BOINGGGG!

I absolutely hold the world record for getting newspapers to print drawings of unicorn butt crack.

Literature is a huge part of furry community history, and THE BOOK BADGERS are on a mission to engross everybody in exciting new worlds — visit them in the Dealer's Den and at thebookbadgers.uk, and let yourself be swept away by their huge collection of books and comics!

I would like to wish a hearty Fuck You to @qatarwings.bsky.social , as we pass my one-hour anniversary of joining the queue for their “online checkin fast bag drop”. Reckon there’s about the same again to go.

Donated yesterday, but realised I probably ought to share it around a bit as well. If you attend IRL furry events in the UK there’s a decent chance you’ve been under Stone’s welfare cover at some point, even if you didn’t need to call upon it. It’s great to see the community paying that back.

They only had one of these left at the Dealers’ Den and it wasn’t really my size. But if there’s any outfit it’s good to wear even when it’s far too tight…

I see that @mattgrayy.es Is Trying to cover a lamppost in Birmingham with furry stickers 😁

oh! and here's a badge for @buntline.dog for ConFuzzled's fashion theme :3 #furryart #furry #cfz2025

In the Beano this week Bananaman’s enemy General Blight becomes the head of DOPE - the Department of Pure Evil.

Foreign Friends with Travel Plans to the U.S. for Conventions: A bit back I said you should maybe reconsider those plans. I would like to amend my prior statement. Cancel them. Cancel them now. We cannot keep you safe from our own government. Take your holiday in Spain or something.

Quick headshot commission for @buntline.dog Thanks again! <3 #furryart #art #commsopen

People get annoyed with me because I maintain the distinction between the modals can and may, but I'm becoming more and more convinced that understanding the ongoing coup will require considering that distinction. The judiciary enjoins; one may not do a thing. One can, nevertheless, still do it.

You know the economy’s bad when you go to the kebab shop at midnight on Friday night and it’s closed 😐

It's time for us to start planning hard for Pawsome 2025! We're starting with a reminder to mark your calendars for this year's convention! We'll be back again at Bowden Hall, 3rd - 6th October! Don't forget to book time off! 😜 buff.ly/3CjxZ2y

When you register for a furry con using RegFox (not a furry brand), you should know concerning info in this thread that even con runners may not know. Cons that have used RegFox include Golden State Furcon, Furry Migration, Furry Takeover, The Furst State, Melbourne Fur Convention, FurDU... #PSA

As Pawsome begins recruitment for new staff, now seems like a good time to formally state that I’m stepping down for the time being. Absolutely nothing wrong with the convention or the team - I’m starting a new job next week which is exciting and rewarding but also much more demanding than the old.

Did you enjoy our first convention? Would you like to step up and be a part of the team? Click the link https://buff.ly/49U8nFZ to discover all our available positions and see if you're a good fit.

On behalf of the entire Pawsome team, wishing you all a positive festive period, hoping you all get some R&R and make sure you take time to be your inner critter on the outside 🌟🌟

Can’t really join in with #DuvetKnowItsChristmas as this sofabed in my brother’s home office is perfectly reasonable. Although I was informed earlier that I am now In Charge Of The Heating as the boiler is in here and nobody gets to be warm until I wake up and turn it on.

1/ So, where were we? Oh yep, #duvetknowitschristmas. Firstly, some admin: Twitter/X has evidently been run into the ground by a preening, self-radicalised clot, so while there's a slim possibility that this annual celebration might be thriving over there, I won't know cos I won't be looking.

You’d think a lasagne sandwich would be moist, but toasting the bread fixes even that 😁

This is what I realised I could stop doing by giving up Twitter.

SNOOT!

I sincerely hope that Furcation is able to rethink, regroup, and return to a venue that’s suitable for the attendee-run parties that have always been the selling point of the event.

Sadly my official helmet size was “Outsize”, so a size small isn’t going to cut it for me. But maybe someone else would like this? (Tauri’s reduced the price since this original post)

Did you know that we hosted the first official 'Rubber Skunk Meet' at a UK furry con? Small but mighty & with those tails, thankfully our venue has spacious grounds. Celebrating all shapes, sizes & materials of anthro critters at Pawsome & we'll host this again on 3-6th Oct 2025! #Pawsome2025

Getting my bathroom redone and they've found the fursuits

That’s ok, I have these to keep me going ☺️

It’s arrived!

I mean, I did that long before BlueSky came along, but it’s good to share the love 😉

One for @carlfoxmarten.bsky.social.

This post inspired in my head the phrase “30 to 50 feral holes”. Which is really just Sub101 in Manchester during Doggy Weekend.

I definitely have some followers who need this offer 😁

I’m not deleting Twitter just yet, but I have just removed the app from the dock on my phone and iPad to overcome the muscle-memory that was taking me there instead of here.

Just be prepared. We've all seen that headline going around today that Bluesky is the current #1 app, and X dropped out of the top 25. That means the absolute worst people in the world are going to be coming here trying to turn THIS place into just as much of a shithole. Block them. Don't engage.

No, I’m this old.

In WW2, the British government mobilized to create a global, distributed logistics chain aimed solely at keeping Britain supplied with one resource. Flagged as a critical war effort, at times it carried a shipping priority higher than munitions. That resource was Tea. 🧵 /1 (Image: IWM D 10405)

Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now. 1. Hospital storeman in charge of vomit bowls, bedpans, and limb bins 2. Garden centre checkout 3. Illegally-employed underage kitchen porter 4. Ano-rectal medical notes transcriber 5. Bulk oxygen bottle filler Continued…

The unexpected heads-up I needed, to fix the one thing I've always found a bit clunky about BlueSky and become the neat, simple @buntline.dog

Thanks to everyone who's sent in a picture for their Pawsome badge - and if you haven't yet, there's just a couple more days before the presses start rolling on Friday night. Find the link in your email, or ask [email protected]

A fun story: A furry I know brings his plushies with him when traveling. During boarding, a businessman coming down the aisle spotted him. Businessman: *sneers and scoffs* "You look silly." Furry: "You look unhappy." Mr. Businessman didn't say anything else for the rest of the flight.

Apparently it was too hot for trains today.

Just watched @boozybadger.bsky.social taking his shirt off on-stage. Was 50/50 whether there was going to be a joke t-shirt underneath or if he was continuing the pay-fines-with-stripper-cash bit.

Got a bit of time between panels. If this was Confuzzled I’d go hang out at the lobby bar, but Anthrocon doesn’t seem to work like that. Where do I just get a beer?

Americans walk slowly 🙂

Sea dog in the big city!

American beers are too small. I’m just going to have to have another one…

Ed Balls