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Hug

2005-12-23T06:21:43Z

Gentaur: MUCK use

'''Hugs''' are a popular greeting or consolation in the [[furry fandom]].

On various [[MUCK|MUCKs]], the '''hug''' command shows a message describing what members see when a someone is hugged, and sometimes triggers a programmed action. Members may customize their hug responses.

'''Hug''' is also a [[Plushie]] term to describe a huge collection of Teddy Bears an/or other stuffed animals.

== See Also: ==
* [[Plushophilia]]

[[Category:Affectionate actions]] [[Category:Plushie terms]]

Gentaur

2005-12-23T06:09:50Z

Gentaur:

'''Gentaur''' is the online name of '''Dave Wright''', who is not the baseball player or ABC news correspondant or British politician or guitar player or other more famous David Wrights (yet). He also is not the bio-tech company named Gentaur. He also goes by the names '''Centaur''' and '''Coyoty'''.

Gentaur moderates two forums on the online service, ''Dueling Modems''. ''Ah!logy'' is his science and research forum, on DM's discussion area, and doesn't have a website. ''Bestiaria'' is his [[furry]]/[[anthropomorphic]]s/improbable beastie forum that exists mainly as a furry/anthropomorphic resource website. It's maintained with the help of [[Wulfraed]].

Gentaur collects [[:Category:Comics|comics]], reads and watches a lot of [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]], and hangs out with [[furries]]. He is Gentaur on [[FurryMUCK]] and [[LiveJournal]]. His furry persona is a [[coyote]] [[taur]], most of the time. He writes quite a bit online but never gets around to publishing anything professionally.

As SF-CENTAUR, Gentaur was a moderator in the Science Fiction RoundTable on the now defunct online service [[Wikipedia:GEnie|GEnie]], and a member of the [[Beastie Board]], which originated in there before becoming part of the Comics RoundTable. His current name was inspired by that period, being a combination of "GEnie" and "Centaur".

On [[FurryMuck]], Gentaur has a superpower: Whenever someone [[hug|hugs]] him, he transforms to a [[taur]] version of the hugger's species.

== External links ==
{{Contributor|Gentaur}}
* [http://www.dm.net/ Dueling Modems]
* [http://www.bestiaria.com/ Bestiaria]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Writers]][[Category:Coyote characters]][[Category:Taur characters]]

Karl F. Meyers

2005-12-23T05:53:01Z

Gentaur: /* Storytelling & Roleplaying */ Linked GEnie

:''Carl is sometimes confused for [[Crim Ferret]], due to the simularity of their real names.''

'''Karl F. Meyers''' is a writer, storyteller, and convention staffer. Something of a [[greymuzzle]], he found his way into the [[furry fandom]] in 1992, coming in mainly via animation and comics fandom. He has been in science-fiction fandom since his early teens.

His persona is '''Carl Fox''', a red fox/grey fox mix who sports a Vest of Many Buttons. Karl actually wears a vest covered in buttons at conventions; in the [[Napping Cat's Dream]], the buttons are magical, and give Carl Fox specific abilities.

Previously, he used ''B.J. Bunny'' and ''Deacon Blues'' as alternate personas; B.J. has since faded into history, while Deacon occasionally still pops up in Karl's writing.

== Writing ==

Karl was a long-time member of the [[Dallas Brawl Update]], where B.J. appeared regularly. He has also held membership in ''[[Rowrbrazzle]]'', the [[Furthest North Crew]], and [[North American Fur]] in the past.

His stories have also appeared in [[PawPrints]], [[Fur Visions]], and the first issue of [[Fantastic Furry Stories]].

Lately, his writing output has declined due to increased demand on his time from real life. (This includes marriage, career advancement, and fatherhood since the spring of 2003.)

== Storytelling & Roleplaying ==

Karl's first taste of forum roleplaying came in [[Club Velvet Tail]], a long-running story thread running on the [[Beastie Board]], when it was on the now-defunct [[Wikipedia:GEnie|GEnie]] online service.

He later joined in with the [[Storyteller's Circle]] on [[Brazilian Dreams]] MUCK, finding a place to hone his storytelling skills. He later became the host of the Circle, moving it to [[Forgotten Paths]] MUCK when Brazilian Dreams closed.

