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South Afrifur 2010 report
Author: Rakuen Growlithe
Although South Africa has a small number of furs, with just under 200 registered users on the ZAfur forum, it does hold an annual, national furmeet, South Afrifur. As there are so few furs in South Africa the meet is intended to gather as many as possible together, once a year, to get to know one another.
The first South Afrifur meet was held in Cape Town and was organised primarily by Dracius. In 2009 the meet was intended for Johannesburg but was cancelled by the organisers.
The 2010 meet, organised by Nanukk, Electrocat and Cat147, was held in Port Elizabeth from 7–15 January 2011. The meet was hosted by Nanukk and attended by about 14 furs from around South Africa, though that varied from day-to-day.
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Get ShareaholicFox shoots hunter in Belarus
Author: ringtailedfox
In an ironic twist of fate that seems straight out of fiction, a hunter in the Eastern European country of Belarus was reportedly shot with his own gun by a fox he was hunting.
The “fantastic” fox involved happened to pull the trigger of the hunter’s rifle at the right moment, when the hunter tried to finish it off with the butt of the rifle. The hunter is recovering in a hospital from a gunshot wound to the leg, while the fox, though previously injured in the ordeal, has retreated to the woods.
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Get ShareaholicFA turns six; promises new layout, fixes in May
Author: GreenReaper
Fur Affinity turned six this weekend, offering a preview of a new site template to go live May 21, plus a commission system with integrated ratings.
Site owner Dragoneer has promised that underlying security issues will be fixed too:
Things have been slack in the coding department, and we know that. It’s time for a change, and we’re long overdue. We’re going to fix that. [...] The vulnerabilities will be fixed between now and then, and some of them require complete system re-writes
However, offers to help with these vulnerabilities have been rebuffed for now. It is also not the first time that a new layout has been promised.
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Get ShareaholicFlayrah marks a decade of furry news
Author: GreenReaper
Ten years ago today, Aureth launched Flayrah.com, a service providing “news, commentary, reviews, interviews, and user interactivity.”
A lot has changed since then. Furry conventions have grown four-fold, both in size and number. A multitude of comics, artists and websites have come and gone. Many fans have left the community for good – and many more have joined us and made it their home.
But the need for a good source of furry news remains.
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NOTE: This article was actually posted Saturday – Sorry for the delay. HAPPY BIRTHDAY FLAYRAH From FNN
Get ShareaholicTeaching facial expressions with ‘Lackadaisy’ cats
Author: GreenReaper
Tracy Butler of Lackadaisy has posted a tutorial on depicting facial expressions.
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Get ShareaholicAnthrocon selects charity, guests for 2011
Author: GreenReaper
Anthrocon has announced both its 2011 charity and guests of honor.
Joining attendees will be Peter S. Beagle, author and screenplay writer of The Last Unicorn, and Andy Runton, creator of Owly.
The convention’s charity events will raise money for the ToonSeum, a cartoon art history museum just a block away from the convention.
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Get ShareaholicWhere do furries come from?
Author: Kakurady
Tateru Nino, a Second Life writer, puts forward an often overlooked force in the creation of furries, namely: mainstream culture.
See also WikiFur’s article on the history of the fandom, and contributor Cannon Fodder’s writeup about the fandom that happened before the fandom.
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Get ShareaholicFurBuy back up after ‘massive DDoS attack’
Author: GreenReaper
Furry auction site FurBuy has resumed service after going offline for the best part of a day.
FurBuy went down around 9PM EST Wednesday, due to what site owner Jurann called a “massive DDoS attack that exploited a vulnerability in the DNS hosting”.
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Get ShareaholicLondon daily paper covers surge in animal costumers
Dress up: taking fur to a whole new level
Author: GreenReaper
The London Evening Standard, a free daily newspaper, has run a piece on animal costumers.
Included in the coverage are kigurumi wearers and makers, local furs Lupus and Jackal, and professional animal costumer Alex Kovas – better known as “Humanimal“. Mentioned in passing is local convention RBW and the regular LondonFur meets.
Like the recent Halifax article, the newspaper contacted furs beforehand; Lupus admitted to using the opportunity to “[give] them what we wanted to give them.”
