ok this is pretty random but i was just thinking about how being a furry coudl really suck especially if being a furry meant actually being one. for example myself im glued to a longboard and alot of the time when i crash or slide out im on my ass right away and if i had a tail that could really suck alot of the time, specialy dealing with road rash that had a nice layer of dirt cause a bunch of fur would get mixed in and make it easier to pick up dirt and stuff. or another example when i crashed at the kimberly race i got ragdolled and rolled and dislocated my shoulder, i had no control and with how much i rolled that would like mangle a tail, if i was furry my tail would be wrecked if not completely gone altogether. does anyone else think like that?
I've thought about it a few times, having written detaled furry novels in the past...
You'd have to tuck your tail to the side to sit in ay chair, though animals seem to use their tails to keep their paws warm anyhow, so it could be instinctive anyways...
Also, I figure a furry wouldn't automatically land butt first. It would react to crouching, tail in the air, since the balance compensation is very different with a tail, as opposed to with arms. It could be possible that real furries would be less accident prone. :P
For me it would be having to deal with being in heat. Lock myself up in the house til its over, call in sick from work or school, cancel plans for fears that people (or furs) would rush me to try to *you know what*
That would SUCK.
Avians -- clothes.
Huge ears or having horns. You'd be out of luck wearing hats and hoods unless you cut holes in them, but in the winter they'll probably freeze and shatter.
Being a fur that resides in the water also would suck. Gotta keep yourself wet at all times, or if you breathe in the water but not the air, keep a water filled tank on your head?
Yeah, some sort of suit like whatsisname in Hellboy
hmmm, i'd think having all that fur that you gotta keep clean and groomed, and what happens when you cut your self? they shave you and stitch you up. and hello bald spot.
All the furs that like to scrap would stand out. :P
How about herbivore furries? They can't eat meat. I think they'd miss the taste of a big juicy steak if they were a human previous to being an animal.
staying clean
fur collects dust and stuff like crazy and you cant shower 20 times a day to stay clean
working in trades
if you have a long tail you would pretty much not be able to do construction for fear of it being crushed and if you have fur you wouldn't be able to do anything that evolves sparks/open flame(insert fox joke here)/ heat... etc.
: Blue February 09, 2010, 05:08:51 -07:00
For me it would be having to deal with being in heat.
Umm... your body would be able to handle more heat, because fur acts like an insulation.
My cat curls up on top of my monitor even on 30C+ days.
: Felix McKline February 09, 2010, 03:29:48 -07:00
I've thought about it a few times, having written detaled furry novels in the past...
You'd have to tuck your tail to the side to sit in ay chair, though animals seem to use their tails to keep their paws warm anyhow, so it could be instinctive anyways...
Also, I figure a furry wouldn't automatically land butt first. It would react to crouching, tail in the air, since the balance compensation is very different with a tail, as opposed to with arms. It could be possible that real furries would be less accident prone. :P
i could easily see furries being less accident prone but unless you do standup slides then generally when you do a heelside penjilum slide, when your in full slide you have one hand on the ground and your in almost a sitting position so if you mess up for whatever reason the first thing that happens is you fall on pretty much your tail bone followed by however far you slide on the ground or hit something. my first instinct is to roll over and get in a pushup position but i still fall on my ass first theres really no way to avoid it unless your doing a toe side then you have to worry about falling on your face. if you do stand up slides weather its heel or toesides if you screw up you usually end up on your face or ass real hard which depending on how fast your going could mean a 10 minute lie down break with a beer and a couple fattys and maybe some physo or a trip to the doctors a couple days later that stuff will wreck your back if you dont take care of yourself
Hunters
Do you know how long it'd take to take a shower? All that fur to clean and dry.
Some of us already take waaaay too long getting ready to go out :P
I'm sure that there'd be accommodations made for furry physiology... hot air blowers primarily versus towels.
Breeding with other species. If you wanted to have a child, you'd have to be with your own species (Breed doesn't matter though).
