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Mets can't sleep due to Furries Convention
Mets can't sleep due to Furries Convention - 7/02/09 - New York News and Tri-State News - 7online.com
PITTSUBURGH -- Playing an afternoon game, the Mets might be a little tired because of The Furries.
The Mets, who are in Pittsburgh for a weather make-up game and are staying at the same hotel as the Furries Convention.
Lots of Mets players are Tweeting that they cannot get any sleep due to people dressed as furry animals running around the hotel.
The fourth annual Anthrocon 2009 starts on Thursday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center and runs until July 5, attracting furry fans from across the globe.
The conference is the world's largest for Anthropomorphics. "So someone like Bugs Bunny is a rabbit. But rabbits can't walk on two legs, can't talk and they don't wear gloves. So you've given some human characteristics to a non-human character," said the conference's program director John "KP" Cole.
The convention is a chance for people who enjoy cartoon animals and their kin to dress up and meet with other fans.
"I always liked to see them at the zoo. I always felt akin to them," said Jordan "Irish Fox" Irish. "It's just that part of being animal. I guess you kind of just feel (your tail) swinging behind you," said "Snow Queen" who came from Colorado.
Anthrocon Chairman Dr. Samuel Conway said many of the thousands of people attending the conference will dress as their favorite characters.
"We expect 500 and 600 of them this year and they"ll be wandering about. If you see a large raccoon on the streets of Pittsburgh don't be alarmed, it's just us," Conway said.
Many conference attendees are visiting Pittsburgh for the first time.
"I've come here to meet so many friends I've met on the internet and to enjoy the art," said Holly Crawford who traveled from the United Kingdom.
Mets can't sleep due to Furries Convention - 7/02/09 - New York News and Tri-State News - 7online.com
PITTSUBURGH -- Playing an afternoon game, the Mets might be a little tired because of The Furries.
The Mets, who are in Pittsburgh for a weather make-up game and are staying at the same hotel as the Furries Convention.
Lots of Mets players are Tweeting that they cannot get any sleep due to people dressed as furry animals running around the hotel.
The fourth annual Anthrocon 2009 starts on Thursday at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center and runs until July 5, attracting furry fans from across the globe.
The conference is the world's largest for Anthropomorphics. "So someone like Bugs Bunny is a rabbit. But rabbits can't walk on two legs, can't talk and they don't wear gloves. So you've given some human characteristics to a non-human character," said the conference's program director John "KP" Cole.
The convention is a chance for people who enjoy cartoon animals and their kin to dress up and meet with other fans.
"I always liked to see them at the zoo. I always felt akin to them," said Jordan "Irish Fox" Irish. "It's just that part of being animal. I guess you kind of just feel (your tail) swinging behind you," said "Snow Queen" who came from Colorado.
Anthrocon Chairman Dr. Samuel Conway said many of the thousands of people attending the conference will dress as their favorite characters.
"We expect 500 and 600 of them this year and they"ll be wandering about. If you see a large raccoon on the streets of Pittsburgh don't be alarmed, it's just us," Conway said.
Many conference attendees are visiting Pittsburgh for the first time.
"I've come here to meet so many friends I've met on the internet and to enjoy the art," said Holly Crawford who traveled from the United Kingdom.
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