HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: peacock5293@iscsvax.uni.edu (Greywolf)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
Subject: Re: Assorted Thoughts on a "Furry" World Setting
Date: 21 Nov 92 15:15:49 -0600
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

In article <1992Nov20.231338.299@rei.com>, fox@rei.com (Fuzzy Fox) writes:
> Your thoughts on Corporations that create furry races and give them jobs
> sounds a lot like something I read in the setup info for the Justifiers
> RPG.  I've never played the RPG, but the background info they gave was

I've never played the game, either, but, granted, from what I've heard, there
could probably be parallels.  However, from what I gathered, furries don't have
a choice -- They have an *obligation* to work for the creator-company until
they pay themselves off.

> rather good.  Remind me and I'll send you the book.  :)

A rather nice offer and one I'd normally do *anything* but pass up, but I'd
probably feel too guilty, as you've been helping me so much so far with all the
digitizing.  =)  Speaking of, maybe I oughta post a listing...
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From: ray.rooney@satalink.com (Ray Rooney)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry,rec.games.mud.tiny
Subject: Re: Philcon report (Saturday)
Date: 18 Nov 92 21:06:00 GMT
Reply-To: ray.rooney@satalink.com (Ray Rooney)
Organization: Datamax/Satalink Connection * Ivyland, PA (215) 443-9434

TO: jfurr@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mr. Furr)


MF>>Judging from the newsgroups you read/post to and your handle, you
MF>>already ARE a Furry Fan.

MF>It's not my handle.  It's my NAME.  Joel Keith Furr.

Well, when someone calls themself Mr. Furr, it's easy to make that
mistake.                          ^^^

MF>>As regards "fench": There always seem to be a few aromatic losers that
MF>>turn up at furry, rpg, and anime gatherings. If you can think of some
MF>>way to handle it, please enlighten us.

MF>Hose them down with chemical cleaning agent.

That's even ruder than the sign.

 * SLMR 2.1a * Anthropomorphics - Your best entertainment value.
                                           
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
From: mhigh@nyx.cs.du.edu (Matthew High)
Subject: Re: NHS ripoff/Lemur poem/Furrlough RPG
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 92 12:30:34 GMT


Jeezus, Tim - lose the ego.  It's incredibly annoying.

The LFIH story is still in the works.  Probably as a two-issue series in
  mid-1993.  Script written by Paul Kidd has already been accepted, a
  couple people are working on the artwork.  More details forthcoming.

Cheers,
  - mlh

PS  Why did I mention the NHS thing?  Easy - to tell you and others that
  this isn't the place for it.  Try rec.arts.manga., or possibly 
  rec.arts.comics.misc - more appropriate places.
From: ray.rooney@satalink.com (Ray Rooney) 
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
Subject: Furplay, Midnight Sun
Date: 20 Nov 92 01:49:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Datamax/Satalink Connection * Ivyland, PA (215) 443-9434
Reply-To: ray.rooney@satalink.com (Ray Rooney) 

TO: all

I have been informed that, owing to his mother's death, this last week,
Michael Hirtes will be temporarily unable to publish/distribute his
publications Midnight Sands and Furplay.

Those who wish copies of these publications are advised to contact:

           Brian Sutton
           1200 Patricia   #1208
           San Antonio, TX 78213-1115

OR:
           Ed Zolna
           Mailbox Books
           P.O.Box 1278
           Roslyn, PA 19001

Sincere condolences and wishes for strength to Michael during this
ordeal.

               - Myself and the Alston Bros.

 * SLMR 2.1a * Anthropomorphics - Your best entertainment value.
From: ray.rooney@satalink.com (Ray Rooney) 
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
Subject: amy the squirrel
Date: 17 Nov 92 18:07:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Datamax/Satalink Connection * Ivyland, PA (215) 443-9434
Reply-To: ray.rooney@satalink.com (Ray Rooney) 

TO: wcheung@shearson.com

WC>arrrgh!
WC>i keep hearing about amy the squirrel but i can't find it anywhere.
WC>would some kind soul out there please lend a hand ?
WC>mucho gracias.
WC>-dave

The Amy animations are usually distributed on BBS's as Amiga animation
files. Check with your local Amiga board for them. If you don't have
access to an Amiga there may be someone who will put them on video tape
for you.