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Get ShareaholicFurther Confusion 2012 to be held in convention center
Author: GreenReaper
Further Confusion 2011 took place last weekend. Attendance was almost static at 2801, perhaps due to the continued weak state of the economy plus limited room; the Fairmont sold out by October. 477 participated in the fursuit parade, as verified by Flayrah in the dealers’ room.
$ 31,900 was raised by the sale of nearly 500 pieces, in an art auction consisting of almost 1000, while 113 dealers were present in the Den. The show suffered from poor lighting, but con leaders promised this would not be an issue in future years.
As for 2012, the big news is that FC intends to move to the San Jose Convention Center.
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Get ShareaholicFoxes on house roof in Charlottetown, PEI
Author: ringtailedfox
A pair of foxes are minor celebrities in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, after being found hanging out on the roof of a home. They didn’t seem to mind the curious visitors that came to see them, and even mated in front of them at one point.
Courtesy: CBCT-TV (CBC Charlottetown) and WDIV-TV (Local 4)
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Get ShareaholicPhiladelphia Valentine burlesque show to feature ‘furries’
Philadelphia Valentine burlesque show to feature ‘furries’
Author: GreenReaper
The topic of anthropomorphic animals is coming to the Walking Fish Theatre next month, as it puts on a ‘furry’ Valentine edition of Revival Burlesque. [broadwayworld.com]
When the heir to the Yummy Pussy cat toy company fortune is kidnapped, her stepmother, Mrs. La Prix, hires a Private Jane to solve the mystery. One P.I. Martel and her boy Friday go undercover and infiltrate the secret nightclub, “The Fur Pile”.
Explore the seedy underbelly of the world of …”furries”?!?
The noir burlesque play – described as “like Hitchcock, but Grace Kelly is dead and there is more nudity” – was written by Max Guerin and is guest-directed by Madi Distefano (interview).
The show plays Friday 11th (8 & 10PM), Saturday 12th (8 & 10PM) and Monday 14th (7 & 9PM) at 2509 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125. Tickets are $ 15 online, or $ 18 at the door.
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Get ShareaholicJob Application & Story Submissions now Online
01/23/2011
By: Markos
I’s taken 3 days but the application and article submission system is now online.
When you submit an article or video to be posted on the site, the form gives you the ability to put the post in our standard article format, including your By: Line, a photo for the story, the body of the story, which can include more images if you like – just incert the HTML from either Photobucket or Flicker.
You can also submit videos – this goes for an article submission or video submission. To do this, go to the sharing site it is loaded on (such as Youtube or Vimeo and copy the “Embed Code” There will be a block to paste the video code in. It’s a pretty simple process.
Get ShareaholicCon Report: Further Confusion 2011
Written By, Sprout a.k.a. Sproutzilla (Rawr!)
For those living under a rock, Further Confusion is one of the more massive furry conventions that hails from the Southern Bay Area of Northern California. Specifically, the convention was held in San Jose and will remain there for the next 3 years.
The convention was stationed at the lavish Fairmont Hotel in the downtown area of San Jose. This was also the location that the convention was held at last year.
FurCon 2011 kicked off on Thursday, January 13th, 2011 with the theme of Southern Crossing: Furries Gone Wild. The official start of the party was the opening ceremonies that were held Thursday night in Club Regent which was located in the front part of the hotel near the main entrance. Unfortunately, I arrived too late to catch the ceremonies but I heard they were a good start. Upon arrival at the hotel, there seemed to be a fairly relaxed nature with an underlining excitement amongst the attendees. Admittedly, there was some chaos surrounding registration this year and there was also the usual chaos of everyone checking in, saying hi, finding food, and other fun activities that surround the beginnings of a convention. Also, there were already a large number of people running around in suit which was extremely fun to see.
The night remained low-key and soon it became Friday. The attendees were up early and in full force. I was on patrol as a FLARE member for about 8 hours that day so I got to see a lot of the going’s on in and out of various places in the hotel. Things remained relaxed and pretty standard until it neared the time for the dealer’s room to open its doors. There was a pretty sizeable line forming outside in anticipation of the wares and artistic services awaiting the lucky con-goers. The dealer’s room was filled to the brim with lots of amazing artists and fun things to look at and purchase.