In later years, he has tried to keep the Storyteller's Circle alive, both through live storytelling panels at [[convention]]s and by featuring Deacon Blues and the Circle in many of his stories in ''North American Fur''.

Karl brought his furry alter-ego to the [[Napping Cat's Dream]] in October 2002; his efforts earned him a Psychedelic Avatar card (#326) in March 2003. He remains active both in the Dream and on the [[Gaming Guardians]] forums to date.

== Conventioneering ==

Karl is a veteran conventioneer, having attended and assisted with [http://carlfox.livejournal.com/115908.html numerous cons] (furry and otherwise) over his lifetime. His first furry con was [[Confurence East]] in 1995.

He has been a panelist at numerous conventions since Confurence East 1995; many of these panels were live Storyteller's Circles.

He has been staff at various cons, as well:
* [[Anthrocon]] - 1997-2002,2004-present - Art Show Crew
* [[Further Confusion]] - 2001 - Writer's Track staff
* [[Furry Spring Break]] - 2001 - Programming Director
* [[Megaplex]] - 2002-present - Chairman

== Other Information ==

Karl is an active member of the [[Florida Furs]], and is the maintainer of the [http://www.livejournal.com/community/floridafurs Florida Furs LJ community].

== External links ==
{{Contributor|CarlFox}}
* [http://www.foxvox.net FoxVox] - Karl's home page (under construction)
* [http://carlfox.livejournal.com Karl's Livejournal]
* [http://carlfox.deviantart.com Karl on DeviantArt] - he has a couple of his stories up in his gallery.
* [http://www.foxvox.net/ncd/CarlFoxProfile.htm Character Profile] for Carl Fox, as he is found in the Napping Cat's Dream and the Gaming Guardians forums.

[[Category:People]][[Category:Writers]][[Category:Fox characters]][[Category:1972 births]]

Beastie Board

2005-12-23T05:41:28Z

Gentaur: Added Centaur (Gentaur)

[[Image:beastieb.gif|right|150px|thumb|Beastie Board logo]]
The '''Beastie Board''' was a furry forum on the (defunct) [[Wikipedia:GEnie|GEnie]] [[bulletin board system]]. In a time before [[MUCK]] or instant messengers, the Beastie Board held monthly Real Time Chats on the first Saturday of the month to get together and hang out.

The Beastie Board was was part of the Comics Roundtable, Categories 38 and 39 and moderated by [[Flinthoof]]. It had dozens of notable people posting including [[Squirreltech]], [[Doug Winger]] (he can write!), [[Centaurus]], [[Silent Red]], [[Brooklyn Otter]], [[Zrath-Smiley]], [[Flenser]], [[Wulfraed]], [[Zhora]], [[Jason Vargr]], [[Karl F. Meyers]], [[Chuck Melville]], [[Glen Wooten]], [[Gentaur|Centaur]], and many more.

[[Category:Bulletin board systems]]

Talk:Ozy and Millie

2005-12-19T07:10:17Z

Gentaur:

I have to admit . . . I always preferred his earlier drawings, prior to the [http://www.ozyandmillie.org/2000/om20000508.html April 2000 redesign]. I just liked the style better, regardless of whether or not it was technically "better". Just personal taste, I guess.

I was also a big fan of the huge coloured pencil drawings of Ozy, Millie and friends, as well as those done by [[Laura Howell]], like [http://ozyandmillie.org/others/lhomlatenight.jpg this one]. :-) --{{UT|GreenReaper}} 04:39, 10 Nov 2005 (UTC)

Simpson has stated a number of times in the strip's email list that Ozy is a grey wolf. --[[User:Gentaur|Gentaur]] 07:10, 19 Dec 2005 (UTC)

Ozy and Millie

2005-12-19T07:07:42Z

Gentaur: /* Main Characters */ Corrected Ozy's species

[[Image:OzyandMillie.png|right|250px|Ozy and Millie]]
'''''Ozy and Millie''''' is a [[funny animal]] comic strip drawn by [[David Simpson|David Craig "D.C." Simpson]]. Launched in 1998, it currently appears on the [http://www.ozyandmillie.org Ozy and Millie web site] five times a week (with some irregularity). In 2002, ''Ozy and Millie'' (vol. 4, ''Authentic Banana Dye'') won the [[Ursa Major Award]] for ''Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work'', as well as ''Best Anthropomorphic Comic'' from the [http://www.ccawards.com/ Web Cartoonist's Choice Awards] that same year.

