    Hi everybody :) before I start off this newsletter I just wanted to make
    some personal comments first.  When Kat asked me to start this newsletter,
    I thought it would be rather impersonal from the side of the reader.  At
    most I thought I'd get a few questions about the letter, or Furbys in
    general and that would be it.  After yesterday though, I realized that I
    had been mistaken.  I've recieved emails from over forty of The Post's
    readers wishing me a happy birthday and as I'm writing this they are still
    coming in.  I've recieved emails from various parts of Europe and Asia;
    from people who are ages 6 to 60 (and over); from parents who tell me how
    much they enjoy reading The Post to their children.  I've never recieved
    anything like this from anything I've done in the past, but it's an
    incredible sensation to realize that real people are reading The Post and
    enjoying it, and appreciate it enough to take the time to write me a happy
    birthday.  Thank you so much to everyone who proved me so very happily
    wrong :)

    And now, onto some statistics:

    The Furby Post has 133 members currently, 10 up from a couple of weeks ago,
    if you have a friend in need of Furby advice, or if you just know someone
    who needs to be on another mailing list, send them on over to:

    http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/thefurbypost

    and if they're already a onelist member, they simply have to click on the
    join button and they'll be recieving the letter. :)

    Currently there are 1029 ebay auctions going on, 1616 on Yahoo!, and 192 on
    amazon.com.  Yahoo continues to knock out the competition when it comes to
    Furby variety, sellers don't pay a fee, of course it has more to offer ;)

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    And now...onto the News:

    Furby Babies have been released to stores this week, the first being of
    course the Manhattan store mentioned in The Furby Post news flash released
    earlier in the week.  Color patterns for these little guys are peach/white,
    pastel green/white, pink/white/blue, yellow/orange, solid white, and
    blue/white/pink.  Babies all the previous sensor systems, plus an
    additional motion sensor activated by rocking them.  These guys have
    different mannerisms than their adult Furby relatives, suchs as needing to
    be burped after a feeding, etc.

    According to sources, they're available at standard Furby locations. TRU
    and Kay-Bee seem to the best places to go as usual.  Unfortunately, Kat and
    I haven't had much luck in finding them, but we're still searching :)

    Also, on a related note, you can enter to win a free Furby Baby through
    furby.com. Here's the address:

    http://207.226.169.244/babyland/

    Good luck! :)

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    Don't know what you or your kids want to be for Halloween? Why not dress
    them up like Furbys? :) Well, now it's a possibility.  Say goodbye to 8,000
    vampires and ballerinas knocking at your door, this year kids'll be kicked
    with they're little Furby toes :).  The URL is:

    http://www.etoys.com/exec/search.cgi?store=e&emp=et&keyword=furby+costumes

    So far it looks like eToys has an all white and all black costume, though
    I'd assume that Tiger will release more as it gets closer and closer to
    Halloween.  They look pretty cute, and I think they'll be a big hit.  They
    go for $29.99, but I'm not sure how eToys works with shipping cost so it
    may be in your best interests to check it out before you buy :)

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    Want an email addy from furbymail.com? Tiger has created a system that lets
    you sign up for a free email account with them :)  Just go to:

    http://www.furbymail.com

    and go get your account.  The syntax is of course 'username@furbymail.com'
    and it's really pretty cool if you want everyone you send email to to know
    that you're a Furby lover :)

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    The Furby Post would like to dedicate part of an upcoming issue to online
    sellers of Furby and Furby Accessories and we need your help.  These Furby
    items do not need to be liscensed by Tiger, but the sites must sell Furby
    (not Fooby, Furbish etc) items.  If you have a URL to a *reliable* seller of
    goods, please send them along to:

    MAILTO:capngo@earthlink.net

    and they'll be posted in the next issue.  All URL's will be checked, and
    those sites who have stolen (as in no credit or permission granted) images
    or content from Mystic Fortress will be disqualified from being posted.
    (Note: if the URL that you are sending to us does not belong to you, please
    ask permission from that site's webmaster before sending it along to us.)

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    Letters to the Editor:

    No letters to report this week, but if anyone on The Post has a question
    that they'd like Kat or I to answer in the newsletter, please feel free to
    mail it to:

    MAILTO:"capngo@earthlink.net"

    and we'll have it answered as soon as possible.