Eric's home base, AFIT AUG, has some of them available on tape, along
with a cable show that Eric was on, but at $20.00, it may be more than
the curious are willing to risk.

 * SLMR 2.1a * Money Talks! - Unfortunately, mine only says "Good Bye"!
From: Paul_Trauth@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Paul Trauth)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
Subject: Re: amy the squirrel
Distribution: world
Date: 17 Nov 92 20:54:17 CST
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.

In a message dated Tue 17 Nov 92 13:38, Wcheung@shearson.com (wansan Cheung
wrote:

 WC> arrrgh!
 WC> i keep hearing about amy the squirrel but i can't find it anywhere.
 WC> would some kind soul out there please lend a hand ?
 WC> mucho gracias.
 WC> -dave

drop in on your nearest amiga-owning friend.
ask to see some "amy the squirrel" animations.
if he doesn't have any (or any of Eric's other nifty animations), force him
to take you to the next meeting of the local Amiga users group, where
someone's sure to have several of Eric's cartoons stuck on his HD.

(the majority of Eric's animations have been done with "Moviesetter", a
very Amiga-specific program...)


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From: jf2z+@andrew.cmu.edu (John Charles Fiala)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry,rec.games.mud.tiny
Subject: Re: Philcon report (Saturday)
Date: 17 Nov 92 17:36:53 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.gf2PdJe00WAwN1Ml9z
Distribution: world
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Excerpts from netnews.alt.fan.furry: 17-Nov-92 Re: Philcon report
(Saturday) Ray Rooney@satalink.com (813)

> As regards "fench": There always seem to be a few aromatic losers that
> turn up at furry, rpg, and anime gatherings. If you can think of some
> way to handle it, please enlighten us.


Say!  This looks like a good place for a Stick up!

(Ie: commercial anti-stink canisters)
-john
Oh, no!  My account will be taken away on December 18th!  *sniff*sniff*
Until then, my email address is: jf2z@cmu.edu
After that, my email address is: bonapart@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
  We apologize for the Inconvenience.
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
From: vgriscep@wam.umd.edu (VGR (Craig Pell))
Subject: Re: Greywolf GIFs on Tezuka (listing)
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 22:53:51 GMT

In article <1992Nov21.152245.8913@iscsvax.uni.edu> peacock5293@iscsvax.uni.edu (Greywolf) writes:
>Listing of Greywolf gifs on Tezuka, last updated: 11/21/92
>(ftp tezuka.rest.ri.cmu.edu ... cd pub/images)
>-----
>cybracc-gw.gif          -- Rocket Raccoon
>RocketRaccoon3-gw.gif   -- Rocket Raccoon again, this time with an attitude

Huh?  Beggin' your pardon, but these don't look like Rocket Raccoon to me.
They're good, but they ain't him.  Or is this someone else's invention,
rather than the Marvel Comics Rocket Raccoon?

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From: beth@mintir.new-orleans.la.us (elisabeth b. shaw)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
Subject: Re: amy the squirrel
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 10:24:51 CST
Organization: Minas Tirith BBS (Public Access Usenet for New Orleans)


> In a message dated Fri 20 Nov 92 12:48, Beth@mintir.new-Orleans.la.us (elis
> wrote:
> 
> >  WC> i keep hearing about amy the squirrel but i can't find it anywhere.
> > 
> > drop in on your nearest amiga-owning friend.
> > ask to see some "amy the squirrel" animations.
> > 
>  BO> Gee, Paul, can I come over to your house so I can see those neat
>  BO> Amy the Squirrel animations?  That would be so nice.  Ooooh, ooooh,
>  BO> please, puh-leeze?
> Only if you... never mind. [leer]
> ...actually i only have a few of 'em. and not all the best... (like "At the
> movies ii"... wow!) Time to raid the Fish.
> 
> 
Hmmm...I'll have to check with Tal.  He may be able to FTP something, but
we'll have to get it to you in Amiga-compatible format.  Ugh.
Beth.
beth@mintir.new-orleans.la.us
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
From: noel@umbc2.umbc.edu
Subject: RE: Philcon report (Saturday)
Organization: University of Maryland Baltimore County
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 11:14:31 GMT