== History ==

Mr. Simpson notes on the web site's [http://www.ozyandmillie.org/history/ history page] that early versions of the strip's characters first started appearing at the beginning of 1997. The characters continued in his "Tales of Planet Q" later that year, eventually becoming Ozy and Millie on 1 January, 1998. The characters were redesigned over April-May 2000. Versions are available in [http://ozyandmillie.furpost.ru/ Russian] and [http://www.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de/~tinki/ German], along with a few examples in [http://www.ozyandmillie.org/latin/ Latin].

== Main Characters ==
[[Image:OzyandMillieoutcast.png|right|Millie's secret]]
As in [[Wikipedia:Charles Schulz|Charles Schulz']] [[Wikipedia:Peanuts|Peanuts]], the main focus of of Ozy and Millie is among a group of children. Unlike Peanuts, however, the few adult characters are usually visible to the reader.

A complete list of characters (with pictures) is given on [http://www.ozyandmillie.org/cast.html the O&M site's "cast" page].

* '''Ozy''' (full name: Ozymandias J. Llewellyn): A grey wolf child who's usually depicted wearing a vest, top hat, and no pants. The author often uses the word "[[Wikipedia:Zen|Zen]]" to describe his behavior and ''''weltanschauung''''. He's a calming foil to the often-frenetic Millie. He's the adopted son of the dragon Llewellyn.

* '''Millie''' (full name: Millicent Mehitabel Mudd): A red fox child, usually seen wearing blue denim overalls. An agent of entropy, she frequently hatches odd schemes and acts in a seemingly random fashion. Her mother is Ms. M. Mudd.

* '''Llewellyn''' (that's his full name): Ozy's single-parent father, a large, red dragon of great and unknown age. He clearly has some secrets up his sleeve, but you're more likely to see him bathing in banana pudding than chanting ancient incantations.

* '''Ms. M. Mudd''' (of unknown first name): Millie's mother. A lawyer, she's thoughtful and practical -- but not above indulging Millie to a point. She and Llewellyn sometimes share wry discussion over tea.

== See also ==

* ''[[Wikipedia:Ozy and Millie|Ozy and Millie]]'' at Wikipedia

== External links ==
* [http://www.ozyandmillie.org Official Ozy and Millie web site]
* [http://definecynical.mancubus.net/index.html Define "Cynical"] - Fan site and discussion forum
* [http://lupinia.us/houserules/ House Rules] - Fan-made colorings of several strips

[[category:Comics]][[Category:1998 births]]

Gentaur

2005-11-29T19:29:52Z

Gentaur:

Gentaur is the online name of Dave Wright, who is not the baseball player or ABC news correspondant or British politician or guitar player or other more famous David Wrights (yet). He also is not the bio-tech company named Gentaur. He also goes by the names Centaur and Coyoty.

Gentaur moderates two forums on the online service Dueling Modems (http://www.dm.net). Ah!logy is his science and research forum, on DM's discussion area, and doesn't have a website. Bestiaria (http://www.bestiaria.com) is his furry/anthropomorphics/improbable beastie forum that exists mainly as a furry/anthropomorphic resource website. It's maintained with the help of Wulfraed.

Gentaur collects comics, reads and watches a lot of science fiction and fantasy, and hangs out with furries. He is Gentaur on FurryMuck and LiveJournal. His furry persona is a coyote taur, most of the time. He writes quite a bit online but never gets around to publishing anything professionally.

Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!

2005-11-24T04:48:57Z

Gentaur: /* Location */

[[Image:zoocrew_issue1.jpg|200px|right]]
'''''Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew''''' is a [[Wikipedia:DC Comics|DC Comics]] comic book property about a team of [[funny animal]] superheroes called the '''Zoo Crew'''. It was published from 1982 to 1983, and was created by [[Wikipedia:Roy Thomas|Roy Thomas]] and [[Scott Shaw!]].

Although the series, which was the last original funny animal property created by DC Comics, proved shortlived, lasting only 20 issues, it is still fondly remembered in [[furry fandom]], and the characters still appear occasionally in cameos in the DC Universe.