During the day on Friday, there were also lots of exciting panels and events going on throughout the course of the day to keep one busy busy busy! Also, located just outside of the hotel was a seasonal ice skating rink that a number of fursuiters amused themselves with throughout the weekend.
The Events leads did a fantastic job this year of making sure all the tracks were stuffed to the brim with great events! The big events for Friday were a lot of the panels, the dance competition, the open mic night, the dance and more! Also, as expected, the party floor was in full swing with lots of fun parties offering goodies and an assortment of 21+ drinks for every palette. The parties raged until the party floor shut down. Afterwards, a fair amount of people hung out in the lobby and around various parts of the hotel until late into the night.
As the clock moved forward and it became Saturday, spirits remained upbeat and the convention continued in full swing! There was another day packed full of panels and events. Notably, Saturday was the day that the fursuit parade was held capping out at a whopping 477 suited participants! Also, there was the FC:Unleashed! Rehearsal as well as Masquerade rehearsal. That night was the Masquerade which was fantastic! The night of parties and dancing kicked off and everyone had a great time. The parties continued until the party floor shut down and most people seemed to spread out either wandering the hotel for late night events or hitting up the dance which was in full swing until around 2:00am or so thanks to DJ NeonBunny.
FC2011 Group Photostream on Flickr
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As people drifted off to sleep, the night disappeared and it became Sunday. The general attitude of the con was optimistic and happy. People seemed to still be having a great time and it seemed a fair amount of people used this day to sleep in a little later than previous days. Myself, included! The dealer’s room was still keeping busy and people were already showing off their purchases and treasures. Sunday was also the day that people could pick up the art they bid on during the art auction during the previous days. There were a TON of fantastic art pieces by many talented artists!
Sunday had a ton of great panels as well as some major end of convention events through the day. There were the Critterlympics, FC: Unleashed Variety Show as well as an awesome dance to round out the night. As an added surprise, there was an impromptu fursuit parade through the halls of the ballroom floor at around 3am! Which was pretty awesome if people were awake and around to catch it!
On Sunday night, most people seemed to be up late just hanging out with friends and enjoying the last full night of the convention. Also, I think the reality that the convention was coming to a close finally set in which is always disappointing.
Monday finally introduced itself to the convention and was met with a general unspoken downbeat attitude. Everyone seemed to spend a lot of time in the lobby saying goodbye to friends, chatting, checking out of the hotel, and getting in the last few hours of time with people before having to go home.
In the afternoon on Monday there was the Hiss N’ Purr which had a lot of valid concerns and a lot of appreciated compliments. A few hours after the Hiss N’ Purr was the dead dog dance for those still at the hotel to enjoy it. At the beginning of the Dead Dog Dance there was an award ceremony for the FC Staff members who rose above the call of duty and worked extremely hard throughout the convention. There were 6 of them, myself included, and we received the Lionman Award.
After the awards were given out, the Chairman received a few tokens of appreciation from the staff. Once the ceremonies were over, the dance kicked off and people partied until the music stopped.
The convention was fantastic this year. The staff worked extremely hard and it showed. There were a few speed bumps along the way but that tends to happen with any large scale event. There were 2801 registered attendees.
A few notable bits of information: Harry the Hat did a fantastic job as a stand-in for Paul Kidd who was the GOH that was unable to make the convention. Bos’n is going to be the Chairman for FC2012 and Smack Jackal is going to be the Co-Chairman. The theme will be the InFURmary which will be a Furry Hospital theme. The convention is moving to the San Jose Convention Center and will remain there for the next 3 years. And finally, the convention is going to be scheduled on the MLK holiday weekend for those three years.
See you all next year for FC 2012!
