Attack on FurryCon

[XYZpdq]

Usenet brought the fandom together for the first time and they decided on the name "furry". So yes very accurate. Since 1980.

Wasn't "Funny Animal" or whatever it was called before that a thing for a while previous to that too?

 

[Konstantinos]

I somehow doubt that this is the work of an A-log or a ween. I don't know why, its just a feeling I have. I doubt that any of those guys have the balls to go as far as trying to commit murder in the pursuit of lulz.

I dunno, the picture is unclear at the moment. We ought to await more details before we can really determine what happened.

 

[Morbid Boredom]

I somehow doubt that this is the work of an A-log or a ween. I don't know why, its just a feeling I have. I doubt that any of those guys have the balls to go as far as trying to commit murder in the pursuit of lulz.

It would not be courage, merely psychopathy -which lends credence to some drama queen and a crime of passion.

I dunno, the picture is unclear at the moment. We ought to await more details before we can really determine what happened.

This is true. I'm totally speculating.

 

[The Knife's Husbando]

I somehow doubt that this is the work of an A-log or a ween. I don't know why, its just a feeling I have. I doubt that any of those guys have the balls to go as far as trying to commit murder in the pursuit of lulz.

I dunno, the picture is unclear at the moment. We ought to await more details before we can really determine what happened.

That's sorta the feeling I have. This was pretty ballsy for your average bit of ween fuckery. That being said though, if they'd wanted to cause some real damage, whoever did this would of dumped some ammonia on the pile and casually walked out. They'd be in the clear before anyone hit the floor.

 

[KatsuKitty]

The earliest references to the modern, perverted furry fandom I could ever find were late eighties-early nineties. Wired did a 1994 article on MUCKs, for example.

 

[Konstantinos]

That's sorta the feeling I have. This was pretty ballsy for your average bit of ween fuckery. That being said though, if they'd wanted to cause some real damage, whoever did this would of dumped some ammonia on the pile and casually walked out. They'd be in the clear before anyone hit the floor.

Yeah, that too. You'd think that the would-be assassin would try to make a more potent mixture than just dumping a bunch of chlorine on the ground. That's not to say that what he did wasn't dangerous, just not really the poisonous gas he probably wanted. Either the person was really dumb and overestimated the effectiveness of the chlorine or murder wasn't his intention.

 

[Morbid Boredom]

[T]he person was really dumb and overestimated the effectiveness of the chlorine.

 

[Konstantinos]

I just thought of something: what if the guy who dropped the chlorine was wearing a fursuit as a disguise? It would be the perfect scheme. You would blend in perfectly at the building for one thing. No one would bat an eye at one costumed weirdo over another. Secondly (assuming no one saw you while you were putting the costume on), even if you got captured on a security camera or in a picture, you could just dump the suit and no one would be able to recognize you as the perp. Assuming you make sure to dispose of the costume carefully, that could be a flawless getaway.

Ehh, who am I kidding? The guy couldn't have been that smart to begin with if he was trying to gas FurCon.

 

[DeagleDad420]

I just thought of something: what if the guy who dropped the chlorine was wearing a fursuit, as a disguise? It would be the perfect scheme. You would blend in perfectly at the building for one thing. No one would bat an eye at one costumed weirdo over another. Secondly (assuming no one saw you while you were putting the costume on), even if you got captured on a security camera or in a picture, you could just burn the suit later and you no one would be able to find you. Assuming you make sure to dump the costume carefully, that could be a perfect getaway almost.

It's like the Ocean's 11 of prankterrrorism. I just really like the idea that in this scenario it's possible the criminal could only be identified by his fursona because everyone there wouldn't actually now his real name.

Spoiler: CIA secret file containing intel on the perpetrator

At the moment, federal investigator's prime suspect is 184-year-old "Jadepaw Moonsong". Witnesses gave the description of a fuzzy bear cub with blue markings, kawaii tail and black fur. Authorities have subpoenaed his DeviantArt and FurAffinity profiles for further information.

