Another big ass update! Let's go! Dear Lucy, My wife wants me to ditch my old car and buy a new one. I make a good living, so money isn't an issue... it's also not an excuse. I can't lie and say we can't afford it; she knows better. My problem is I really love my car, it's a '74 Crayola convertible: a real classic. How do I get my wife to see things my way? -Chad, CA. Ah haha. Hilarious. Recently, i've coerced, cajoled or just plain begged my RL girlfriend into testing the waters of furrydom on tapestries muck, and well, she seems to have taken to it well, too well in fact, i'm a little threatened by her newfound furry promiscuity, I love her a lot, and don't want to lose her, how can i not feel threatened by the hoards of boy toys she seems to attract? ~Outfoxed fox I don't know much about what you're talking about, but it sounds like you're worried about Internet guys taking away your girl. Try talking to her about it. Chances are there's nothing to worry about, but if you're concerned, mention it. If she cares about you, she won't leave you for some anonymous guy from the Internet. And if she does, she's a whore who isn't worth your time anyway. Dear Lucy, Since we all know how much you love music, I thought I'd indulge you by getting your honest opinion on a few of my favourite bands. Hopefully you've heard of them all: English bands: Lost Prophets Muse Gorillaz Japanese Bands/artists: Kojima Mayumi Orange Range Asian Kung-Fu Generation Aiko I wont be offended if you don't like the Japanese Music, so don't worry about hurting my feelings. Thanks, Foxin PS: go to www.japanaradio.com to listen to the above Jap artists. of course, it's radio so you don't get to choose what you want to listen to. But it's very well done. I'll start my admitting that I haven't heard of any of the Japanese artists. My knowledge of Japanese music is kind of limited. I touched on the subject last time, actually. I haven't heard a whole lot of Lost Prophets, but they seem adequate. I don't get the free CDs to listen to that I used to get when I worked for Sonica, so I'm limited to the stuff I actually buy, and I haven't heard any Lost Prophets yet that makes me want to buy their album. Muse are interesting. A nice band in their own right, hampered by the fact that their singer sounds just like Thom Yorke. So I don't think they'll ever get an objective review that doesn't compare them to Radiohead, and most people who hear them will immediately compare them to Radiohead as well. Which is a shame because Radiohead are better, so Muse will always suffer this, "Well, they aren't as good as Radiohead," reputation. But they are certainly a nice band if you try to look past the vocal similarity to Radiohead. I like 'em a lot. Gorillaz are pretty neat. I thought "Clint Eastwood" was the coolest song of 2001. dear lucy How's it going? i have one question, and one question only, what's up with the mat avatar? is that just for off-canon's or is he ever going to join the comic soon? (or not so soon, if it's the case) Tell everyone who ever worked on the comic and worked IN the comic that i said hi... bye big fan Eionicle Mat is just Mat's way of talking to the audience, representing stuff that happens to himself, or a vessal for stuff he has to say. Mat doesn't live in New Talia, he lives in Canada. So unless he visits New Talia someday, he won't be a canon part of BDK. Dear Lucy, What was your first reaction when you found out you were nominated for a 'Pussy Award'? Were you utterly shocked? I would've been! At any rate, congrats on the nomination. Oh yeah, by the way. Happy Birthday!! Hope all goes well and you get to see Frisk again soon. Another fan, Wizard My reaction was... "What the hell?" I had no idea what the card was talking about. I didn't know porn had an award show. After Zig explained it, though, I felt overwhelmingly proud. Now I'm looking forward to the show itself, which is taking place in April. Thanks! Dear Lucy, When will we see you and Lydia tied up and gagged? ;) Best knots, BondoFox Furry females in bondage! http://www.bondofox.net Never. Lydia keeps her bedroom stuff private, and I'm not fond of bondage. I like to have both me and my partner able to move and touch each other and stuff. I know some people get off on bondage, and good for them, but it's not to my taste. Dear Lucy. . . Hello from the really far north. Man it's cold. I've gone everywhere for advice, but I finally worked up some nerve to ask. I'm a small specie of snake, and my guy friend is a large breed of feline. Sometimes, when we