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Necco

2009-10-02T01:22:49Z

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[[Image:Neccobadgedone.jpg|thumb|right|necco conbadge by [[Reddie]].]]
[[Image:CS_Necco.gif|thumb|right|Necco by [[Pico]].]]
'''Necco''' can be found in #[[Nonfurs]], #[[deaddog!]], and #[[theden]] [[IRC]] channels on [[Anthrochat]].

== Necco and the Loup ==
'''Necco and the Loup''' is a musical project by Necco. The name does not imply one person and a support band, it is a singular title. The mission is to combine elements of popular music with an experiment edge to create a fun and unique sound using classical and modern instrumentation. While on record it is mostly solo recorded with regards to instruments and vocals (with the exception of violin and other strings) the live unit consists 5-6 persons using various instruments.

It has been classified as "[[otherkin]] rock" and "[[therian]] metal", but while a few songs deal with [[furry]] related concepts, most of the music is unrelated to the fandom itself. "Necco and the Loup" have four main record releases on New England music label, [[Aqualae Records]] (''Here Comes the Carpet'' [2001], ''Subtle Variations on a Reccuring Theme'' [2002], ''Endsville is Burning'' [2004], and ''Androscoggin'' [2005]) and several singles, eps and 12"s

He also produced a single called "Gimpo", that is loved by [[JoshuaWoulf]], who had fun "YOUUUUUUUU FUCKING TWAT!" at the top of his lungs with Necco while at [[Anthrocon 2005]] (where the band has performed at twice).

==Reputation in the community and faking suicide==
Necco dated [[Floe]] for a period of several months, ending in her moving on from the relationship in early 2008. After this breakup, Necco revealed that his entire furry persona and his entire personality, both in and out of character, were entirely fabricated. His friends did not take this well. The downward spiral of his social life continued, culminating in him [http://floethegreat.livejournal.com/609862.html faking his own death] to get his ex-girlfriend's attention. Necco attempted to explain the event through a livejournal entry [http://nothingkat.livejournal.com/120039.html mirrored here], but [[nothingkat]], who reposted the entry, did not buy the explanation. It is unknown if he will continue to participate in the furry community further after these events.

==See also==
*[[Nonfur]]
*[[Gayfaggotinc]]

==External links==
{{Contributor}}
*''[http://www.livejournal.com/~neccoloup A New High in Low]'' - Necco's [[LiveJournal]], deleted as of May 20, 2008
*[http://www.nothingkat.com/necco/ Necco's page] at [[Nothingkat.com]] (Currently down for being "offensive")
*[http://www.relst8.net/ Necco's web page]
*[http://www.relst8.net/neccodesc.txt Necco's description] of his [[fursona]].
*[http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2766469&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1 SomethingAwful Article On Necco (login required)]

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Anakuro

2009-08-05T02:26:09Z

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{{Infobox webcomic
| title = Anakuro
| image = [[Image:AKchibiBanner.jpg]]
| caption =
| author = [[Ana]] and [[Kuro]]
| url = http://www.anakuro.com/
| status = Tuesdays
| began = 7 July 2008
| ended = Ongoing
| genre = Comedy, Drama, Real Life, Anthropomorphic
| rating = {{rating-14-button2}}
}}

'''''Anakuro''''' is a [[webcomic]] written by [[furry artist]]s [[Ana]] (Stacie Pasman) and [[Kuro]] (George Takahashi). The [[Wikipedia:Slice of life story|slice-of-life]] comic follows the two title characters through events that sometimes parallel the lives of its creators, and takes place in a world populated by [[anthropomorphic]] animals whose species reflect their ethnicity.

The comic currently updates on a bi-monthly schedule. Strips are presented in greyscale.

==Characters==

====Main characters====

[[Image:AnaThumb.jpg|left|150px|Ana]]'''Anastacia “Ana” Maria Hernández-Velázquez'''
*Ana is a 23-year-old [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_lynx Iberian Lynx] who currently lives with Kuro in [[Wikipedia:Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]. Born in [[Wikipedia:Madrid|Madrid]], she is fluent in both Spanish and English. She works as a graphics designer and freelance artist, and loves cookie dough, caffeine, and half-Japanese wolf boys. She is engaged to Kuro.

