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general furry discussion => lifestylers => Topic started by: Ormspryde on March 27, 2008, 03:59:38 pm
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What the subject says. I'm wearing it right now, sitting here in the library. Nobody's commented on it yet, and that's just fine with me. X3
It scared the crap out of me when I was about ten feet from my house, but I'm better now. I think I'll have to start wearing my tail out more often. :)
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That's great! I'm trying to find myself a tiger tail. I have a tiger hat with ears on it's way :) I don't think I'll take either of them off :D Maybe I'll get some paws... too (:
I'll be scared too, but the more we do it the easier it will get not only for us, but others too :D
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That occurred to me, since there's a distinctive lack of furriness in the doomy city in which I live. (I saw someone in a mascot costume walking down a prominent street at midday once, but that's another thing entirely) Maybe I can persuade others to 'take the plunge', as it were.
P.S., I'm wearing a grey stripey cat tail, but I made a white tiger tail and ears for someone. -------> http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff81/Ormspryde/Commissions/Tiger%20Tail%20and%20Ears/earsfinal.jpg http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff81/Ormspryde/Commissions/Tiger%20Tail%20and%20Ears/tigercollarfinished.jpg http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff81/Ormspryde/Commissions/Tiger%20Tail%20and%20Ears/tigertailandearsprogress.jpg
It was for a cosplay thing, but I got paid for it. :3
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I love them! Especially the tiger tail :D I'm not a white tiger, though :P
I'm still wondering whether to get paws too... Dunno if I'd wear them or not =/ Probably would as it's so cold and miserable in lovely ol' Britain. I have my hat with ears on in the post :D
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That's the one thing that people from different countries can agree on; we both like to wear tails, ears, and other furry things.
International Furriness FTW.
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awesome :)
First time I wore my tail in public was great and I had a bunch of questions thrown my way (naturally) mainly from college tutors
You'll get more attention if you wear it around friends who know nothing of your furriness :D
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All this tail talk is making me crave one even more :( I need a tail :(
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I would assume people would stare, its something i have always wanted to do, but never had the courage or the time. My tail is huge tho, big and fluffy :)
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I need a tail too. It's hard to find a mouse tail though, mostly you just see foxes and cats. :'(
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All this tail talk is making me crave one even more :( I need a tail :(
Wish I had a tail too. maybe IF I get on with CP Rail, I'll be able to afford to get one.
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I'd love to wear my tail in public... But as it happens I just can't muster up the courage to do so. I'm a pretty shy person, and don't like drawing attention to myself. Maybe I'm just being paranoid?
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Awh Luku, I'd say that was normal, really.... but once you've mustered the courage once it should become easier :) If more and more furs get the courage others will likely be more inclined to show off their tails in public, too :D
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I've been trying quite hard to get a tail for a couple months now (no one ever repsonds; not the big sites or the indviduals, it's a little frustrating). Once I do get it, I was initially thinking of just wearing it to cons, but I've seen a couple threads like this one ehre and there, so I'm thinking about going out in public with it.
Thing is, I'm a lot like Luku, and I'm pretty nervous about doing it. My main concern wouldn't be jeers, stares, anything like that; I'm just worried someone would come up and take it (and I'm got the basic geek/nerd body, so I wouldn't be able to do anything to stop them), and then I'd be out my tail (and possibly more). If I ever started wearing it (once I get it, of course) it would start at college, but I'm still fairly nervous (though I here folk in San Fransisco are a tad more accepting than others).
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Pembrokes dont have tails... I fail at furdom... :(
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They got tufts... but they've also got some excellent ears, so all is not lost (man, I love Welsh Corgis, they're so cute :))
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Yeah-- but ears-- especially corgi ears-- stick out a bit much-- and I don't know if you know anything about Bakersfield California, but it isn't exactly known for its openness to the abnormal. The town prides itself on its involvement in country music, just to give you an idea.
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Nah, I know the place (Mom was born there, Grandparents still live there. In fact, they had a Welsh for a while). Personally, I think the town could use some spicing up (it's just so dull).
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When I get my tail and ears, I think I very well may start wearing them out. The funny thing is, my school's mascot is a wolf...so if I wore it around school, people may just think I'm showing school spirit heh. I'll see though. I know I'll definitely wear it out over the summer.
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I am getting my first tail this month And i will be wearing it alot i know i have no problem going out in public with a Collar and will love having my tail also having my paws and head made this summer will be ready in July and next will be the fur suite that i hope to have by MFF :)
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try going to the beach with a collar tail and ears.. boy howdy you get a lots of mixed reactions some bad some good but to me i dont care what people think "wha eva wha eva i do wha i want" (south park refrence) i love peoples reactons if the dont like it... personaly its funny
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Finally finished and confirmed my order, and my tail should be ready by the end of May (I'm on a bit of a waiting list at the moment before they get started). I can't wait :)
I'll probably wear it in college, maybe not right away but eventually (probably after I make sure everyone knows I'm a Furry. Or I'll just do it out of the blue, blindside them a bit). I am a bit worried about it, though; what's the worst reaction anyone's every gotten? I mean, has anyone ever tried to take it or anything when you're wearing it?
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I saw two people wearing them in a mall (idk if they were furry or gothic though, they had the whole slipknot+chains thing going at the same time), some little kid ran by and pulled the girls tail then took off running.
I didn't say anything to them but I couldn't help but laugh at the look on the girls face when the kid did that.
Other than that i've not seen anything bad actually happen to tail-wearers.
I mean honestly whats the worst that could happen? unless your in an area where your safety is in serious danger... people normally won't do more than ask questions (or play pranks)
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Finally finished and confirmed my order, and my tail should be ready by the end of May (I'm on a bit of a waiting list at the moment before they get started). I can't wait :)
I'll probably wear it in college, maybe not right away but eventually (probably after I make sure everyone knows I'm a Furry. Or I'll just do it out of the blue, blindside them a bit). I am a bit worried about it, though; what's the worst reaction anyone's every gotten? I mean, has anyone ever tried to take it or anything when you're wearing it?
Do it out of the blue, first reactions are awesome. :) To bad certain people give the best reactions. :(
That just my input, do what you want. ;)
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I'll do it out of the blue. I can handle some pranks and whatnot, and I haven't been really heavily bullied as it is now (not exactly a high mark on the social totem pole), so a tail shouldn't matter. As long as nothing happens to it to the point where I need to get a new one (getting it to begin with has been a strangely difficult hassle), I'm cool. Can't wait for college to start now ;)
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Is it for the adrenaline rush? Why?
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I've tailed in public just once, at a mall on the way home from a Renaissance festival where I bought a fox tail. I should find a good reason to do it again (a reason for my friends not to ditch me for being weird!) :P
There's some girl at my school that wears ears and sometimes a tail. I've only ever spotted her halfway across crowded public areas like the library, but it's interesting to see that in public.
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I like to wear my tail in public, though I don't do it much anymore ( Even less now since I gave my tail to my fiancee )
It was a cute Lemur tail <3 I like stripes <3
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I have no tail now, but one will be coming with my fursuit. I could probably get away with wearing a tail at my work, it's just that type of place. XD Though I'm sure it'd freak some people out, not just the fact I'm wearing a tail but it's ME who's wearing it. While there is nothing serious that goes on at my work, I am among the serious ones unfortunately. They already talked about all of us in my department coming in wearing some sort of animal ears which some people do just do to do... they actually said that it'd be impossible to get me to do that as it'd be way 'out of character'. Goes to show how much co-workers really know me. When I have my fursuit I want to go into work on a halloween with it on. I haven't dressed up for halloween the past 2 years, or 6 years or so actually. That'll surely provoke questions and confusion XD
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I don't have a fursuit :'( .....yet. Hopefully, as soon as I have enough money, I'll be able to attempt making one on my own. but I do hav'a tail!!! Two actually. One is real 0.0 so I had to bury it in the back yard so that the owner who had it would rest in piece. My other tail, however, is fake....but it's a kitty tail. I'm not a kitty....Imma canid.
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I'd love to work up the courage to wear my tail in public... I only did that once, and it was just to get the mail (end of our street). And noone realy saw it. I've only ever showed it to one of my friends and he thought it was awesome!
I'd be kind of worried with all the jerks in our school, but my emediate friends are pretty accepting, we're pretty much the weird nerd table anyway.
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i would love to but i am in the navy during the workday i would get in some serious trouble and noone where i am is currently accepting of this fandom so i would most likely get laughed at and end up being made fun of. :'( :'(
so for now it is a dream maybe when my contract of service is up
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I would absolutely adore it, but I don't have a tail to wear.
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acually speaking of that where is a good place to buy a good tail and ears
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This sticky here has a bunch of good sites:
http://forums.furtopia.org/index.php/topic,31257.0.html
For my tail, I used http://furhappens.com/
I haven't recieved it yet, so I can't comment on quality, but they're nice folks, and the stuff they have in their gallery looks pretty good.
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Thanks R.D.! I've been looking for someone who makes custom tails!
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when i get to Hawaii 8) i will look into having em make me one
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Cool to hear (and a bit weird... I ordered my tail when I was on vacation in Hawaii as well :o)
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lol thanks to the navy i get to live there for 3 years :P
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lol thanks to the navy i get to live there for 3 years :P
I spent four years on Oahu, which is where I assume you're going since the naval base is there. It's a nice place with lots to do when you have some free time.
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It Does sound like a nice place.
you should go on the Base with a tail (:
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lol thanks to the navy i get to live there for 3 years :P
I spent four years on Oahu, which is where I assume you're going since the naval base is there. It's a nice place with lots to do when you have some free time.
nope going to kunia
and i have to check in the command in uniform no tails aloud
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Damn the "no tails allowed" rule, not part of uniform i guess >:(
Ah well, you can always wear a tail somewhere else, like..... An Army base (:
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when i get settled in i will wear a tail and ears off base
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lol thanks to the navy i get to live there for 3 years :P
I spent four years on Oahu, which is where I assume you're going since the naval base is there. It's a nice place with lots to do when you have some free time.
nope going to kunia
and i have to check in the command in uniform no tails aloud
Kunia? What island is that on?
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no idea but it has wakik beach and north shore i am told
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no idea but it has wakik beach and north shore i am told
That's Oahu. Which means you'll probably be stationed at Pearl Harbor? Or possibly Kailua.
By the way:(http://i47.servimg.com/u/f47/11/37/09/76/on-top10.png)
We've both earned this. :D
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Please stay on topic about wearing tails. Thank You. :)
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no idea but it has wakik beach and north shore i am told
That's Oahu. Which means you'll probably be stationed at Pearl Harbor? Or possibly Kailua.
By the way:(http://i47.servimg.com/u/f47/11/37/09/76/on-top10.png)
We've both earned this. :D
sorry last off topic thing kunia exist it is an intel base
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I don't think i have the Guts or Nerve to wear my Tail in public :-[
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I'm feelin' furry. Wearin' my tail AND collar in public today.
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Have fun :)
I would probably get beat up if did it >:(
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I had a tail-and-a-straw-hat-with-fox-ears jaunt today when I went out to run errands. It was a particularly fun run, especially when in Gamestop one gentleman said to me, "Okay, I just have to ask- Tails?"
"No," said I, fishing the keychain of my foxy Sonic series friend out of my pocket, "although I am a fan of him."
"I thought so," he said. "You were one tail short for that. So what's with the getup?"
"Do you know of the anthropomorphic fandom, or the 'furry' fandom in the shorthand?"
"Wow, really? So, did you go to last Anthrocon?"
That is actually the second time I've had that very conversation in a Gamestop.
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Whoa, cool, he knew what Anthrocon was. That's probably more than 90% of the people around here.
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ha ha ha really, just shows you how many furries there are about the place :P
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Hahah, wow. I don't think normal people would know what Anthrocon is. Perhaps he's not so normal after all. Impressive.
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Makes me want to wear my tail out more now X3
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I just got the confirmation that my tail is done, and should be arriving pretty soon :)
Sure, I'm far too scared to even think of wearing it outside for now (and I'm too nervous to do it at college), but at least I'll be completely ready for FC 09.
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Wow Nice.....
You may be tempted to wear it outside, i would if i didn't the threat of muggers and thugs, but thats the problem living in central Britan (:
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Hehe. It took me forever to muster up the courage to wear the ol' tail in public, but once I did it the first time, I never stopped.
Even recently, myself and a local fur wore our tails on a side-trip I took to the Fort Worth Zoo. You wouldn't believe the fun responses people give, and how much the kids enjoy seeing people with tails. We even had one parent comment after seeing her kid notice my tail: "Well shoot, we should have brought our tiger tails with us for the kids to wear"
Just give it a shot. Don't be afraid of what people think, there's always gonna be that 1 person who doesn't like it, but 99% don't care and the other 1% will have a good laugh with you (:
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Heh, I feel special, I just bought my 4th tail a few weeks ago. ^.^' I also got two pairs of ears and two new collars. Anyway about the wearing it in public, it helps to get a friend to go with you. Even if they don't get the whole furry thing, if they're willing to do it with you, its helpful. Personally, The first time I wore my tail was to a football game. I had little kids pulling it all the time, but it was funny seeing some of the reactions of the people. I was even asked if i was a furry. But either way, don't be afraid, its fun!!!
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Just got it today, and NomeKing is right; the temptation to wear it out is quite overwhelming :) But for now it's going to have to stay in, life's not quite settled enough to try something like wearing it out just yet.
But it is quite fuzzy, so it'll probably happen eventually (:
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Just got it today, and NomeKing is right; the temptation to wear it out is quite overwhelming :) But for now it's going to have to stay in, life's not quite settled enough to try something like wearing it out just yet.
But it is quite fuzzy, so it'll probably happen eventually (:
Piccuuuus please D:
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yeah... i wanna see this too tbh
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Tail ho! :)
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x207/RelaxingDragon1/Furry%20Stuff/bfc5f0d7.jpg
Length currently escapes me, but it's twenty-something, I think. Long enough, basically.
EDIT: And yes, that does appear to be my foot in the bottom of the pic :-[ A good a size comparison as any, I suppose.
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Tail ho! :)
http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x207/RelaxingDragon1/Furry%20Stuff/bfc5f0d7.jpg
Length currently escapes me, but it's twenty-something, I think. Long enough, basically.
EDIT: And yes, that does appear to be my foot in the bottom of the pic :-[ A good a size comparison as any, I suppose.
EEEEEEE!!!!
OMG I want a tail!
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^ same... but i'm waiting until i get to uni to properly consider it
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Awww man!!! That's a very cute 'coon tail :D
NEXT a picture of you wearing it o:
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I actually realized (when the tail arrived) that all my pants aren't really belt pants. They've got one loop, but that's it (very strange); so while a belt can still go around it, it's not as supported as it needs to be (short response: I need more pants).
Also I've got no one who would take that picture, so expect a mirror shot :)
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Does your camera not have a timer?
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Probably, but I've never been able to figure the blasted thing out. Though I will now make it my mission to do so, so thank you for reminding me.
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No prob :3
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YOu guys just make me want a tail even more....*El Sigh*
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It's pretty easy to make one yourself and if you scope out sellers, you can get them fairly cheap. It all depends on what you want, how big and how fancy :3
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Yeah, what he said. Mine was a total of $45 (shipping and all), and took about two months (from order placement to when I actually received it).
One big problem I faced was actually getting places to respond to me. I sent about a dozen places e-mails, and FurrHappens was the only one to respond. So, for me at least, it was them or nothing. Luckily the result is awesome, so I'm not disappointed :)
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I would do it just to see how many looks I could get!
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^ lol... wish i could do that... but i stick out enough anyway with my height
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^ lol... wish i could do that... but i stick out enough anyway with my height
Hehe, that would make it even more fun (:
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nah... my self awareness is constantly sky high... unless i'm holding a saxophone in my paws then i hate the spotlight
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If I could find a serpentine tail, especially a tri tipped one, I would wear it all the time.
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When I get my tail and ears, I'm definitely going to wear them out in public. I even plan to wear them to school, and I go to a very open minded school so I doubt it'll be a problem. ^.^ Even though my mom doesn't like the idea, says it's stupid, and won't let me.
But hell, everyone says I should learn to rebel more, that I'm a teenager, and teenagers are supposed to rebel. XD SO I'M GONNA BE A REBEL FOR ONCE. YEAH. -punches air-
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u guys get to have the fun lol, if i had a tail it would a stubby one ( me a bear ) infact ppl may not even notice that i'm waering oneat all, course i could just waer any kind just to do it lol.
i suppose all that goes out the window being that i wouldn't wear one in public lol
ohwell
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Once you get one and wear it around the house alot, you might forget you ahve it on and go outside with it on :3
I would wear mine at a camp I'm working at right now but I work at the barn all day and it would get dirty and messed up :C
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i would probably wear one in like... the garden... but not like... walking through town
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Once you get one and wear it around the house alot, you might forget you ahve it on and go outside with it on :3
I would wear mine at a camp I'm working at right now but I work at the barn all day and it would get dirty and messed up :C
Pretty true. I wear it inside whenever I can (re: when my parents are out), and you get used to it fast (except when sitting down). And if we lived in my old house, I'd definitely wander outside with it; but in our current house, we're too far from anywhere, and need a car to get around. And wearing it in the car would be a tad uncomfortable (though I've still got the 'don't-squish-it' mindset going).
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I sit in my wolf tail cause I just put it between my legs. But I also have a curly tail that I just swing to a side if I sit down in a chair that doesn't have an open backing :3
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Yeah, I can usually stick mine between my legs as well, but I'm not yet sure how much it can take, so I try to be really gentle with it.
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Yeah, I can usually stick mine between my legs as well, but I'm not yet sure how much it can take, so I try to be really gentle with it.
It's actually pretty easy to fix even if you do squash it a bit. I attended a fursuit construction seminar at RMFC this year and they said the tails can be restuffed without much of a hassle. In fact, they recommend you do it periodically just to keep the shape nice and prevent the stuffing from developing an odor (you know, old plushie funk :P).
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Hmm, that's sounds like something I would want to look into down the line. It's fine for now, though, and I'm pretty sure it can make it in excellent shape until FC09 (because while I could try fixing it at my house, I've got no idea what I'm doing, and having someone with at least a little experience around would probably make the whole thing go a lot smoother).
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i would probably wear one in like... the garden... but not like... walking through town
D'aww, grab a bud, slap a tail on their rump too, and go to wal mart... it'll get you over being shy -real- quick (:
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Or try to find friends that just like to dress crazy. If a group goes to walmart with a catholic priest, a hufflepuff, a pirate, and a guy in a tail the tail guy has plenty of room to say, "I'm not THAT weird."
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D'aww, grab a bud, slap a tail on their rump too, and go to wal mart... it'll get you over being shy -real- quick (:
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i'm right there with you... just without the bud XDD..
oh and if i had a gig where i was the centre of attention for basically all of it (like... say... a jazz quartet where i'd be the lead, being a horn player) i'd wear it then. that would be cool actualy
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Quite right, actually.
Just wore it out (barely, but out nonetheless). I had it on when I went to pick up some take-out. I forgot who said it, but the first few steps are hard (I was actually shaking a bit). Then I realized that I was still standing and there was no angry mob out to get me, so I rolled with it. It was nice; pretty crowded, mostly families with their kids eating dinner. Couple stares, some smiles, but for the most part no one really noticed (except for at least one family inside a restaurant. And if seeing something like that isn't a conversation starter, then I just don't know what is). It was actually kinda fun.
