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Author: Tannhaeuser

Dec 31st 2009 at 1:28:48 AM

Precisely. FurryConfusion is about ''anthropomorphic'' animals encountering more realistic animals -- Goofy ''anent'' Pluto. Both are supposed to be dogs, i.e., of the same species. That is entirely different from Goofy pretending to be a mouse like Mickey; both are anthropomorphic to exactly the same degree, but one is still ''supposed'' to be a anthropomorphic dog pretending to be an anthropomorphic mouse, and the other simply an anthropomorphic mouse. In a case such as TheLittleDrummerBoy, cited above, in which the degree of anthropomorphism is significantly lower than in FunnyAnimals such as Donald, Daffy, or Top Cat (Joshua the camel, Samson the donkey, and Baba the lamb cannot even talk (though they can dance, it is pretty much on the level of a dancing bear), there is a real distinction to be made between a camel with human-like feelings and a camel imitating an alligator.

I like the RabbitInSmeerpsClothing except for one thing -- that brings in the idea of a completely made-up animal. How about RabbotInDucksClothing?

Another example has occured to me -- the Cadbury Chocolate commercials, featuring clucking rabbits. (CluckCluckSaidTheBunny might be another title possibility.) And another might be the WebOriginal "Thirty Second Bunny Theatre," in which rabbits re-enact popular films -- thus, a film like ''Jurassic Park'' will feature a T-Rex wearing bunny ears.