And even if you had a kid that was successfully made and born, it would either have problems or it wouldn't be able to breed.
If humans haven't been able to have children with animals, the same thing goes with the animals.
If breeding with different species was possible, we'd have some pretty messed up animals.
: Ember February 10, 2010, 10:18:39 -07:00
Do you know how long it'd take to take a shower?
Not very long if your shower head dispensed soap. :P
Wings.... Seeing as im a Dragon, the stuff i would hit my wings on.... especially working on vehicles...
Which means you're a western dragon, as opposed to an eastern, right?
If you were to have hooves like my unfortunate fursona, you couldn't play instruments or hold onto anything. And having horse shoes nailed into your feet wouldn't be fun either. But hey, it keeps the feet looking nice and not destroyed by rocks and concrete! We'd be wearing our shoes 24/7!
I think my only downfall would sheerly be my own bulky size and my large appendages (long tail and big wings) I wouldn't be able to really move about like I wished.
The horns, the spikes and the plating I could all deal with, and scales would be too easy to clean ^.=.^ *gets out the turtle wax*
Personally I'd say Molting/Shedding... I mean can you imagine leaving your hairs all over the place? and what if someone had an allergy to you like some humans have to felines?
Although I think with dragon Scales... that actually gets to be kinda valueable if you an make armor out of it XD
Well. I honestly can't think of anything other than getting my tail stuck in a door. *cringes*
Probably my fursona's huge ears~
Having things nailed into your feet every now and then.
And floofy forearms would suck for eating at a table. : /
I don't think having shoes nailed to your hooves would hurt more than it would to change an ear piercing, or trim your nails.
Additonally, it may be more practical for hoofers to have shoes made. They'd make great construction workers provided the forehooves were useable as the opposing thumb hands humans have.
Dragons and other winged types would probably be more concered with flying than sa skateboarding, seeing as the wuld have that advantage over us non-winged types.
And your tail won't get caught in the door if you face it to close it. Automatic sliding doors like elevators and stuff would be to watch for. Just turn around. And don't pull a momma Dinosaur and send stuff flying every time you turn around, mmkay? :P
Hey now! x3
I did not state, that having things nailed to my hooves would hurt. Just that it sucks. ;D
*Horse shoes and black ice*... D:
And Haloth has fingers. What doofus would design a character, with hooves instead of hands?
Damn it beer can not be opened with two hooves! :P
That reminds me...
My sister used to know a horse racer that used to give her horse a can of beer before every race. It was a tradition.
She would set the can down somewhere near the horse, the horse would pick it up with his lips, crack it open with his teeth, guzzle the whole can, and put it down. The can wouldn't even have a scratch on it.
Just some drool and foam. :P
: Haloth February 23, 2010, 01:55:53 -07:00
Hey now! x3
I did not state, that having things nailed to my hooves would hurt. Just that it sucks. ;D
*Horse shoes and black ice*... D:
And Haloth has fingers. What doofus would design a character, with hooves instead of hands?
Damn it beer can not be opened with two hooves! :P
Easily remedied by having a bottle opener installed in a horseshoe, much like these sandals:
(http://www.goodexperience.com/broken/images/reef_sole.jpg)
Edit: actually, this would be a great idea for a fursuit...
Please forgive me for reviving this old thread, but. . .
worms, rabies, parvo and panleukimia! Do you have any idea how many different illnesses there are out there that only animals seem to lack immunity to? You'd have to live in a bubble and eat nothing but sterile disinfected freeze dried food! :( Imagine the wet-tail epidemic among anthro hamsters. It would be awful
! :'(
: Felix McKline February 10, 2010, 10:21:35 -07:00: Blue February 09, 2010, 05:08:51 -07:00For me it would be having to deal with being in heat.
Umm... your body would be able to handle more heat, because fur acts like an insulation.
Pssssy! I think Blue meant sexual heat. XD
Lol!
Anthro cats in heat would be so much fun to play with... scritches make 'em horney. :P
Not being able to go into certain stores. ie No Animals sign.
