[QUOTE=muttrox]
FWIW, I agree, that is the “sin”. Whatever my own feelings on furries, I would never go into their gathering just to snicker at them. Just rude, and in a forum where rudeness is not acceptable.
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I didn’t go in there to snicker. I went in to further educate myself, and had a fit of giggles. Pardon me for breathing. :rolleyes:
p.s. Or perhaps *edutain *would be a more accurate word, if it existed.
p.p.s. crikey, it does. edutain - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
[QUOTE=ivan astikov]
Please tell me these 3 aren’t representative of “real Furries”? You mean to say some factions have a vow of silence, or can they make animal noises?
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Some people prefer to stay in “character” when they are in their fursuits, and some don’t. I can’t say for sure, but from my experience at conventions most prefer not to talk because the heads tend to muffle sounds, and trying to have an extended conversation can be difficult.
You may not be aware of it, but at places like Disneyland and Six Flags, the costumed characters are often not allowed to talk while in costume to avoid breaking the illusion that they are Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny.
That was weird, even for a furry, I have no idea why he chose (I presume that can’t have been his normal speaking voice) to talk like that. I couldn’t understand most of what he was saying, so I can’t honestly say if it was truly representative of furries.
The thing is that, unlike real life, you can choose not to make your “fit of giggles” as public as you did. Posting what you did by itself was rude; if you had continued, in the same post, to ask a question then it wouldn’t have been quite so dickish. If you were truly seeking to “further educate yourself” the polite thing to do is to actually ask a question instead of pointing and laughing.
[QUOTE=ivan astikov]
I can see this thread population is splitting into 3 camps:
Those who share a similar sense of humour to me, and think that anyone who dresses up as anime-als on a regular basis - without getting paid for it - is fair game for giggling at.
Those who don’t get my sense of humour.
3.Those who think I am a humourless, boorish, fucktard.
The last group can go fuck a pig. Anyone else, I’m prepared to have a discussion with.
speling misteak.
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You missed the group that includes me, you bastard!!
4. Those who share a similar sense of humor to [you], who can still joke around even when in total disagreement.
Does pig-fucking fall under the furry category if they wear curly tails? 
[QUOTE=freekalette]
You missed the group that includes me, you bastard!!
4. Those who share a similar sense of humor to [you], who can still joke around even when in total disagreement.
Does pig-fucking fall under the furry category if they wear curly tails?
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I could say something about pig-fucking, but it has nothing to do with furries. Let’s just say I’ve met some very interesting people at a (non-furry) chat room I used to frequent.