 

[A-№1]

Considering the janitor screw up deal, one would have to wonder: if the janitor did spill the stuff, why didn't he clean it up ASAP considering the danger it would bring to one's health?

Possibly because it's in a stairwell and the cleaning closet where the hotel stores the hot tub cleaning supplies is down in the basement. The janitor might well have been on his way to get some rubber gloves and a broom when furries started noticing the smell. Or it might not have been the janitor himself who spilled it. I can see the janitor, upon being assigned to clean a particularly nasty, furry besmirched hot tub on the top floor, calling for a lowly bellhop to haul up some water shock chlorine powder from the basement instead of going all the way down and back for it himself. The bellhop might well spill some of it on the way up and never mention it because he wasn't aware of the safety concerns.

The point is that while this is very suspicious, it's still not definitely an attack. Of course if it turns out it wasn't an actual attack, it's likely we'll never know, because "furries gassed in suspected terrorist attack" makes a much better news story than "janitor spills cleaning supplies".

For the record, I actually do think this was some anti-furry jackass ween or possibly some bitter ex-furry turning on his own kind, because dumping a cup of pool cleaner in a stairwell is about what I'd expect from someone like that. However I'm not going to say that's definitely what happened until other possibilities have been eliminated.

Ehh, who am I kidding? The guy couldn't have been that smart to begin with if he was trying to gas FurCon.

Yeah, if I had a fursuit disguise and wanted to fuck with a furry convention, I'd wear it to rob a bank next door. Dumping pool cleaner is bush league.

 

[Mollybdenum]

I'm more partial to the idea of a bunch of idiots found the cleaning supplies and dumped it because they thought it would be funny. Not with malicious intent, just jackasses.

 

[Count groudon]

I wasn't. I was just saying this has been pretty low-key news considering it was a gas attack.

Yeah, this is still a story about a bunch of innocent people who were almost trapped inside a building full of toxic gas that could've seriously fucked them up. Furry or not this doesn't really seem like something these newscasters should be joking about on air.

 

[EI 903]

Yeah, this is still a story about a bunch of innocent people who were almost trapped inside a building full of toxic gas that could've seriously fucked them up. Furry or not this doesn't really seem like something these newscasters should be joking about on air.

People who have never encountered furries before are always going to laugh at first exposure. Also, no one was seriously hurt so it's nowhere near a tragedy. Totally worth joke fodder.

 

[HG 400]

I thought of this pic and couldn't stop laughing.

Get it? Get it? The poison gas is burning his eyes and lungs. lolroffle!

 

[KFC]

Who the fuck tries to kill people with pool cleaner? That's kinda out there...

 

[Watcher]

Who the fuck tries to kill people with pool cleaner? That's kinda out there...

"gas the furries" is a reoccurring meme on the internet

I mean it might be funny that someone used chlorine to do it. But chlorine was used by both sides in World War 1 as a chemical warfare agent. It can cause long-term irritation of the lungs if enough is inhaled and can lead to death.

 

[MysticMisty]

Oy vey, news anchors can't stop laughing, one runs off set when told what a furry is.

Apparently this video is making the rounds on social media because it was shared to my fiance's mother on Facebook. So my fiance had to explain furries to his mother.

 

[The Knife's Husbando]

People who have never encountered furries before are always going to laugh at first exposure. Also, no one was seriously hurt so it's nowhere near a tragedy. Totally worth joke fodder.

Um, hmm. And if this incident had happened at a college football game, the head of the perp responsible for it would already be on a spike. Well, after "resisting arrest", and getting the crap beat out of him.

 

[A-№1]

Um, hmm. And if this incident had happened at a college football game, the head of the perp responsible for it would already be on a spike. Well, after "resisting arrest", and getting the crap beat out of him.

Assuming they could even smell the chlorine odor over the stale beer, hot dog vomit, and urine smells normally associated with back stairwells at college football games.

 

[Cute Anime Girl]

Who the fuck tries to kill people with pool cleaner? That's kinda out there...

I'd have to agree with other that this was probably just something done on impulse. The floor it was ignited doesn't make much sense for a planned attack and powered chlorine was probably found in a janitor closet or some shit.