Of course, I walked all of 100 feet from my car to the restaurant and back, so it's basically the equivallent of dipping your toe in the pool before you get it. But I'm donating blood on Monday, I guess I'll wear it to that (I realize now the worst that'll probably happen is I'll have to sit right on it for a half an hour; hope it can last).
Side note: It took about 5 minutes to get into the car, because I had to find a way to sit down, reach the gearshift, and give me tail a place to sit. It's kinda complicated in practice :-[
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Don't worry, you'll catch on quick! It's really fun once you get into a system with your tail.
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Quite right, actually.
Just wore it out (barely, but out nonetheless). I had it on when I went to pick up some take-out. I forgot who said it, but the first few steps are hard (I was actually shaking a bit). Then I realized that I was still standing and there was no angry mob out to get me, so I rolled with it. It was nice; pretty crowded, mostly families with their kids eating dinner. Couple stares, some smiles, but for the most part no one really noticed (except for at least one family inside a restaurant. And if seeing something like that isn't a conversation starter, then I just don't know what is). It was actually kinda fun.
Of course, I walked all of 100 feet from my car to the restaurant and back, so it's basically the equivallent of dipping your toe in the pool before you get it. But I'm donating blood on Monday, I guess I'll wear it to that (I realize now the worst that'll probably happen is I'll have to sit right on it for a half an hour; hope it can last).
Side note: It took about 5 minutes to get into the car, because I had to find a way to sit down, reach the gearshift, and give me tail a place to sit. It's kinda complicated in practice :-[
Congrats! Hope it gets easier for you.
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I so need to save money and get a tail. Maybe a leparod print one to match my collar....lo Then I could wear them both and if some on says something I could at least be like at least I match. Haha ^^
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Tomorrow I'm wearing my tail and ears to school tomorrow...and I'm so nervous.
But It's so exciting! Did anyone get this excited over wearing their tail and ears in public for the first time? Or as nervous as I'm getting right now? xD
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It was pretty exciting for me, though I was barely out in an area where no one knew me. Kudos to you for being brave enough to do it all day :)
Just ignore any not-so-nice comments (at a school I don't think anyone would take it beyond talking), bask in the glow of being noticed and more interesting than all those tail-less people, and relax. It'll go fine.
And be sure you can sit down quickly with it on; that's always my issue, I need to actually survey the chair or whatever before I plop down :-[
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-laughs- I guess I'll never understand being afraid to wear a tail outside. X3 I go out in my fullsuit all the time, just for the fun of it, and I usually wear my tail whenever I go to the mall or anything. Strangely, people usually /don't/ notice (or if they do, they don't react). But, then, maybe it's just where I live. =P In Dallas they don't seem to care much what you do.
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Well, wearing the tail was fun for the first ten minutes before they made me take it off. >:( It was too distracting and inappropriate apparently. Distracting from what, I have no idea since it was the last day of school and we did nothing but watch movies.
I got a lot off questions why I was wearing them and stuff like that. Lots of stares, a few laughs. But overall is was positive.
A lot of my peers where disappointed when I was told to take them off, which made me feel good. XD They all thought it was stupid when I got told to take them off. o.o;
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Glad it was fun for a minute!
"Too distracting" is an excuse the schools give as a catch-all "stop being weird" rule. I was given the same excuse for being punished after painting my friend green my senior year of high school (long story). :D
It's cool that your classmates supported you on it. I can't see mine having done the same. It's amazing the difference a decade can make in people's attitudes.
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Glad to hear all the support you got. And Poco's right about what the school said, it doesn't make much sense (especially on the last day of school. I mean, even with finals going on it's not that big a deal). Look at it this way, now you can wear it all summer and you know your friends will be all for it :)
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I can't see the people at my old school supporting it either. I go to a small private school for teens with mental health issues, so everyone is mostly pretty open-minded about things.
I could understand my ears being a distraction, because they are big since they're fennec fox ears, but the tail? It's not like it was a big lemur tail or anything...xD Oh well. I can now officially say I tried!
Poco, you painted your friend green? :O That's so awesome. How'd they handle that? Did they send him home or something to wash off? XD Since you can't just take off paint like you can a shirt or something!
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Im majorly impressed. I would never have the courage to do something like that. Plus my school was the lamest for stuff like that. My friend had a tiny spot on his hair that was green from halloween the night before, and they made him go home.
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Poco, you painted your friend green? :O That's so awesome. How'd they handle that? Did they send him home or something to wash off? XD Since you can't just take off paint like you can a shirt or something!
He actually got through one class without trouble. The teacher was a young guy and just rolled his eyes when my friend came in. His next teacher sent him to his dean, who sent him home. It wasn't too big a deal since the day was almost over by then.
I took a LOT of theater classes in high school and painting him green was my 'project' for the makeup unit of a production class (really I just wanted to see what would happen). If I'd only known about the fandom back then I could've used both the makeup and costume design units to learn how to do fursuits. :P
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I really love the idea of wearing my ears and tail in public (outside of Fur Gatherings and Cons), but I'm worried about it getting pulled by snot-nosed kids. x_x
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I really love the idea of wearing my ears and tail in public (outside of Fur Gatherings and Cons), but I'm worried about it getting pulled by snot-nosed kids. x_x
When I went to the Ft. Worth Zoo (on a saturday :o), I really didn't have a problem with kids. I had a few come up and grab it, but most didn't yank at it. (If you've never been to a big-city zoo on saturday, it's PACKED with anklebiters). One resolution to your worries is to have belt-loop straps(that you actually string the belt through, not ones that attach to belt loops) on the end of the tail (like mine), and just wear a shirt that goes below your beltline so nobody sees the belt/top of your tail. To vouch for the strength of the beltloop straps, my britches fell apart (belt loops falling off) and the tail was fine, so make sure you got good pants :P
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My tail has the belt loop piece on it, to string the belt through.. so that's good. I won't be going to a zoo anytime soon.. :-[ Thanks for the help, Jake!
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Yeah, mine's got the belt loops as well (two, actually). Pretty sure they can handle a lot of stress, too (especially since the end of the tail got sent in a couple directions whenever I sat down).
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My tail has the belt loop piece on it, to string the belt through.. so that's good. I won't be going to a zoo anytime soon.. :-[ Thanks for the help, Jake!
Wasn't zoo specific, just to keep it attached to your belt. I wore through a pair of pants playing ddr, the tail's still fine lol
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My tail has the belt loop piece on it, to string the belt through.. so that's good. I won't be going to a zoo anytime soon.. :-[ Thanks for the help, Jake!
Wasn't zoo specific, just to keep it attached to your belt. I wore through a pair of pants playing ddr, the tail's still fine lol
Oh, SNAP. :o Some serious steps on that game!
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My tail has the belt loop piece on it, to string the belt through.. so that's good. I won't be going to a zoo anytime soon.. :-[ Thanks for the help, Jake!
Wasn't zoo specific, just to keep it attached to your belt. I wore through a pair of pants playing ddr, the tail's still fine lol
Oh, SNAP. :o Some serious steps on that game!
My tail's got weight in the bottom of it too, it's like a wrecking ball on the harder DDR stages... took a kid out once because he got too close to the machine... just scared him, but hilarity ensued nonetheless (:
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for starters i have showed absolutely no presense that i am into something like this. and course i wanna wear a tail (even if that means getting a wolf tail cause i'm a bear) it's for halloween haha
but has anyone here gotten any ugly stares or comments even on halloween
and what are yer thoughts on me bringing in into my class ( college tech ) theres a decent number of older ppl where i go lol.
( idk if this is the right place --tryies to cross fingers-- if not sorry )
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Halloween, I would think, would be the one time of the year were you would get less cracks or whatever about it. At the very least people would just assume costume and pass it by (personally I think it's a good intro into wearing it more; just wear it the entire week of Halloween, then by next week people are used to it. That's my plan for this October, at least).
I don't see any problem with wearing it to class (though be sure it has a place to stay down behind the chair, and doesn't come up in anyone's face), though the instructor may play the 'too distracting' card and make you remove it.
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lol... our school's dead strict on uniform... we have to wear a suit!!!!!!! plus it has to be black, with a plain shirt and either grey or black jumper with a conventional tie. no-where does it say that tail are aloud XDDDDD
but... tbh... nobody ever took me up on my uniform, and me and another dude had a game to see who could wear the worst uniform and get away with it. i wore a flowery shirt 90% of the time, and wooly hat 100% of the time (during winter) never wore my suit jacket, wore a bright green stripy jumper, a pair of blue skate shoes, and had dreadlocks XDDD... i didn't even win!!! XDDDDD
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but has anyone here gotten any ugly stares or comments even on halloween
and what are yer thoughts on me bringing in into my class ( college tech ) theres a decent number of older ppl where i go lol.
College works a wee bit different than High School. 99 times out of 100, the instructor aint gonna care what yer wearing, and, depending on where you're taking classes, you might get swallowed up in the class size if it's a larger campus. Sure, people are going to notice it, some will ask you about it, and you will get jeers from people who think they're better than everyone else, but overall, it's just fun and different.
To be honest with you, I'd do my first tail outing with a friend, and at a public place. If you want to wear it to school, gradually work up to that.
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well i don't have a furend, just a regular one lol.
i'll probably start wearing it a few days before around the house and such so i can "get my money worth" lol
then i'll joke it up and wear it outside, somebody in my house (most likely younger bro) is gonna dare me to, so i can just say that. i'll run into my friend (notice how i say that...i only got one of those :( )
and he's gonna find it to be stupid unless it looks cool then he'll deam it nesseccary cause thats the way i act lol. and he'll most likely dare me to do the same for a while so i could say that it was a dare and past a lie detector :D
course those are theoretical, but 31st is for sure lol
and young bo, if that wasn't good enough to win then what the other guy wear...birthday suit :o :D
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I think that Im going to wear my CATS tail to Coney Island today. I was wearing it around the house all day yesterday and I havent really taken it off. If I chicken out when I get to Coney Island then I will just leave it in the car.
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anyone play sports other than ddr in their tails? XDDD i was playing basketball recently and just wondered what it would be like playing it with a tail.
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Thats a good and funny question there. :D that would be fun to do. Or how about playing football (both sports) the dynamics yer tail swishing through the air like that would be cool. :D i think (:
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If i wore a tail to town where i lived, I'd get stabbed, or at the very least, beaten :D
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haha. I went to the mall with my mate and my BFF yesterday, and we were all wearing our tails. Mine is a very large, curled, white tail (aussie shepherd :'D) and my mate and BFF both had curled husky tails. We attracted A LOT of attention...all entirely positive! ^.^ -tail wags- We had a few people ask where we got them, how they were made, etc. We also had a bunch of compliments. It was really awesome. My other tails never got that much attention. XD
Yay for positive responses.
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Sounds awesome :)
I'll wear it to Comic-Con (And if we go to the San Diego Zoo, there as well), which will be an experience. Not so much because of wandering around the convention with it (seems like something like that would blend right in there), but that I'll need to explain to my parents why I'm wearing it :P
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haha. I went to the mall with my mate and my BFF yesterday, and we were all wearing our tails. Mine is a very large, curled, white tail (aussie shepherd :'D) and my mate and BFF both had curled husky tails. We attracted A LOT of attention...all entirely positive! ^.^ -tail wags- We had a few people ask where we got them, how they were made, etc. We also had a bunch of compliments. It was really awesome. My other tails never got that much attention. XD
Yay for positive responses.
three cheers for positive response.
hip hip hurray hip hip hurray hip hip hurray :D
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Pensive do you know of any good places where i could get one? :-[ Or where did you get yers?
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haha. I went to the mall with my mate and my BFF yesterday, and we were all wearing our tails. Mine is a very large, curled, white tail (aussie shepherd :'D) and my mate and BFF both had curled husky tails. We attracted A LOT of attention...all entirely positive! ^.^ -tail wags- We had a few people ask where we got them, how they were made, etc. We also had a bunch of compliments. It was really awesome. My other tails never got that much attention. XD
Yay for positive responses.
three cheers for positive response.
hip hip hurray hip hip hurray hip hip hurray :D
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Pensive do you know of any good places where i could get one? :-[ Or where did you get yers?
I made my own. :3 They're really not that hard to make, even if you can't sew.
The tail I just finished, of my fursona, was carved out of foam from JoAnns and then had fur glued on it. Yay hot glue!
If you're looking to commission someone, though, feel free to shoot me a PM and I can recommend a few people.
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ok i think i'll pm you then lol.
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i found a great way to get tails. and most are real. all i have looked at though are fox tails. but try ebay. :orfox:
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ok thanks
Think i'll look right away, and see if they have any. Well look for a wolf tale, bear tails would be unnoticeable, and i would want something that stood out lol.
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I can now say with absolute certainty that the Zoo is the best non-convention place to wear a tail. I had mine on when we went to the San Diego Zoo yesterday, and responses were pretty positive (a little girl thought it was real, an enthusiastic zoo employee loved it, and some kids wanted to know where I got it. And then there's the horde of little kids that just liked seeing it). Good stuff.
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It's nice when people don't hassle you for wearing a tail in public. I haven't wore mine out and about in a long time. Last thing I need is some immature ignorant people hassling me and my mate for wearing a tail when they are wearing their pants (with a belt) down around their knees. I see nothing wrong with wearing a tail or ears. I used to wear my old set of ears religiously.
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I can now say with absolute certainty that the Zoo is the best non-convention place to wear a tail. I had mine on when we went to the San Diego Zoo yesterday, and responses were pretty positive (a little girl thought it was real, an enthusiastic zoo employee loved it, and some kids wanted to know where I got it. And then there's the horde of little kids that just liked seeing it). Good stuff.
I had a similar experience at Ft Worth. The mom that said 'we shoulda brought our tails with us for the kids to wear' warmed my heart :)
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I can now say with absolute certainty that the Zoo is the best non-convention place to wear a tail. I had mine on when we went to the San Diego Zoo yesterday, and responses were pretty positive (a little girl thought it was real, an enthusiastic zoo employee loved it, and some kids wanted to know where I got it. And then there's the horde of little kids that just liked seeing it). Good stuff.
I had a similar experience at Ft Worth. The mom that said 'we shoulda brought our tails with us for the kids to wear' warmed my heart :)
I wish my parents bought me a tail :D. Nvm, im gonna try n make one ^^
Edit: Sorry, this is Duffman!, i posted with the wrong profile :-[
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I have the time, lord knows i have the time to make a tail. But I have not the patience nor the location to do so (live with parents).
So hurray internet. :D
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Might as well cross-post this to this thread... don't know why I didn't do this earlier :P
I saw a pair of furs wearing tails at the Surfside Arcade in Rehoboth Beach on Sunday night... one of the cashiers also said he saw them there on Monday midday. Are you guys on here? Speak up if you are! Always excited to meet new furs in real-world-space ^_^
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I finally made my own (rather pathetic) tail. I haven't worn it out in public yet though. I can already hear the comments: "Why is there a piece of cloth hanging off your butt?" :D
Maybe I'll make a better looking one before venturing outside. :-[
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pics? i wanna see a first time homemade one so i can picture it looking worse (so that i know what mine would look like if i made one)
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I want to make another tail in the future that I'll wear around college. My room mate will probably also want a tail. So I guess I have to make two? I've already worn my collar around and no one cared. I'll make it by Halloween and just wear it then on :3
Before I transferred colleges, I wore a funfur black tail around ALL the time. No one cared. Eventually everyone ignored it like I was just the eclectic tail and collar wearer over in the corner.
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Sometimes wearing your tail in public can get a bit freaky though. I wore my to the mall, and while i was at the book store was surrounded by a bunch of kids. Luckily I had my firned with me, but it was still freaky because they were rather harassing......anyways other than that I wear my tail everywhere still. Except school, that would be m urder.
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Sometimes wearing your tail in public can get a bit freaky though. I wore my to the mall, and while i was at the book store was surrounded by a bunch of kids. Luckily I had my firned with me, but it was still freaky because they were rather harassing......anyways other than that I wear my tail everywhere still. Except school, that would be m urder.
awwww souround Kitty, thats not very nice. I'd just beat them up if they messed with me, but thats just me. only reason why i don't stuff like that, is cause me alone. :'( no other furs that i know of, being singular to start out, would just kill half the fun.
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Sometimes wearing your tail in public can get a bit freaky though. I wore my to the mall, and while i was at the book store was surrounded by a bunch of kids. Luckily I had my firned with me, but it was still freaky because they were rather harassing......anyways other than that I wear my tail everywhere still. Except school, that would be m urder.
awwww souround Kitty, thats not very nice. I'd just beat them up if they messed with me, but thats just me. only reason why i don't stuff like that, is cause me alone. :'( no other furs that i know of, being singular to start out, would just kill half the fun.
I would but I was badly outnumbered. Like, 6 to one. 0.o and they looked about junior/senior age and I was a freshman at the time. >.< Ah well though. The only other thing that happens is that little kdis pull it, but then I just hiss at them and they scatter. XD But yah I don't pick fights, especially when the odds are unfair. (:
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Only use this information in self defense in a desperate situation. I am not responsible for the results...
http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/08/19/how-to-win-a-fight-against-twenty-children/
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Only use this information in self defense in a desperate situation. I am not responsible for the results...
http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/08/19/how-to-win-a-fight-against-twenty-children/
I could really have used this information two weeks ago... I work in a video game resale shop y'know. Those little buggers can be quite mean when you tell them you're sold out of Mario Kart for the Wii and that he never came to the Playstation...
God... I'm still having nightmares....the claws... the little fangs... MAKE IT STOP!! :o :'( x_x
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I made a tail earlier this year, but I'm too afraid to wear it for fear of getting it dirty or wet. :( (I tend to run around in the street and in parks just after or while it is raining and I don't want to splash it with mud.) And I'd hate to lose it or break it, either by having someone grab it and rip it off or just through natural wear and tear. I dress so weirdly anyway that I'm pretty used to receiving unwanted attention, so having people comment wouldn't phase me... I'm just too attached to the thing to risk damaging it. >:(
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Wearing a tail in public? You've guys got guts. Maybe it's just because I'm not used to the idea, but still.
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Got a tail made not too long ago, havent used it much in public yet tho.
Have a picture here.
http://www.beastcub.com/photos/Tails%20and%20other%20bits%20and%20pieces/fangz.JPG
Used it first time public with some friends and a weekend cabin trip, then too the Zoo. ppl seemed too like it, tho only 1 kid and the zoo staff guessed right species :P and also used it at Eurofurence ofc :P
definatly fun, havent heard anything bad when using it yet
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Ooh, very nice tail, I love it 8)
Looks very soft and huggable (:
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mmhm, soft definatly, but I wouldn't aggree with it, just not my style... >.>
As soon as I get a tail, I'd probably go out wearing it with my friends and take my recorder to see if I can catch some people's reactions on audio tape. :)
What would you think if you saw someone wearing a tail at a more professional job? Say, as a secretary for a doctor's office? *cough* *cough* :P
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If I personally saw it? I'd give it a thumbs up and a smile.
Now, if a slightly more sane person were to see it, then who knows. The one of the better things about tails, though, is that depending on how you approach someone, they can't see it until you turn around to leave. The benefit of this is they get a chance to meet you, find you're a smart and nice person, and nothing wrong with you. Helps as a set up.
Plus, secretaries are usually behind those big desks and sitting down, so no one would see it and be spooked (customers, at least). Little kids would probably love it, which would be great for calming them down in the waiting room (which is always a scary place).
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Now that I have a tail, I wear it out and about as much as possible. But it's kind of bulky so it does get in the way sometimes. I really haven't gotten a lot of comments about it actually. When I get my next tail (a big purple, black and white one), I might get a little more attention. Especially if I wear it around campus. I really just need to invest in a smaller tail (or make my own) so that it doesn't get in the way so much.