I'd sue that store. :P
TAXI! *taxi drives by*...its because I have fur isnt it! DX
Only in the states would that happen.
In Canada, furries would probably be DRIVING the taxis. :P
Thats furist XD
But true.
Shedding.
Meh, I already do that. XD
Me too.
Ouch >:
Opposable thumbs! Some might have em some don't, those without (like me) might have problems gripping objects >.>
: Wrath February 10, 2010, 11:37:06 -07:00
Breeding with other species. If you wanted to have a child, you'd have to be with your own species (Breed doesn't matter though).
And even if you had a kid that was successfully made and born, it would either have problems or it wouldn't be able to breed.
If humans haven't been able to have children with animals, the same thing goes with the animals.
If breeding with different species was possible, we'd have some pretty messed up animals.
With the majority of the furry fandom being gay I don't think finding compatible species would be the main concern lol. Also unless you're 100% feral that would be a problem because if you're anthro that means you already have the human compatibility and there's a bunch of hybrid species out there...
Breed with our own species? Dont we do that already? O.o Cause when I go to richmond and what not its pretty much asians dating asians, whites dating whites, etc.
: Van_Fox September 22, 2010, 10:17:22 -06:00
Breed with our own species? Dont we do that already? O.o Cause when I go to richmond and what not its pretty much asians dating asians, whites dating whites, etc.
all people are still the same species, becasue they can still produce fertile offspring, but i'm not sure if that would be the case with say, a fox anthro and a cat or bear or something.
Hey can animals get aids? ???
I once saw a documentary where they were using chimpanzees for HIV research. Pretty sad stuff.
What about dogs and cats?
: Cross September 22, 2010, 03:29:28 -06:00
: Van_Fox September 22, 2010, 10:17:22 -06:00
Breed with our own species? Dont we do that already? O.o Cause when I go to richmond and what not its pretty much asians dating asians, whites dating whites, etc.
all people are still the same species, becasue they can still produce fertile offspring, but i'm not sure if that would be the case with say, a fox anthro and a cat or bear or something.
It's possible for some closely-related species to interbreed, but a fox/cat/bear or anything like it would be impossible ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mule (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mule)
And don't forget the animal bred for it's skills in magic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liger)
: Unition September 22, 2010, 04:06:45 -06:00
: Cross September 22, 2010, 03:29:28 -06:00
: Van_Fox September 22, 2010, 10:17:22 -06:00
Breed with our own species? Dont we do that already? O.o Cause when I go to richmond and what not its pretty much asians dating asians, whites dating whites, etc.
all people are still the same species, becasue they can still produce fertile offspring, but i'm not sure if that would be the case with say, a fox anthro and a cat or bear or something.
It's possible for some closely-related species to interbreed, but a fox/cat/bear or anything like it would be impossible ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mule (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mule)
it would still pose a major problem, mules are infertile. but i said i'm not sure because i have no idea what kind of biology it would take to make an anthro in the first place. maybe they would be closely related enough to have children? but i dunno, i guess thats up to the mad scientist that makes 'em. :-3
fur getting cought in stuff would suck, like a seat belt or a can opener.
advantage for males would be the sheath, its like a magic dick protecter.
:thumbs::thumbs: for magic dick protector.
you have to admit that having your penis outside the body is not as hygenic and its more likely to get choped the f*** off
humans are very ugly and unclean compared to other creatures though.
we are BALD (heat and cold problems. and we say hairless cats are gross),
our genitals are very exposed (even female humans are way more exposed then say, a female cat),
we sweat so hard,
our mouths are SOOOO dirty,
we get sick all the time,
we are truly a blight, and i cannot wait till i can invent the "transmafuckinhimenshpupleANTHROsplerMAKER" and become a fox furry (not just a fox a furry one, i just can't give up the deterity of fingers)
Even foxes have 'fingers' or rather digits. They just have 'dew claws' instead of opposing thumbs.