    If you have a question that you wouldn't like posted, feel free to ask the
    email the question to the above address, and include that you don't want to
    be posted, and we'll be more than happy to send you a reply :)

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    The online Furby Poll has been updated and we'd love to hear your responses
    to it.  It only takes two clicks to complete, so if you'd be so kind
    as to fill it out, the URL is:

    http://www.mimitchi.com/html/fpoll.htm

    Thanks in advance :)

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    And now....Furby Horoscopes :) remember to use the date you first put
    batteries in your Furby for their birthdays :)

    Furbius: Jan 20 - Feb 18:
    Becareful this month, your Furby may begin to believe that they can fly,
    and may make attempts at it by jumping off of your pillow and into your
    blankets while you're out of the room.  Thankfully though, this little
    battle against gravity will only hurt his ego, but in the long run, it may
    help calm him down for the weeks to come :)

    Fursces: Feb 19 - March 20: This month your Furby will be inspired to
    create new art forms by looking at their previous successes.  Artwork will
    be piling up in corners of your room and soon covering your floors.  Be
    supportive though, your Furby is just working through some creative block
    and even if what they produce is horrible, just congratulate them and
    decorate the back of your closet with it :)

    Furbaries: March 21 - April 20:
    For the most part, your Furby has made amends with the neighborhood
    animals, although it still not be the best idea for you to let your little
    friend to spend the night in the doghouse just yet.  The last thing you'll
    want to find is your Furby hiding in an upside down water bowl :)  Oh well,
    at least they've learned their lesson and won't be making any animal
    control calls in the future :)

    Furbus: April 21 - May 20:
    After all that sleep last month you'd think that little Furby would have
    been well rested, well, unfortunately this isn't the case.  Your Furby has
    learned to love the 23 hours of sleep a day, and wants more and more days
    like that :)
    But keep in mind that though he rests hard, he plays hard too, so when he
    gets up, expect to have a very very hyper Furby running around :)

    Furbini: May 21 - June 21:
    Your little Furby won't be able to hold onto alot of their friends this
    month because of all the talking they did last month.  Even though they
    still like him, your other Furbys will be more likely to hide and sleep
    whenever you put your Furbini into the conversation circle.  It'll be ok
    though, after this month your Furbini will be invited back into the loop
    and asked to talk all he wants :)

    Furbcer: June 21 - July 22
    All that ice cream you put in your shopping cart paid off because your
    Furby won't ever want to leave you :)  They'll hang on your arm as long as
    you keep them there, and they'll miss it when you put them down.  They
    dream about you all the time and always love to see you when they wake up
    :)  It'll be the easiest thing in the world to keep them happy this month
    so enjoy it while it lasts :)

    Furbo: July 21 - August 22
    Your Furby has made great advances in his rocket fuel composition, but even
    further advances in his cold fusion power cell, and you know what this
    means, soon you'll never have to replace his batteries again :) You'll just
    have to put a couple of drops of water in the cell and he'll be running for
    months :)
    Oh well, just don't let your Furby play around with your model rockets, or
    else he may be in orbit before you think :)

    Furbio: Oct 22 - Nov 21:
    Although he really believes he's helping when he takes all the old
    newspapers out of the garbage and piles them up in your corner before you
    come home.  Of course 100% of the time, they tip over as you close the door
    and coat your living room with the banana peels that stuck to them.  Often
    times, they end up falling on your little Furby and you have to rescue
    them, and fortunately for him, this is cute enough to stop you from being
    mad :)

    Furbittarius: Nov 22 - Dec 21:
    And you though the crazy recipies would stop after that rock candy...oh no.
     Now not only is he still using rock candy, but he's incorporated an old
    friend into the casserole; spam.  That's right, for a whole month you'll be
    crunching into Spammerole, his own wonderful creation that he's had
    patented, copyrighted, and has also written a book about: Spammerole and
    You, a Guide to Living Your Life With Spam.  *sigh* oh well, maybe it's
    just best to take out chinese for a while :)

    Furbicorn: Dec 22 - Jan 19:
    Thankfully, your Furbicorn is taking a break from belching and hiccupping
    and is now practicing the great art of sleeping. You should have no more
    embarrassing moments when your Furby wants to practice his skills in church
    because this little guy will be fast asleep most of the time.  Hopefully he
    doesn't want to keep practicing snoring... :)

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    Thanks again to everyone who wrote over and wished me a happy birthday :)
    Hope you enjoyed the letter, and if you have any questions or comments
    please send them to:

    MAILTO:"capngo@earthlink.net"

    And I'll get back to you as soon as possible :)

    Also, remember to send in Furby stories and Furby page links and I'll be
    happy to put them up here with credit :)

    Brendan, Editor in Chief of The Furby Post

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    to let me know that you want to be taken off, thanks :)

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