PICTURES:
http://www.dragonscales.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=42 Kyreeth’s Gallery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/diadexxus/sets/72157625739456909/ My Flickr Gallery for FC2011
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=FC2011&ss=2&s=rec Flickr for FC2011
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/view?q=further+confusion+2011&uname=JWalker1971&psc=G&filter=1# PicasaWeb Gallery for FC2011
http://growl.ws/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=928 Growl’s Gallery
http://photos.sinkclog.net/main.php SinkClog’s Gallery
http://picasaweb.google.com/weaseldesign/FurtherConfusion2011# IMWeasel’s FC2011 Gallery
http://www.ultra-gor.com/gallery/FurtherConfusion2011 Ultra Gor’s FC2011 Gallery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ysengrin_blackpaw/sets/72157625712298475/ Ysengrin’s FC2011 Gallery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/artvixn/sets/72157625738001287/ ArtVixn’s FC2011 Gallery
http://www.flickr.com/photos/teddy_tiger/sets/ TeddyTiger’s FC2011 Gallery
http://pics.livejournal.com/trikotomy/gallery/000at79x Trikotomy FC2011 Gallery
VIDEOS
Videos on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/TeknikliaRoo TekRoo’s Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfOu0bvcNME DiegoWolfFox’s FC2011 video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbuXe2jRJAM Jup Reigndeer’s Critter Olympics Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf2UXLNbDnk Unleashed Video: Are we there Yet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo6dv5S4Cz8 Unleashed Video: Learned it From You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59_CXRMv-JY Unleashed Video: Midwest BloodFest
My Strange Addiction Furry – Commentary
This is an edited version (about 10 mins) of TLC’s My Strange Addiction: “Furry”. The segments featuring the woman who consumed foam rubber has been edited out. None of the actual interview with Lauren/Kiira has been edited. We did remove the unnecessary “still to come” sections at the end of each segment.
If you have not had a chance to watch it, you can take time now. The running time is just over 10 mins.
Things I noted about the production is the “stock footage” they used during her mentioning the “darker side of the fandom”. There are some very well known fursuiters in that clip. Four of them currently reside or have resided in the Atlanta area. I would imagine some of these guys would be upset with their suits being seen while Lauren talks about fetishes.
I’ll leave it up to you all to make a judgement. Comments are open.
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Get ShareaholicNew Submit System in the Works!
By the weekend, I’ll have the new Submission system installed. Anyone can go in and create a news article. It’s a basic fill in the blank form.
It will allow you to upload images for the article, embed a video and do basic editing and tweaks. Once you are done, it will send an email to myself or one of the appointed Editors for review, Once it is reviewed and approved, one click sends it out to Twitter, and soon to Facebook and other social outlets.
Once you’ve had a couple of articles published, you’ll be evaluated for an “Author” position. From there, you can move up to Editor.
I’ve been asked – this is not a paying gig. Not yet. If the site begins to support its self, then we can look at sharing the wealth with the contributors – but as of right now, the site comes right out of my pocket. It needs to break even on software and hosting& domain fees. Normally funds left over from that would be earmarked for future contests. (Example -Con Memberships, God Level Con Memberships, Game Consoles and Commissions for art – just to name a few)
If we get to a surplus in funds, yes, we’ll pay a small ammount for articles, and larger amounts for video content – but right now, I see that being over a year away.
That’s all for now – Look for the forms tomorrow -One will be an application form, and the other will be an article submission form.
Take care all
Get ShareaholicAnd We’re Back
We were having technical issues with our theme – it would not properly display comments and social media sharing tools. This is a work in progress. There will be changes as the site is brought up to 100%.
Also – We are looking for an artist to design a Masthead to replace the one currently on the site. The idea we have in mind is a Furry news room.TV Studio with a couple of Furry anchors behind the news desk. Think evening news. If you are interested, please contact me at [email protected] for more info.
Get ShareaholicEditorial – Answering a Question About the Donation Drive
Woody 57 minutes ago
I have to ask, as I’ve seen hundreds of similar furs cry out for help over the years and far too many of them have turned out to be manipulating the community… Why would you single out this particular fur as news-worthy?
skippy 19 minutes ago
You are not the only one who is skeptical of this whole situation. If you think it’s worth digging a little, you could ask to see flight itineraries and proof of the purchase of airline tickets…
Honestly – It’s because I watched the situation unfold from the first tweet offering ThunderRoo a job, through his flight to Georgia, and then the drama unfolding with his parents and the rescue by ScottJFox.
On top of that, I met him in person once he got to Atlanta. I talked with him, knew how much this new start meant to him and was upset and outraged that his parents would want to be so manipulative and controlling.
He lost everything. His home. His savings. The new job. He is now hiding out from his parents and needs some hope.
The people who donated to him have given him a cushion so he can now try to start rebuilding. They have also proven to him that we as a community care, and with just a little effort, we can make a difference.