	Yep, I have the poster in one of my art folders--think I should scan it 
and post it someplace?
	What I really wanted were those nice color flyers for the furry party, 
they were almost as good as the cheetah one a couple years back.
From: beth@mintir.new-orleans.la.us (elisabeth b. shaw)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
Subject: Re: amy the squirrel
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 10:11:34 CST
Organization: Minas Tirith BBS (Public Access Usenet for New Orleans)

Paul_Trauth@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Paul Trauth) writes:

> In a message dated Tue 17 Nov 92 13:38, Wcheung@shearson.com (wansan Cheung
> wrote:
> 
>  WC> arrrgh!
>  WC> i keep hearing about amy the squirrel but i can't find it anywhere.
>  WC> would some kind soul out there please lend a hand ?
>  WC> mucho gracias.
>  WC> -dave
> 
> drop in on your nearest amiga-owning friend.
> ask to see some "amy the squirrel" animations.
> if he doesn't have any (or any of Eric's other nifty animations), force him
> to take you to the next meeting of the local Amiga users group, where
> someone's sure to have several of Eric's cartoons stuck on his HD.
> 
> 
Gee, Paul, can I come over to your house so I can see those neat
Amy the Squirrel animations?  That would be so nice.  Ooooh, ooooh,
please, puh-leeze?
Beth.
beth@mintir.new-orleans.la.us
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
From: fox@rei.com (Fuzzy Fox)
Subject: Re: Assorted Thoughts on a "Furry" World Setting
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 23:13:38 GMT
Organization: Recognition Equipment, Inc.

Your thoughts on Corporations that create furry races and give them jobs
sounds a lot like something I read in the setup info for the Justifiers
RPG.  I've never played the RPG, but the background info they gave was
rather good.  Remind me and I'll send you the book.  :)

-- 
#ifdef TRUE        | Fuzzy Fox (a.k.a. David DeSimone)       fuzzy@netcom.com
#define  TRUE   0  |
#define  FALSE  1  |  "You have been recruited by the Star League to defend
#endif             |     the Frontier against Xur and the Kodan Armada."
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
From: peter@NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: Assorted Thoughts on a "Furry" World Setting
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 14:22:56 GMT

In article <1992Nov22.114636.4544@netcom.com> foxen@netcom.com (Foxen) writes:
> If you haven't seen "Blade Runner", I highly reccommend renting it from
> your local video store.  =)  It's a good movie.

I can also recommend Steve Gallacci's parody, "Bad Rubber", in Albedo #0.
-- 
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From: fuzzy@netcom.com (Fuzzy Fox)
Subject: Re: It just doesn't get any better than this) Re: THE 3 DAY PHILCON REPORT OF IMPORTANT & FUNNY STUFF) 
Organization: Foxes 'R' Us - Seven locations to serve you
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 07:46:18 GMT

jfurr@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mr. Furr) writes:

>What could I say to top this?

Nothing at all.

-- 
#ifdef TRUE         | Fuzzy Fox                  fuzzy@netcom.com
#define  TRUE   0   | a.k.a. David DeSimone      an207@cleveland.freenet.edu
#define  FALSE  1   | "You have been recruited by the Star League to defend
#endif              |    the Fronteir against Xur and the Kodan Armada."
From: peacock5293@iscsvax.uni.edu (Greywolf)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
Subject: Re: Assorted Thoughts on a "Furry" World Setting
Date: 23 Nov 92 15:08:19 -0600
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

In article <1992Nov22.224402.5770@desire.wright.edu>, jdemers@desire.wright.edu writes:
> In article <1992Nov22.184100.8929@iscsvax.uni.edu>, peacock5293@iscsvax.uni.edu (Greywolf) writes:
>> In article <1992Nov22.114636.4544@netcom.com>, foxen@netcom.com (Foxen) writes:
>>> peacock5293@iscsvax.uni.edu (Greywolf) writes:
>>>>
>>>>What's a "Tyrell" corporation?  (Is this a reference to some sf or fantasy book
>>>>that I haven't read but just about everybody else has?)
>>> 
>>> The Tyrell Corporation is a corporation in the movie "Blade Runner" (based on
>>> Phillip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep").  They are the
>>> creators of the "Replicants", or what amount to organic androids.  The
>> 
>> Thanks for the info. =)  Yes, I've seen the movie some time ago, but the name

{deletedeletedelete...  We don't need *all* of this, do we?}

>> and, if so, do they go through a normal childhood stage, or do they just pop
>> out fully-grown mature adults?

