Author Topic: Wearing a tail in public (Read 155592 times)

josh down · « **Reply #75 on:** June 14, 2008, 05:15:24 am »

^ lol... wish i could do that... but i stick out enough anyway with my height

Kris · « **Reply #76 on:** June 14, 2008, 08:25:16 pm »

Quote from: simba the brandy man on June 14, 2008, 05:15:24 am

^ lol... wish i could do that... but i stick out enough anyway with my height

Hehe, that would make it even more fun

josh down · « **Reply #77 on:** June 15, 2008, 06:00:15 am »

nah... my self awareness is constantly sky high... unless i'm holding a saxophone in my paws then i hate the spotlight

Kaloth · « **Reply #78 on:** June 15, 2008, 06:04:52 am »

If I could find a serpentine tail, especially a tri tipped one, I would wear it all the time.

PinkPlushii · « **Reply #79 on:** June 15, 2008, 12:57:56 pm »

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-

Kudos · « **Reply #80 on:** June 16, 2008, 12:18:28 am »

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

Magical_HATz · « **Reply #81 on:** June 18, 2008, 07:03:55 pm »

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

josh down · « **Reply #82 on:** June 18, 2008, 07:14:13 pm »

i would probably wear one in like... the garden... but not like... walking through town

Relaxing Dragon · « **Reply #83 on:** June 21, 2008, 02:13:31 pm »

Quote from: Magical_HATz on June 18, 2008, 07:03:55 pm

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).

Magical_HATz · « **Reply #84 on:** June 21, 2008, 02:36:05 pm »

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

Relaxing Dragon · « **Reply #85 on:** June 21, 2008, 03:06:17 pm »

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.

pocomouse · « **Reply #86 on:** June 21, 2008, 03:37:48 pm »

Quote from: Relaxing Dragon on June 21, 2008, 03:06:17 pm

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

).

Relaxing Dragon · « **Reply #87 on:** June 21, 2008, 04:06:20 pm »

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).

Kris · « **Reply #88 on:** June 21, 2008, 05:33:31 pm »

Quote from: simba the brandy man on June 18, 2008, 07:14:13 pm

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

Kos · « **Reply #89 on:** June 21, 2008, 05:39:04 pm »

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."

josh down · « **Reply #90 on:** June 21, 2008, 06:55:06 pm »

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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

Morg · « **Reply #91 on:** June 21, 2008, 06:55:36 pm »

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Relaxing Dragon · « **Reply #92 on:** June 22, 2008, 12:03:51 am »

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

Magical_HATz · « **Reply #93 on:** June 22, 2008, 09:28:47 am »

Don't worry, you'll catch on quick! It's really fun once you get into a system with your tail.

pocomouse · « **Reply #94 on:** June 22, 2008, 03:37:01 pm »

Quote from: Relaxing Dragon on June 22, 2008, 12:03:51 am

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.

Dark · « **Reply #95 on:** June 23, 2008, 07:23:00 pm »

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 ^^

PinkPlushii · « **Reply #96 on:** June 23, 2008, 10:13:32 pm »

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

Relaxing Dragon · « **Reply #97 on:** June 23, 2008, 10:59:39 pm »

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

Pensive · « **Reply #98 on:** June 24, 2008, 04:53:39 pm »

-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.

PinkPlushii · « **Reply #99 on:** June 24, 2008, 05:28:44 pm »

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;