get intimate, I'm too small, and often get hurt in the process which end up being a dud for the both of us. It's not exactly great. --; Is there any advice you can offer? --Selinica --Juno, Alaska Um... I'm kind of at a loss here, truthfully. Maybe figure out what actions exactly hurt you, and remove them from the repertoire? I really don't have a lot of experience with such extreme size-differences between lovers, sorry. I think it's just kind of a risk you run when you get into relationships like that, and so it requires special consideration beforehand. Miss Lucy, Awhile back I made up a t-shirt to waer at the various conventions I attend. The front reads "I CAME FOR THE CATGIRLS" and the back finishes "OVER AND OVER AGAIN" . I got all sorts of comments on it, and everyone seemed to love it, including an attractive young asian lady in a Catholic school uniform(Hell Yeah!) Until I showed up at a furry con. Apparently, the term "Catgirl" applies only to Japanese human girls with kitty ears and maybe a tail. So what in the Fucking Hell is the proper term for an anthropomorphic female feline?!On another note entirely, without giving away too much of Better Days, what happened to you Lucy? You seemed like such a nice girl back then...Anyway, thanks for the help,and good luck with your life and all. Best Wishes, Calad Stormclaws Anime fans and furry fans can be weird sometimes. "Catgirl" does seem to be the term used to descibe a cross between a cat and a girl. If you're referring to a furry, I'd suggest "cat girl," indicating that you are referring to cats who are female. As for Better Days, it turns out Jay Naylor is a liar and a thief, so that apparently isn't me in that comic. Yeah. Dearest Lucilia: Sorry I haven't written you in so long, but things have been hectic here with midterms and projects and such. Anyway, Mat seems to be having a rough time lately ("All Pizza-Hut and no NES make Mat something-something..." "Go crazy?" "Don't mind if I do!"), so I was wondering if you had ever considered giving him a break and drawing a few strips yourself. Such things have been known to work before (heck, Family Circus is only ever worth reading when Billy draws it for his dad), so I thought it might be worth a shot. Also, don't you hate it when people overuse parentheses (I know I do, those lazy so-and-so's)? Love Always, Sphynn I have played with that idea, actually, but the appropriate time hasn't come up. Lots of thick plot stuff going on right now, you know. Still, maybe in the future... While reading Jan22's Dear Lucy I came across the part about musing on lesbian sex being ok and male homosexuality being bad. It actually stems from the understanding of anatomy back in the days when these laws were being written. Back then, people believed that the woman's body had absolutely nothing to do in the creation of the baby. That is to say, all the life was in the sperm of the male, the woman being just a carrier. And it was also believed a man had only a finite number of sperm to last his whole life. And back then to a country, power meant numbers. So knowing all this ground work, to waste sperm, either by masturbating, or pulling out, or having anal sex, was considered a sin. It was considered wasting life to expend sperm into anything but the female's body in the act of creating more life. Since females were just considered the carriers, who cares wtf they did? Of course there's also the common sense that people were just dirtier back then and having sex in the butt was more likely to get your balls dropped off. But nowadays things are a lot cleaner, people are more aware, we know that guys will never ever EVER run out of sperm, and pork is yum yum yummy! This has been your nugget of useless knowledge Solanus Dracon Thanks for the history lesson! It's always importent when viewing the Bible to realize that it is a document from another time, created under the assumption that things couldn't possibly evolve past their current state, and their knowledge of the time couldn't possibly be wrong. Makes one wonder what else in there isn't true... Hey Again, Lucy. How's it going with you? Well, I have a few questions: First of all, are you ever annoyed at Lydia and try to throw something at her, but she dodges it because of her +2 to reflex saving throws, and then you?re even more pissed off than before? Second, and this one is more for Lydia, where the heck is now? Did Lydia just like put Snow in a cage for all eternity, or what? On the other hand, if snow is dead I take back my evil rant and extend