> didn't have any of the experiances that normals have becasuse they were
> 'decanted' fully grown.  Watch it near the end, Ruger Huars (sp?) charactor
> goes into that in his final speech.

However, I got the impression that somehow the replicant that Harrison Ford's
character falls in love with was "implanted" with the memories of a "real"
girl.
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Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
From: avatar@wings.micro.umn.edu (Timothy Fay)
Subject: Re: THE 3 DAY PHILCON REPORT OF IMPORTANT & FUNNY STUFF
Organization: University of Minnesota
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 07:32:48 GMT

Thomas Pluck (pluck@andromeda.rutgers.edu) wrote:
>...and another
>toon about a sheepdog, which sounded like it was from Australia, but I'm 
>probably completely wrong.

That would be "Footrot Flats," an animated feature based on a comic strip
of the same name by Murray Ball.  It's actually from New Zealand (though
a lot of Aussies worked on it since there weren't enough Kiwi animators
at the time).

>	...The highlight of the entire weekend
>had to be when most of the other artists attacked Steve Martin with silly
>string canisters...

Isn't that like the umpteenth time that's happened?  Really, I'd think it
would get just a little old after a while...

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Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
From: hengist@atheling.demon.co.uk (Hengist Atheling)
Distribution: world
Subject: FurNet List Request
X-Mailer: cppnews $Revision: 1.14 $
Organization: Atheling Computer Services
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 17:01:16 +0000

Would someone be kind enough to post up a list of BBSes carrying FurNet
which includes their FIDO identification numbers.  I'm getting some help 
from a FIDO sysop in the UK and if we can find any of these BBSes that 
have a feed out of the USA then we might (just might) be able to have
a UK node!

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From: Paul_Trauth@agwbbs.new-orleans.LA.US (Paul Trauth)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
Subject: Re: amy the squirrel
Distribution: world
Date: 20 Nov 92 17:02:43 CST
Organization: The Amiga GateWay BBS * New Orleans, La.

In a message dated Fri 20 Nov 92 12:48, Beth@mintir.new-Orleans.la.us (elis
wrote:

>  WC> i keep hearing about amy the squirrel but i can't find it anywhere.
> 
> drop in on your nearest amiga-owning friend.
> ask to see some "amy the squirrel" animations.
> 
 BO> Gee, Paul, can I come over to your house so I can see those neat
 BO> Amy the Squirrel animations?  That would be so nice.  Ooooh, ooooh,
 BO> please, puh-leeze?
Only if you... never mind. [leer]
...actually i only have a few of 'em. and not all the best... (like "At the
movies ii"... wow!) Time to raid the Fish.

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From: swaim@owlnet.rice.edu (Michael Parks Swaim)
Subject: Re: Assorted Thoughts on a "Furry" World Setting
Organization: Rice University
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 01:56:42 GMT

In article <1992Nov22.184100.8929@iscsvax.uni.edu> peacock5293@iscsvax.uni.edu (Greywolf) writes:
>As for reproduction, I'd probably assume these synthetics (again for my
>setting) would be sterile.  Why?  Well...

  Assuming that they can't leave the corporation, then production costs would
go way down if they could have kids.


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From: avatar@wings.micro.umn.edu (Timothy Fay)
Subject: Re: NHS ripoff/Lemur poem/Furrlough RPG
Organization: University of Minnesota
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 01:44:23 GMT

Todd P. Whitesel (toddpw@cco.caltech.edu) wrote:
>avatar@wings.micro.umn.edu (Timothy Fay) writes:
>
>>   My only comment was that I thought 
>>Mr. Dunn was ripping off Rumiko Takahashi.  It was others who assumed I was
>>talking about NHS, which makes me think my comments were fairly close to the
>>mark...
>
>Pray tell, what ELSE could you have been talking about?? Now you've got me
>curious. (Especially if you can afford to be that smug about it.)