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I wore ears and a tail once to cosplay as an anthropomorphic cat character from a world I'd made up, when I was 10 or so. I wore some kind of sci-fi getup to go along with it, and carried a Lazer Tag blaster. I don't think anyone but my friend had any clue what I was.
Later on as a teenager I wore a (rather low-key) Star Fox flight jacket to a class. After somebody mocked me for it I never did that again.
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Got a tail made not too long ago, havent used it much in public yet tho.
Have a picture here.
http://www.beastcub.com/photos/Tails%20and%20other%20bits%20and%20pieces/fangz.JPG
Used it first time public with some friends and a weekend cabin trip, then too the Zoo. ppl seemed too like it, tho only 1 kid and the zoo staff guessed right species :P and also used it at Eurofurence ofc :P
definatly fun, havent heard anything bad when using it yet
that is a very nice tail! i'm definitely gonna order one for myself cause i have recently received a wealth of financial help XDDD...
does anyone have pictures of lion tails?
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Hee!
I bought a tail at the Renaissance Festival yesterday, and wore it around a bunch. Then when we left and went to Applebee's for dinner I was wearing it then, too ^_^ There's a furmeet I'm going to this friday, and I'll probably wear it for that as well.
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I would most definatly wear my tail in public. When I'm 20 that is! x3
I'm fixing to get my first tail this holloween, and hopefully if they don't have leopard tails, I can get a TIGER TAIL! TIGER TAIL FTW!!!! x3
I wish people would stop hatin' me....I wanna be who I wanna be, and it seems everyone at my school has a problem with that. :(
Anyway, here is a pic of the tail I'm getting:
(http://www.tigerrags.com/images/TallTigerTailDiag300.jpg)
The one I'll buy is crappy, but the one I'll make in 4-5 years will be Awwsum!!!! ^-^
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Cool, nice tail there. But I'm a tad confused; have you already seen the tail in stores and are hoping to get it soon? Or are you getting it online from somewhere (and why settle for something that isn't what you want? Save up a bit and get what you really want)
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But I'm a tad confused; (why settle for something that isn't what you want? Save up a bit and get what you really want)
It's the tail I'm looking for, and I ment it's crappy compared to the one I REALLY wanna get. The one I really want would probably range from $75 to $110, which means I would have to get it commissioned, and my parents hate biz over the internetz.
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Alright, just checking.
Though (and I may be mistaken here), if you're paying that much for a tail commission you're getting ripped off. My Raccoon tail was only $45, and that seems like something that has more material (and thus higher costs) than a Tiger tail.
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I would most definatly wear my tail in public. When I'm 20 that is! x3
I'm fixing to get my first tail this holloween, and hopefully if they don't have leopard tails, I can get a TIGER TAIL! TIGER TAIL FTW!!!! x3
LOL that's awesome! I knew that tail looked familar, couldn't place it til a second ago, that's from the Auburn University's gear website! War Eagle! <3
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It's the tail I'm looking for, and I ment it's crappy compared to the one I REALLY wanna get. The one I really want would probably range from $75 to $110, which means I would have to get it commissioned, and my parents hate biz over the internetz.
What tail maker under the blue sky charges that much for a leopard tail? I got my very well-made fox tail for a little over thirty, and my raccoon tail, which is huge and had to be shipped from Canada, only cost me fifty-five. You are getting scammed severely if you think $75-$110 is a fair range of price.
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It's the tail I'm looking for, and I ment it's crappy compared to the one I REALLY wanna get. The one I really want would probably range from $75 to $110, which means I would have to get it commissioned, and my parents hate biz over the internetz.
What tail maker under the blue sky charges that much for a leopard tail? I got my very well-made fox tail for a little over thirty, and my raccoon tail, which is huge and had to be shipped from Canada, only cost me fifty-five. You are getting scammed severely if you think $75-$110 is a fair range of price.
If it's airbrushed, that price range isn't -that- unheard of.
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id like a fox tail, but all i have is a collar at the moment. My parents would kill me if I wore a tail. If anyone wants to see my collar, find the "A collar (and why I feel really really dumb right now)" topic. My friend posted a link to some pictures. Its on the last or next to last page of the topic.
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If it's airbrushed, that price range isn't -that- unheard of.
I dunno, even with every various add-on and perk one can get when customizing a tail, it should cost around $60 tops (and that's with shipping). Anything higher, and it may be wise to seek out a different service to get it made (a Tiger tail like the one above can probably be done for around $30).
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http://www.lionofthesun.com/price.php has some good tails for a reasonable price! I think they look awesome! ;)
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If it's airbrushed, that price range isn't -that- unheard of.
I dunno, even with every various add-on and perk one can get when customizing a tail, it should cost around $60 tops (and that's with shipping). Anything higher, and it may be wise to seek out a different service to get it made (a Tiger tail like the one above can probably be done for around $30).
Airbrushed in the sense of, one starts with a white tail, and has the entire thing airbrushed to create the final product. Adding something to an existing pattern shouldn't run anyone more than 60 bucks, unless the fur you use is just that expensive.
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That's true, but that seems like something that's a tad unnecessary. You can get a very high-quality result simply from pre-colored furs put together, and you can get it fairly cheap (in a Fursuit-pricing sense of things, of course). Again, I'll go back to my tail; two colors of fur put in a stripe patter, well stitched and a decent size and weight, brought to a grand total of $45 (including the shipping fee). It's exactly what I was looking for, and it didn't require me to make a dent in my spending account to get it.
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Hmm.....I'll ask my dad about the leopard tail at the link Kaseiko provided. Thanks for all the help guys!
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http://www.lionofthesun.com/price.php has some good tails for a reasonable price! I think they look awesome! ;)
cheers dude! this is awesome
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wearing my tail out to the local rocky horror picture show tonight... wish me luck XD
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Ha ha! Best of luck! And have fun! :D
I noticed that 90% of people don't even notice them anyway, which doesn't sound right at all, since you would think it's like "BAM!" but somehow still people go around without even noticing it. That's what I've really noticed anyway...
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wearing my tail out to the local rocky horror picture show tonight... wish me luck XD
Somehow I get the feeling you'll look more normal with a tail on in a place like that :P
Ha ha! Best of luck! And have fun! :D
I noticed that 90% of people don't even notice them anyway, which doesn't sound right at all, since you would think it's like "BAM!" but somehow still people go around without even noticing it. That's what I've really noticed anyway...
I think it depends on the tail. The cat tails and tiger tails and all that, they're a little smaller and easier for the eye to glance over. Bigger ones like a Skunk or Raccoon tail (basically any kind where you need to shift it around to sit down) tend to be a little more noticed.
But I guess it depends on the crowd. I was wondering around Comic-Con with mine, and very few people even batted an eye at it (though considering what some people were wearing, my tail was pretty inconspicuous).
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I'm not sure if you've seen my tail (I had a post in the fursuiting section) but it's not small by any means and does require some maneuvering to sit down in. Sure, it's not as big as a Skunk's nor Raccoon's, but it's hard to miss in my opinion. However, after I managed to basically have a full on conversation with my mom, getting food out and generally going about my business while we were midst conversation (and yes, she was looking at me a fair amount of the time) but she never once even noticed my tail. Despite me swaying it around as I walked and bending over to look in the fridge and sitting down in a chair. How do I know? She came down today (that is, a few days after that experience) and she noticed my tail lying off to the side and had no clue what it was, nor that I was wearing it around her pretty constantly and she never even noticed! She was pretty surprised by the fact I had a tail, let alone sewed it and wore it around.
I've seen that same thing happen at my friend's house too (among many other occasions). They didn't even notice I had it on (even when they walked behind me at times O.o) until I got up to leave and it was practically right in their face!
Basically, I see that it comes down to that if you don't make a big deal of it, and don't shove it in people's faces nor leave it in a position that results in it sticking out oddly, then no body will notice it, even if you're up about and walking around! I know that sounds hard to believe, but that's what I've come to experience.
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Come to think of it, that makes sense. I feel it depends on whoever is watching, but for the most part if you just go with it, it seems like the rest of the people will follow suit.
And now I need to go root through the fursuit section to find a pic of your tail (:
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Basically, I see that it comes down to that if you don't make a big deal of it, and don't shove it in people's faces nor leave it in a position that results in it sticking out oddly, then no body will notice it, even if you're up about and walking around! I know that sounds hard to believe, but that's what I've come to experience.
YES. Yes, yes, yes. I've worn fangs, my tail, no shoes, walked backwards, and a myriad of other things that are slightly socially unacceptable (will try ears this afternoon), and as long as I don't make a big deal of it and act like it's the most normal thing in the world, no one notices or at least doesn't comment. It's only when I point it out that people actually notice it.
(Now that's commentary on our current world, positive or negative, for ya, and a topic that could yield some interesting data.)
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I'll second people not noticing if you act like it's normal. I wore my fox tail to a furmeet this Friday. On the way into the mall, I didn't get any looks from anyone, and while at the furmeet, *other furs* took an hour or so to notice it :-P
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I got a new job today, working at a Halloween store. It's a weird enough store as it is, packed with costuems, so I figured I'd ask my manager if it would be alright if I wore my tail while I was working... and she said yes! :) Should prove to be fun.
Now I just have to get it up here (I left it at my house >_>)
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lol... ^that sounds awesome! jobs like that'd be amazing
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I got a new job today, working at a Halloween store. It's a weird enough store as it is, packed with costuems, so I figured I'd ask my manager if it would be alright if I wore my tail while I was working... and she said yes! :) Should prove to be fun.
Now I just have to get it up here (I left it at my house >_>)
Lucky son of a gun :D
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http://rickwoods.livejournal.com/45064.html
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First time being the only one wearing it.
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Loved all the comments, especially the one by the lady from New York. And little kids seeing a tail is always fun.
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Like Rick Woods, I also got a tail at the local Renaissance Festival. It's one of a black fox, and it's pretty huge. There's one thing that I've always felt really bad about, though: it's a REAL fox's tail. But despite that, I do feel much closer to my furriness when I wear it. Anyway, I wear it out on very informal occasions (friend's houses, going shopping, etc.), and I've gotten nothing but positive comments and curious questions about it. I want to wear it out everywhere (including college) but my mom would never let me. I'm thinking of doing it anyway, as everyone I know already knows I'm a furry, but this may put a strain on our relationship.
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If you commute, keep it in your car. If you live on campus, keep it in your room.
*wistful sigh*... this makes me wish I was furry during college... :-P
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One of my "used to be" friends would wear his tail during our classes. Needless to say, our Japanese professors love furries, so we get no flack for it.
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Yeah, technically I'm allowed to wear my tail during classes (which would be ideal), but it really depends on the professor's view and his/her overall bias against you in the class.
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Hah... haha... huh...
So... There's a furmeet I'm going to two Fridays from now, and I just found out that one of my friends' 24th birthday shindig is going to be at the same mall as the meet, slightly overlapping timewise. This friend doesn't know I'm furry. Her husband doesn't either -- though he knows what it is and I'm fairly certain he's got a bad impression of it.
Heh, I'm thinking I might just wear the tail to both events anyway... But even if I don't there's a pretty good chance they'll see me hanging with furs. This could get interesting... ^_^
EDIT: Question. Last time I wore the tail out, right I had finally stopped being paranoid the the thing would fall off, I sat down and guess what happened? It fell off. The clasp looks like a standard jewelry clasp for a necklace, and I had it attached to a single belt loop. The clasp had come undone. What do you guys do to keep the thing from falling off?
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Mine has two loops, and it goes through a belt. Keeps it on nice and secure, so long as I keep the belt tight.
So, my job completely rocks! Everyone at work loves the tail (especially my manager; she adores it, and is currently making me a pair of ears to wear with it), and the customers always like seeing it. I wear it every time I work, and am going to get more use of it over the next month then at all the conventions I'm going to go to over the next year. Plus, I started wearing all my badges on the little apron they give us to wear, so now I've got flair (:
If it wasn't for all the shoplifters dragging the mood down, I'd go ahead and name it Best Part-time Job Ever :D
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RD that's awesome ^..^
Rick, mine has 2 loops as well. They're easy to make, just get some thick fabric(we're talking near belt-thickness), fold in half, cut, sew to yer tail, then just run yer belt through. If you sew it right your pants will (literally) fall apart before you break the tail(already lost 1 pair of shorts from the weight of my tail gradually pulling the belt loop and pockets loose, that was playing ddr constantly though). (:
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Maybe a pic or three? ^_^;
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Maybe a pic or three? ^_^;
Tomorrow when I get home (:
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Of course, safety pins have worked for myself. Only once or twice have I had one safety pin pop off, then start poking me in the but (I was playing DDR and didn't want to stop to fix it). It's an option if you like to wear shorts. (no belt needed)
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The only problem I ever had with pins is them comming unstuck when you acidentally catch your tail on something or sit down to fast. I can't tell you how many times I've sat down only to jump up yelping because I sat on the pin. (:
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Maybe a pic or three? ^_^;
This (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/ac21365/Temp/Tail1.jpg)
This (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/ac21365/Temp/tail2.jpg)
And This (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/ac21365/Temp/tail3.jpg)
And naturally, kat had to be in the way (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/ac21365/Temp/cot.jpg)
As you can see, my tail aint exactly small. There's about half a pound of ballast in the bottom so if it gets swingin' around, it becomes a wrecking ball, fun for annoying friends, bad for kids that stray too close to the ddr machine ^..^
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I found pins still in my fursuit two years after I had gotten it from Lacy. :o x_x
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Ouch!
My tail's has a chain-loop, so I usually double or triple it around my belt loop before clasping it. That takes a lot of pressure off of the clasp.
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Maybe a pic or three? ^_^;
This (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/ac21365/Temp/Tail1.jpg)
This (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/ac21365/Temp/tail2.jpg)
And This (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/ac21365/Temp/tail3.jpg)
And naturally, kat had to be in the way (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/ac21365/Temp/cot.jpg)
As you can see, my tail aint exactly small. There's about half a pound of ballast in the bottom so if it gets swingin' around, it becomes a wrecking ball, fun for annoying friends, bad for kids that stray too close to the ddr machine ^..^
Thanks! I'll have to try this. :-D
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Yep, what Jake's got is exactly the same as mine, and it works like a charm. Stays on, good support even for bigger tails (and mine's pretty beefy, all things considered) and easy to use.
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Like I mentioned awhile ago (in a 'greetings' post), I have a nice black n' white tail that I bought during GenCon Indy (mid-August) off this year. ^^
I used to wear it out all the time, but I recently moved and can't seem to find my tail in any of the boxes :'( But, the boxing will eventually start and end and I'm sure I'll be able to wear it once more soon enough (a couple months at the latest). =^-^= My mum and dad really liked it when I showed it to them (mum thought it was adorable, but made me take it off on the way home because we were eating at McDonalds and didn't want me getting grease in the fur xDD;)
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^^ Thanks Josh... Temperance's tails are very nice indeed :D
Indubitably ^..^
If you pull some stuffing out of the very top of the tail (or squish it down further) you can flatten it out a bit and let yer shirt hang over, so the tail seems to 'come out of nowhere', looks a bit more natural (:
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Ahh!!! Morgerson has a tail!! It's super cute :3
I demand more pictures O:
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I demand more pictures O:
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Love it :)
That's an awesome looking tail, very fuzzy and cute. Ditto for the ears (:
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Indeed, very nice tail! I'm sure you'll cherish it for years/months/decades to come! :D
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Thanks RD! Your tail looks really floofy and soft too *starts cuddling tails* XD
Well thank you. If I had my digital camera with me I'd finally get around to taking a picture of myself wearing it; but unfortunately it's back at my house (and my family won't let me bring it up here, since they use it so much they need it down there).
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I finally got my tail and have been wearing it around campus every so often (and will have my full suit soon to wear around sometimes soon as well), and I even wore it out to the mall and the Target this past weekend at a Furmeet. I've only had 2-3 people come up and ask me about it, and most of the time, people just kind of look the other way and don't think anything of it at all (or at least, they don't say anything out loud) and if they do say anything, it is usually about how cute it is. Then again, it is kind of in school colors and being in a big college town, people probably just thing I'm showing school spirit heh.
When I get my purple one, it might get a few more comments.
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When I get my purple one, it might get a few more comments.
Indeed, many people are just oblivious to things like that, or are too shy to ask about em.
On a slightly related note, I got work yesterday with my gloves/paws and managed to get at least a smile out of everyone who came in (I work at a pet supply store) and occasionally a comment. I did get into a long conversation with my manager and another customer about making more furry gloves and selling them for cats to scratch and bite at while the human just has fun. :)
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On a slightly related note, I got work yesterday with my gloves/paws and managed to get at least a smile out of everyone who came in (I work at a pet supply store) and occasionally a comment. I did get into a long conversation with my manager and another customer about making more furry gloves and selling them for cats to scratch and bite at while the human just has fun. :)
LOL that's awesome, you get paid to convert people to furry!
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Wear your tail to work day.
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Indeed! Yet, I don't work... which is great! But I don't get to wear my tail. I'm considering wearing it college, but that may be a bit much yeah? As in, I don't think I have that much confidence.
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:p *sigh* I feel so left out, I have yet to get a tail. It's not like I don't want one, it's just that I don't have too much of a use for one, I won't be attending any cons in the near future (Or far if my luck keeps up).
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I tell you what, they double as a pillow for those cold nights! Or a club to beat people with. :P
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Har har, who says tails can only be used in cons? If no one is physically stopping you from wearing it, it can be quite a nice accessory on a clear day! You can also bury yourself in the longer ones as an escape from reality, or cover your head/ears with it when someone is bugging you. :)
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31 Oct 2008
Wear your tail to work day.
Only that day?
Dunno if I completely got into this before, but to reiterate: I've got the best part time job ever right now. I wear my tail every day, and everyone loves it. My co-workers think it's a bit strange when I show up and don't have the tail on. And customers are constantly asking where I got it, if we sell it (work at a Halloween store, and they're always disappointed when I say know), or just giving some general compliments :)
Still wearing it on Friday, of course. Just going to wear it as completely-unrelated part of my costume.
Also: The discussion on the previous page, about how nobody really makes a big deal of the tail in public if you don't make a big deal? I concede, you guys were right. Whenever I go to the mall to take my lunch break, I wear the tail. So far just the occasional odd look and one kid wondering why I was wearing it ("Well, why not?"... OK, I lie, I wish I said that. I just said "Because I want to.", and he took that). That's it, everyone else just breezes over it. So in conclusion, wear your tail out! Don't be shy! (:
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Well I live with my father still and he probably wouldn't care, I'm always doing something odd or goofy, like spending an entire day dressed funny.
But even so I'm a very frugal person and I can't see much day-to-day use I'd get out of a tail, as much as I want one the financial demon in my head simply won't stop pestering me.
A taail is something you really kinda either order off the net or make yourself, I'm not handy with needle and thread so that leaves ordering. I really only make purchases like that on a whim when I'm at wal-mart or a dollar store or something, follow me?
I'd easily grab a tail for myself if I were walking through a store and found a good looking one that suit me, but as it stands my frugal-ness just won't allow me to. :'(
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Today (Halloween) I wore my tail as a part of my wolf costume (its extent being ears, facepaint and the tail). Surprisingly, even though wolves are known to have tails, it was the only thing on my costume that people DIDN'T see. The tail is pretty big, so it was entertaining hearing "wait . . . you have a tail?"
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I still freak out too! Occasionally I'd wear a tail to school, and I've seen others do it, but I get so nervous that I usually take it off at some point. XD On the other hand, when it comes to putting on a mask or arms? I can barely stay out of them. It's rather odd, actually!