my condolences. Personally, though, I think Sally secretly stole Snow, took Snow back to the demonic lair, and tossed Snow into an alternate chaotic dimension. Finally, if you?ve admitted that Mat just draws a comic about you and you live your life, AND you?ve admitted that Mat is a bad artist, then it can be assumed he draws you badly as well. So then, what do you actually look like, aside from Mat?s representation? From, Kilian San Francisco, CA P.S. if you did have someone (female, of course) really special in your life at this point, would you be coming to San Francisco right now to get married? First question: No, that's never happened. Dodging thrown objects is a function of the armor class, so Snow doesn't apply any bonus to that. Even then, under most circumstances, making a reflex save only halves the damage to you take rather than negating all of it. I'm sure Lydia's no monk or rogue. Second question: Snow's still around. Lydia hangs out with her all the time. It's just that I've been a lot more interesting than her lately. You'll see Snow again soon, though... Third... I'm sure you realize I can't actually put up a photograph of myself. All I have are artists' renditions. And fourth, I'd probably obtain New Talian citizenship, and get married here. If I had to get married in the US, though, I'd get married wherever was closest to me. I think Massachusetts might be that state, currently. I've lost track. Dear Lucy.... I just happened to read one of your responses that dealt with homosexual marraige, and you clearly stated that you're on the liberal end of the issue. Well, it seems to me that you seem to hate anything conservative, expecially with your grossly unfair comparison of George W. Bush to Joseph Stalin. George W. Bush is just what America needed, and America is finally getting things done internationally. We didn't even flex our arms, and Saddam's regime fell in Iraq. The economy is experiencing its most productive quarter since the early Regan years, and you have the indignity to say that our President can be so easily compared to a man who murdered more of his own people than Adolf Hitler? When 70 percent of the population doesn't approve of homosexual marriage, are you supposed to go against them? That would lead down the road to anarchy, and revolution. Besides, I never remember marriage as being a right.... it's a privilige. And priviliges aren't guaranteed to everyone. Just ask all of the homosexuals who happen to be republicans. Including one of the women on the Massachusetts Supreme Court who blatantly opposed the legalization of gay marriage. When you ignore the word of the people to push your own leftist agenda, you're digging your own grave. And wouldn't you say, that a law should be obeyed? And yes, I'm talking about the moronic mayor of San Francisco issuing marriage liscences to homosexual couples, when marriage in California, has already been defined as a union between a man and a woman. This sends a message that states "Hey, if you don't like a law, don't obey it!" Okay, I've gotten off topic. Here's my question. Why do you hate conservatives? Sincerely,PrinceElfangor Okay, you're right. Stalin murdered thousands, maybe millions of his own people, and Bush has only murdered 577 Americans so far. So he isn't quite as bad. Sorry. My problem with conservatives is the "We're better than everyone" viewpoint they seem to have. They don't care about being a part of the global community, only strengthening their own place, and fuck everyone else. If they have to reduce a much, much poorer country to a sheet of baked glass to do it, well, them's the breaks. Yeah, we "didn't even flex our arms" to defeat Saddam Hussein. We've proven that we can destroy much weaker countries without effort. Now let's prove that we're responsible enough not to do that unless we have an actual reason. Hussein's government was a thing of evil, yes, but countries can't just go around overthrowing governments just because they don't like them. And if they can, I hope you'd keep this in mind if, say, the European Union overthrew Bush. As for gay marriage, the viewpoint has already been stated on this site that the issue is one of gender discrimination, and that is wrong. Laws should not be obeyed if they are wrong. I point you to the American Revolution. A lot of people broke a lot of laws back then. I assume you'd be much happier if you still lived in a British colony. By the way, when you speak of "ignoring the word of the people to push your own leftist agenda," consider how Bush ignored