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A long time ago, on a dial-up far, far away
15 years ago
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I was idly rummaging about on WikiFur this morning and landed on the MILFurs (Military Furs) page.
I noted that Allen "Shockwave" Kitchen's original thread from alt.lifestyle.furry -- that's usenet, young'uns -- asking who among us had served was mentioned. I thought "hey, I remember that; what was it, '95? '96? I remember I posted on it" and scanned the roster; it was a weird feeling to realize that I was one of the "original" MILFurs when that list was created... some names I recall from the newsgroup...
Lo, there I was, with the name of the character I played on FurryMUCK at the time.
Bob Seger was only half right: rock 'n' roll never forgets; neither does the internet.
I noted that Allen "Shockwave" Kitchen's original thread from alt.lifestyle.furry -- that's usenet, young'uns -- asking who among us had served was mentioned. I thought "hey, I remember that; what was it, '95? '96? I remember I posted on it" and scanned the roster; it was a weird feeling to realize that I was one of the "original" MILFurs when that list was created... some names I recall from the newsgroup...
Lo, there I was, with the name of the character I played on FurryMUCK at the time.
Bob Seger was only half right: rock 'n' roll never forgets; neither does the internet.
I found a goof in their reference to "first appearance" anyhow; first use of the term "milfurs" was in 1998, but the list under various names ("ex-servicefurs", "ex-militaryfurs") started no later than mid-1997, because I was still living in Toledo when I posted to the original thread. Probably ought to get around to fixing that.
Happy to oblige.
Just let me know. ;)