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[[Image:KuroThumb.jpg|left|150px|Kuro]]'''Kuro Mori'''

*Kuro is a 25-year-old [[Wikipedia:Kai Ken|Kai Inu]]/gray wolf [[Wikipedia:hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] who works in Chicago as a jack-of-all-trades of sorts, repairing computers at Ana's design firm and doing other odd jobs. He was born to a Japanese father and American mother in [[Wikipedia:Osaka|Osaka, Japan]], where he was ridiculed and ostracized for being [[Wikipedia:multiracial|multiracial]]. He later moved to Spain where he eventually met Ana. He is best described as "mopey," though Ana has managed on several occasions to make him crack a smile.

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====Secondary characters====
[[Image:BeccaThumb.jpg|left|150px|Becca]]
;Becca Takamura
*Becca is a short, stocky Japanese [[Wikipedia:raccoon dog|raccoon dog]] and Ana's coworker and friend. As an American-born ''tanuki'' surrounded by raccoons, she is quite defensive of her species and will not tolerate being misidentified. Becca can be a bit boisterous and outspoken, but she has a kind heart and good intentions.

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;Shiroji Mori
*Shiroji is Kuro's younger brother. He is much more upbeat and happy than his dour older sibling, possibly because he was too young to be affected by his mother's presumed death.

==External links==
*[http://www.myspace.com/happytreetiem Anakuro.com homepage]
*[http://www.anakuro.com/forum/ The Anakuro Forum]
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/anakuro/ Ana and Kuro's] [[Fur Affinity]] page
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Clawcast

2009-07-29T05:12:28Z

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{{Infobox Podcast
| title = Clawcast
| image = [[ Image:Bloglogo.jpg]]
| caption = The premier call-in podcast covering all things furry.
| host = [[Flain Falcon]], [[Puc]], [[Zim Skunk]], and formerly [[Schryari]].
| url = [http://www.clawcast.com clawcast.com]
| rss = [http://clawcast.com/blog/?feed=podcast rss feed]
| status = on hiatus
| genre = General Furry
}}
'''Clawcast''' is a [[furry]] [[Wikipedia:Podcast|podcast]] produced by [[Flain Falcon]], [[Zim Skunk]], [[Puc]], and formerly by [[Schryari]] (also known as '''Scry'''), who resigned as a regular host in December 2007.

== Content and features ==

The podcast covers a variety of topics including an "honest" look at what furry is for different people, issues facing the [[furry fandom]], furry news, and reviews of furry-related media.

The producers of Clawcast also have had several guests on the show over the course of its run, including furry comedians, [[artist]]s, [[author]]s, and representatives from the fandom's various sub-groups.

Clawcast includes the ability for listeners to call in live or leave messages relating to the show's content or furry events. There is a rapidly growing forum community as well as the #clawcast channel on [[FurNet (IRC)|FurNet]].

== Future appearances and projects ==

The show was planning a future series of live-recorded, and live-streaming events, including live shows at some conventions. Their 21st episode was recorded live at [[Furry Weekend Atlanta|FWA]] 2008, and published on March 3, and their 27th episode was recorded live at [[FA: United]] 2008 and published on July 26.

== Clawcast Goes Dark ==
As of Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:57 pm, Clawcast is on hiatus, as announced by Flain. This ended the two months of podfading that was rumored on the Clawcast site. Flain blamed busy schedules as the primary reason for the shutdown, but promised to start a more 'fan-centric' podcast. This new podcast and webpage are known as [[Anthropod]] and the first podcast was released in mid-December 2008.

Flain stated in the Hiatus podcast that he hoped that the new podcast and board would develop themes he felt were lost during the growth of Clawcast. He transferred the Clawcast.com website and podcast to his co-hosts Puc and Zim Skunk. Flain left the door open to his reappearance with his former hosts "if they want". He strongly suggested that this would create two high quality podcasts for the fandom.

== External links ==

* [http://www.myspace.com/happytreetiem Clawcast] official web site
* [http://www.myspace.com/happytreetiem Clawcast] forums

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Clawcast

2009-07-29T05:07:58Z

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TigerTails Radio

2009-07-29T05:05:43Z

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[[Image:TigertailsRadioLogo.png|right|200px|TigerTails Radio]]
'''TigerTails Radio''' is a [[furry]] [[Wikipedia:Internet radio|Internet radio]] show based in the United Kingdom, started by [[TK Tiger]] in mid-2004. It streams every Monday night on [[BritFur FM]] and a server provided by [[Mhisani]].