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I'm like several other people here already; the 1st couple minutes i wore a tail in public i almost try to walk so others cant see it or my collars, but after a few minutes i get over it and proudly let it sway... after a little bit i start to really enjoy the turning heads.
ahhhhh, good times.
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Yayyy got my new tail in!!!! :D
(http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/7387/img0080smallpy1.th.jpg) (http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/7387/img0080smallpy1.jpg)
After some touching up (and help from the 'lil kat) (http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8595/img0078smallas9.jpg) it's ready to go. Gonna give this (http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/1062/img0079smallkc6.jpg) puppy a test drive tomorrow.
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I don't currently own a tail but for Halloween (even though it's not really celebrated in Australia much) my friend let me borrow her long, black cat tail and ears! I really enjoyed it, it was really fun thing to have, even though not many people saw me my friends thought it was cute and my young friend kept calling me "kawaii" it was really enjoyable, I can't wait to make my own grey wolfy tail though, I've wanted one since I was a wee little cub :D
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that's a really nice tail jake... post some pics of you wearing it XDDD
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As of today, I've upgraded. I now own two identical fox tails, so rather than being sensible and wearing them one at a time, I have now become...
Kitsune 2.0!
...i.e. I'm wearing both at once. Surprisingly, it doesn't seem to affect my back so badly when I sit down; I get thrown so off balance by curling my tail up to one side of me, and it tends to hurt my lower back and hips after a while. With two, it balances out.
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...i.e. I'm wearing both at once. Surprisingly, it doesn't seem to affect my back so badly when I sit down; I get thrown so off balance by curling my tail up to one side of me, and it tends to hurt my lower back and hips after a while. With two, it balances out.
How come it hurts you back how much does each tail weigh.
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...i.e. I'm wearing both at once. Surprisingly, it doesn't seem to affect my back so badly when I sit down; I get thrown so off balance by curling my tail up to one side of me, and it tends to hurt my lower back and hips after a while. With two, it balances out.
How come it hurts you back how much does each tail weigh.
It's not that each weighs any great deal. I have a mild scoliosis that can make it painful for me to sit a certain way, or stand erect without moving for an extended period of time. With a tail, one has to sit in a bit of a twisted fashion, which becomes quite painful to me after about ten minutes if I can't put it through a hole in the chair.
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As of today, I've upgraded. I now own two identical fox tails, so rather than being sensible and wearing them one at a time, I have now become...
Kitsune 2.0!
...i.e. I'm wearing both at once.
Whoo! Good to hear that it's less uncomfortable that way, too. So how big and fluffy are they? ^.^
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As of today, I've upgraded. I now own two identical fox tails, so rather than being sensible and wearing them one at a time, I have now become...
Kitsune 2.0!
...i.e. I'm wearing both at once.
Whoo! Good to hear that it's less uncomfortable that way, too. So how big and fluffy are they? ^.^
Fluffy enough that you can't help but notice. I'm getting a new set of fox ears made soon, so I plan to be attracting a lot more attention to myself in the near future. (Mostly I just do this for the weird looks. It's a hobby.) Oddly enough, I find that just a pair of ears on a headband is a bit gaudy, but if you make them separately and put them on a straw hat, they look stylish.
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Fluffy enough that you can't help but notice. I'm getting a new set of fox ears made soon, so I plan to be attracting a lot more attention to myself in the near future. (Mostly I just do this for the weird looks. It's a hobby.) Oddly enough, I find that just a pair of ears on a headband is a bit gaudy, but if you make them separately and put them on a straw hat, they look stylish.
Please tell me you have pics of your straw hat ears, I must see them.
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that's a really nice tail jake... post some pics of you wearing it XDDD
gah, I have a big butt
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/ac21365/Tail/tail1-thumb.jpg) (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/ac21365/Tail/tail1-small.jpg)
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Fluffy enough that you can't help but notice. I'm getting a new set of fox ears made soon, so I plan to be attracting a lot more attention to myself in the near future. (Mostly I just do this for the weird looks. It's a hobby.) Oddly enough, I find that just a pair of ears on a headband is a bit gaudy, but if you make them separately and put them on a straw hat, they look stylish.
Please tell me you have pics of your straw hat ears, I must see them.
I'm afraid that I have no camera - not even a cell phone camera. I feel such a luddite.
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I'm afraid that I have no camera - not even a cell phone camera. I feel such a luddite.
Aw, i hope you get a camera some time then! I would love to see it.
On a side note, anyone else ntoice that this thread has been going on since March? o.o
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It's an awesome topic :D
And a continuing reminder for me to get a camera so I can upload some more pics :-[
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It's an awesome topic :D
Aye, that it is. I always love it when someone posts a new story or tailing triumph.
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man this thread makes me want a tail so badly :'( :'(
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man this thread makes me want a tail so badly :'( :'(
I know right? The good part is that they actually aren't that hard to make. You should make one!
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man this thread makes me want a tail so badly :'( :'(
I know right? The good part is that they actually aren't that hard to make. You should make one!
I actually am working on one right now. I have a skeletal structure done which I'm going to strengthen and then put it into the fur tail along with the foam. the only problem I have is I have no foam and no fur :'(
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Really? Someone yelled at you in public? Weirdo.
But on the plus side, Apple store is an awesome place (yeah, that sounded a lot more commercial than it should've, but it's true :P)
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its really cold right now in ohio. i wish i had paws and foot paws id be wareing them right now in school and home. not to big into tails though. but if i was at a con i would ware one but the feet and paws yes. nice and warm
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Tail are fantastic for staying warm, just cuddle them! :D
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Tail are fantastic for staying warm, just cuddle them! :D
Indeed! They surprisingly good insulators.
*note to self, put spare tail into emergency survival kit.* (:
And I hope to take mine out and about relatively soon, but I don't want to go alone and my friend never wants to leave her house. :P
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Indeed! They surprisingly good insulators.
*note to self, put spare tail into emergency survival kit.* (:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/ac21365/Temp/billy.jpg)
HI, BILLY MAYS HERE! IS YOUR TOOKUS COLD? DOES YOUR BACKSIDE GET FROSTBITE? WELL CHECK OUT MY AMAZING NEW PRODUCT HERE!
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/ac21365/Temp/billytail.jpg)
FUZZY BUTT WARMERS! THE ONLY PRODUCT YOU'LL EVER NEED TO KEEP THOSE ROSY CHEEKS, NICE AND TOASTY!
YOURS FOR ONLY 19.99!
:D
/is going to bed
//now with pics
///you know you said 'hi billy mays here' out loud
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///you know you said 'hi billy mays here' out loud
Yes, yes I did... and I found I can impersonate him a little too well. Bit scary...
Ah, well, maybe I can put it on my commercial V.O. demo that I'll be doing once school is over and done with.
Tail are fantastic for staying warm, just cuddle them! :D
Indeed! They surprisingly good insulators.
*note to self, put spare tail into emergency survival kit.* (:
And I hope to take mine out and about relatively soon, but I don't want to go alone and my friend never wants to leave her house. :P
I think my raccoon tail could serve as an insulator for two. It's huge!
(...just what does Billy Mays DO, anyway? Besides endorse things?)
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(...just what does Billy Mays DO, anyway? Besides endorse things?)
>.> <.<
Shout at random passer-bys about products he's currently endorsing?
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I think my raccoon tail could serve as an insulator for two. It's huge!
(...just what does Billy Mays DO, anyway? Besides endorse things?)
*high fives for coon tail*
Love wearing mine with shorts, the fuzzy feeling against the back of my legs is nicer and cozier than any pair of pants that I own :)
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Can't wait to see it (:
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:'( Sads
I have a tail, but it looks too much like a fox's. I love wearing it, but ever since I incorporated a bit of skunk into my fursona, it's a tad inaccurate. Ideally, I would want a large, wolf-shape, skunk-striped thing, but with the stripe less pronounced. I could save the trouble of explanation by calling it a clean hybrid tail. I wonder if there are any good tailers in Miami?
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Indeed! They surprisingly good insulators.
*note to self, put spare tail into emergency survival kit.* (:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/ac21365/Temp/billy.jpg)
HI, BILLY MAYS HERE! IS YOUR TOOKUS COLD? DOES YOUR BACKSIDE GET FROSTBITE? WELL CHECK OUT MY AMAZING NEW PRODUCT HERE!
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/ac21365/Temp/billytail.jpg)
FUZZY BUTT WARMERS! THE ONLY PRODUCT YOU'LL EVER NEED TO KEEP THOSE ROSY CHEEKS, NICE AND TOASTY!
YOURS FOR ONLY 19.99!
:D
/is going to bed
//now with pics
///you know you said 'hi billy mays here' out loud
HAHA nicee
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man I totally forgot about this thread.
I finally got my tail if you didn't see me fursuiting thread.
I totaly love it :)
I even made pants specially so i could wear it underneath them and the tail has it's own hole.
It make it look even more realistic.
I've yet to wear it out and about yet, since i haven't gone out any where yet :P
But I will the first chance I get.
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hmmm still sceptical about the tail thing. but hey i can't knock it until i try it (: (: (: (: (: :)
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Well, I don't yet have a tail, but I doubt that I would wear it out and about...I hate drawing attention to myself. (despite the fact I wear a collar anytime I'm not with family. :-[ ) But I would be fine wearing it with some of my friends or something like that...and if they can sneak me enough caffeine, I would probably wear one just about anywhere. :D
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Yesterday I went for a walk in ears and a tail. Some people in a red truck sped past, yelled things at me and gave me the finger. The rounded the corner, turned around, and did the same going the other direction. Mere seconds later a blue truck pulls up next to me, slows to the point of nearly stopping so that the occupants could take pictures, wave, scream, and give me a thumbs up.
I totally think the latter makes up for the former.
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^ Pictures needed of said tail and ears (:
I'd like a tail... but it'd be pricey... and large... and i'd be skiddish to wear it in public, haha.
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Yesterday I went for a walk in ears and a tail. Some people in a red truck sped past, yelled things at me and gave me the finger. The rounded the corner, turned around, and did the same going the other direction. Mere seconds later a blue truck pulls up next to me, slows to the point of nearly stopping so that the occupants could take pictures, wave, scream, and give me a thumbs up.
I totally think the latter makes up for the former.
TOTALY, thats awesome :D
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I've got my own fox tail (even if fox isn't my fursona/therian animal, it's still in the canine family anywho) and collar with a tag with "Kohitsu" written on it that I wear alot in public (collar is an everyday thing, tail is used only occasionally).
I even made pants specially so i could wear it underneath them and the tail has it's own hole.
It make it look even more realistic.
I've put a hole in a pair of jeans. All I did was scissor a VERY tiny hole, and am trying to figure out a way to keep the hole from stretching. Does denim singe? =/ Eh, I hope I didn't ruin a good pair of jeans. How did you go about making the hole in your pants?
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I've got my own fox tail (even if fox isn't my fursona/therian animal, it's still in the canine family anywho) and collar with a tag with "Kohitsu" written on it that I wear alot in public (collar is an everyday thing, tail is used only occasionally).
I even made pants specially so i could wear it underneath them and the tail has it's own hole.
It make it look even more realistic.
I've put a hole in a pair of jeans. All I did was scissor a VERY tiny hole, and am trying to figure out a way to keep the hole from stretching. Does denim singe? =/ Eh, I hope I didn't ruin a good pair of jeans. How did you go about making the hole in your pants?
well i started by taking the seam apart and then reinforsince the new edges with another seam, and then re sew the edges of the seam where the fabric reconects to keep if from continuing to rip the seam.
works really well. :)
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I've got my own fox tail (even if fox isn't my fursona/therian animal, it's still in the canine family anywho) and collar with a tag with "Kohitsu" written on it that I wear alot in public (collar is an everyday thing, tail is used only occasionally).
I even made pants specially so i could wear it underneath them and the tail has it's own hole.
It make it look even more realistic.
I've put a hole in a pair of jeans. All I did was scissor a VERY tiny hole, and am trying to figure out a way to keep the hole from stretching. Does denim singe? =/ Eh, I hope I didn't ruin a good pair of jeans. How did you go about making the hole in your pants?
well i started by taking the seam apart and then reinforsince the new edges with another seam, and then re sew the edges of the seam where the fabric reconects to keep if from continuing to rip the seam.
works really well. :)
Aw man, why didn't I think of ripping the seam and reinforcing it?! X_X Now I think I can't salvage the jeans, meh. If only I can figure out a way to keep the hole from stretching. Dang it, I should think before I do something, lol. ^_^;
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Aw man, why didn't I think of ripping the seam and reinforcing it?! X_X Now I think I can't salvage the jeans, meh. If only I can figure out a way to keep the hole from stretching. Dang it, I should think before I do something, lol. ^_^;
If you have a sewing machine, just sew around the hole a couple times to reinforce the fabric around the hole so it will stop the fabric from taring.
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Aw man, why didn't I think of ripping the seam and reinforcing it?! X_X Now I think I can't salvage the jeans, meh. If only I can figure out a way to keep the hole from stretching. Dang it, I should think before I do something, lol. ^_^;
If you have a sewing machine, just sew around the hole a couple times to reinforce the fabric around the hole so it will stop the fabric from taring.
Aha! That's a good idea. Thank you for your help. =) *pounce hug*
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I made thumb holes in a long-sleeve shirt of mine and reinforced like that. I beat the hell out of my clothing and that shirt's managed to hold up for over 10 years (which amazes me to NO end), so there's certainly something to be said for some simply stitching around the hole. Depending on how tight you wear your pants and what exactly you do in them you may find that you need to re-stitch every now and then. Give them a good once over and check them out and tug at the hole after washing every now and then and you should be good.
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I made thumb holes in a long-sleeve shirt of mine and reinforced like that. I beat the hell out of my clothing and that shirt's managed to hold up for over 10 years (which amazes me to NO end), so there's certainly something to be said for some simply stitching around the hole. Depending on how tight you wear your pants and what exactly you do in them you may find that you need to re-stitch every now and then. Give them a good once over and check them out and tug at the hole after washing every now and then and you should be good.
10 years?! WOW! That's good news! Thanks for your advice, I will have to whip out my sewing machine now. ^_^ *pounce hug*
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i have a tail and i have worn it to school once i got a lot of weird looks and people asking wuts up with the tale, also there is this one girl at my school who wears a tale but i herd from an x furr that she will flip out if you ask if she is furry
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i have a tail and i have worn it to school once i got a lot of weird looks and people asking wuts up with the tale, also there is this one girl at my school who wears a tale but i herd from an x furr that she will flip out if you ask if she is furry
Take my advice, just ask.
Has anyone ever thought of just sewing the tail directly to the jeans? You could sew on a button/Velcro to both ends to make it removable, and you won't kill a pair of jeans.
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another thing people do is just have some straps at the end of the tail and tie it around a belt loop.
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Hmmm I would wear a tail in public if I had one! :D I still wanna make one, but I don't really know how to make a curly tail! Oh well :) I enjoy wearing my ears and collar in public
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Hmmm I would wear a tail in public if I had one! :D I still wanna make one, but I don't really know how to make a curly tail! Oh well :) I enjoy wearing my ears and collar in public
Man, I feel so un-furry now. :P All I have is a collar. x_x
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My tail is attached to a string that I usually wear and put the strings through the belt loops of my pants. But ever since wearing my tail in the 'anatomically correct' place it's supposed to be, it feels like the real thing! You should try it if you haven't, you'll never go back! I put the strings through the hole in the pants and tie the string around my waist under my pants (another pro to wearing it this way, no one sees the strings if you're shirt isn't big enough to cover it if you just wore it like a belt). Like if someone were to just brush up against my tail, I could feel it! I just need to sew the hole so it doesn't rip open into a bigger hole anymore. -__-;
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But ever since wearing my tail in the 'anatomically correct' place it's supposed to be, it feels like the real thing! You should try it if you haven't, you'll never go back! I put the strings through the hole in the pants and tie the string around my waist under my pants (another pro to wearing it this way, no one sees the strings if you're shirt isn't big enough to cover it if you just wore it like a belt). Like if someone were to just brush up against my tail, I could feel it!
This is exactly what I did with mine. I made it so the belt held the top of the tail right next to my tail bone nice and snugly, and when ever anything touches the tail the movement is instantly transfered into my tailbone. It's so cool :)
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LOL I feel like such a newb. I safty-pin my tail to my jeans :P
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lol... so long as it stays on and isn't like cement mixed onto your jeans does it really matter how it' kept on? lol
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lol... so long as it stays on and isn't like cement mixed onto your jeans does it really matter how it' kept on? lol
Depending on how it's attached it could feel like a strange weight hanging off your pants, Or a full blown tail that you can feel when something hit's it :)
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lol... so long as it stays on and isn't like cement mixed onto your jeans does it really matter how it' kept on? lol
Depending on how it's attached it could feel like a strange weight hanging off your pants, Or a full blown tail that you can feel when something hit's it :)
wow feeling a fake tail now that is becomeing one with your fursona. i will someday try the tail thing. but it just seems a bit odd. but hey it might be a blast.
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I'm wearing mine tomorrow (for the first time) at a writer's meet. I'll post about it later so you guys know how it goes :3
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I decided today to wear my large raccoon tail with a business suit and scarf. I mostly decided on that ensemble just so I could hear people say, "You know, when you said you were going to be wearing a raccoon suit, this is exactly what I thought you had in mind." ^_^
I'll report back later if I get any good stories from today.
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Pictures are definitely necessary for that.... :D
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Pictures are definitely necessary for that.... :D
Agreed x 10. And videos, if you can manage it (:
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I had so much fun! Everyone seemed to like it a lot! :3
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I had so much fun! Everyone seemed to like it a lot! :3
Glad to hear it! :)
Now do it again (:
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I had so much fun! Everyone seemed to like it a lot! :3
Fantastico! That seems to happen more often than not when I wear my stuff out as well. People get so used to seeing me with it on, when I go "normal" they're slightly sad. :)
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Next time I'll try to get pics. :D
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I had an interesting experience the other day, i had been wearing my tail the majority of the day and was quit used to moving around with it, and just flopping into chair with out landing on it wrong.
I was sitting at my computer watching tv, with my tail curled back on top of me, a i had to think about it a little bit, but i got such a strong phantom tail feeling, like it was my tail just numb and unable to move on its own.
Like I could feel its position the same way you can touch your fingertips together with your eyes shut. It was so strong at some points where I felt like it was my tail, but the muscles were just to week to move it.
It was an incredibly weird feeling.
It's amazing what the mind can do if you want something bad enough (:
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I had an interesting experience the other day, i had been wearing my tail the majority of the day and was quit used to moving around with it, and just flopping into chair with out landing on it wrong.
I was sitting at my computer watching tv, with my tail curled back on top of me, a i had to think about it a little bit, but i got such a strong phantom tail feeling, like it was my tail just numb and unable to move on its own.
Like I could feel its position the same way you can touch your fingertips together with your eyes shut. It was so strong at some points where I felt like it was my tail, but the muscles were just to week to move it.
It was an incredibly weird feeling.
It's amazing what the mind can do if you want something bad enough (:
all i have to say is wow. i have heard of phantom limb syndrom but not with fake tails. that was really cool and funny at the same time. keep us updated
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I've been wearing my tail around for about a month now, but I've been cheating...until a few days ago, I always wore my long trenchcoat over top of it, and so hardly anyone saw it. The other day though it was very warm out and I abandoned the coat...I was scared people would make something of it, but I didn't even turn any heads (and this is a big fluffy grey tail on a kid who wears all black :o ).