Let me be clear in this. He did not ask for the coverage. I was contacted while the rescue was in progress and asked if I would cover it. I said I would leave that up to those involved. After talking with both ThunderRoo and ScottJFox, I posted the article and came up with the donation idea. No one asked.
ThunderRoo’s response was very humble. He is really touched by the outpouring of support.
I hope this gives you insight as to why.
In the future, if there is someone who is truly in need, maybe we can help in this way again. Who knows. But that is the reasoning.
Get ShareaholicThunderRoo In Crisis
19 Year old Californian, ThunderRoo had been looking for a change in his life. Recently through contact with KaiWulf on Twitter, Roo was offered a job as a cable tech, made a commitment, bought a ticket and flew across the country to Atlanta GA to start a new life.
Before the jetlag had even worn off, ThunderRoo was contacted by his parents who indicated that his father was critically injured in an accident and was in the hospital. Red flags went up for those who know the situation; to get closure and ease his sense of guilt, ThunderRoo boarded a plane back to California.
When he arrived back, he found out he had been deceived. His parents lied to him and lured him back to keep him from venturing out on his own. His phone was taken. His social accounts such as twitter were suspended. At this point, the community knew something was going bad – real bad.
A message was sent to Roos phone by ScottJFox. Scott got this message in return:
TXT Exchange after ThunderRoo's phone had been taken
ScottJFox then started a rescue:
Scott Fox - tweetdeck.com - Public . @ThunderRoo is 19 years of age. He has moved out, and his parents lied to forcefully keep him in California. @DragonOrca and I will be leaving shortly to pick him up. What his parents have done is illegal. There was no “car accident” and his father was not severely hospitalized. Wish us luck, and hopefully voilence does not come of this. Scott used GPS Data posted in ThunderRoo’s tweets provided by HenriWatson to get his location. It was not long till he and Dragonorca were heading to the Roo’s Jouse in Joshua Tree, California to pick him up and possibly confront his parents. Scott Fox - tweetdeck.com - Public #FreeThunderRoo Officially heading out to pick up @ThunderRoo , wish us luck! Game Plan is going to the door, asking to speak with Mathew. Should they refuse, I will thank them, turn around, and then involve the local Sheriff. Will update when possible, going to do everything we can to avoid violence etc etc etc. Details were thin during the confrontation – we got this tweet: Scott Fox - tweetdeck.com - Public #FreeThunderRoo I have sucessfully come in contact with @ThunderRoo. He’s in the car with me, and safe. *hugs him 9001 times* <3Currently ThunderRoo is safe. You can get in touch with his new Twitter account @ThunderRoo1
From ScottJFox’s FA Journal:
I wish there were some way for me to directly reply to everybody from tonight’s events, however seeing as it would be impossible to do so I’ve concluded to write an FA journal and link to it instead.From the Beginning to the End.. My own views and understanding. Thunder’s asleep on my couch as of now so I’m unable to verify details of things (will edit the journal at a later time if need be).
_____
ThunderRoo is a 19 year old male, and he quoteunquote ‘ran away’ (moved out, considering he’s over 18) from his California home after finding work in Atlanta Georgia. Leaving a note with his parents stating he was moving out, he boarded the next available flight, taking only his phone and the clothes on his back.
Shortly after arriving in Georgia , I received a text from him stating he’s already headed on his way back to California (the airline ticket there was paid for to my understanding, the one back was not). As story would have it, his father was severely hospitalized after a car accident, so Thunder had the decency of flying back to visit his father in the hospital, even though it caused him to lose his newfound job before he had the chance to start.
Earlier this afternoon, news started appearing on Twitter that ThunderRoo’s twitter account had been suspended. I quickly shot him a text message to be greeted with this: http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/…..7clipboard.png
To make a very long story short, ThunderRoo is 19 years of age. He had moved out, and his parents lied to forcefully bring him back to and attempt to keep him in California. DragonOrca and I left shortly after to pick him up from his place. What his parents did was illegal. There was no “car accident” and his father was not severely hospitalized. Thankfully, no violence came of this. ThunderRoo left his home and headed to a local church, where DragonOrca and I picked him up. Drove home stopping for food, and as of now he’s sleeping safe and sound. 