You're right.  It is pretty obvious where ol' Ben swipes his licks... :)

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From: noel@umbc2.umbc.edu
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
Subject: Philcon report (Saturday part 2)
Date: 16 Nov 92 15:58:31 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland Baltimore County


	One of the problems that was nto the fault of the furry party was 
that the Church of the sub-genius was having something called a "Bob" party 
and sent out postcards and such inviting people not with the con to attend.  
Well the informaltion was poorly hand written becuase the room number for the 
Bob party (620) looked like the one for the Furry party (626).  By then the 
room was really full.  Jimmy Chin left so I decided to follow him out to see 
what was wrong.
	Well we wound up a floor down and across the hotel at a room full of 
people just drawing, it was quieter and more sedate so I steyed there.  In it 
were Scott Norman, Dusty Rhodes, Ken Sample, John N(soemething), and Jreemy 
Kidd.  I wound up talking, passing around and playing with my toy guns, and 
even drawing in a couple of sketch books.  This seemed to be the place for 
the artist and people on FurryMuck.  I got a quick sketch from Eric Schwartz 
and bought a simple peice from Jeremy Kidd.  All in all it was not a bad 
setup; The only problem was most people commuting between the two rooms all 
night.  The "ASB" party was down the hall from one of the rooms, a lot of 
furries stopped by--though I didn't, having seen it last year.
	I grabbed most of my items from the main furry party room and left 
about 2:30 AM, I heard later the party ended at 3 which is about typical.  
Once back at my room Tom Pluck showed me all the artwork he acquired during 
the say, including a really *nice* and cute skunk sketch from Eric Schwartz.  
	Saturday was very satisfying.

NEXT:  Sunday 
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From: ray.rooney@satalink.com (Ray Rooney)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry,rec.games.mud.tiny
Subject: Re: Philcon report (Saturday)
Date: 21 Nov 92 02:15:00 GMT
Reply-To: ray.rooney@satalink.com (Ray Rooney)
Organization: Datamax/Satalink Connection * Ivyland, PA (215) 443-9434

TO: avatar@wings.micro.umn.edu (Timothy Fay)

TF>Ray Rooney (ray.rooney@satalink.com) wrote:
TF>>
TF>>In case you don't get the point, we are trying to promote the fandom
TF>>with these events. Acting like a bunch of college pranksters will really
TF>>trash that. If a cartoon skunk is taken as a putdown of this field,
TF>>what would be the result of such mean and childish behavior?

TF>Gosh, I can't imagine anyone developing that kind of attitude towards
TF>furry fandom.  I mean, apart from the occasional dart gun war or silly
TF>string attack, I can't imagine anyone thinking of you as a bunch of
TF>college pranksters...  1/2 :-)

While those incidents were done in (I think) fun (at least, the dart
gun wars), and are not quite the same thing, your response proves my
point. Outsiders DO judge us by our observed behavior.


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Newsgroups: alt.fan.furry
From: jdnicoll@prism.ccs.uwo.ca (James Davis Nicoll)
Subject: Re: Assorted Thoughts on a "Furry" World Setting
Organization: University of Western Ontario, London
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 02:32:55 GMT



In article <1992Nov22.184100.8929@iscsvax.uni.edu>, peacock5293@iscsvax.uni.edu (Greywolf) writes:

>   b) If a synthie leaves your corporation, at least it won't be starting a
>      family elsewhere.  If you've got a really good "design", you would
>      still have the control over "production" of that "line" of synthie.

	It's legal to copyright genetically engineered  micro-organisms now;
it seems plausible that more complex creatures could  be, too. Unwanted 
breeding could be detered by lawsuits.

	Bass, in 'Godwhale' had the over-achieving studmuffin  shackled
by diet: ARNOLd needed certain nutrients not found in the  common  diet,
limiting  his probable lifespan if he fled the Hive. Also, creative
genegeneers could make living artifacts limited to  'useful' behavior.
An  example:  poriomania causes humans to wander in a fugue state, 
unaware of their travels (which can cross whole provinces), and able
to perform complex activities (Like driving, or changing a car tire).
Klawens, in 'Newton's Madness' mentions a 'twilight state' called
automatism, similar to poriomania without the perigrination, and cites
a case where a doctor correctly treated a patient while in a fugue state
(pg 76-77). If a LA was designed which spent all non-training time in 
such a state, the owners need never worry about nasty behavior like
thinking or unionising on the part of the LAs. 

							James Nicoll