Trekker v Furry bowl-off pics

Posted by Cory Doctorow, September 30, 2007 6:21 PM | permalink

Yesterday, Atlanta's Midtown Bowl hosted the second annual Trekkers vs Furries bowl-off, and Keneke was there, taking pix and uploading them to Flickr. Did you get shots, too? Post a link in the comments. Link (Thanks, Keneke!)

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#1 posted by Xeni Jardin

, September 30, 2007 6:24 PM

Take the Furries bowling
Take them bowling

Take the Klingons bowling
Take them bowling

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#2 posted by Keneke

, September 30, 2007 6:51 PM

I think you messed up the link. Here it is just in case: http://flickr.com/photos/14359698@N07/sets/72157602213115572/

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#3 posted by Jeff Kramer

, September 30, 2007 7:54 PM

So who won?

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#4 posted by Stefan Jones

, September 30, 2007 7:59 PM

To judge from the photos, furries have two orientations: Pantsed and pantless.

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#5 posted by Wil Wheaton

, September 30, 2007 8:03 PM

Based on the hundreds of people who have gotten pissed at me for misusing the terms "Trekkie" and "Trekker," I feel obligated to point out that the Klingons involved here are clearly Trekkies.

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#6 posted by Amy Kou'ai , September 30, 2007 8:19 PM

The comment box disappears whenever I log in, but I request that you behold the power of YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljAXHWE0bDQ

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#7 posted by Stefan Jones

, September 30, 2007 8:33 PM

You message was posted, Amy.

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So, where does the bowl-off fit in Lore Sjoberg's Geek Event Hierarchy?

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#8 posted by Keneke

, September 30, 2007 9:15 PM

> So who won?

Klingons. Furries couldn't get their furred fingers in the ball holes, so they rolled the ball granny-style down the lanes.

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#9 posted by normal

, September 30, 2007 10:20 PM

Here is my gallery from the event.

KvF 2007

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#10 posted by Radioguy , September 30, 2007 10:34 PM

Hey Xeni,
Some people say,
"That bowling alley's got big lanes"
Frankly I find this whole thing disturbing...
Where do I sign up ?
K'pla !!!

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#11 posted by techbuzz

, September 30, 2007 11:02 PM

The FarkTV crew did some filming. We have their interviews to look forward to in an upcoming segment.

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#12 posted by tehmoth , October 1, 2007 12:26 AM

I suppose this was meant to be cute but it just comes off as creepy:
http://flickr.com/photos/14359698@N07/1464485167/in/set-72157602213115572/

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#13 posted by Jackson

, October 1, 2007 6:13 AM

I have some pictures on my blog. It was a great event!

www.jacksonpearce.com

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#14 posted by Cpt. Tim , October 1, 2007 8:36 AM

bowling is hot buisness. i'd pack shorts and a t-shirt for league night so i could change after work.

i'd say what the furries were doing was pretty dangerous.

Hope they drank a lot of water.

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#15 posted by outlanderssc

, October 1, 2007 8:40 AM

>I suppose this was meant to be cute but it just comes off as creepy:

It's the phrase "Little children are the fursuiters' bread and butter" that creeps me out -

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#16 posted by Keneke

, October 1, 2007 8:57 AM

> It's the phrase "Little children are the fursuiters' bread and butter" that creeps me out -

Ha! Certainly didn't mean it to be creepy. I meant to say that fursuiters are amateur Disney characters - they delight in bringing smiles to children's faces. I guess I'll change my wording.