Should there anything I’ve left out, or any questions I’ve left unanswered, please let me know! It’s approximately 2:16am where we’re both located, so I’m going to be headed out to sleep.
Thank you to EVERYBODY who gave concern! It did not go unappreciated.
Also, as far as the initial start of the story, FNN did a pretty decent job of writing up an explanation here: https://web.archive.org/web/www.furrynewsnetwork.com/201…..roo-in-crisis/
It’s really awesome! Their entire website has been very helpful, and I would like to personally thank them. (:
During the crisis, a hash tag was created – #freeThunderRoo – he was the #1 topic of conversation during the rescue exercise. Because Twitter no longer keeps long term tweets in search, you will only be able to search for #FreeThunderRoo for the next 24 – 48 hours.
This crisis forced ThunderRoo to use all of his savings. For the time being, he is safe, away from his parents but still stranded in California. We would like to head up a Donation Campaign to try to get some funds back to him so he can function as he tries to get back to Atlanta.
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Edit – Jan 21, 2011
We were running a donation drive for ThunderRoo. Because of continued suspicions and accusations from several very vocal members of the community, FNN is pulling the donations button from the site. We thank those of you who donated. The funds collected have already been sent to ThunderRoo and should help get him back on his feet.
To be clear on this – ThunderRoo did not ask me to do a donation drive for him. That was my idea. The reasons for it are explained in the Editorial post HERE.
I’m going to get a bit unprofessional here. The donations drive was called “crass”, “an insult to hundreds of furs who are suffering, but didn’t get a “popufur” to “rescue” them”, other tweets and comments have come in questioning ThunderRoo’s motives. Wondering if he ever even made the flight out to Atlanta. There have been conspiracy theories and accusations that it was just a way for him to make money.
Well, I know for a fact he made the flight from California to Georgia. I was called by his employer to ask if I wanted to ride along to pick him up. I had to miss that trip, but I did meet ThunderRoo and KaiWulf (his employer) for a late dinner/early breakfast not long after his flight came in. The photo above was taken with my phone at that meeting. Why did I take the photo? I was adding him to my contacts.
I also talked with KaiWulf about the situation when ThunderRoo got the call from his parents. So I had all the information from the personal meeting to him being called back to California. So yes. It is a credible story. It really did happen just as described by myself and ScottJFox.
Again, thank you to all who gave ThunderRoo both moral support, and those that added some financial support. You guys are the reason this fandom is worth being in.
Regards -
Markos
Edit: 1/21/2011 – 4:33pm ESTScott Fox – tweetdeck.com – Public
. @ThunderRoo1, @DragonOrca and I were walking back to the house from Subway, when a car slammed on their brakes and stopped in front of us. ThunderRoo exclaims, “Oh crap. My parents.” Thunder’s father gets out of the driver’s side door and SLAMS the door shut, and then his mother gets out. They were talking in spanish, but Thunder said the conversation started off with them saying they were really mad, then they asked if he was okay, and then said they have his clothes. His father took a deep breath, shook our hands, and said, “Take care of our son.” before driving off.
ScottJFox’s Tweets:
Uhhh…. @ThunderRoo1 ‘s parents are here… >>; shhhiitttt
They’re talking in Spanish and don’t seem pissed.. they’re giving him his clothes and stuff. >>;
They told @DragonOrca and I to ‘take care of their son’ and handed us his clothing. Mother fucker I’ve never been so relieved in my life. xD
Everything’s okay, we’re back home now. I guess somebody let them know where I lived, and they came to drop off his things.. #phew #thankgod
Donations to assist ThunderRoo
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Entertainment Tonight Covers “My Strange Addiction”
Nineteen-year-old Lauren is obsessed with wearing fake animal ears, masks, paws and tails. She can’t imagine going to a party or social event without wearing her fur suit and is completely dedicated to her “fursona,” designing and sewing her costumes well into the night, even if it takes priority to finding a job.
“My self-esteem isn’t the best,” says Lauren. “Normally I’m kind of shy, but [my fursona] lets me bring out my more outgoing and talkative side.”
For more compelling insight into addictive behaviors that are dangerous and risky in nature, watch “My Strange Addiction” Wednesday night on TLC.
Read Lauren’s response here: MY STRANGE ADDICTION
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