In the MUCK

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'''''In The MUCK''''', a song by the furry musician [[Hali|Hali (Matthew Ebel)]], describes and pokes fun at the [[FurryMUCK]] community. The song is hosted at the [[Furry Music Foundation]], MatthewEbel.com, and HaliOfFirpine.com. Hali has been known to play this song by request at many live shows.

== Lyrics ==

Well you can catch me behind the bandstand 
I'm hangin' in the west corner of the park. 
I'll be talking to a dragon who's a vegetarian 
and man-eating wolves who are afraid of the dark. 
I've never seen a lagomorph light up a pipe, 
I've never seen a bengal tiger with a purple stripe, 
no I've never heard a mouse with a deafening roar 
it's something I've never never seen before. 
 
CHORUS 
If you're in a hurry to be furry 
take the phone off the hook 
and hop a wagon or a dragon or a taxi 
and tell 'em to book. 
If you're lookin' for a place you can escape to 
then you're in luck. 
Check your skin at the door 
and come play with us in the MUCK. 
 
Well there's a mountain lion grinning at me 
and I think I may well be his next lunch, 
but I think I got a big dragon willing to back me 
if the food chain comes to the punch. 
Well there's a two-toed bat playing cards with a mink 
and there's a packrat making away with the kitchen sink. 
Everyone is telling me I'm going insane, 
well they're right I think the cat's got my brain. 
 
CHORUS 
If you're in a hurry to be furry 
take the phone off the hook 
and hop a wagon or a dragon or a taxi 
and tell 'em to book. 
If you're lookin' for a place you can escape to 
then you're in luck. 
Check your skin at the door 
and come play with us in the MUCK. 
 
Now I don't know but I been told 
you only get meaner when you grow old. 
Your everyday life is bought and sold 
down at the L&C. 
 
Now I don't know but I hear tell 
there's a fat cat drinkin' with a bat outta hell. 
The blades and blood are flying but hey, that's swell 
down at the DTD. 
 
Now I don't know but I done heard 
there's a treetop tavern and it's run by a bird. 
Bring your wings and if you don't fly it's absurd 
down at the NAC. 
 
Now I don't know but I hear it's true 
there's a high-flyin' palace with a swimming pool too. 
Beware the dares and if it's your Q be true 
down at the POD. 
I said down at the POD. 
 
The hairballs are choking, the hyenas are a-joking 
and I'm just wasting time. 
I been looking around at all the funky stuff I see 
and you're right I think I lost my mind! 
 
CHORUS 
If you're in a hurry to be furry 
take the phone off the hook 
and hop a wagon or a dragon or a taxi 
and tell 'em to book. 
If you're lookin' for a place you can escape to 
then you're in luck. 
Check your skin at the door 
and if you gotta make a buck 
you build a bar and serve drinks 
to rabbits, ferrets, and ducks. 
So if you think you're going to like it 
and real life sucks, 
you check your skin at the door 
and come play with us in the MUCK. 
 

== Acronyms and initials referenced in the song ==

[[MUCK]]: Multi-User Chat Kingdom. A chat room functioning like an [[Wikipedia:MMORPG|MMORPG]], but text-based.

All others are from FurryMUCK:

L&C: "[[Leash and Collar]]." A [[Wikipedia:BDSM|BDSM]] [[pet sale]]/slave auction house that's the equivalent of today's "Tail Sales" in [[Second Life]], but the auction was held live.

DTD: "[[Dusk till Dawn]]." A vampire bar and club, mostly active at night.

NAC: "[[New Avians Club]]," a bar/tavern that was located at the top of a tree. One could fly up, if his character had that ability, or climb the tree. For those who couldn't fly and didn't like climbing, they could take the elevator.

POD: "[[Palace of Dragons]]." A floating castle high in the sky over the main FurryMUCK grid. It had a pool, game room, and several other special sections. The owner of the Palace, and the person who did most of the coding for it, was [[Skant]]. [[Ruffin]] and [[Shadow]] also helped design several of the areas.

== External Links ==

* [http://fmf.fauna-project.org/music/music.html?Sinthemuck "In The MUCK" Download Page]
* [http://www.matthewebel.com Matthew Ebel's Website]
* [http://halioffirpine.com Hali’s Website (rarely updated)]

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Hali

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'''Hali''', also known as '''Hali of Firpine''' ('''Hali Heron''' on [[Second Life]]) and '''Matthew Ebel''', is a furry who is a professional musician. Matthew also hosts the now podfaded High Orbit Podcast.

Hali's musical output includes furry songs such as ''[[In the MUCK]]''.

Hali was a [[Guest of Honor]] at [[Furry Weekend Atlanta 2009]], and is to appear at [[Antheria]] in 2010.

== External links ==
{{WikiFurNews|Moonstalker, Hali selected as guests of honor at FWA 2009}}
* [http://matthewebel.com/ Matthew Ebel's website]
* [http://halioffirpine.com/ Hali's website (rarely updated)]
* [http://fmf.fauna-project.org/members/members.html?FHali Hali] on [[Furry Music Foundation]]
* [http://highorbitpodcast.com/ High Orbit website (rarely updated)]

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In the MUCK

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