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Code of the Plushies
Version 1.0 / 09 July 1997
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Principal Categories: Plushies (P)/Fursuits (F)

P -- Favorite Plush Species (try to use no more than 4 species symbols)

a : Avians (birds)
b : Bunnies
c : Canines
d : Dolphins/whales
e : Equines
f : Felines
h : Horned & misc hooved critters
k : Kangaroos & other marsupials
m : Monkeys/apes
p : Procyonids (raccoons/pandas)
r : Rodents
s : Seals/pinnipeds
t : Teddy bears
w : Weasel clan (skunks/otters etc)
x : Exotic or extinct (incl reptiles/dinosaurs)
y : Mythicals (dragons/gargoyles/unicorns etc)
z : Character/toon plushies

F -- Fursuits

F[species] : I've worn a [species] fursuit (e.g. Fc - a canine fursuit)
>F[species] : I haven't worn a fursuit, but I might like to wear a [species]
fursuit someday
!F : The concept of wearing a fursuit doesn't interest me

Add '*' after a species symbol if you actually own a fursuit of that species

(See example below for coding the P/F category)
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B -- Bedtime

B++ : I always sleep with a plushie
B+ : I sleep with a plushie often
B : I sleep with a plushie sometimes
B- : I don't sleep with a plushie
B-- : I could not sleep with a plushie
!B : I would never consider taking a plushie to bed with me
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C -- Cuddling

C++ : I'm a cuddling addict; I cuddle my plushies several times a day
C+ : I cuddle my plushies often, usually every day
C : I cuddle my plushies sometimes
C- : I'm not much of a cuddler
C-- : I really dislike cuddling
!C : I don't cuddle; my plushies are strictly for looking at
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I -- Imagination

I++ : I have a rich fantasy life involving my plushies; they live in my mind
I+ : I treat my plushies like individual personages with feelings
I : My plushies are not just inanimate objects; they represent more to me
I- : Plushies are inanimate objects; I imagine no more, no less
I-- : It's nonsense to imagine plushies being anything but mere objects
!I : I've never had any fantasies or imaginings concerning my plushies
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M -- Making/Modifying Plushies

M+$ : I make/modify plushies as part of my livelihood
M+ : I've made/modified a lot of plushies
M : I can make/modify a plushie myself
M- : I've never made/modified plushies
>M : I'd like to make/modify plushies someday
!M : Forget it, I can't even sew
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N -- Numbers - How many plushies do you own?

N+++ : Several hundred
N++ : Over a hundred
N+ : Dozens
N : A few
N- : None
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O -- Out in Public

O++ : I take a plush pal with me almost everywhere I go
O+ : I enjoy carrying plush in public on occasion
O : I've carried a plush in public, but only a few times
O- : I wouldn't feel comfortable carrying a plushie in public
>O : I haven't carried a plushie in public, but I may someday
!O : Under no circumstances would I ever carry a plushie in public
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Sp -- Plush Sex

Sp++ : Plush sex is my primary sexual preference
Sp+ : Intimacy with my plushies is an important part of my sex life
Sp : I have been sexually intimate with my plushies, but not a lot
Sp- : I have no desire to have plush sex, but I'm not against it
Sp-- : The idea of having sex with plushies disgusts me

>Sp : I haven't been intimate with my plushies, but I may someday
!Sp : My relationship with my plushies will always be purely platonic
#S : What I do sexually is nobody's business

Add a '/f' after Sp if you want to include descriptors for fursuits
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T -- Favorite Types of Plushies (try to use no more than 4 symbols)

a : anthropomorphic - I like plushies that are configured like teddy bears
c : color - I have a strong preference for certain colors of plush
d : dressed - I like plushies that wear clothing
f : firm - I prefer plushies that are stuffed firmly
m+ : macrophile - I like really big plushies
m- : microphile - I like really tiny plushies
p : plain - I like my plushies plain and unadorned
r : realistic - I prefer plushies that look like the real animal
s : soft - I prefer plushies that are very soft
t : talented - I look for plushies that are boinkable in some way
w : whimsey - I like plush that are whimsical variants of the real animal
* : I like just about all types of plushies, whatever their shape or size
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f -- The Furry Connection

f+++ : I feel like I'm a furry myself; furry fans are mere amateurs
f++ : I love anthropomorphic animals, and I'm active in furry fandom
f+ : I love anthropomorphic animals
f : I like anthropomorphic animals
f- : I don't like anthropomorphic animals
f-- : I hate anthropomorphic animals
!f : Anthropomorphic animals are irrelevant to my life
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[m/f]a -- Gender and Age

m : Male
f : Female
a+++ : 50+ years
a++ : 40-49 years
a+ : 30-39 years
a : 18-29 years
a- : minor
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Here is my Plush Code:

Plush Code 1.0: Pb/Fb*w* B++ C+ I+ !M N+++ O+ Sp++/!f Tcstw f+ ma++

Which translates as: I love plush bunnies most of all, I own a bunny and a
mustelid fursuit, I always sleep with a plushie and I usually cuddle plush
every day, I treat my plushies like individual personages with feelings,
I can't make or modify plushies, I have several hundred plushies, I enjoy
carrying plush in public on occasion, plush sex is my primary sexual
preference (but I don't have an interest in fursuit sex), I prefer plushies
that are soft, boinkable, whimsical, and a specific color, I love furries,
and I'm a male over 40.

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