In its first season, one three-hour show was broadcast for every day of the year. The show has changed format numerous times, and has raised over £1000 for UK children's charity [[Wikipedia:Comic Relief|Comic Relief]].

* '''Address''': http://www.tigertailsradio.co.uk/
* '''Founder''': [[TK Tiger]]
* '''Ran from/to''': 20 July 2004 - present

== Season One ==

TigerTails Radio was started because TK Tiger felt that most Internet radio was rubbish, as all the stations he found were [[Wikipedia:MP3|MP3]] playlists with no one presenting the show. Teaming up with [[Blaster Hedgie]], TK decided to "put the voice" back in to Internet radio by running a furry radio station for an entire year. The first airdate was 20 July 2004.

For the first few broadcasts, TigerTails Radio was just talk radio, but MP3s soon found their way into the show as TK purchased more equipment. By the end of Season One, the show was running two feeds: one in mono for dial-up users, and a second in stereo for those on broadband.

Season One aired for three hours, every night of the week. When neither TK nor BH hosted the show, a reserve co-host was drafted in to cover. Replacement hosts included other UK furs [[Lazerus101]], [[Tungro]], [[SouthPaw]], and [[Goten]].

After 365 shows, TigerTails Radio celebrated its first birthday, and was killed off by TK, as it had achieved his goal of airing every single day since its creation.

=== ShepFact ===

During Season One, TK decided it was a good idea to have content supplied by the listeners. One listener was a fountain of knowledge who had just appeared on the Furry scene named [[Shep Shepherd]]. Every day Shep would supply the show with a fact, which either host would read out during the ShepFact music (a 50 second version of the ''[[Wikipedia:Blue Peter|Blue Peter]]'' theme). Shep would then put the fact in his [[LiveJournal]], and TK would update the TigerTails Radio website. When Shep was in the studio, he often prepared extra special ShepFacts for the show. To this day, Shep continues to post a daily ShepFact to his journal.

=== Memorable shows ===
==== The 80's Disco Night ====

The most memorable show from Season One was the 80's Disco. This is the only show the cast have a full archive of. The show ran for eight hours, 9PM until 5AM UK time. The main show was the normal three hours, but it was bookended by non-stop 80's music. The studio was turned into a dance-floor, complete with food, drinks, disco lights, and a mirror ball. A large number of guests turned up for the show, though few lasted the whole eight hours. A non-furry friend of [[Blaster Hedgie]] archived the show and posted it to the studio.

==== Karaoke Night ====

To celebrate the changing of the year from 2004 to 2005, TigerTails Radio held a [[Wikipedia:karaoke|karaoke]] night. Music was provided by the studio's [[Wikipedia:PS2|PS2]] and various editions of the game ''[[Wikipedia:SingStar|SingStar]]''. A large number of gusts came to see the new year in, and many took part in the singing. Notable performances included [[Klepsydra]] singing "Ace Of Spades", [[Leinir]] performing "Ain't No Sunshine", and TK's version of "Affirmation" - which he hated, but a few listeners enjoyed enough to ask him to repeat the song. He refused, and it became a running gag to ask TK to sing Affirmation. Klepsydra's "Ace Of Spades" was voted the best song of the night.

==== The Waffle Night ====

Near the end of Season One, a visit to the studio by Lazerus101 inspired the cast to relive the old talk radio style of show. The conversation was fast and flowing, to the point where the entire show had passed without anyone remembering to play any music. Only one listener complained about this, while others wrote in to say how much they had enjoyed the show.

==== TigerTails Radio Comic Relief Gunge-a-thon 1 ====

12 March 2005 was the night of the UK childrens' charity [[Wikipedia:Comic Relief|Comic Relief]] (also known as "Red Nose Day".) TK decided it would be a good idea to raise money for this good cause by throwing 8 litres (US: [[Wikipedia:Liter|liter]]) of [[Wikipedia:BBC|BBC]] [[Wikipedia:gunge|gunge]] over the regular cast members. TK Tiger press-ganged [[Bungle BearSkunk]], Blaster Hedgie, and Lazerus101 into taking part as victims. Guests in the studio could donate money to pour the bucket of gunge over the cast member sat in "the hot seat" - which was a very cold seat as the gungings took place outside on a cold spring night.