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Whee! Shenanigans at one of the parks over in Ft Worth at our little meet this past weekend.
Horray spottykat tails! (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/ac21365/Smile1/5c109b03.gif)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/ac21365/Tail/994d599d.jpg)
I had an interesting experience the other day, i had been wearing my tail the majority of the day and was quit used to moving around with it, and just flopping into chair with out landing on it wrong.
I was sitting at my computer watching tv, with my tail curled back on top of me, a i had to think about it a little bit, but i got such a strong phantom tail feeling, like it was my tail just numb and unable to move on its own.
Like I could feel its position the same way you can touch your fingertips together with your eyes shut. It was so strong at some points where I felt like it was my tail, but the muscles were just to week to move it.
It was an incredibly weird feeling.
It's amazing what the mind can do if you want something bad enough (:
This happens to a lot of folks after cons. Wear the thing around for 4 days straight. You'll be walkin' funny for a week :D
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well if i would do that i would have to randomly "leave" (tell every one i am going but don't) then go out i don't want myself to give my family a bad reputation so .... no one in my town is nice exept my friends.. any ways if ur looking for a moving tail go to wolftronix.com but what i would do is go to a toll booth in my fur suit just to give them something to talk about and go randomly that would be fun
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I'm gonna wear my tail to school Monday if i don't chicken out again, it's a cheap fox tail. omg I'm nervous, I have worn it at school before but as my friend ses "that was PJ day so no one thought anything of it".
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Phantom tail -- such an intriguing phenomenon. Even when a fur ISN'T wearing a tail, it still sometimes takes place. In fact, tailless seems to be the most conducive state for a false awareness of such a tail. It's a psychological event, no doubt, but I believe it could have ties to the biological aspect of the brain.
Now, it would fulfill many a dream if we could somehow live our lives with the tail we want -- a purely biological and REAL tail. But many say this is impossible (at least to an extent); impossible to install something foreign and have the brain be able to wag it when you're happy, and scream when it gets caught in a door. But keep one principle in mind: the fact that the brain is plastic, per se; that it can change and evolve drastically, even as an adult. Let's take a brief look, now, at the sensory cortexes of the brain, the areas that control both movement and physical feeling. Each and every part of the body corresponds to a different little section of the somatosensory cotex. A tap on the shoulder produces activity in one part, while a tickle to the nose activates another. But what about people born with deformities -- extra fingers, or flaps that shouldn't exist? They can still feel and move these extra parts, which means the brain has developed new areas of the sensory cortex. It has adapted.
Now where to high heck am I going with all of this? Well, if someone were to be able to install a real tail into the body (that means the vascular, muscle, skeletal, and nervous systems flawlessly fused with the body's), then the brain by this logic would be able to eventually adapt and manipulate this new appendage, especially if it's wired up to the nervous system.
What does all of this have to do with Phantom Tails? Nothing really. But it helps give insight into how this phenomenon is produced. The mind, if it works hard enough, can trick its cortexes into thinking they have extra areas, just as a dreaming mind can trick itself into believing it is flying (DBZ style, of course). In the case of Hayaikawa above, the mind tricked itself, which was made easier by the visual (and possibly olfactory) stimulus of the fake tail. When it received no movement feedback from the tail, it felt as though the tail was paralyzed, until the phantom feeling went away.
In time, we may be able to induce phantom tail states at will, once we are able to understand it fully. This might give us an advantage in the future when we develop the technology to integrate tails flawlessly into our systems.
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Nice.
It always happens to me when I think about it. Really weird feeling.
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Im waiting to get money to buy my tail, i cant wait to see how much my mum freaks over it, iv been barking and yipping my whole life so it shouldn't surprise her too much. I was wondering if anyplace ever gave you hard time about the tails, i don't know why they would but my town is rather stuck up about 'diffrent' people
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lol thanks to the navy i get to live there for 3 years :P
I spent four years on Oahu, which is where I assume you're going since the naval base is there. It's a nice place with lots to do when you have some free time.
my dad spent three to four years there about 4 years ago but im quoting something on the first page sorry
any way i'm getting a tail soon :D
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Tails are awesome to wear, aren't they?
(sorry for the lack of logging in, my wireless router decided to fail on me 2 days ago.)
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Phantom tail -- such an intriguing phenomenon. Even when a fur ISN'T wearing a tail, it still sometimes takes place. In fact, tailless seems to be the most conducive state for a false awareness of such a tail. It's a psychological event, no doubt, but I believe it could have ties to the biological aspect of the brain.
Now, it would fulfill many a dream if we could somehow live our lives with the tail we want -- a purely biological and REAL tail. But many say this is impossible (at least to an extent); impossible to install something foreign and have the brain be able to wag it when you're happy, and scream when it gets caught in a door. But keep one principle in mind: the fact that the brain is plastic, per se; that it can change and evolve drastically, even as an adult. Let's take a brief look, now, at the sensory cortexes of the brain, the areas that control both movement and physical feeling. Each and every part of the body corresponds to a different little section of the somatosensory cotex. A tap on the shoulder produces activity in one part, while a tickle to the nose activates another. But what about people born with deformities -- extra fingers, or flaps that shouldn't exist? They can still feel and move these extra parts, which means the brain has developed new areas of the sensory cortex. It has adapted.
Now where to high heck am I going with all of this? Well, if someone were to be able to install a real tail into the body (that means the vascular, muscle, skeletal, and nervous systems flawlessly fused with the body's), then the brain by this logic would be able to eventually adapt and manipulate this new appendage, especially if it's wired up to the nervous system.
What does all of this have to do with Phantom Tails? Nothing really. But it helps give insight into how this phenomenon is produced. The mind, if it works hard enough, can trick its cortexes into thinking they have extra areas, just as a dreaming mind can trick itself into believing it is flying (DBZ style, of course). In the case of Hayaikawa above, the mind tricked itself, which was made easier by the visual (and possibly olfactory) stimulus of the fake tail. When it received no movement feedback from the tail, it felt as though the tail was paralyzed, until the phantom feeling went away.
In time, we may be able to induce phantom tail states at will, once we are able to understand it fully. This might give us an advantage in the future when we develop the technology to integrate tails flawlessly into our systems.
i was acually designing this ... but i am i high school so no money for me
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In time, we may be able to induce phantom tail states at will, once we are able to understand it fully. This might give us an advantage in the future when we develop the technology to integrate tails flawlessly into our systems.
I can induce my phantom tail and ears at will. And do so regularly to keep in practice. I can also move my phantom limbs at will. I've been working on it for almost 3 years now to get to this point tho. I've just recently been able to see my phantom ears. If I look into a mirror and let my eyes go out of focus I can see a slight ghost of a shadow, but as soon as my eyes try to focus in on them, their gone.
I've had the phantoms for so long now that they now react on instinct. Like if I hear a sound of interest my ears perk, or if I'm relaxed and happy my tail will wag. I'm aware of their movement but I don't consciously initialize it.
Also, a warning to those of you that are beginning to get phantoms. If they get strong enough it is possible to feel pain if they get hurt. Examples: closing your tail in a door, or brushing roughly over your ears. Once your brain has been convinced that there really is a limb there you will feel real pain. I speak from experience(unfortunately). :'( Biggest headache I've ever had was when my ears got rolled up in a car window. x_x(long story)
I can't wait for when they(doctors/scientists) figure out how to successfully attach a working tail to a human. I'll be one of the first in line! :)
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Isn't is as simple as surgical attachment?
Or is there a boatload of complications? x_x
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I think it's possible you could get a surgically created tail, just cartilage or even fat. Now making nerves so you can move it like another limb? That's a different story.
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v706/new_model_no_15/Sakuracon%2009/IMG_4708.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v706/new_model_no_15/Sakuracon%2009/IMG_4708.jpg)
There's me at Sakuracon, wearing the tail I bought there. It's actually a rabbit hide rolled up to look like a tail, but oh well! It doesn't fit my fursona at all, but it's nice to have around since it's sooooo soft.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v706/new_model_no_15/Sakuracon%2009/IMG_4702.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v706/new_model_no_15/Sakuracon%2009/IMG_4702.jpg)
Here it is just laying somewhere. It's got a ball chain clasp thing, so I can attach and detach it from my pants whenever I want!
I wear it to school sometimes, and nobody's told me to yiff in hell. People will either make fun of me a little, or compliment me on it :D Soon, though, I'm going to try and get a long cat tail... I'm already kind of working on the fursuit. XD
My mom broke it once, though - she yanked too hard and the chain ripped right through the hole. But then she fixed it and made it stronger! :D
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Well, I would be careful not to go out to places that you know are a little sketchy, since there is always the chance that you might get harassed.
But other then that I think its a wonderful thing.
Furries shouldn't be scared to go out in public wearing things like that, just as scene kids and goths aren't scared to go out and wear what they like.
If I ever get a tail thats not huge like the one I have now, I would definitely wear it out.
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That's awesome your brave enough to do that. I would never be able to do that (:
I personally think it would be a whole lot easier to go fursuiting in public instead. The reason is because no one knows who you really are and just sees your personality. Although it must feel good to walk around with a tail and some ears :D
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If you live in a city, just head downtown for complete anonymity.
Awesome thread. Kudos to all who wear furry things in public. Phantom tail? just wow (:
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That's awesome your brave enough to do that. I would never be able to do that (:
I personally think it would be a whole lot easier to go fursuiting in public instead. The reason is because no one knows who you really are and just sees your personality. Although it must feel good to walk around with a tail and some ears :D
I would go fursuiting in public (on cool days) if it weren't for some dumb robber's crimes that ended up getting a city ordinance in place preventing anyone from wearing masks/etc [anything that conceals your face] in public areas... >.<
So I have to settle for my front yard, but that's not very fun [I live on a cauldesac]
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I went to cosmic bowling tonight while wearing my tail, the white fur glowed in the black light SOOOO bright, lol there were some kinds messing with my tail, but it was all right.
^^
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Yeah I personally have really considered getting some tail to put on and perhaps wear it around some places (except school of course) but then again I still have some anxiety with what people would think of me so I might have some anxiety if I wore it around in public...hmm I should really get rid of that anxiety somehow.
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You guys are lucky to have received the response from your peers as positive as you have. I confessed to most of my friends that Iwas a Furry a few months ago and all I got was disbelief (I'm quite religious) and disgust. I have never worn a tail, nor ears in public and I would not even consider a Collar. But it will have to happen one day.
To find people who would accept me for what I am and what I believe in would be nice for a change.
My mother doesn't know i'm a fur, though I think this is one truth I will be keeping to myself. Any words of advice from the wise?
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I confessed to most of my friends that Iwas a Furry a few months ago and all I got was disbelief (I'm quite religious) and disgust.
Did they happen to give any reasoning?
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I would hazard a guess that they only see Furry as a social stigma, and are ill informed of what it is actually about. One "friend" even went as far as to say "Yiff in hell Fur Boy". Needless to say he has the two concepts entirely intwined and wrong.
A few people are still friends with me, though we don't talk about my being a fur at all and I wouldn't even bring it up.
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I take it that's the story behind your sig?
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Indeed it is. It's more of a statement for people to enlighten themself to what being a Furry is all about and not some half cooked notion that we are into bestiality.
GOING OFF TOPIC!!! Aggh, sorry, my bad.
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No problem, we do that often. ^.^ And I know how you feel, minus the religion part.
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I wore a faux fur wolf tail at a local gay pride event last week or so, got a few nice comments on it from people there. There were no other furrys there as far as I could tell.
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To find people who would accept me for what I am and what I believe in would be nice for a change.
That's what we're here for ^^ But I do understand it's different to have that sort of thing in a non-online setting...
Back more on topic... I have not worn a tail, but have recently kinda wanted to. Not sure I have the guts to wear one in public, at least not yet. Still working on getting rid of my fear of judgment...
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I havnt had much chance to wear mine in college yet, and id actually rather wear my finished prosthetic tail instead of my dangly bone one.
Will defanitly be interesting when i do. lol
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I think wearing a rabbit tail in public might be weird. :/ I think I'd rather wear a big fluffy tail. lol. I have a fleece black hat with cat ears that I wear all the time :3 especially in winter, it's so warm!
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I got a large breed Black Dog Collar. With a shiny silver tag ready. "WOLFY"
I usealy wear it while I ride my bicycle and go shoping.
I have accualy gotten alot of good praise from women over it. (:
Useally people look at me like im weird. but the collar makes me feel good inside so I dont care.
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well I have a tail now but my mom dosnt want me to wear it in public cause she is worried that I could run into someone I know at school and get teased at school about it.
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I would love to wear a tail in public. But it would make people uncomfortable. And the cops whould probably make me take it off. mostly because other peoples comfort is worth more then my values and rights as a furry. oh well. :P
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I would love to wear a tail in public. But it would make people uncomfortable. And the cops whould probably make me take it off. mostly because other peoples comfort is worth more then my values and rights as a furry. oh well. :P
Can't imagine that's legal for them to do. Unless you were in a private place with a dress code, and in that case it would be employees telling you.
I also can't imagine people being made uncomfortable. Bemused? Certainly, but no ill feelings. I mean, it's just a tail.
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OMG A TAIL? POLICE HELP PLZKTHX!
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That's what I'd think what would happen.
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You would surmise as much, if your Law Inforcement was not as corrupt as ours is. They are more like the Good O'le Boys Club. They just do what they want, forget the law. I've watched them selling drug right out of their police cruisers, Beat people mercilessly, Frodgeulently arrest people. Every once and a while you'l hear stories on the news, where people caught them on tape beating, and taizing people. We have had about 5 or 6 deaths due to exsecive taizer useage. One case they arrested a man for drunking and disorderly behaviore in public. They Hog tied him and threw him in the back of the cuirser. when he kept cursing them. they pulled over and beggan to taizer him. They did'nt reallize it, (Im guessing) but they killed man. They shocked him so much his heart stopped. Thats what we are dealing with. I dont trust our cops. And I am sure they would stop me from wearing a tail. And the courts would agree. because our judges are just as corrupt. :P
I would love to wear a tail in public. But it would make people uncomfortable. And the cops whould probably make me take it off. mostly because other peoples comfort is worth more then my values and rights as a furry. oh well. :P
Can't imagine that's legal for them to do. Unless you were in a private place with a dress code, and in that case it would be employees telling you.
I also can't imagine people being made uncomfortable. Bemused? Certainly, but no ill feelings. I mean, it's just a tail.
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Wow... rough place! O_o
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que sera sera
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I have only worn my tail once in puplic other than cons or halloween. That was when Narei, myself and my furry-in-training(my friend raina) went bowling with tails on last year.
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I'm in college now, and I wear my collar almost daily. I mostly get nice comments on it, or they don't say anything about it. I feel naked if I don't wear it. ^^;
I wore my fox tail once in college (on Halloween too, since I was easing in to the idea and it's my first year in college). I got a teacher staring at me with a bewildered look as I walked down the hall. But I don't think anyone else noticed the tail. o_O I might try wearing it again if I manage to build up the courage to bring it out again.
I haven't been aware of my phantoms for a long time, I've been out of practice. I think I felt my tail twitch last week, but that was about it. =( I used to have it wear my phantom ears were very sensitive to movement or sound.
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awesome :)
First time I wore my tail in public was great and I had a bunch of questions thrown my way (naturally) mainly from college tutors
You'll get more attention if you wear it around friends who know nothing of your furriness :D
Yeah, I would say the same thing, its too bad all of my friends know >.>..I should be a bit more self-restraining. Though, I did lose a bet with a friend, she's not a fur, but she still just happened to have ears and a tail lying around and made me wear it around school
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Id wear one...if I had one. XD
Ferret tails are not that easy to find....so I think Ill make one. ^^
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Well i would love atail and ears but Im not the age when i can move out and live alone.. so my parents would be reaaallly commenty on my tail and ears idea.. Thing is when im 18+ i going to go to america (yes i live in england now ^^ Brittish Furrys For the win!)
And me and my furother (furry brother) are going to get ourselves some wolf tail/ears made for us and then prehaps convince eachother to go out in public with em xD Though that is in a few years.. but i do like the thought of being able to go out with a tail, sure people look at me strange but i wont care xD im furry and im proud
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Id wear one...if I had one. XD
Ferret tails are not that easy to find....so I think Ill make one. ^^
Ok, this is kinda an update.
I got a tail, a fox one, even if Im a ferret, cause I love foxes ^^ And Im not sure if anyone has had this problem, but I got dissed over 50 times at my school and cant belive how many tail jokes. Ive never really thought thats what would happen, but that did not stop me. Im back the next day still with it on.
Cause I dont care what people say about me and my tail, I am proud to be a furry :p
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I wear my tail daily to school, and out and about anywhere that my mother or father don't go with me, because they hate it so much. people at school think it's weird, but I get so many friendly comments from adults and older people while I'm out =3
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I used to wear my tail every day until an administrator in school took it from me. :/ I actually had to have my parents come get it back.
I also stopped wearing it in certain company because its been broken multiple times by people who enjoy yanking on it.
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I used to wear my tail every day until an administrator in school took it from me. :/ I actually had to have my parents come get it back.
I also stopped wearing it in certain company because its been broken multiple times by people who enjoy yanking on it.
Wait, why did he/she take it away?
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I used to wear my tail every day until an administrator in school took it from me. :/ I actually had to have my parents come get it back.
I also stopped wearing it in certain company because its been broken multiple times by people who enjoy yanking on it.
Wait, why did he/she take it away?
I'm not quite sure. I'd worn it almost four months without issue, and one day in lunch she came over and tapped me on the shoulder asking me to remove the tail. I didn't question because she's scary. XD
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Humans. Always taking the fun away from us furs. :D
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Yeah. They also don't let the little clique-y girls wear their cat ears, even on designated hat days. :(
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I used to wear my tail every day until an administrator in school took it from me. :/ I actually had to have my parents come get it back.
I also stopped wearing it in certain company because its been broken multiple times by people who enjoy yanking on it.
Wait, why did he/she take it away?
I'm not quite sure. I'd worn it almost four months without issue, and one day in lunch she came over and tapped me on the shoulder asking me to remove the tail. I didn't question because she's scary. XD
I hope none of the secreity never tell me to take mine off...id be very sad v.v
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I hope none of the secreity never tell me to take mine off...id be very sad v.v
Lol, at my school, no security anybody cares. The students, on the other hand, unless you're perfect in every way, shape, form, they'll tear you apart like a ravenous pack of highschool girls..
That one day I had to wear a tail from losing a bet was not fun..
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I hope none of the secreity never tell me to take mine off...id be very sad v.v
Lol, at my school, no security anybody cares. The students, on the other hand, unless you're perfect in every way, shape, form, they'll tear you apart like a ravenous pack of highschool girls..
That one day I had to wear a tail from losing a bet was not fun..
Same way back in my old high school. I was afraid to wear my tail.
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I hope none of the secreity never tell me to take mine off...id be very sad v.v
Lol, at my school, no security anybody cares. The students, on the other hand, unless you're perfect in every way, shape, form, they'll tear you apart like a ravenous pack of highschool girls..
That one day I had to wear a tail from losing a bet was not fun..
Wow, well everyone gives me this look like im on something, even a seceraty said like "What the ____ is on that girls butt!" and I just sighed.
Plus, Only two open furrys are at my school. 1.Me and 2. This guy who is the Yiff Furry.... so Im like..Help Me!
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I enjoy wearing a tail or 2 out in public if I have matching paws to go with it I'd wear it as well. I get a lot of comments on it and they want to feel them and I said go ahead and they tell me that they are soft. I just look at them and smile and if they ask me what is the reason I just tell them because I want to and that is who I am. If they don't like it then they can go and kiss my furry tail hole.