==Location==
The various members of the Zoo Crew lived on a parallel Earth that, in DC's pre-''[[Wikipedia:Crisis on Infinite Earths|Crisis]]'' days, was named "Earth-C." Earth-C consisted of a world where various [[anthropomorphic|anthropomorized]] talking animals existed; the series featured a lot of pun names for real-world aspects. For instance, the Zoo Crew operated out of "Los Antelopes, Califurnia," a parody of Los Angeles, California. Similar puns included places with names such as "Gnu York" (New York City), "Tallahatchee" (Tallahassee, Florida), "Cornada" (Canada), and the "United Species of America" (United States of America).

The president of Earth-C's version of the U.S. was "Mallard Fillmore" (a reference to 19th century U.S. president Millard Fillmore); other famous figures of Earth-C included "Liz Whaler" (Elizabeth Taylor), "Marlin Brando" (Marlon Brando), and "Byrd Rentals" (Burt Reynolds), the latter of whom became a member of the Zoo Crew.

Historical figures and events on Earth-C included the "Second Weird War" (World War II; Earth-C's version featured the U.S. and the Allies fighting the "Ratzis"), and President "Abraham Linkidd" (a [[goat]], Earth-C's version of Abraham Lincoln), who was immortalized in the nation's capital ("Waspington, D.C.") at the "Linkidd Memorial".

Earth-C's population also consisted of the various "funny animal" characters that appeared in DC Comics over the years, particularly those in such [[Wikipedia:Golden Age of Comics|Golden Age]] and [[Wikipedia:Silver Age of Comics|Silver Age]] DC titles as ''Funny Stuff,'' ''The Dodo and the Frog'', ''Real Screen Comics,'' and so forth. Indeed, several characters from these series made cameos during the run of ''Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew''.

Eventually, readers (and the Zoo Crew) were introduced to the parallel Earth of "Earth-C-Minus," which turned out to be the home of the "[[Justa Lotta Animals]]" (a parody of the [[Wikipedia:Justice League|Justice League of America]]) and whose world was an all-animal reflection of the mainstream DC Universe. (Captain Carrot, in his secret identity of Rodney Rabbit, is the writer/artist for the Earth-C ''Justa Lotta Animals'' comic.)

After the 1985 miniseries ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', it was stated that Earth-C and Earth-C-Minus were actually "alternate dimensions" rather than parallel Earths, and thus were spared from the effects of ''Crisis''. More recently, the miniseries ''[[Wikipedia:The Kingdom (comic)|The Kingdom]]'' presented Earth-C as a [[Wikipedia:Hypertime (comics)|Hypertime]] reality.

In 1986, the Zoo Crew crossed into the realm of classic literature when they were caught in the middle of the "Oz-Wonderland Wars" (DC Comics). At the end of that adventure, the [[Wikipedia:Inferior Five|Inferior Five]] appeared and it can be assumed the Zoo Crew went off to help them, though their published exploits end at that point.

==Origin==
The origin of the team came about when [[Wikipedia:Superman|Superman]] was investigating a strange phenomenon causing the citizens of Metropolis to begin acting like their [[primate]] ancestors. He soon found a ray streaking at him from a strange barrier surrounding the Earth, which prompted him to use a meteorite as protection. When the ray struck the meteorite, Superman and the meteor's fragments were sent from Superman's native dimension into Earth-C. There, Superman met several of the world's residents, who had gained superpowers when they were struck by the various meteor fragments.

The animals and Superman soon teamed up to stop the source of the ray (which was also causing the denizens of Earth-C to behave like their non-anthropomorized animal ancestors), which turned out to be the old Justice League villain [[Wikipedia:Starro|Starro]], a sentient starfish, who was launching his de-evolution assault from the Earth-C universe's Pluto. After defeating the villain, the animals decided to stick together and form the Zoo Crew, and Superman returned home.

