~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Code of the Plushies Version 1.1 / 22 July 1997 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Principal Categories: Plushies (P)/Fursuits (F) P -- Favorite Plush Species (try to use just 4 species symbols) a : Avians (birds) b : Bunnies c : Canines ^c : Wild canines specifically d : Dolphins/whales e : Equines f : Felines ^f : Wild felines specifically h : Horned & misc hooved critters i : Insects k : Kangaroos/marsupials m : Monkeys/apes p : Procyonids (raccoons/pandas) r : Rodents s : Seals/pinnipeds t : Teddy bears u : Ursids (non-anthropomorphic bears) w : Weasel clan (skunks/otters etc) x : Exotics (incl reptiles/dinosaurs) y : Mythicals (dragons/gargoyles/unicorns etc) z : Characters/toons P[species] : Spelled-out name of a favorite species not specified above F -- Fursuits F[code letter] : I've worn a [code letter] fursuit (e.g. Fc - a canine fursuit) >F[code letter]: I haven't worn a fursuit, but I might like to wear a [code letter] fursuit someday !F : The concept of wearing a fursuit doesn't interest me Add '*' after a species symbol if you own a fursuit of that species (See example below for coding the P/F category) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I -- Imagination I++ : I have rich fantasies 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MM -- Mattel Meeko MM++ : I couldn't imagine life without my Mattel Meeko MM+ : I own a Mattel Meeko and he's a favorite cuddle partner MM : I own a Mattel Meeko MM- : I don't own a Mattel Meeko >MM : I'd like to add a Mattel Meeko to my collection someday !MM : I have no desire to own a Mattel Meeko Insert an 'h' after MM if you own a Meeko with an SPH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ N -- Numbers - How many plushies do you own? N+++ : Several hundred N++ : Over a hundred N+ : Dozens N : A few N- : None ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sp/Sf -- Sex With Plushies And Fursuits 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 offends 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 Sf -- Fursuit Sex Sf++ : I've had fursuit sex and it's something I enjoy often Sf+ : I've had fursuit sex at least once Sf : I think fursuits are sexy Sf- : I don't think fursuits are sexy >Sf : I haven't had fursuit sex, but the idea appeals to me !Sf : I have no erotic interest in fursuits at all #S : What I do sexually is nobody's business ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T -- Favorite Types of Plushies (try to use just 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 h : SPH - I like plushies that have a strategically-placed hole 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 @ : SPA - I like plushies that have a strategically-placed appendage * : I like just about all types of plushies, whatever their shape or size ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ f -- The Furry Connection 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here is my Plush Code: Plush Code 1.1: Pb/Fb*fpw* B++ C+ I+ !M MMh N+++ O+ Sp++/Sf Tcstw f+ ma++ Which translates as: I love plush bunnies most of all, I own a bunny and mustelid fursuit (and I've worn a feline and procyonid 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 own a modified Mattel Meeko, I have several hundred plushies, I enjoy carrying plush in public on occasion, plush sex is my main sexual preference, I think fursuits are sexy, I prefer plushies that are soft, boinkable, whimsical, and a specific color, I love furries, and I'm a male over 40. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~