[[Dark Lordess]] poured a bucket of orange gunge over TK first. An hour later Lazerus101 dumped 8 litres of blue gunge over BH. Another hour followed before TK got to be on the pouring end of the bucket, as he covered Bungle in a second blue bucket. Finally at around 1:30am, Laz received a bucket of orange gunge from [[TimmyPup]], who had donated £100 via the TigerTails Radio's portion of the Comic Relief website, kindly setup by SouthPaw. The show raised £301 in total.

==== The Final Show ====

TigerTails Radio celebrated its first birthday on 20 July 2005. During this show, TK made the announcement that this would be the last TigerTails Radio broadcast for Season One. The show turned in to a party, with people remembering their favorite shows, or sections from the show. After the show ended, the cast (chiefly TK, Blaster Hedgie and Shep Shepherd) waited a few moments before broadcasting an extra section for another hour of random fun. The show finally ended for real with TK reprising his karaoke night performance of "Affirmation".

== Pup Music Radio ==

'''Pup Music''' was a radio project to carry on where TigerTails Radio left off. A group of TigerTails Radio listeners, lead by [[Goten]], came together and created their own show. Pup Music later became [[Furocious Radio]], the show for [[Furocious Entertainment]] - the [[Manchester Northern Furmeet]] site.

== Season Two ==

Over half a year after TigerTails Radio was pulled off the air, Blaster Hedgie asked TK Tiger if he fancied restarting the radio show. TK agreed, and got to work preparing everything for Season Two of TigerTails Radio. This time the show would not be aired every night, but only when both TK and BH had the time to spare. This created a sporadic show schedule, so TK decided to archive each show and offer them for download for those who missed an episode.

=== Technical issues ===

Season Two aired 36 shows. The last show was the second Comic Relief Gunge show. Many technical problems stopped Season 2 from reaching its target of 100 shows, with two hard disk failures in the broadcast machine, the loss of the show archive server, amp and mixer problems, and the loss of the broadcast server.

=== Memorable shows ===
==== Show #0 ====

22nd of February 2006 was the date of the pilot show, numbered show #0. It wasn't a true show, but a live dry-run to test the new equipment. It got a good number of listeners, even without advertising. The show ran for the full three hours, and featured [[Silver Tomcat]] live via [[Wikipedia:Skype|Skype]], a new feature.

==== TigerTails Radio Comic Relief Gunge-a-thon 2 ====

After raising over £300 in 2005, everyone involved thought it would be a good idea to try and raise the same amount, if not more, when Comic Relief 2007 rolled around. Three months of planning came together on 16 March 2007, when the second Gunge-a-thon took place. Ten furs, including the four victims from last time, took part - each getting a bucket of BBC gunge and a second bucket of something else.

The BBC gunge was poured by a friend of TK from the world of theatre. Like before, those in the studio could donate to pour a second bucket over the victim. A few victims' second bucket had been decided before the event thanks to online donations. These included [[Jowgenetsu]]'s gunging with porridge at the hands of [[Wikipedia:Lord Voldemort|Lord Voldemort]] as Jowgenetsu looked like [[Wikipedia:Harry Potter|Harry Potter]].

Furs gunged were [[Lazerus101]], [[SouthPaw]], Jowgenetsu, [[Xell]], [[Tungro]], Bungle BearSkunk, WolfPaw, Tryst, Blaster Hedgie, and finally [[TK Tiger]].

The night raised £700 for Comic Relief, more than double the 2005 effort, and £200 more than the night's target of £500.

== Season Three ==

Season Three of TigerTails Radio began airing on 17 September 2007, starting with another Show #0. It didn't go smoothly and a few problems were discovered and ironed out. The studio lost its Internet connection on the date Show #1 was due to air due to a change in ISP. Show #0.5 aired on Monday 19 November, using the studio's brand new (and much faster) Internet connection. This test show went without major incident, and [[Sacred]] was even able to call in to the studio via Skype without the technical difficulties previously involved.

A problem with spyware caused a big headache for TK shortly before Show #5 was due to air, as it killed the broadcast machine. Show #5 was not only Season 3's first Theme Night (TV Theme Tunes in this case), but it was also the Christmas Eve/Day show. A hasty install of XP (on a failing hard disk) failed to resolve the problem, forcing TK to reinstate an old piece of show equipment replaced after Season 1. Blaster Hedgie's laptop had been used to provide the music for the show but was replaced by the Skype PC in Season Two and vinyl records in Season Three. It served as a broadcast machine until TK fixed the normal broadcast computer.