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I'd love to wear my tail in public... But as it happens I just can't muster up the courage to do so. I'm a pretty shy person, and don't like drawing attention to myself. Maybe I'm just being paranoid?
For me, It would end up with being a social outcast, but I still need a tail for hanging out with freinds.
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With permission...
Bump
So my current mate made me a tail! Its going to be used as part of a Halloween costume...for now. She followed Matrice's guide, and here it is :D! I'm so happy with it!
(http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af260/Shimansa/Mytail.jpg)
(Also, do I win at pajamas by any chance? Polar Bears?)
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What exactly even is your costume this year?
I haven't talked to you about it yet :O
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What exactly even is your costume this year?
I haven't talked to you about it yet :O
Once Zoe (the maker of the tail) puts ears on my hoodie, I plan to wear the hoodie, tail, and my collar (which I finally get tomorrow!) :)
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Congrats ^^
I might try and shoot for my ears hat soon.
Maybe a tail. Have been interested lately...
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My ex-mate and I went to Winn Dixie, me in my tail/ears, and him in his full fursuit. Most people were laughing to see a wolf and a cat buying coke and oreos.
One guy asked us if it was some anime thing, and someone else asked if my ex-mate was a mascot for something.
It was fun though ^_^
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I like the tail! The polar bear pajamas are OK... but they would be cooler if they were wolf pajamas.
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I don't have one, and probably won't be getting one due to the fact that nobody knows about my interest in the fandom - and I really don't feel like telling anybody yet. I may work up the courage some day though. But when I do finally do, and get one... Well, I don't know about public, but around the house around family, yes.
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Lol I got a tail today, I wore it at the mall. Im gonna wear it as my holoween costume. ^_^
(http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/89/l_ec5ec902aa9741bf97b054df631eea68.jpg)
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I shall be wearing mine tonight for the "fall festival"/Hallowe'en party for the town. Shall be much fun, I do believe.
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I just got my first tails the other day, as part of my Halloween costume. Neither tail looks much like my fursona's, but I like wearing them anyways. I wore my favorite of the two (a wolf-ish tail) to the movies and dinner with my grandma yesterday. She got a real kick out of it- said it looked cute :P I think I made my mom feel awkward, though. She kept giving me looks all night. :( But overall, it was fun. I got a lot of people's attention, which was interesting to me, as I'm normally a wallflower in public.
I'm hoping to get a tail that looks more like my actual tail, though. Would be awesome! :D All big and fluffy.... :3
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I don't think i'll be able to start wearing furry-wear (ears,tail, collars ect.) Til i graduate high school, I'm the least popular at school and the school already knows I'm furry (very small school, 40 kids per grade, so rumors spread over night), Though I do wear a bone-shaped dog tag saying my fursona's name on a chain.
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I was thinking that whenever I wear fur stuff I do so when I'm with someone fur friends. I feel very awkward wearing it alone...
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I don't think i'll be able to start wearing furry-wear (ears,tail, collars ect.) Til i graduate high school, I'm the least popular at school and the school already knows I'm furry (very small school, 40 kids per grade, so rumors spread over night), Though I do wear a bone-shaped dog tag saying my fursona's name on a chain.
sounds like my situation only a bit worse. Kids can be vicious.
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I don't think i'll be able to start wearing furry-wear (ears,tail, collars ect.) Til i graduate high school, I'm the least popular at school and the school already knows I'm furry (very small school, 40 kids per grade, so rumors spread over night), Though I do wear a bone-shaped dog tag saying my fursona's name on a chain.
sounds like my situation only a bit worse. Kids can be vicious.
I know! But I like who I am, they're opinions don't matter :)
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I was talking to my nephew earlier and he said
4 of the kids at his school were wearing tails all
Week, and when asked why they said they were
furries. My nephew know what that means because
I've explained it to him, he actually said he thinks
it's cool and might want one.
Some of my friends are wanting to get and wear
tails, but they actually don't know about furry, they
just think it's cool.
I guess I'm lucky, everyone in my town is very accepting.
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Oh yeah, kids can be vicious but teens can be even more cruel, since they do it on purpose.
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I recently attempted to begin wearing my tail in public regularly, but after only a day, my nonfur mate decided that it was "simply too embarrassing" to be seen with me like that. So away the tail went. I miss it.
=x.x=
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Well, after wearing a fox tail everyday for almost five months, I can say that it has both been a lot of fun and been beneficial to my personality. It always kept things interesting, made me able to meet lots of new friends, and quite possibly made this semester of college the most socially awkward yet.
It seems that most guys think it's awkward and embarrassing, while most girls seem to think it is cute or interesting.
I have had a few issues with swarms of giggling asian girls chasing me around, wanting me to join their anime clubs or some such. Overall, definitely a positive experience. Yerf!
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I'd like to start wearing tail/ears in public but finding otter ears, and a tail that's soft and flexible is kinda hard, i currently own some cat ears but they are kinda heavy and don't seem quite right. If any one has any tips that would be nice.
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Matrices writes very good guides. I'd look into her work, for tail making :).
So..I bought a black and white ear hat. It's very nice, and goes well with my tail and collar. I bought a pea-coat reecntly, and it all matches fantastically :D! I might post a picture at some point, of the full set.
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sure i would if i had one. no body would say anything. why you ask? cause im just me everyone knows me and how weird i can get at times they would just laugh a bit then get on with their lives. :D :D :D
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I don't have a tail, ears, or collar unfortunately. I could see myself wearing a collar though, as I do like the few necklaces I have. My only problem is a paralyzing fear of getting negative attention. I'm also worried about what my family/mate would think if I did wear a collar/tail.
I know my family would give me crap, especially my brothers, but that's what they do anyways, even if I'm being "normal".
My mate is leaning (very slightly) towards the more negative opinion of furries, just because he frequents THE INTERNET (you know what kind of "internet" I am referring too). He's the one I'm worried about the most. I don't want to weird him out or anything (then again, maybe I'm worrying about nothing, because he does LARP and enjoys anime just as much as I do).
Depending on what I find at the local ren faire this year, I might just buy a tail or some sort and be done with it. At the very least, I could bring up the topic of me getting a tail and see what people's reactions are.
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Talk to your mate about it, I know mine loves the fluffier side of me and most people I've talked to are really cool about it.
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I freqiently wear my tail in public in my civilian cloth. And yeah somwtimes you get people who think its funny. And even the random looser who is affended by your merre existance. But you gotta shake it off and keep going. But the majority of the people I meet like it. I also wear a black and pink wolf beanie wich I habe never gotten a bad comment on. 8)
In the end you of all people desearve your love. Dont let anyone tell you different.
Besidea, all the peoplw who ever made fun of me growing up. Say for a sellect few privaledge kids. All grew up to work in dead end careers. And live less then wonderful lives.
Just remember one thang. No one who ever did great thangs and atchieve greatness was normal. :)
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I don't have a tail, ears, or collar unfortunately. I could see myself wearing a collar though, as I do like the few necklaces I have. My only problem is a paralyzing fear of getting negative attention. I'm also worried about what my family/mate would think if I did wear a collar/tail.
I know my family would give me crap, especially my brothers, but that's what they do anyways, even if I'm being "normal".
My mate is leaning (very slightly) towards the more negative opinion of furries, just because he frequents THE INTERNET (you know what kind of "internet" I am referring too). He's the one I'm worried about the most. I don't want to weird him out or anything (then again, maybe I'm worrying about nothing, because he does LARP and enjoys anime just as much as I do).
Depending on what I find at the local ren faire this year, I might just buy a tail or some sort and be done with it. At the very least, I could bring up the topic of me getting a tail and see what people's reactions are.
Awwww don't worry about it. i thought my family would give me crap but as soon as i told my dad that my collar wasn't part of the BDSM thing he was fine (at least for now) **notices gramatical tense fail in own typing blargh**. Negative attention used to be crippling to me but i'm starting to get used to it. It builds character.
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If I was to get a collar, I'd probably get right before I go back to school from spring break, or get one before I come back over the summer. I always seem to be more confident for a few days after a long break. The collar would have to be a really thin one though, so I could work my way up slowly.
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I'm currently planning on making my own tail. I just gotta figure out how to buy the materials, make the tail, test it out, and wear it without my parents knowing... Easy as pie! [/sarcasm]
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I'd love to wear a tail! I just have my low self confidence getting in the way... but I guess wearing a tail and surviving through it would raise my confidence :) Plus I think wearing one would be super fun
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Well i cant think of a single day in the past three months were i havn't worn my tail, when your like at school or work people look at you odd but when your just out on the town people dont really seem to care, it males me feel personally awesome 8)
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Going to a big Mall today (Discovery Mills in Georgia, if you happen to know it) to see the new Pokemon movie. They are giving out free tickets to the first people there to promote the new games, mostly. (:
Think I'll wear my tail when I go. It'll be fun. :D
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Living in a rural town I wouldnt be game enough to wear a tail anywhere but home :( but I make sure to wear it whenever I go into the city :D
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I live in Canada and no were not all polar bears and seals up here but anyway in Canada-ontario-kitchener there are no furrys but me my girlfreind and some people I met at a furry party that we held because the convesion was in USA but I would love to have tail people would think I am crazy some might know but i would love it tails arent very hard to find if you look at like a costume shop
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Shim made this awesome tail. The Workmanship was out of this world. Fine Quality! :D
Thank you Shim.
(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/195966_203886032964690_100000298851953_778636_3408193_n.jpg)
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Thanks! I feel so accomplished seeing it in action :-[!
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My new tail, made by the almighty Shim.
Thanks, Shim. It's awesome.
(http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac360/echidnasarf/cat%20bits/SANY1335.jpg)
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I might drag my fox tail out now aqnd then I might also look for a hello Kitty collar.
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I freqiently wear my tail in public in my civilian cloth. And yeah somwtimes you get people who think its funny. And even the random looser who is affended by your merre existance. But you gotta shake it off and keep going. But the majority of the people I meet like it. I also wear a black and pink wolf beanie wich I habe never gotten a bad comment on. 8)
In the end you of all people desearve your love. Dont let anyone tell you different.
Besidea, all the peoplw who ever made fun of me growing up. Say for a sellect few privaledge kids. All grew up to work in dead end careers. And live less then wonderful lives.
Just remember one thang. No one who ever did great thangs and atchieve greatness was normal. :)
Do you wait to you get off base to ware it? Locker / I beet room inspections are interesting.
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Wearing a tail in public? This is something I don't always do but I have got round to it last night and the night before (this was in a bar/pub, even!).
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I am trying to get my perents to take me to some place where i can get materials to make a tail. once i get it, il wear it all the time. ;) IM SOOOOO EXITED!!!!! I am a little nervouse though because I think im the only furry in Colorado Springs, CO.
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Woah! My Uncle Moose live in Colorado Springs! I forget why we call him moose though... Oh well. Living half the time in a catholic family, they would crucify me. I have tried a tail once before, but since it was stiff and not part of me, it only got in the way of my legs.
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I've worn ears and tail to restaurants (usually when eating out during furry conventions), to cons, to a local goth club night, and even on late-night grocery store runs. In all cases, I have generally gotten positive reactions. Waitstaff and people eating at restaurants usually get excited, ask me questions, and ask what's going on (especially if there's a con in town and they've seen lots of people wearing costuming). I got a couple of compliments at the goth club, and one guy excitedly asked me where I got my ears because he wanted a pair. When I went out to the store wearing my ears late one night, I saw a guy look directly at me then heard him murmur to the chick accompanying him, "That's so hot." So yeah, positive reactions mostly.
The most negative reactions were:
1. A little kid that looked at me and said, "That's not a REAL tail." That was more amusing than anything though.
2. Some older drunk guy who started hitting on me by making comments about my fox ears and tail. Was kind of annoying, but I guess it's better than someone actually having a problem with the costuming.
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im going to anime expo this year and am really thinking about getting a tail there because im too lazy to make on i guess. should i get one at AX?
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A couple of days ago, I put my tail on at a friend's house. We went to a mall later. It wasn't until we were walking out of a little card store (to pick up some Magic: The Gathering stuff) that I realized I was still wearing it :D!
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I'd like to get a tail ^^ But from the few snow leopard tails I have seen, they are a) expensive and b) tend to be about four to five foot long. Since I'm only five foot tall, that's a tad on the big side, heh ^^
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I was hoping to find a tail thread, because I'm actually making a tail right now! I'm playing around with knitting a yarn tail, since I've seen some really nice ones around. I'll post some pics when I'm done, if anyone is interested.
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I was hoping to find a tail thread, because I'm actually making a tail right now! I'm playing around with knitting a yarn tail, since I've seen some really nice ones around. I'll post some pics when I'm done, if anyone is interested.
I'd love to see it :)!
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I was hoping to find a tail thread, because I'm actually making a tail right now! I'm playing around with knitting a yarn tail, since I've seen some really nice ones around. I'll post some pics when I'm done, if anyone is interested.
I'd love to see it :)!
Awesome! It might take me a while, since I'm pretty much making it up as I go along. I would love to get your opinion, especially since you have made such lovely tails in the past. :D
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I am trying to get my perents to take me to some place where i can get materials to make a tail. once i get it, il wear it all the time. ;) IM SOOOOO EXITED!!!!! I am a little nervouse though because I think im the only furry in Colorado Springs, CO.
The craft stores here in town should have faux fur, though if you're new to sewing, i suggest a bit of practice beforehand.
Also, check my posts from wayyyyyyyyy back in this thread, theres at least a few of us that have tails and aint afraid to wear'em :3
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anybody know where i can get a wolf's tail in southern california
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I am staying with my grandparents while I wait to move into an apartment, and I figured it would be the perfect time to start wearing a tail around the house. They don't know my regular habits, so it should go over smoothly if I just act like it's always there. The only thing is that I've been wearing it a half hour and they haven't noticed yet! :D
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I am staying with my grandparents while I wait to move into an apartment, and I figured it would be the perfect time to start wearing a tail around the house. They don't know my regular habits, so it should go over smoothly if I just act like it's always there. The only thing is that I've been wearing it a half hour and they haven't noticed yet! :D
Grandfather: "Landrav, what on earth is that thing you're wearing on your bee-hind?"
Landrav: *looks behind him in confusion*
Landrav: "Oh, that? It's my tail. I was born with it, didn't you know?"
Grandparents: "..."
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It would be fun to be there when they find out. Old fokes are funny. :D
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Reporting back in:
Grandpa was laid-back, as always. Grandma was on the phone and made a sour face when she saw the tail. Later she was obviously flustered when she asked "what is THAT?" but she laughed when I explained what it was. I also mentioned MFF, and Grandma seemed to think my cousin would like to go, too (my cousin is a huge Star Wars/Potter/Pirates fan, so she's not a stranger to costuming). I wish I could have taken a picture! :D
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anybody know where i can get a wolf's tail in southern california
Most (but not quite all) fursuit makers also accept tail commissions, and are happy to ship the finished product to customers. If shipping doesn't work for you, then from what I've read elsewhere on the forums, there are a few... "trendy" stores such as Hot Topic that might sell tails (I don't know if that particular store exists in California; if it doesn't, look for stores that sell niche trend clothing for teens).
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yeah there are more than enough Hot Topics :o
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Like I said earlier, I've been making my own yarn tail. Now I know why a lot of guys sell them for so much, its pretty time consuming. Not sure if anyone is interested, but I can show some WIP shots.
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I went to the cinema with my friend and we went out for a meal afterwards to celebrate my birthday. I wore my collar and tail and the only reaction I got was someone pulling my tail while we were queueing outside the restaurant. But she was smiling at me when I turned round so I'm counting it as a good reaction.
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I wore my tail to Disneyland yesterday. Anthro is part of the fantasy there at the park so I figured it would hardly be noticed. I got 4 reactions. 1) a kid walking behind me yelled out "Hey I like your tail!" 2) a girl (8th or 9th grade) asked me where I got my tail 3) a mom in line behind me the same question, where I got it, and I said from an annual convention in LA 4) a girl yelled out "He has a tail!!! Is he a raccoon???"
All in all, a pretty good day to wear a tail. ;)
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a girl yelled out "He has a tail!!! Is he a raccoon???"
Aw...she thought you were Super Mario! :3
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When I met Loc last week, I had my tail on (!).
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a girl yelled out "He has a tail!!! Is he a raccoon???"
Aw...she thought you were Super Mario! :3
The next step would be to get you to fly, right :D?
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I've finally found a suit maker local to me who is willing to make me a tail and paws :) Next job, save up for a couple of months to be sure it won't be an unexpected drain on my bank account.
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a girl yelled out "He has a tail!!! Is he a raccoon???"
Aw...she thought you were Super Mario! :3
The next step would be to get you to fly, right :D?
i can make that happen but i need some potassium nitrate
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I do it all the time! Well I don't get out much but as sson as school starts I'll start doing it again! I get really hurtful comments sometime... But that doesn't stop me from showing my furry pride!
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I need to get my hands on a tail and ears just to wear out in public. I think it would be useful for finding other furries. The only issue is that my fursona is a satyr but if I'm not wearing the legs I think I'd rather have a fox tail/ears...
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I wouldn't be surprised if they were sold at the local ren fair. although I can't be sure on this one. I picked up my pair at ikkicon, which is just a few miles from my house, but I had to pay an entrance fee of 30 dollars so you could say it was a 45 dollar pair of ears
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i love people who wear tails and ears around anywhere, if i had some i would definately wear them to the mall and other places. never at home though cuz my dad would judge me too much v.v but does anyone know any good sites to buy customizable tails and ears from? (:
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A few guys over in the plush/fursuit forum probably will, I'd ask there.
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I made my tail out of plushie stuffing instead of foam, wore it in public, then it got hugged around 30 times by both kids and adults. Scary. I wore my phoenix head out once and I recived loads of strange looks.
THERE ISNT ENOUGH FURRIES TO UNDERSTAND ME IN BRITAN.
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oh i wear mine whenever i please. walmart..resteraunts..home..
i live on my own so i have no snooty parents to tell me what i can and cant go out wearing. and my mate, even tho he isnt a furry
he thinks my lofe for the fandom is cute, and he doesnt mind any of my furry mannerisms.
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I was scared when I first wore my tail in public. But now I love it! :D I've worn my giant fox tail at the mall and at school (I'm in high school) several times and the reactions are just hilarious! (: Of course you get mixed comments though. Some love it, and some call you a freak. T'is the life of being a furry. :) You just have to learn to ignore the haters. (:
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i made a tail and pair of ears for halloween!!! i love them!!!
ill post pics soon
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I'd love a tail, ears and paws, I've always wanted them even before I was a furry. If I could make them I'd gladly wear them in public. 8)
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Both my mate and I used to wear tails in public (He more then me, I always felt awkward with a long tail, as my fursona doesn't have one!) but that kind of stuff we have to save for specific furry gatherings anymore. We're both working in professional fields now, and it wouldn't due to have any awkward questions come up! Heaven forbid a coworker saw one of us with a fabric cat tail strapped to the backs of our pants! :o I would love to get some hoof shoes though.
~~Brunn~~
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Both my mate and I used to wear tails in public (He more then me, I always felt awkward with a long tail, as my fursona doesn't have one!) but that kind of stuff we have to save for specific furry gatherings anymore. We're both working in professional fields now, and it wouldn't due to have any awkward questions come up! Heaven forbid a coworker saw one of us with a fabric cat tail strapped to the backs of our pants! :o I would love to get some hoof shoes though.