I still think with me its the bulk of my wings, and my tail... i would have one HELL of a time sitting down with my tail, being alot thicker and rigid compared to any feline or canine, ya know?
BUT! Scales? hell yes for coming from factory with armor plating! and flying? once again HELL YES! what the S*$@ kind of question is that? hell yes you take the carrots!
Nobody answered my question: Can animals get aids? That is excluding other apes.
: Renwaldo September 23, 2010, 01:59:59 -06:00
Nobody answered my question: Can animals get aids? That is excluding other apes.
i don't think so. and i did have a much longer response typed up, but then i realized it was probably just in my head.
regardless isn't this kind of off-topic? as we aren't talking about animals, we're talking furrys.
Scuse me, I meant in the context of anthros.
Well, if anthros were real, then I'm sure there'd be a lot of other stuff possible. :3
And I'm sure with the DNA similarities to humans, they could get AIDS.
I mean, I'm no rocket surgeon, but that's my 2cents.
I wanna perform surgery on rockets....
Drooling would be a big problem for some people. Can you imagine salivating excessively every time you got hungry?
: Sikkab September 23, 2010, 04:36:55 -06:00
I mean, I'm no rocket surgeon, but that's my 2cents.
Rocket surgeon???? Win!
As for the original topic,could you imagine how much work it would be to show and brush out a body worth of fur?? Would be such a hassle
: Renwaldo September 23, 2010, 01:25:37 -06:00
Drooling would be a big problem for some people. Can you imagine salivating excessively every time you got hungry?
I'm pretty sure there would be excessive salivation for other reasons as well :-3
Oh you.
Do dogs even get drooly when they get horny?
In my experience there's never been any warning, they just start humping shit. :-\
Clogging the drains(for those who have fur) just by showering or washing your hands @_@ imagine all the fur that goes down the drain!
Fleas among other parasites. Not that animals are any more prone to them as far as I know, but it would be a real pain in the ass having all that fur and having things living on you. :(
: Nameless September 24, 2010, 01:00:36 -06:00
Clogging the drains(for those who have fur) just by showering or washing your hands @_@ imagine all the fur that goes down the drain!
I'm sure we'd have drain strainers for that. It would be well marketed if there was enough of us.
: Renwaldo September 24, 2010, 01:08:39 -06:00
Fleas among other parasites. Not that animals are any more prone to them as far as I know, but it would be a real pain in the ass having all that fur and having things living on you. :(
A bath or shower takes all that stuff off of you anyways. You just need the right shampoo for certain things. How often do we get lice, and how much of a pain in the ass is that?
would still suck if there wasnt strainers @_@ but imagine how much would pile up in 1 shower/hand wash @_@
SCIENCE comes to the rescue again!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k05AfPBPk30
Oh Japan, what won't you do? ;D
It would make things difficult in terms of hygiene,not to mention socializing.
now thats Japanese science! haha~
Hmm, this makes me wonder how scalies would be during molting, or how avian types with their lower body temperature, would be like...
and how would being cold blooded effect you waking up in the morning?
Maybe in the Winter lol
You guys are all talking about things that the animal version has to deal with every day.
Except for the technological advances of course.
They seem to do just fine.
How is that going to affect RL furries?
They'll adapt and get used to it.
And then they'll just have to deal with the jealous humans.
I wonder how a carnivorous diet would work among anthros. Would everyone submit to eating fish and insects or would they simply eat the vegetarians? ???
I think that in a society based furry world, we'd eat the feral animals, if they existed.
Otherwise, we might have a city of cats, a city of dogs, a city of birds, and a city of holy shit, this is starting to sound like an RPG in the making.
Already been done to some extent. Look up 'Earth Eternal.' :thumbs:
For people the people that will ask "ZOMG Wher3 cn Iz F!nD 5uCh a 1337 Gamezorz?!?!" (joke as none of you will :p)
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Earth+eternal (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Earth+eternal)
having a muzzle would suck because you could hit it and it would be hard to see down
: Soki September 30, 2010, 08:24:54 -06:00
For people the people that will ask "ZOMG Wher3 cn Iz F!nD 5uCh a 1337 Gamezorz?!?!" (joke as none of you will :p)
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Earth+eternal (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Earth+eternal)
Oh my gosh!