the word of the people to push his own rightist adgenda when he attacked Iraq. I was just wondering your opinion of the following music groups: - Devo - Depeche Mode - KMFDM - Hanzel Und Gretyl - Chumbawamba - Nine Inch Nails - No Doubt - HIM - The Offspring - Dramarama Thanks! : Skunkboy Kyle - Hilarious - Awesome - Awesome - ? - Pretty cool - Revolutionary - Getting better every album - ? - Getting worse every album - ? Hey Lucy, just a couple of thoughts The first that I have been curious about for a while is the simple difference between fur and hair. Do you have to care for it different ways, or can you clean/comb it with the same tools? The second was just a pat on the back for the way you dealt with that creep in Canada. I don't really believe in homosexuality, but God hates noone. The sign should have read "I hate fags". I become very annoyed when people confine God to their personal opinions. Last, but not least, you are a very political feline, aren't you? I think that I am going to strap on my helmet and try to give you things from my own American, conservative side. For starters, G.W. may not be all that bright, but he's hardly a danger. He just needs something shiny to occupy his time. The second, the problem that I believe that I, and most American people have with legalizing homosexual marriage is the fact that the next logical step would be the government trying to force churches into performing them. And while love is a beautiful thing, even between two partners of the same sex, God did level two cities over it. To the ground. With fire and sulfur. Well, now that I can see the flames coming in my direction, I think that I will sign off. Oh, one last thing. Can you ask Lydia about something for me? I was interested in getting a tattoo, but I am not sure about some things. I am worried about getting disease, and ripped off. Any advice? From Houghton College, Eugene Yeo You can use the same tools, but they sell seperate ones. Fur is generally cared for with a short brush, as opposed to the bigger tools used to treat hair. Thank you! If the government started forcing churches to perform gay marriages, I would be as severely opposed to that as I am to the current battle against gay civic unions. The government should not be allowed to regulate religious practices. And I hope the government is smart enough to realize that. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on the issue, but it's fortunate in this case), I think enough politicians put their "church" sides ahead of their "state" sides that this wouldn't be a problem. Bottom line, you can't leave one wrong law in place because you're worried about what might happen to another, correct law. Now I'll go get Lydia... My advice is to seek a friend who has a tattoo, and get their advice on tattooists. Also, go take a look at some local tattoo places, to see what kind of condition the place is kept in. And don't be afraid to ask questions! Hey Lucy, I've been following this collum for a while and finally decided to ask you a few questions. First of all, what do you think of Rammstein (note, if you've only heard Du Hast, you haven't heard anything)? Second, what do you think of the game DDR and the music contained in it? Personally I'm a huge Rammstein fan and am now in the "I can't stop getting the damn songs in my head unless I play" ddr phase. Also, just to note about last week's question on GWB's furry character: it's already been answered. He's a monkey. Pure and simple. I won't post the "Curious George Bush" story that was created, but this series of pictures pretty much prove it. http://home.no.net/zamunda/images/bush-monkey.jpg Anyways, hope you have fun while you toil around in the new band. Daverab Rammstein are pretty good, though a bit heavier than I prefer. Still, I have no issues with them. As for DDR... I don't know what that is. I'll avoid further commentary on Bush, as it seems to be getting out of hand this week. Besides, that link seems to be broken. Dear Lucy, I've been reading the BDK chronicles for a while, and I've noticed that you and the Site's curator, Mat, have very simaler tastes in music. I was wondering, do you ever disagree on music? How do yours and Mats tastes in music differ, if at all? What would you say is, in your opinion, the most annoying song that mat likes to listen to? Last, if mat would care to answer, what does he think is the most annoying song you like to listen to? Sincerely, Reese Tora PS. Obligatory sex reference: "SEX" Ahhhh... Good question. We have similar tastes in