While a schedule of airing dates was be listed on the front page of the TigerTails Radio website, the cast tried to air a show every Monday if possible. It was agreed that a regular air-date would help the show gain repeat listeners, while extra shows could be added mid-week if needed. TigerTails Radio 24 (see TTR24 below) saw listeners in to 2008 instead of a regular show, with Season Three restarted on Monday 7 January.

Show #14 was the first show to take advantage of the [[BritFur FM]] server, allowing TigerTails Radio to broadcast in stereo for the first time since late Season One. The BritFur stream was broadcast in 128kbps stereo, whereas [[Pridelands]] was still broadcast in 56kbps mono. As of Show #16, the show archive is recorded in stereo.

Show #22 was the first show to introduce a musical underscore to each show, and also a change in format (see Memorable Show #22). This format was maintained until Show #29.

On the morning of Show #29, six days before the show's fourth birthday, long-standing co-host BH decided to stand down from TigerTails Radio. His LiveJournal post on the matter lists his work schedule as one reason for deciding to quit, as well as feeling that he was no longer up to the task of being entertaining. BH had failed to appear on every show since Show #25, so his announcement was no surprise. His departure saw TK take the show back to its pirate roots for a while while a new co-host was sourced.

After a period of time, regular guest [[Eeve3]] became the new co-host, while another member of TK's household, Xavier, became the new regular guest. Records were replaced by MP3s again after the motor in the record player became unreliable, and the show never returned to the musical-underscore format of the PSP days. After Show #43, plans to end Season Three at Show #52 were decided, with TTR24 taking over the slot until a good working arrangement for Season Four could be decided upon.

=== Memorable shows ===

==== Show #17 ====
Dubbed the EPIC SHOW OF POWER by Dante the Jedi in the #tigertailsradio AnthroChat IRC channel, Show #17 was a small celebration of Easter 2008 that quickly got out of hand. [[Southpaw]] visited the studio for the first time in Season 3, Hedgie actually got something right for a change, and the show Blankety Blank actually ran like the TV show for the first time since the team started doing it. After the show ended, TK decided to broadcast a little extra music to scare the people still connected in to going to bed.

TK played "classic" old records like Mr Blobby, Rupert The Bear, The Addams Groove, and a collection of [[Wikipedia:Black Lace|Black Lace]] songs. Eventually, he resorted to letting Hedgie sing on the show, even digging out Affirmation (not seen since the end of Season One). Listeners were then invited to message the studio to show they were still listening. Responding listeners were (in no order): [[Kyyanno]], [[Mhisani]], [[CW Tyger]], [[Dante the Jedi]], [[Split Persona]] and [[Owl]], though server stats at the time reported nine users connected to the streams. Finally, after an extra two hours, TK called it a night and ended the broadcast for real, ending after a second round of the National Anthem (played at the end of every show since Season One Show #1) and a firm instruction of "Go To Bed", followed by a brief message announcing there will be "No Extra Part 2". Finally, the connections to Pridelands and BritFur were disconnected.

The archive (in the original .ogg format) was 148MB in size, compared to the show's normal archive size of around 90MB.

==== Show #22 ====
Nicknamed the Dead Show in a LiveJournal post by TK before the show aired, this was the first show of Season Three to run without any copyrighted music. It was also the first show ever to have backing music for the entire show. The new format came thanks to technical failures in two of the show's fleet of PCs (taking three hard-disks with them). The show was a very basic affair, with the opening jingle and the entire night's backing music being supplied by TK's PlayStation Portable. There was no Skype or messengers running, and IRC was op-less as the secondary IRC machine was the only IRC PC running. The show ended with TK playing the National Anthem live using BH's Keytar, as the .ogg version normally played wasn't converted and put on the PSP in time.

This show was three hours of talking, much like the Waffle Night of Season One. Though constant buffering problems kept the listener count down, those who did battle through the skipping gave enough positive feedback to convince TK to keep the format and turn TigerTails Radio in to BritFur FM's first Talk Show, which also meant that TigerTails Radio was no longer a pirate radio show.

[[Mustan]] provided the Blankety Blank questions for the night, which was won by TK (winning 50 blanks).

