The Ultimate Furling Discussion Thread

[walterIsTheMan]

im thinking ewoks

[Jeffer]

Here's another Thread on this topic http://forum.gateworld.net/showthread.php?t=9400

[the dancer of spaz]

I don't know about anyone else, but I've ALWAYS known "lings" to be kinda hairy.

[drronin112]

Heck Guys....if TPTB just wanna do the quick easy cheap write-off on all things Furling, all they have to say is that the Furlings are those Aliens posing as the Native American Spirits in Episode: "Spirits" Season 2

I do not believe the "Spirits" Told O'Neill or anyone what their Race was called, and the episode was before "the Fifth race" So they could just pull out a "Those were the Furlings...See not Wookies...Nya Nya!!" thing.

Well That's what I would do myself if I wanted a cheap cop-out. personally I still think Ra's "Alien" body from the movie was a Furling. But even then...Not furry.

[JanusAncient]

Personally, I think that the name Furlings, comes from their planets designation, like Earthlings, it's probably called Furlia, Furl, Furlin, it isn't necessarily the name of their race, but honestly we just donot know, not enough information.

[Lt. Colonel Ryu Gaia]

Ra's alien body looked more asguard to me.
I think that the Furlings are another human-like race that are just highly technologically evolved.

[AGateFan]

Dude, time-warp!

It’s a Furling plot. Furry and mischievous. There leader is brown and white and named Gizmo.

[Martouf01]

I never really thought about it before, but anytime Furlings came into mind (which it did early today when i was watching The Nox), little slightly furry creatures came into mind.

[Stricken]

There are many threads, theorys and speculation on the Furlings but to tell the truth we may never know!!

[Easter Lily]

Even Joe Mallozzi thinks they are...

[Albion]

I don't.

I've said several times on other threads that I think it would be hugely amusing if, if we ever get to see them, they turn out to be eight foot, ugly critters with a bad attitude - a direct contradiction to anything their name suggests.

The only reason they're expected to be cute and furry is, as Jack pointed out, because the name suggests it to the subconscious. No reason beyond that says they have to be. Furling could mean 'big honking butt-ugly thing' in...er...Furlingese, for all we know.

Albion

[NowIWillDestroyAbydos]

I don't think so either, they probably lost their fur years ago.

[JedI Master of the Gate]

I tend to think of them as being humenoids that have small patchs of Fur on their bodys thats normaly very soft, but when angry Hard as Hell. I also thing of them as being realy strong, and I mean strong, the kind of strong that could beat and Unas, and Wookie in a fighting match with one punch. But only ever fighting in self-defence, or to keep fit.

[sgatelvr]

Frankly, I've wondered the same thing. And having "fur" in their names doesn't necessarily bring cute, cuddley, furry creatures to mind for me.

[Martouf01]

Well you gotta take into consideration, language. In "Furling," furling could mean Fur (Great) - ling (Golfers)....Furlings = Great Golfers. For them, the word for fur is probably something else. If there was a species called ****lings, wouldnt mean that they are made of poo.