I just checked that game for the first time in a long while and apparently it's going to be shut down! :o
'Sparks Media' the company that hosted the game recently laid off all of it's workers, and the game with the rest of the company is in threat of being permanently shut down!
Unless a buyer is willing to step forward to purchase and run the whole thing!
From what I read on several sites, the company has had financial difficulties and has spent the past while looking for investors, with little success. According to one site Sparks lost their last potential big investor prior to shut down, they could no longer afford the cost of paying their employees and keeping their servers running.
Unless someone buys the company and game before the next payment is due, Sparks and Earth Eternal will disappear for good! :'(
: Lt ReiStark October 01, 2010, 01:39:18 -06:00
having a muzzle would suck because you could hit it and it would be hard to see down
You have a nose. Do you hit that?
Other than the dogs and such that run into things all the time anyways because they're dumb, have you seen many long muzzle animals have trouble? And they can see down, if they tilt their heads down.
Me Matie be wonder'n bout spindal sanders in ye schools n trade yards. Avast, pardon to me maties, but me'n the crew cast his scurvy bilged hide to davy jones' locker... Aye, indeed ye just cut off ye tuffs o hair. Better yet, t'shave be what me 'n the boys came to an acord on. Care to weigh in seadogs?
well at least it's seadogs and not seacats. :P
Headphones would be alittle ....weird to wear D:
: Ao October 05, 2010, 04:05:10 -06:00
Headphones would be alittle ....weird to wear D:
ear buds... there you go
: Lt ReiStark October 05, 2010, 04:40:02 -06:00
: Ao October 05, 2010, 04:05:10 -06:00
Headphones would be alittle ....weird to wear D:
ear buds... there you go
But ear buds suck D: ( in my opinion ) I don't like it when things go into ma earz
: Ao October 05, 2010, 04:53:47 -06:00
: Lt ReiStark October 05, 2010, 04:40:02 -06:00
: Ao October 05, 2010, 04:05:10 -06:00
Headphones would be alittle ....weird to wear D:
ear buds... there you go
But ear buds suck D: ( in my opinion ) I don't like it when things go into ma earz
thats what she said
I'm sure that they'd design headphones for furries.
I'm sure that everything we'd assume would suck for furries as far as things that humans have invented/manufacturered would have a furry version as well.
Just like I have to order custom armbands for watches because my arms are so freekishly skinny. The smallest setting still falls off my hand.
D: how could someone possibly be more skinny than me!
Ember's the same way. :P
i just punched and grommeted new holes in my watch :D
Haha I'm reading all the replies on "tangled fur," "bald patches," and "dirty fur." As a dragon, what about mangled scales? Or getting dirt under your scales? Or if you have scaled hide like a bearded-dragon, someone trying to pet you backwards so their hands stick and it annoys the living CRAP out of you? o.=.o
Wings would be rather cumbersome, too. I always imagined back when I was in high-school, what it'd be like walking down the hallway and having people bumping into my wings or stepping on my tail. >(
I just thought of another thing, what about shedding your skin?
Most of the reptiles we have at the store take at least a day to fully shed their hide, during this time they become very lethargic.
: Renwaldo October 16, 2010, 05:22:05 -06:00
I just thought of another thing, what about shedding your skin?
Most of the reptiles we have at the store take at least a day to fully shed their hide, during this time they become very lethargic.
Lethargic? Shedding is the only time I see my snakes out and active, aside from hunting. Same with my lizards; they like to climb their pieces of driftwood and rub their faces all over things.
But eh... I don't think shedding would be too bad. The worst part about it would be having a shower and constantly needing to pull all the shed skin out of the drain. >.=.< Ewww.
Are you kidding me? :o
Once they start shedding they're all like dead.
The bearded dragons are the only ones that still bounce around even when their skin sheds.