==== Show #41 ====
Also known as "The Drunk Show!", in which TigerTails Radio took a somewhat more alcohol-fueled look at the world for one night only, sponsored by [[Dante the Jedi]]. Having work in the morning, TK was drinking Tiger Beer (so he wouldn't get too drunk), Eeve3 was on vodka-based drinks, the teetotal Jowgenetsu was on Coke, while guests Lazerus, FoxieDragon and Draconder were drinking vodka, pear cider and beer respectively.

The evening ended with Eeve3 being more drunk than she had ever been in her life, and a rather merry FoxieDragon being escorted home by Lazerus and Jowgenetsu. Eeve3 woke up still drunk; after suffering her hangover she vowed never to drink that much again, ever!

=== Theme nights ===

While Season One had a theme night every Saturday, the idea was ditched for Season Two. Season Three saw the return of the theme night idea. The original plan was to have a theme night every fifth show, but that ultimately did not happen. So far, the theme nights have been:
* Show #05 - TV Themes
* Show #10 - Novelty Singles
* Show #15 - Video Games
* Show #20 - Movies and Musicals
* Show #28 - Experimental Music
* Show #32 - The Music of Michael Jackson

== Pre-Season Four ==

TTR24 lasted until January 2009, whereupon a series of Pre-Season Four shows began. A new mixer and a condenser microphone had been obtained over the Christmas period, and TK was keen to play with his new toys. Using a mic stand stolen from BH's copy of [[Wikipedia:Rock_Band_(video_game)|Rock Band]] and a good number of cable ties, TK managed to rig up a system where three microphones could be used, with a fourth mic hanging from TK's headphone cable. With the microphones no longer on the table, laptops could be brought in, and IRC corner was moved from afar to the centre of the action.

A new phono to USB adapter had also been obtained, allowing the show to be broadcast on one PC via USB (eliminating Sound Card Hiss) while a PC connected to the phono output could archive everything. An old PC was found, and the archiving software installed. The USB audio input, however, caused one of the show's webcams to fail (due to driver conflicts) resulting in the show only having a single webcam where there had been two in Season Three.

Finally, thanks to the new mixer having a cross-fader, TK's PSP could make a come-back with the backing music. The laptop formally belonging to BH was once again used to supply the normal music. It was also used to let TK play in IRC. The backing music was again Creative Commons, and mostly sourced from the artist Sanxion7.

9 Pre-Season Four shows ran, with Show #9 being the first to reintroduce Skype on a dedicated PC since the trial runs of Season Three. Show #9 was also the first show to introduce a second new mixer which allowed for increased volumes on the microphones (a problem plaguing the other Pre-Season Four shows), more sound effects, and the allowance for more things to be plugged in. Another mixer was rescued from the Season Three left-overs and used for the Skype PC. Fellow BritFur broadcaster [[Stuart Otterson]] joined the final Pre-Season Four show via Skype, winning the call-in game of "Twenty Questions" on his final chance.

== Season Four ==

Season Four started on March 16 2009. The show still uses [[Wikipedia:Shoutcast|Shoutcast]], and will support [[Wikipedia:podcasting|podcasting]]. The first podcast went live in late February, and was a segment of Pre-Season Four show #6. The segment was a trial run of a feature named That Time of the Month; a topical (and amusing) news quiz designed to give BH an excuse to come out retirement once a month. That Time of the Month will be done on the last show of each month, with the cast reviewing the month's news.

The Pre-Season Four shows helped the cast bash out a rough schedule for each show. The first 30 minutes is spent with the opening song, and the cast talking about their week, as well as any important news that may have affected them. The second half of the first hour is spent reviewing things, and updates on the Xavier Retro Gaming Challenge (another new segment for Season Four). The last hour is mostly chatting with IRC, playing music, Skype games, and if it's the last show of the month then That Time of the Month is played.

Future plans for Season Four include the TigerTails Radio Comic Relief Gunge-a-thon 3, which has been put-back due to the economic downturn. This is now due to take place during the summer months.

The first update of the Yahoo360 blog in 2009 revealed the first show of Season Four was Show #472, counting all full shows since the very first show of Season One on July 20 2004. On Monday 20 July 2009, TigerTails Radio hit Show #490, and became 5 years old. There was a small celebration in the studio and the show featured clips from the past, messages from absent co-host Eeve3 and BritFur host Stuart Otterson, and even BH appeared live for the first time since show #476.

