This could be fun...

[kayshapero]

Boosted from pbristow

# Scan my interest list and pick out the one that seems the most odd to you.

# I’ll explain it.

# Then you post this in your journal so other people can ask you about your interests.

Comments

[celticdragonfly.livejournal.com]

I think you need a bigger interest list to get this really going.

Okay, tell me about fidonet.

[msminlr.livejournal.com]

I agree. I don't see anything that is obscure to me.

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

You need more intrests, Kay. I think most of yours are also on my list ;)

[pbristow.livejournal.com]

OK, so although I know basically what it is, the one that "seems most odd" to me is "furry". Tell me... [ADOPTS SERIOUS PSYCHOTHERAPIST-STYLE DEMEANOUR] ..what does "furry" mean to you?

=:o}

[xinef.livejournal.com]

That was my reaction too!

[kayshapero]

Oh well..

FIDOnet is an amateur electronic bulletin board network, the largest in the world, run mostly over the phone lines (though there are some internet members these days). We used to piggyback something called FurNet off of it, but that long since folded. Fido's still there though, especially in places where the internet is sparse like parts of Europe. In fact I think Zone 2 (Europe) has more member systems than Zone 1 (US and Canada) these days. Anyway, though I closed down my own system earlier this year, I've still got a small web page about it on my website which has links elsewhere. One on-line FIDO bbs is Doc's Place, which I recommend.

[kayshapero]

Covered with hair. :->

"Furry fandom" is a rather amorphous relative of science fiction fandom involving people with an interest in non human lifeforms. In origin it's related to sf fandom in general and to anime fandom in particular; many early members of C/FO were furry fans, as was probably obvious from the mascot Mark Merlino drew for the club. You find fans of animation, of fictional animals, of real animals the Reptile and Amphibian Rescue Network has done presentations at the ConFurence and CaliFur conventions, and I know several wild-life rehabilitators who are involved. It's a fairly artist-heavy fandom, with a strong anthropomorphic content. But all that's really required is an interest in and liking for animals.