==Team Members==
The members of the Zoo Crew include:
*'''Captain Carrot''': Roger Rodney Rabbit (later comics dropped the "Roger", to avoid confusion with the title character of [[Wikipedia:Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]'s ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''), of "Gnu York"; a [[rabbit]]. The leader of the team. By eating one of his "cosmic carrots" (as Rodney called them), Rodney would gain superpowers for roughly 24 hours, although major exertion could exhaust the powers sooner. These include super strength, endurance, heightened hearing and vision senses and a super-powerful leap. As such, he is the only member who has to constantly replenish his powers and keeps a a pair of carrots holstered on his person for such a need in emergencies. The source of these carrots was initially a windowbox which he grew carrots in, which one of the meteor fragments had struck. Later he arranged a "grow-op" at the team headquarters to ensure an adequate continuous supply.
*'''Alley-Kat-Abra''': Felina Furr of "Mew Orleans" (a parody of New Orleans, Louisiana); a [[cat]]. A martial arts instructor and student of the mystical arts, Felina uses her "Magic Wanda" to cast various types of spells.
*'''Pig-Iron''': Peter Porkchops of "Piggsburgh" (a parody of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania); a [[pig]]. Struck by a meteor fragment, the diminutive Peter fell (along with the meteorite) into a vat of molten metal in the steel mill where he worked. The consequent chemical reaction transformed his now-enormous body into a form of steel, with strength and invulnerability to match. Peter was originally a character from an earlier series of DC "funny animal" comics. Pig-Iron, nicknamed the "Swine of Steel" and "Porcine Powerhouse", was perhaps inspired by the [[Wikipedia:Gilbert Shelton|Gilbert Sheldon]] character [[Wonder Wart-Hog]], known as "the Hog of Steel".
*'''Rubberduck''': Byrd Rentals of "Follywood, Califurnia" (a parody of Hollywood, California); a [[duck]]. Byrd, a movie star, was given the power to stretch his body into any shape and length when a meteor fragment struck his hot tub. Rubberduck was also nicknamed the "Malleable [[Mallard]]."
*'''Yankee Poodle''': Rova Barkitt, also of "Follywood"; a [[poodle]]. Rova, who worked as a gossip columnist, was interviewing Byrd when they were both struck by meteor fragments. Rova gained the ability to project a repelling force (in the form of blue stars) with one hand and an attraction force (in the form of red-and-white stripes) with the other. Rova Barkitt's name is a parody of gossip columnist Rona Barrett. A DC Comics character introduced in the 1990s, Stargirl, wears a costume that resembles Yankee Poodle's; Stargirl's creator, Geoff Johns, is said to be an avid fan of the Zoo Crew.
*'''Fastback''': Timmy Joe Terrapin of the fictional "Okey-Dokey" (a parody of the Okefenokee Swamp) in the American south; a [[turtle]]. While trying to catch a bus to "Kornsas City" (Kansas City, Missouri), Timmy was struck by a meteor fragment and gained the ability to move at superchelonian speed. Fastback was also nicknamed the "Reptilian Rocket."
*'''Little Cheese''': Chester Cheese, a student at Follywood High School; a [[mouse]]. Chester had the ability to shrink from the comparable size of his teammates to a size of only a few centimeters, and was the only team member to not gain his powers from a meteor fragment (rather, he gained them from eating a piece of experimental cheese brought back from Earth-C's moon).

==Villains==
Enemies of the Zoo Crew included:
* '''Dr. Hoot''': an [[owl]] who used various scientific gadgets to commit crimes.
* '''A.C.R.O.S.T.I.C.''': a secretive organization that plotted to over throw the American government.
* '''Jailhouse Roc''': a giant flying [[vulture]] who had been in jail since the late 1950s until he was released to work for A.C.R.O.S.T.I.C.
* '''Digger O'Doom''': a [[mole]] who gained tremendous strength after eating one of Rodney's carrots.
* '''Frogzilla''': formerly Fennimore Frog, who was turned into a giant [[frog]] by A.C.R.O.S.T.I.C. as a means of seeking revenge against his old foe, Dunbar [[Dodo]]. Both Fennimore and Dunbar originally appeared in DC's "funny animal" title ''The Dodo and the Frog''.
* '''Feline Faust''': a [[cat]] sorcerer from Earth-C-Minus, and a counterpart of DC Comics villain Felix Faust.
* '''Kongaroo''': A massive marsupial from down under, who liked to play with traffic. This kangaroo was changed into a giant by A.C.R.O.S.T.I.C.

==External links==
*[http://www.comics-db.com/DC_Comics/C/Captain_Carrot/index.html Big Comic Book DataBase entry]
*[http://www.toonopedia.com/carrot.htm Toonopedia entry]

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[[Category:Comics]]