== TTR24 ==

TigerTails Radio 24 (TTR24 for short) is a playlist set up for times when TigerTails Radio would normally be off-air, or for when a main show can't appear as scheduled. TTR24 often takes over during Christmas and New Years, and can run for many days non-stop. Season Three Show #28 saw TTR24 precede TigerTails Radio's live show for the first time, something which continued until the end of the season. TTR24 then took over for a few weeks before Season Four began in March 2009.

In times when the main TigerTails Radio show can not be broadcast, TTR24 is broadcast on all regular show servers. All other times, TTR24 is exclusive to the Pridelands server.

== TigerTails Radio Meet #1 ==

Announced in the Pre-Season Four shows, the TigerTails Radio Meet was a planned [[furmeet]] to take place in the city of Southampton (UK) during the first weekend of June 2009. While listening to the broadcast of Slaughter House Radio after the meet was announced, TK heard Stuart Otterson call the meet "The TigerTails Radio Convention", which coined the tagline "It's a meet, not a con!". Rough details of the event were listed on the TigerTails Radio Facebook page, with more detailed information appearing on the main TigerTails Radio Website when it was finalised.

Around twenty people turned up (though before the meet TK estimated only around seven would), including other BritFur hosts White Virus from Virus Core Radio and Stuart Otterson from Slaughter House Radio. The meet surprised some attendees by revealing that not all TigerTails Radio listeners are members of the Furry Fandom, though furs and non-furs mingled with great ease.

The first day was spent in a rather green part of Southampton known as Southampton Common, a patch of common land which contains lots of open space and trees. A planned barbecue was a huge success, with a small "instant barbecue" lasting for two hours - over twice its normal length. Even the weather held out, providing lots of glorious sunshine without getting too hot. The second day of the meet was spent eating at Chinese restaurants and looking around the shopping areas.

The initial feedback from the meet was positive enough to warrant thinking about another meet late in Season Four, or early in Season Five.

== External links ==
* [http://www.myspace.com/happytreetiem TigerTails Radio] on BritFur FM
* [http://www.myspace.com/happytreetiem TigerTails Radio] on Facebook

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Furfag

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[[Image:AC2007-protest-disruption.jpg|right|thumb|Real life use of the term]]
'''Furfag''', also known as '''Furry Fag''', is a demeaning term used by [[anti-furries]], [[nonfur]]s, [[4chan|/b/tard]]s and/or [[goons]] to describe a member of the [[furry]] community, a condescending way to "acknowledge" a [[fur]]'s presence during online discussions, and/or a real life visual antagonizer (as a [[Wikipedia:Graffiti|tag]], sign, or other types of visual media,) in an effort to either taunt, insult, or provoke a reaction out of the person(s) targeted.

Furries on /b/ have been seen replying to the insult with, "I've yiffed in hell. It was hot."{{fact}}

== Sexual connotation ==
[[Image:Furfags.jpg|right|thumb|180px|A visual representation of the term ("fag": Shortened British word for "cigarette")]]
Even though the term is a [[wikipedia:portmanteau|portmanteau]] of the words "furry" and "fag" ("fag" being a derogatory term for "[[wikipedia:homosexual|homosexual]],") it is not usually intended to imply anything about the target's own sexuality, but rather about their participation in the [[furry fandom]], indicating that being a furry is just as distasteful as being a nigger. The suffix -fag may be applied to other terms in a similar manner.

== "Yiff in Hell...." ==
[[Image:Furfagmeme.jpg|left|thumb|110px|Image macro bearing the term]]
The most common use of the term in a phrase or [[Wikipedia:Image_macro|image macro]] is the text [[Wikipedia:Meme|meme]] "''Yiff in Hell, Furfags''", used by the above mentioned groups as a way of disrupting [[List of furry discussion forums|discussion forums]] and [[List of furry chat rooms|chat rooms]] (web based or [[IRC]],) and when vandalizing pages on [[WikiFur]] and furry-related pages on [[Wikipedia]] (often written in all-caps, and copy/pasted in a continuous repeated sequence).

It has occasionally been seen at furry gatherings or [[convention]]s in the form of graffiti, printed media (stickers, flyers, etc,) or signs and placards, such as the ones used at the [[Anthrocon_2007|2007 Anthrocon]] /b/tard protest.

== See also ==

* [[Yiff]]
* [[Fursecution]]
* [[Skunkfucker]]
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