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"Have you ever been touched by a wolf skin?" Uh, come again?

munchingzombie — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:08:21 -0800

"Have you ever been touched by a wolf skin?" One glorious evening I was taking the dog for a walk when I had one of those moments. Like Saul struck down from his horse so too was I struck by a mighty light. Of course, this light wasn't god. No, it was a street lamp illuminaiting a car underneath it. And on that back window, was this. Digging through the deepest of Google's mines I have come up empty, and turn to you oh wise and learned ones. What in the name of god does this mean? Do you think I should ask my neighbor who walks around in a crotchless panda suit? (no such neighbor exists, sadly.) Thank you

My little brother is a furry?

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:49:33 -0800

So it turns out my kid brother might be a furry. Is this normal? My 17 year old brother and I are the only ones who share a computer here at my parent's house. Recently I discovered that his google search history contains a lot of "furry" search strings, including several for "vore", which is a kind of furry sex fetish that involves eating other creatures.

I try to be pretty open-minded about all things, but this has me a little freaked out. Is this kind of sexuality normal for 17 year olds? Is this healthy? If not, is there anything I can do to broach the subject with him or otherwise dissuade him from getting involved in such a strange fetish?

You can reach me at AskMe.Brother@gmail.com for private communication. Thanks.

Oh god it's humping my leg

skjønn — Thu, 03 May 2007 11:28:17 -0800

I hate dogs. Help me deal so I don't lose my jobs. I'm writing this in a spirit of desperation as I find myself in my office dry heaving after needing to pick up a dog and carry her the space of 30 feet.

I'm 23 year old girl working very awesome and challenging part time jobs. 30 hours a week as a paralegal for a local law firm and 10 hours a week for a local fashion boutique.

Everything about both jobs is perfect except for thing: the dogs. By some very cruel twist of fate, both of my bosses are dog people.

The lawyer I work for bought an ultra fancy purebred puppy poodle something that cost thousands of dollars after I started working for him. He put a kennel in his office and brings the puppy to work with him everyday.

The owner of the fashion boutique I work for brings her little dog with her everyday too.

Both of these dogs are free to roam most of the time and the office and the boutique have been pet-proofed.

Although I love animals in the general sense and have a ton of compassion for them in general and would never wish an ounce of harm on either of these doggies, I can't deny I despise everything about them.

Their smell, the touch of their fur, the way they rub up against my leg, its enough to make me puke (and actually has made me do so more than once). My dad had allergies and my mom hated pets so I never had them growing up.

Here is my question: I can coexist with these doggies in the same building, but how do I make them stay away from me? Obviously strategies that would harm the dogs are out the question.

I am open to:
-learning to alter my body language...but how?
-purchasing discreet ultrasonic devices i can set off when the doggies get close. I'm poor but price is not a problem, this is desperate.
-applying lotions/creams/perfumes that repel canines (as long as it wouldn't make me too repellant for humans)
-anything else you could offer on how to make the doggies not touch or come near me.

Not open to:
-seeing a therapist to brainwash me into liking these little furry beasts.

Thank you. :)

Any academic-type literature on furry fandom?

monsterhero — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 01:55:03 -0800

Has there been any serious evaluation of the psychology and sociology behind furry fandom? Or is it usually only mentioned as a subgroup of fandoms in general?