~~Brunn~~
I have the same awkwardness wearing a tail, a fox tail I won at a Furry con, because I am a bear not a fox. One way was the idea of creating a second fursona but as I think on it I losing interest in the tail.
As for the second part I can give a hoot what coworkers think in public. When I clock in I am on company time when I clock out I am on my time and it is none of their business. I happen to port a Hello Kitty Back pack ( remember I am a 51 year old male). During the week I slip into a plan back pack but take my HK back pack out on the weekend. I can care less what my coworkers see during the weekend.
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Yeah, when I wore my tail in public for the first time I was scared but after a few times you get over it. :) But be prepared to have people make fun of you, I wear a collar to school, people make fun of me, ask me why, and bark at me. :( To be honest with you, they're just jealous because they don't have the guts to wear a tail in public or a collar. What I do if someone is mean to me I just smile and say "Hi, how is your day?" They look schocked that I'm nice to them. ;) My advice to you is go for it, don't let anyone stop you from wearing a tail in public. :)
-ArticShadow :goldhowl:
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I have worn my tail around the town twice since I made it on Tuesday. I was expecting people would try to pull it off but I got a few good and bad reactions:
-When I was sitting, a girl pointed to it and said "tail!" to her friend
-A group of girls giggled when I passed them
-A couple of guys kept looking at it when I was in a game shop
-A 10 year old told me to take it off
-I got called something that I can't say on this
It was so fun no matter what reaction I got. I have been wearing my tail all day and every day that i've had it and will continue to :) (apart from in school because we have to wear uniform)
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I have recently been thinking of getting a tail. There are several problems with this though. Although I dont care what people say, I am one of those types of people who avoids a conflict at all costs. This means if a tail will raise possible problems I will feel subconcience of wearing it in public. I cant wear it at home because my dad is an anti-fur, so that would be a dead give away. Also, my fursona is a husky shepherd. Most have those tails that are bushy and curve up. I think that would be just uncomfortable, or at least get in the way. So I would probably just get a more "limp" tail. But my main problem is public exposure. I can get to where i dont do things because I want to avoid certain social dilemma. It is part of my social anxiety that I just can't shake. I dont know how people are supposed to help me, but I hope someone can. I have a desire to attain a tail, yet I fear to wear it.
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I have recently been thinking of getting a tail. There are several problems with this though. Although I dont care what people say, I am one of those types of people who avoids a conflict at all costs. This means if a tail will raise possible problems I will feel subconcience of wearing it in public. I cant wear it at home because my dad is an anti-fur, so that would be a dead give away. Also, my fursona is a husky shepherd. Most have those tails that are bushy and curve up. I think that would be just uncomfortable, or at least get in the way. So I would probably just get a more "limp" tail. But my main problem is public exposure. I can get to where i dont do things because I want to avoid certain social dilemma. It is part of my social anxiety that I just can't shake. I dont know how people are supposed to help me, but I hope someone can. I have a desire to attain a tail, yet I fear to wear it.
Hmmm...
The best advice I can give is to simply not wear a tail. I know that's probably what you don't want to hear, but if you say you want to avoid conflict at all costs and that wearing a tail would give you social anxiety (as well as physical uncomfortableness when it gets in the way of things), I'd say don't wear one. Depending on how much attention you want to draw to yourself in public (basically, how subtle you want to be), I can give you some suggestions as to how to express your furriness. I'm sure others can tell you of their experiences with wearing various furry "apparel;" I assume you've already read about these on the forums.
Maybe if you want something less restricting/intrusive, a hat with ears would do. I've seen a lot of people wear those in public. IMO, dog collars can have dual meanings...you can make that decision yourself. You could always get a furry-themed shirt or something like that; I've seen hoodies that have different fur prints on them, to evoke the image of a certain animal, for example, a fox. Or, you could put some pins on your backpack or bag that have some furry imagery on them. Those are only a few things I can think of off the top of my head. Hope that helped! :)
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My mom wont let me wear my tail outside out famiolies houses
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So I bought myself a tail for my birthday (its so AWESOME!! It's a silver fox tail, super pretty and soft) and I was wearing it to school for a few weeks, before the assistant principals stopped me. Apparently, furries are considered a gang and encourage drug use. It really made me mad, but I think I figured out why they think that. It might have something to do with these people:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TPJ1uqF05w (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TPJ1uqF05w)
This annoyed me so bad. I'm a goth kid, and a furry, and these dumb kids put both terms to shame. Some kids just need attention that bad.
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Mhm~~ I always wear my ears and tail outside the house. It's funny, I'm like REALLY shy in real life >>; but I could just pop outta the house without a worry, wearing these >w<! Well, at least my dad thinks it's weird how I'm SO shy, yet I can wear these out...*blink, blink* I don't get how that has anything to do with being shy for some reason though lol. I love it :3 but, I kinda miss it when I'm not wearing my tail xD I almost feel "naked"...so to speak. It's good everyone got use to me and my Furryness >w<!
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I am currently looking for a wolf tail but have a fox tail I wear out and ears lolz I really dont care what people think seeing im gothic so i get stares no matter if i wear them or not :D
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Where do you get a tail...? Or should I just make one? I'd really like to know how I can get a tail and ears.
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Where do you get a tail...? Or should I just make one? I'd really like to know how I can get a tail and ears.
There are some threads about this, but this one is the only one that comes to mind.
http://forums.furtopia.org/index.php?topic=43843.0 (http://forums.furtopia.org/index.php?topic=43843.0)
As far as my own experience, I've seen vendors at an anime con. You can also commission them or buy them directly online.
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All this tail talk is making me crave one even more :( I need a tail :(
i know what you mean. :'(
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Just (kind of) did this for a first time... this afternoon I was in front of my house with my four year old daughter, and there were a few pieces of grass next to the planter that had gotten really long and were going to seed. She kept calling them cat tails and then she picked a few, one she wanted to use to play with our cat, but the other she gave to me and said I should wear it, so I tied it to my back belt loop. I didn't expect to feel different, it was just a piece of grass, but I did. :o I wore it all afternoon, even when we went around with my mom to put up flyers for our yard sale, and I'm still wearing it now... :) I did get a few odd looks and my mom laughed every time I got out of the car, but I don't mind, it was fun!
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Just (kind of) did this for a first time... this afternoon I was in front of my house with my four year old daughter, and there were a few pieces of grass next to the planter that had gotten really long and were going to seed. She kept calling them cat tails and then she picked a few, one she wanted to use to play with our cat, but the other she gave to me and said I should wear it, so I tied it to my back belt loop. I didn't expect to feel different, it was just a piece of grass, but I did. :o I wore it all afternoon, even when we went around with my mom to put up flyers for our yard sale, and I'm still wearing it now... :) I did get a few odd looks and my mom laughed every time I got out of the car, but I don't mind, it was fun!
I wish I could do stuff like this... *sigh* where do I buy stuff like this anyway? I would love to be a rl furry!
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Just (kind of) did this for a first time... this afternoon I was in front of my house with my four year old daughter, and there were a few pieces of grass next to the planter that had gotten really long and were going to seed. She kept calling them cat tails and then she picked a few, one she wanted to use to play with our cat, but the other she gave to me and said I should wear it, so I tied it to my back belt loop. I didn't expect to feel different, it was just a piece of grass, but I did. :o I wore it all afternoon, even when we went around with my mom to put up flyers for our yard sale, and I'm still wearing it now... :) I did get a few odd looks and my mom laughed every time I got out of the car, but I don't mind, it was fun!
I wish I could do stuff like this... *sigh* where do I buy stuff like this anyway? I would love to be a rl furry!
Aww. Firstly, I don't know where you could buy a tail. I know some people make and sell them and I saw some small tails at Hot Topic once. But you really don't need a tail to be a "real life furry." You already are one. Although, I don't doubt wearing one would be an amazing experience. 8)
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Just (kind of) did this for a first time... this afternoon I was in front of my house with my four year old daughter, and there were a few pieces of grass next to the planter that had gotten really long and were going to seed. She kept calling them cat tails and then she picked a few, one she wanted to use to play with our cat, but the other she gave to me and said I should wear it, so I tied it to my back belt loop. I didn't expect to feel different, it was just a piece of grass, but I did. :o I wore it all afternoon, even when we went around with my mom to put up flyers for our yard sale, and I'm still wearing it now... :) I did get a few odd looks and my mom laughed every time I got out of the car, but I don't mind, it was fun!
I wish I could do stuff like this... *sigh* where do I buy stuff like this anyway? I would love to be a rl furry!
Aww. Firstly, I don't know where you could buy a tail. I know some people make and sell them and I saw some small tails at Hot Topic once. But you really don't need a tail to be a "real life furry." You already are one. Although, I don't doubt wearing one would be an amazing experience. 8)
THANK YOU! Oh and um... I meant like... BE a furry. To BE my fursona in rl. I want...
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I realize this probably seems like an odd solution, but if there are any Native American Pow Wows running by you (they usually run over a weekend, and are fairly common by me this time of year) you can usually find tails of all sorts at them...
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I realize this probably seems like an odd solution, but if there are any Native American Pow Wows running by you (they usually run over a weekend, and are fairly common by me this time of year) you can usually find tails of all sorts at them...
If the tails are made with real animal fur, then most furries are a bit reluctant or opposed to wearing something like that. :P
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I just ordered a tail... giddy with joy and antsy beyond all belief... thank you pawstar
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i will just get one on holloween
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Wearing a tail in public is most awesome. Ive been doing it all summer to many places. 99 percent of the reactions i get are good and I ignore the rest. If it makes you happy as it does me, then do it. The worst regret in life is risks not taken and paths not walked.
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thanks! BTW what are the reactions?
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I realize this probably seems like an odd solution, but if there are any Native American Pow Wows running by you (they usually run over a weekend, and are fairly common by me this time of year) you can usually find tails of all sorts at them...
If the tails are made with real animal fur, then most furries are a bit reluctant or opposed to wearing something like that. :P
Yes they usually are, and I can understand the position, I only offer it as a possible source...
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thanks anyway :D
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Oh, a place to order tails would be pawstar.com, they make good stuff, though production stops for cons...
And Kobuk, I am such an idiot for forgetting the fact I posted in this thread in the first place...
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i make tails, and i do it for fun, so materials, shipping, it is yours
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Let me tell you, shim made me a tail. And it is the absalute finist quality.
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lol, I wore my (partial) fursuit to the airsoft field.
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im wearing a tail right now, right in the middle of my computer class at school :)
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I wear my tail around as much as I can. I've gotten into many an argument with my parents and grandparents about going out in public with it on XD and that was before I got my big tail, haha. The only problem I've run into was once at the mall, where some kid came up and pulled it, and he ended up pulling it off and breaking it, which I was NOT pleased about. But, it's fixed now, and I've just learned to be more careful when I go out in public with it, just in case. I don't think anyone should feel scared or ashamed to wear their tails or ears or anything else in public. It may garner some weird looks or nasty comments, but those don't hinder the beautiful and complete feeling I get from wearing my tail. I feel far more scared in public without my tail. Just hold your head high and think about the fact that you know who you are inside, while the others who make fun of you or mock and insult you most likely do not.
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I say go ahead and wear things like ears and tails in public! There is nothing wrong with that. You're not harming anyone.
It's more like there is something wrong with the people who are control freaks, who like to enforce conformity and shun/bully/hate anyone who is "different".
What is normal anyway? We're all different in some way and have things about ourselves that someone else will label weird.
Sorry for the exclamation mark and bold "is". I just get worked up about this sort of thing, like when controlling people want to dictate what clothes other people can wear.
As for me, I've worn my winter hat with ears while out grocery shopping, edit though not a tail.
Edit Also split long paragraphs into smaller paragraphs, switched a few words around.
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I finished my sisters snow leopard tail in time for Halloween, but one of the teachers said she couldn't wear it. They said it was to long and the colors to bright. They didn't have a problem with her goat tail and horns though (weird).
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I wear mine every chance I get
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I'd love a tail to wear around. Where did you get yours? Did you make it or did someone make it for you?
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I used to wear mine a lot, but now I have a bigger and fluffier one that gets in the way a bit more. So I usually just settle for my collar
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I'd love a tail to wear around. Where did you get yours? Did you make it or did someone make it for you?
There is a site that sells tails if you wish to buy one. Pawstar (http://www.pawstar.com) is a fantastic place to find tails and ears for any fur.
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I've got a few feline tails from costume stores from my birthday a few years ago. I don't really wear them though.
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I'm going to git one this year so I am happy :)
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I a not sure whether I have posted here befor...oh well. Well, I have a tail but my mother wont let me wear to school. But, anyway, at hot topic they sell "keychains" that are fairly long, and can be clipped onto belts. They are made of faux fur, for you enviormentalists (although why a furry would WANT to wear real fur is beyond me). They come in, like, five colors, and they are perfect for people who have a fursona without a speciefic tail. Like, it wouldnt look right on a fox, but a wolf could pull it off, or maybe a dog, they kindas look K9ish. If you are a feline, I highly recomend looking into cosplay supplies (Nekos, supplying furries with cheap alternatives since they started. We love you cosplayers!)
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i makeandsell ears, tails, and larp weapons
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I'm going tailing around town on Saturday with my mate =3
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I wouldn't wear my tail in public unless I was with some friends ...
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I tail to school on Fridays and wear it around the house most of the time. When I tail to school most don't notice it, but when they do, they normally say positive things or ask how it was made. (my high school is very accepting... I really don't know why.... I was expecting at least SOMEONE to be an idiot, but not complaining....) I'm allowed to wear it only on Fridays because my mom thinks its childish and id get picked on, but as I said earlier, I don't. Its a brown cat tail I made myself.
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I tail to school on Fridays and wear it around the house most of the time. When I tail to school most don't notice it, but when they do, they normally say positive things or ask how it was made. (my high school is very accepting... I really don't know why.... I was expecting at least SOMEONE to be an idiot, but not complaining....) I'm allowed to wear it only on Fridays because my mom thinks its childish and id get picked on, but as I said earlier, I don't. Its a brown cat tail I made myself.
Yaaaay! :) This a good story. It's things like this that give us hope :D
Wish I had a tail.
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We currently don't own a tail, but we will one day. If we did own one, we could only really wear it at home or at the meetups we are now going to. School is ruled out because we would get picked on even more, and it would probably get damaged or destroyed in one day, thus defeating the purpose. Once college starts, it will be a whole new story since we get a new start with new people who (hopefully) are more mature than the high school people we are stuck with. Come on, time. You can go faster than this! (:
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I used to wear my real coyote tail to school, people didn't really care, and I got squee'd on at least once. :P
I now make actual furry tails, I have yet to wear one to my college, I probably won't without an occasion. I did wear it to a Muse concert, the reaction was pretty good. :D
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/149378_4197057766491_270852686_n.jpg (http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/149378_4197057766491_270852686_n.jpg)
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My school is having their spirit week this week. Because one of our themes is "Neon Day", I'm wearing my bright neon orange fox tail and leg warmers tomorrow :D It wouldn't be the first time I've worn my furry gear at school though (:
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Im thinking about wareing mine to school on the last day dont care about what anyone says
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I went to a really nice dinning establishment with my tail on XD not to many people noticed and I was getting more looks because I had my collar on :P
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I wore my tail today to a family event, and had at least six kids pulling on it to see if it was real.
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I wore my tail today to a family event, and had at least six kids pulling on it to see if it was real.
Welcome to the forums and did you yelp when they pulled on your tail just to mess with there minds XD
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I use to have a cat tail I use to wear all the time (I still have it, I just don't wear it), but my school told me I wasn't allowed wearing it anymore when I first started. I also remember back at home (I'm currently in college), at our local Chinese restaurant there was a little boy who always got really excited to see me whenever I had the tail on and would always yank it.
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I don't wear it in public, but I have a brown and white feather boa that I wear at home sometimes. Double it up and attach the folded end to your waist, it gives the appearance of one big fluffy tail or two smaller ones.
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I have two tails now: one my black wolf tail, and the other my red and blue nekomata tail. I've worn the wolf tail once before, but the nekomata is a little long compared to me.
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Okay, so I've now worn my coyote tail to school twice, and well, reception is pretty positive. One guy from my art class last semester told me he saw some other people wearing the ears and tails around also, which was a pleasant surprise.
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I wore mine to High School for a few weeks, everyone loved the idea. There were compliments and jokes, but mostly compliments. There were many people who wanted to buy one too because they thought it was a great idea. But the school's director said it "alters the seriousness of the classroom" and they didn't let me bring it anymore... >:(
I think I read someone in this forum had something similar happen to him/her also...
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I wore mine to High School for a few weeks, everyone loved the idea. There were compliments and jokes, but mostly compliments. There were many people who wanted to buy one too because they thought it was a great idea. But the school's director said it "alters the seriousness of the classroom" and they didn't let me bring it anymore... >:(
I think I read someone in this forum had something similar happen to him/her also...
That might've been me. The only reason why my school won't allow me to wear it is because I go to a business college and it's not professional, which I see what they mean, but at the same time I'm in their entertainment production program (i.e. art kid).
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I wanna start wearing my to every high class restaurant I go to, which the only time I go to really nice dinning establishments is during conventions. I wanna wear mine again too the place I went to during Furry Weekend Atlanta just to see if they remember me, as I'm probably the only person that's attended there restaurant, while wearing a tail, collar, and high quality straight jacket. I also plan to wear mine after I transfer to UNCA to classes starting in Fall 2014, since I'll be in a new town and all that so I can kind of start over XD and just be that Weird Shy Gothic Furry Nerd again XDDD
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I would like to get a tail, but my parents don't even know that I'm a furry. Although if questions start being asked I have already written a 1200 word 2 1/2 page essay so I could easily explain myself.
If I ever get a tail I would most likely just wear it around the house because I have no self-confidence whatsoever, but then again I might wear it public and screw dignity just because I like being 'different'.
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I would like to get a tail, but my parents don't even know that I'm a furry. Although if questions start being asked I have already written a 1200 word 2 1/2 page essay so I could easily explain myself.
If I ever get a tail I would most likely just wear it around the house because I have no self-confidence whatsoever, but then again I might wear it public and screw dignity just because it like being 'different'.
Although there is no rule against using other darker text colors or really small font sizes, The staff ask out of "common courtesy" to all our members to please refrain from excessively using very dark colors/small font sizes, and making posts hard to read and enjoy by the forum membership. Thanks. ;)
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I was gonna start using Navy all the time but when I posted I noticed how dark it was.
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Although I don't have one at the moment, I'll just make a look-alike of my fursuit tail and frolic along everywhere with it, get a good few stares.
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I was gonna start using Navy all the time but when I posted I noticed how dark it was.
You want to go here:
http://forums.furtopia.org/the-forum-test-lab/text-colors/msg891673/?boardseen#new
There are people who really think a tail gives a bad image, I don't understand how since it doesn't identify immediately with anything illegal or negative. Not many people seem to know what furry is so I don't worry about the stereotype, I wouldn't be bothered to say that I am a furry but it would take too much time to explain it. I decided to wear my tail anyways, no one can say its wrong.
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I'm hoping to get a tail and ears soon. :D I'm not that shy when it comes to the things I wear, so once I get them, I'm just going to go everywhere with them. :)
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There are people who really think a tail gives a bad image, I don't understand how since it doesn't identify immediately with anything illegal or negative. Not many people seem to know what furry is so I don't worry about the stereotype, I wouldn't be bothered to say that I am a furry but it would take too much time to explain it. I decided to wear my tail anyways, no one can say its wrong.
