Furries.
I used to work in a costume shop. We had a lot of people who hired animal costumes for the weekends. We had a lot more who owned their own and would bring them in for repairs. Then the internet happened, and it seemed there were many people like our customers. There are a lot of things in this world I understand, even if I'm not part of them myself. A human genuinely believing they are truly an otter/zebra/panther-dragon-wolf is not among them. That isn't to say I have any particular scorn for them (except the nasty bastards that returned our costumes soiled), just that I do not get it.
(louveciennes , Volvospotter, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 16:20, 5 replies)

Protip: They don't actually believe they are animals. It's just a bit of fun.
Weird "stay-the-hell-away-from-me" fun.
( Digeridude Lord Wellington's Beef Trapeze, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 16:25, closed)

Not always; I know someone who actually thinks she's a dragon.
She believes she's a dragon's soul in a human body.
( Bob Todd whee, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 17:37, closed)

That's "otherkin" which I think is something different.

( idonthaveafunnynickname Drink-Aware? Sure. I'm aware I want another drink., Fri 16 Oct 2009, 0:49, closed)

Ah, but I've met plenty who do
So I'm afraid your 'protip' is not all that applicable.
(louveciennes , Volvospotter, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 20:38, closed)

Mistaken identity
I had read to the bottom of your post without it making any sense when I realised the title was "furries", not "ferries". Must clean me specs . . .
(The Jannie, Sat 17 Oct 2009, 17:07, closed)