on. But it would be harder to find ticks and fleas. I am going to disinfect that tree immediately!

Not to mention foraging for nuts. That would be your life, foraging for 8 months and hibernating for 4 months.

And no cable TV.

Tiggy · Post by **Tiggy** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 12:14 pm

I'd adopt him so he could have cable TV

And not worry about foraging for nuts and hibernating. :3

Post by **Sleet** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:17 pm

You could also live in a plastic underwater bubble.

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:03 pm

Sleet wrote:You could also live in a plastic underwater bubble.

Plastic? I would say few feet of solid glass.

Flamboyant-Pencil · Post by **Flamboyant-Pencil** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:15 pm

Read that as plastic underwear bubble and was confused.

:C

44R0NM10 · Post by **44R0NM10** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:16 pm

Sandy from SpongeBob Squarepants syndrome!

FlintTheSquirrel · Post by **FlintTheSquirrel** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:07 pm

Dubiousity wrote:
FlintTheSquirrel wrote:I would live in a tree if I were to be a squirrel. No carpet to shed on. But it would be harder to find ticks and fleas. I am going to disinfect that tree immediately!
Not to mention foraging for nuts. That would be your life, foraging for 8 months and hibernating for 4 months.

Don't be a kill-joy. :/ I am thinking of it in the UTC setting. I can go and buy myself some nuts. :3

Dubiousity · Post by **Dubiousity** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:43 pm

FlintTheSquirrel wrote:
Dubiousity wrote:
FlintTheSquirrel wrote:I would live in a tree if I were to be a squirrel. No carpet to shed on. But it would be harder to find ticks and fleas. I am going to disinfect that tree immediately!
Not to mention foraging for nuts. That would be your life, foraging for 8 months and hibernating for 4 months.
Don't be a kill-joy. :/ I am thinking of it in the UTC setting. I can go and buy myself some nuts. :3

Two words:

Social Humiliation

Tiggy · Post by **Tiggy** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:44 pm

Guys we already talked about this, if Flint up here turned into a squirrel, I'd adopt him! Don't worry, geez. :3

Post by **Sleet** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:41 pm

You're both 17. How would you adopt him? If you're old enough to adopt, he's too old to be adopted.

FlintTheSquirrel · Post by **FlintTheSquirrel** » Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:59 pm

Hey, I already have a family. .-.

Well? Are you a furry?