I can kind of see where they're coming from. Like every alternative style of dress, a person should be able to turn it off, and while it might be a way to have fun, it shuldn't be a requirement for fun. There should be a little consideration before just going out wearing a tail, since while it isn't doing anything wrong, it might be inappropriate for the setting or look a bit 'off'. Before wearing it out, you should ask yourself "Where am I going? Who am I with? What else will I be wearing? Is there any special occasion?"
If you're going to be some place crowded or where people are going to be trying to work or concentrate, it probably isn't a great idea since they can be a bit distracting and can also accidentally hit somebody or invade their space. If you're with a group of friends, generally you can get away with a little bit more 'fun' ways of dressing, even if they aren't also wearing tails. I think of tails as accessories, so they should make sense with your outfit. A tail paired with some sweats is going to look worse and somehow stranger than if paired with a full subculture outfit. And finally, if there is a formal event you're attending, unless otherwise stated, leave it at home. If it's a costume party, meet-up, or generally a 'fun day' go right ahead.
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:D well, i just wear one casually around. i get a few stares or maybe a tug( it's durable) but i like expressing myself because it's me and i shouldn't care is someone hates me for it.
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You know if you don't go "showing it off" no one really cares all that much, unless it's really out of place then you'll turn a few heads XD
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I really want to get a tail and wear it around, but I live in a small town area where nobody knows what a furry is, I know a few that do but they just know what it is, they are not furries. But I don't think I should wear ears and a tail around, people at my school would take them and then hide them somewhere then burn them or even just throw them in the dump somewhere where I couldn't find them. I feel if I had someone else that would do this with me, this wouldn't happen but yea I'm out of luck :(
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I wear my tail in public every time i get a chance. I just don't wear it at work or around the wife.
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I wore my new tail on a dog walk just yesterday! It's brown and tan. 8)
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Time to crash some white collar workers nice dinner out. I'm going to Atlanta again in two months, and but of course I got reservations at one of the most fancy high class restaurants in Atlanta again, and but of course I plan to wear my tail when I go along with my collar, tripp pants, and straight jacket; I may wear a wig and ears not decided yet. However I'll also be in the company of about 4 other cosplayers (My sister and friends whole will also probably all have tails as well). Time to turn some heads and get glares and stairs while enjoying the best quality food Atlanta has to offer :D
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I'm still a bit self conscious about my tail in public because of a a few mean comments i've gotten from random strangers or sometimes people whispering things about me like "look at that freak" or "is she wearing at tail?what a weirdo" i've even had people pointing and laughing at me in my own street.It's really been bringing me down lately but i'm going to keep wearing it regardless.I'm proud to be a furry and as long as i'm not causing any harm what's wrong with wearing tails?as long as im happy why does it matter what other people think :D
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Soooooo I wore my tail on a bunch of roller coasters the other day :D That was fun! (:
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Soooooo I wore my tail on a bunch of roller coasters the other day :D That was fun! (:
surprised they didn't get all blarg about that
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Soooooo I wore my tail on a bunch of roller coasters the other day :D That was fun! (:
surprised they didn't get all blarg about that
Well it's partially because I work there but I was surprised as well :D
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Soooooo I wore my tail on a bunch of roller coasters the other day :D That was fun! (:
surprised they didn't get all blarg about that
Well it's partially because I work there but I was surprised as well :D
I wore one of mine to Disneyland. Some of the staff were like "Omg, that's cute!"
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Well it's partially because I work there but I was surprised as well :D
I wore one of mine to Disneyland. Some of the staff were like "Omg, that's cute!"
@Emma: Woot now I has two people that I know that work at theme parks/etc.
@bkatt500: I was going more along the lines of dangling item on a roller coaster = usually frowned upon
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@bkatt500: I was going more along the lines of dangling item on a roller coaster = usually frowned upon
I think in general most coasters you sit, so unless it's really, really, long, you'll just sit on it with it contained in the car and it wouldn't dangle at all. Like the tip might peek out if you point it towards the door, but probably by even less than a tall person's knee would.
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I think in general most coasters you sit, so unless it's really, really, long, you'll just sit on it with it contained in the car and it wouldn't dangle at all. Like the tip might peek out if you point it towards the door, but probably by even less than a tall person's knee would.
True, depends on the type of roller coaster...
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Look I got my tail. It is so awesome I love it soooo much http://fluffnstuff-fursuits.deviantart.com/art/LD-s-tail-unfinished-394367284
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I'm getting a new tail in 4.5 weeks my last one ... the fur was too thick I realized so it's overly puffy ... and yeah... so New Tail :D
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I'm getting a tail first, like trio coloured. Then I would wear it around my house and front garden (: :) (:
After getting my tail. I'm getting a Partial. Then after some time I tranform it into fullsuit :goldthpt:
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My fursona is a husky and I would LOVE to have a tail! I have only seen one other person in my city that wears a tail and have seen zero fursuiters (besides mascots of coarse) I am involved with the scouts as an assistant scout master and I wore my husky hat with paws type hat (very fluffy) to a campout I had lots of complements on it and my Scoutmaster said "You can be who you are in scouts and no one will judge you" He also said if I wanted to get in touch with my "inner stuffed animal I could" know one knows I'm a furry though. :D
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Yay! I got a tail from Roseyzozo a week ago and I just love it! It was custom too <3
It's a basic dark grey and light grey one but cost a bit extra because it is long!
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I already wear a collar, and will wear my tail around once I get around to making it XD a very large percentage of the kids in my school (Like 35%) are Furries, and a lot of them wear Furry things (ears, tails) lol, but surprisingly, I'm the only one I know of who wears a collar XD
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Well...my tail recently got destroyed by my roommate's dog, Z. So I won't be going in public with it again.
RIP Tail. :'(
:D Nah, I am not that beat up over it. It was in need f repair already, I had just been putting it off. I will get a new one once I get the chance.
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I've only worn my tail in public once not counting cons and actually I got a few compliments and made people smile so I was happy. I've gotten more comfortable wearing my ears in public as of late though.
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I have a tail that is in the making! I found someone at a local con and she was willing to make me one! Still waiting on it though. It is a husky tail with purple on top and white on the bottom.
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i would never wear just a tail in public. i would only wear a full/partial fursuit
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I had on my ears and tail around downtown Chattanooga all weekend a week ago XD
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I want a tail... ;) but I don't know where to get one... Anyone got suggestions?
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I want a tail... ;) but I don't know where to get one... Anyone got suggestions?
http://forums.furtopia.org/fursuits-and-plushies/links-to-fursuit-makers-supplies-tutorials-etc-version-2-5/
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So the Furry artist that is making my tail said that he would make me ears as well with the left over fur and it will be done sometime before December 12th.
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I had a dream the other day where i was looking around for a pair of ears and a tail. Funny thing is, i don't really want one, nor would i ever really wear one...
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I had a dream the other day where i was looking around for a pair of ears and a tail. Funny thing is, i don't really want one, nor would i ever really wear one...
You subconscious tells you different XD For some reason I keep dreaming about running O.o oh well.
back to the topic. I'm still making my tail :D and I plan to wear it eventually in my small city of 45,627 people :P (rock climbing or at a school mufti day). Still making my tail :D
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I've got a tail now and I have wore it around town and everyone I ran into loved it :D
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I can't wait to cosplay Loveless.XXXX Len, then I'll get to run around in a dress... AND have ears and a tail.
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I loooove wearing tails. It's so cute. I get nothing but compliments! And whenever I see other people wearing tails I want to instantly run up to them and become friends. >.> <.<
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I loooove wearing tails. It's so cute. I get nothing but compliments! And whenever I see other people wearing tails I want to instantly run up to them and become friends. >.> <.<
You act like people wearing tails in common happening where you live ... lucky
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You know, it actually is fairly common. But I live in Alaska, so... maybe it makes sense. There's tails everywhere!
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You know, it actually is fairly common. But I live in Alaska, so... maybe it makes sense. There's tails everywhere!
I second this statement. It seems more and more Alaskans are popping out tails :o. Both my mom and I have been seeing them around town. I get home one day and she was all like "hay I saw this guy walking down the Old Seward highway and he had a tail". I was like yup there are more of us then you think ;)
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You know, it actually is fairly common. But I live in Alaska, so... maybe it makes sense. There's tails everywhere!
I second this statement. It seems more and more Alaskans are popping out tails :o. Both my mom and I have been seeing them around town. I get home one day and she was all like "hay I saw this guy walking down the Old Seward highway and he had a tail". I was like yup there are more of us then you think ;)
I have yet to see anyone wear a tail in Australia ^_^ (other than myself - which I will soon do)
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I've got a few I like wearing to any cons I go to, or to the local ren fair. It's fun! I exchange knowing nods with other people wearing tails that I see :P
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Even though i just got my tail yesterday I had wore it to the park today when I walked my dog. I don't care that much about what other people think and thought it was funny what two parents just gave me weird looks but I'm just being me :)
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Even though i just got my tail yesterday I had wore it to the park today when I walked my dog. I don't care that much about what other people think and thought it was funny what two parents just gave me weird looks but I'm just being me :)
Aww. So lucky :O
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I even wore it to go shopping with my dad :)
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I would love to get a tail, although I would feel very awkward since my furson'a tail is very long, and not only that, it's forked into two. I live in the country where only old fat drunken rednecks live, it's very boring and I feel like I'm surrounded by idiots. I've never seen someone wearing a tail or ears in public, nor would I expect someone to. Around here, if you even like animals and draw them all the time, people think you're weird. Imagine someone asking me about my tail, and having to explain it to them... man, would they freak out.
Not in school. No. nononononono (I don't even think they would let you wear a tail... I mean, they won't let you wear hats. I got yelled at for wearing a TARDIS laplander. YEAH BECAUSE A TARDIS LAPLANDER IS TOTALLY A HAT THAT VIOLENT GANGSTERS WEAR).
Although if I were to go to a con, I would proudly wear my tail. I'm not going to buy a fursuit yet, because 1. Money 2. I'm still growing 3. MONEY
But I would love a tail... it's really cool, I would just fling it around all the time.
Now I want a tail :(
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I wore my tail to school. I ended up almost squeaking in delight after I got home, because everyone was smiling and laughing with me and just acted more open.
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I've been thinkin
and I will do it on Thursday at the fire meet
other furs have shown up and as of last week they all know I have a tail in my possession
it went like this with a girl wearing a panther tail "hey is that a cat tail" I said "yah you wanna try it on?" she said
then I said "no thanks I have my own", then she said "really were is it?" by that time all the people at the meet were looking at me, then I turned my eyes towards my backpack "yah its in there" I said "really!" she said "why don't you wear it?"
then in a quiet reply I said "they are watching me (refuring to all the other kids from school that were watching the show)"
then she reacted as id it didn't matter "what at school they care but now, no one cares"
but I've been thinking about it for a while
would like some feedback before I do it :goldglee:
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I find it a ton easier to do with other furries around. Then it feels like there's a point to it. Otherwise I just feel like i'm drawing attention to myself for no reason at all.
I once wore tails with furry friends while we were playing pool, and some folks approached us who wanted to know all about the tails. Green reaper started asking them why they didn't have any which was amusing... But together we were all able to give a pretty good explanation. Was a lot of fun.
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hmm good point
st least if i see more then one of them with tails i'll do it
... but i wont use my newest big fluffy tail from sacanime
but just a clip on
...if all goes well i'll do it the day before halloween ;-)
any other words of wisdom? :goldglee:
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well i did it
but i was sitting down most of the time
but hat one girl with a panther tail and ears said "nice tail as i walked out of sight" :D
then i ran home with my tail
wont be the last time i do that ;)
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I've been wearing mine around for the past two weeks. For the most part, it's been uneventful (which is fine with me), excepting one person who reacted rather loudly: "what the heck?!?! Please tell me you're not a furry!!" (I told him, "Yes, I am")
I expect gossip to do it's job in the coming days... That's fine though, because I don't even know him that well, nor care what anyone thinks. :P
I have learned that wearing a tail tells me a lot about the people around me; I appreciate the people who simply ask "Hey, what's that? Why are you wearing it?" over the people who just stop in their tracks and gawk, but quickly look away and pretend they weren't staring when I look at them. It's just really unnerving to realize people I don't know are watching me (though I suppose that's just the price you have to pay wearing a giant fluffy tail around). People who ask tend to be friendlier about it, and go about there business without making a big deal of it after I explain.
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I wore my tail to school, only because it was for the Homecoming Theme.
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I wore my tail to school, only because it was for the Homecoming Theme.
really what was the theme? (:
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I wore my tail to school, only because it was for the Homecoming Theme.
really what was the theme? (:
Farm animals. XD
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My mother won't let me wear any of my tails in public. (Though she did once let me wear an ear-hat out.) Inside the house, however, is fine. I haven't openly told her that I'm a Furry, but she knows I wear ears and tails (they're pretty hard to not see :D) , and she has told me, "You're not making one of those suits", so she clearly knows something. Any ideas for convincing her to let me wear tails/ears outside?
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If she hasn't explicitly said "no", then I'd go ahead and do it, making it seem like "not a big deal". Hopefully, if she even to notices at that point, she would realize that she doesn't really need to be concerned because it's not having any serious effects. I think in many cases, the act of bringing it up to ask permission makes it seem like a bigger deal than it is (and therefore more concerning to your parents).
Otherwise, at least you have halloween as an excuse (which you could *probably* stretch to cover the weekend as well :P)
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She has said "no", despite my acting like it's perfectly normal to wear a great big fluffy thing (well maybe not hugely fluffy) on ones behind, and like it's normal to wear cat/dog/wolf ears atop ones head while trying to leave the house. I make them myself, and no animals are harmed in the making of them, so the only problem my Mum could reasonably have with them in my opinion is social norms, and we've recently moved from a pretty rough area into a little village where everyone seems to be friendly, so I don't see why I'm not allowed now. Meh; less than two years before I can make my own decisions. Then... Chaos shall reign! No... um... Then I will be able to wear them freely.
Though on Hallowe'en I was at a friends house, and we went round in the daytime, she wearing my fake ears, I wearing my yarn tail. It was extremely amusing to see all the people pretending not to notice. :D (:
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My mom doesn't seem to have a problem with me wearing a tail out in public. However, she draws the line at formal public outings (i.e. dinner/lunch with extended family in resturaunts). I can underatand her reasoning there and am happy to go tailless. Though I do take my purse, which has the twp tail keychains I owe. She hasn't said anything about the keychains, so I guess they're fine.
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I've yet to wear any of my tails in public despite moving out almost 4 months ago ... then again I don't really go out much because I'm pretty introverted ... If I was in a group I'd wear it though, I really need to meet with the other fur I found in my town.
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I go to a creative arts school, so a lot of people wear tails. X3
I got mine made by a friend, blue and black striped ( http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2itpvnt&s=9#.Vkz_ZMBb2hA ). He put a squeaker in it, and I've worn it everyday since I got it last week. I love the way it bounces when I walk, and I squeak it to punctuate jokes, or to say hi to my friends in the hallway. I never really thought of it being a weird thing, because I've only gotten compliments, but I suppose a lot of people aren't as accepted in school or work. Wearing a tail is really fun, and if you're on the fence about it, I say go for it!
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I don't have a tail or anything...yet...but it would be awesome for people to wear tails ears etc out more often soit would be easier to find fellow furries. :D
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I've worn a tail in public before... I didn't have a sona figured out yet, so I just borrowed my friend's reptilian tail. She had a fox or wolf tail, and we walked around the neighborhood and went to out to eat. I know there were a couple of people who were watching us like, "...what?", but meh.. whatever. XP
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I have a small tail and a big tail, I wear the small one in public, but save the big one for fursuit or around my house. :)
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I haven't got a tail or ears or anything like that, but I'm making a dragon fur suit for Halloween, and I'm definitely wearing the wings and tail and stuff to school. Just need to make everything in time.
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I'm actually thinking of making a little penguin tail to wear to places. My mother thinks it's "silly" of an idea and so far I haven't coaxed her into helping me in any way to make it yet. :(
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I spoke to my fiancée about wearing a tail in public, purely hypothetically. She replied with 'I am sick of you never following through on these things when you ask my opinion, I don't care what you do as long as it makes you happy!' My tail is in the post as I type!
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Here is my tail, wore it to a meet on Saturday and to the meal after with friends. All I got was people asking if it was real...
http://s9.postimg.org/aoemldfkv/WP_20160211_21_59_50_Pro.jpg
I would just add the 'baby' in the picture is actually a doll my mum made for my other half.
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I wore mine to school a few weeks ago. I got 90% negative responses, because everyone at the 'tolerant' charter school I go to is kind of a..... But I think I'll wear it more often, and maybe a collar too. It's nice and warm to sit on when it's cold outside anyways. :P
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Oh myy I have a black cat tail! however, i've never worn it once (*u.u*) i'm so so shy ! I can't begin to think of wearing it out.. all the people looking at me (;^;)
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My new tail made by Furry Tailor.
[img=http://s12.postimg.org/nemj9khnt/WP_20160325_15_30_27_Selfie.jpg] (http://postimg.org/image/nemj9khnt/)
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I've been wearing my Crystal Fox tail for about a month now and it feels weird the few times I leave the house for an AV gig and I'm NOT wearing it. Same with my collar. Still looking to either get or make a yarn tail though, real fur tails wear out pretty quick :(
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I have a tail--a pretty handsome gray-white-black fox tail, if I may say so--which is part of a partial fursuit. I'm getting a second partial fursuit soon, which comes with an all-black tail. Would I wear the tail in public? No, unless I've got the entire partial on. Closest thing I did to wearing that in public was to walk out of a convention hotel and across a large parking lot.
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I'm looking at getting my own tail in the near future, and one question I've had is which is better: A tail with a loop that slides onto your belt, or a tail that comes attached to a waistband? Is there any appreciable difference between the two?
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@Kain I've only had belt tails so Idk about the waist band ones
I wore my new tail of Firelight today.
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I would go for detachable belt ones if you can. Being able to move the tail around while you're out and about so you don't end up sitting on it or getting it tugged and wrecked is a huuuuge plus. Also makes it easier to take on an off (I made mine so I can just unbutton and untie it to take it off)
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@Firelight, Lorne
Thank you very much for the input, guys! :)
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I'd post a picture of mine but I have no idea how to do that from my phone :p
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I have a purple fox tail with white tailtip, ordered from anthrowear.com I've never worn it in public, but have always wanted to.
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Just wanted to follow-up with my posts from earlier and say:
:D AWWW YEAH!!! :D
(http://orig07.deviantart.net/592f/f/2016/274/5/6/win_20160930_194342_by_kain_eralf-dajju3b.jpg)
Big thanks to Kilcodo Costumes for making this for me!
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the one day i wore my bright blue tail people had a habit of yelling FURRY or asked me if i'm a furry so of course i said yes
one of my friends called me cancer (my friends don't like furries :'()
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A while back I made myself a tail, wore it out in public today. :)
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(http://orig12.deviantart.net/c27f/f/2017/002/1/a/fox_tail_1_and_2_by_shumaiaxeman-dau11r8.jpg)
Those are the two I wear. Maybe the fact that I'm living in Toronto but I hardly get bothered. You'll get odd looks and kids occasionally asking why you're wearing it but I don't get hassled by people.
Then again I usually look either emotionless, or angry, so people steer clear hahaha.
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I wish I had the confidence to wear my tail in public. But I'm a lone furry with social anxiety and a very long past of being bullied. Going out by myself with a tail on I just don't have the courage to. My friend says she doesn't mind if I do. Well around where I live anyway and after dark... However she just bought a fox ears hood and paws from me without even being a Furry :)