music, yes, but I am more open to music I don't listen to. Say, rap. I don't listen to it, but I do recognize when it's good. Mat doesn't even pay attention to music he wouldn't spend time listening to himself. I think Missy Elliott is really good, for example, while Mat ignores her. As for annoying songs... He likes that "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" song, and I hate it. He also listens to Coldplay, where I just kind of acknowledge them as good, but don't listen to them recreationally. Mat? Lucy likes Missy Elliott. Friggin' whore. Missy, not Lucy. Nyello, I am getting a new apartment this year, and it will be the first living situation for me where I pay all the bills. There's just one problem: how the hell am I gonna pay for this shit (the rent is $555/month)?! I've got a part-time job as a cashier at Wal-mart, but that's just not cutting it; plus, I think it's gradually turning me insane. So my question is what kinds of good-paying jobs do you recommend that typically have shifts in the evening (I have classes most of the year)? On another note, if you're a cat, and cats have comb-like bristtles on their tongue, and your lover asks for oral sex, does that make you a sadist and your lover a masochist? See ya later, Jack Little, Ypsilanti, MI Look, I'm currently on my second job in two years. I'm no expert on employment. As for the tongue thing... The trick is to be reeeal careful. Dear Lucy, Hey there. ^_^ I'd prefer to keep this letter anonymous, if that'd be okay with you. First off I wanted to say that I love BDK, etc etc, don't wanna sound like a suckup. Speaking of sucking, some advice if you will! When I go down below on my guy, I get tired. Really quickly. Sure it's fun down there, but my jaw and tongue get sore and after that it's all downhill in terms of my interest and excitement. Sometimes I swear he's holding it in so I can go at it longer. Any way to speed up the process that you recommend? Another question concerning the same guy... He's a little chubby. He's always been a little pudgy but lately it's been bothering me (he appears to be gaining)... I've tried hinting, but he's also sensetive at times and I don't want him to think he's awful looking (because I really do love him to death).. I just want him to, you know, go thin himself up a bit. Every time I even HINT at his physical shortcomings he seems pretty down on himself, I hate it. And lastly... do you ever get tired of answering nothing but sex and music questions? ;) xox, NAME WITHHELD I don't know why you wanted to remain anonymous, since you didn't seem to be using your real name anyway. I recommend finishing with a handjob. You can put your mouth back when he's about to go off, if you want, or give yourself a facial or pearl necklace. Guys like that. They aren't exactly easy to get off orally, anyway. The weight thing is sticky. Make it clear that you love him, and you're concerned about his health. Don't focus on the attractiveness aspect of things, only the medical. You don't want to see him with all the health problems associated with weight, after all. It's a tricky situation, though, I agree. Make sure he feels loved, no matter what. And yeah, I do sometimes. Have you ever heard of a band named Dream Theater? I believe them to be the single most talented band in existence today. If you don't know of them, some songs to give a try... "A Change Of Seasons", "The Great Debate", and "In The Name Of God" are all good. Ooh, "This Dying Soul" and "Finally Free", too. Those are good ones to hear. I want to know what you think of these guys. I've never heard anybody say they didn't like Dream Theater. (Abrubt yet logical way to change subject) I don't like Radiohead or Coldplay. They sound kinda bland. I don't exactly have a way to form my opinions into a compelling argument, but that's how I feel. Anyway, thanks, -Nappy P.S. My school serves bagels for lunch. They give little individual servings of cream cheese to go with them. Every week, the flavor of these cream ch I haven't heard of Dream Theater, but I'll give 'em a shot. Thanks for the tip! I don't blame you for not being into Coldplay or Radiohead. They're sometimes not easy bands to get into. I am surprised that you consider Radiohead bland, though. Most people find them too weird, or depressing. But, taste is an individual thing, and as I said, those bands aren't for everyone. And... okay. Cream cheese. Dear Lucy: So when are you going to go get into some real partying at a Jimmy Buffett concert Wm. Van Ness Heh. Not anytime soon!