A Short Explanation of the War (tm)

[reynardo]

This is for some friends on Twitter, who need the digested version of Devilbunnies, and what a
"Chimp Flick" is.

So click here only if your Happy Symp Filtering Software is up to date.

Way back, in the dim dark days of Usenet, there was a group called "Devilbunnies". The basic premise was that cute fluffy bunnies are taking over the world.

Because they are.

Think of the cute, fluffy, boppy, sugar-laden songs out there at the moment.

Think of the number of bunny rabbits that turn up on Christmas Cards and Valentines.

And what about what was the biggest computer company in the world? Micro (small) Soft (Fluffy).

So they have infiltrated our world, our culture, our media, and are trying to make everyone love the soft and the fluffy and the cute. Think of cute animal pictures on Facebook. Think of hippies and environmentalism and loving everyone and using rainbows and kittens and joy! They radiate "cutons" which make everyone's heart melt as they view the CUUUUUTE! (This, of course, is where Cuton the Spaniel's name came from).

Obviously, the bunnies almost made it. Almost took complete control of the world. But then, a brave band of fighters realised the Evil Fluffy Threat Against Humanity, and banded together in the name of our great leader, the mighty Elmer Fudd. So those that stand against the Bunnies are the Fudds. (There are also extremist groups, I'm afraid. The less said about the Fuddamentalists and the Fuddhadi, the better).

Of course, bunnies have a small problem trying to take over the world. They're bunnies. So they need humans to do their Evil Bidding. They have recruited a small army of humans who are assisting the bunnies in exchange for various nefarious promises - the largest being that these humans could eventually be transformed into bunnies themselves. These humans are collectively known as "Sympathisers of the Bunny Cause", or "Symps" for short.

The unfortunate truth is that these symps, when they're no longer essential, will have their toes harvested (human toes are a bunny delicacy) and the rest of the body turned into Spam. In fact, it is a well documented fact that Spam stands for "Symp Processed After Mission".

Of course, there are other groups. The Bunnies also have a small cadre of Devilcavvies - mutated guineapigs. There's a splinter group of Fudds called the Wanderers. Squirrels play on both sides.

And off in the shadows, in the depths of Doomwarren and beside Waste Outlet #9, are the Fouriers and their Wyrmbunny friends. They're the ones who believe in "Release the Omega Weapon, and let Frith sort it out afterwards".

So now it gets personal. My Devilbunny character is Reynardo the Tough Fudd. She's a corporal in the Australian Fudd Network, and is the chief mail censor. But really, she's a symp. She sorts the mail to carefully remove the bunny contraband and then resell it to her fellow secret symps.

In real life, Reynardo is a little tiny bit like me. Whenever I'm showing traits that are not those of a Big Tough Mean Fudd - such as going SQUEEEE over cute puppy photos or getting teary-eyed when Judy dies in Seven Little Australians, my dear husband lederhosen (whom I met on the group) accuses me of being an enormous Symp. He should know - although he plays one of the Four of the Apolcalypse, he's an enormous symp himself.

But of course romantic movies, heartwarming movies, and the sort of movie that might require a box of tissues nearby, quickly became recategorised as "Symp Movies".

And, as most of those are also known colloquially as "Chick Flicks", it didn't take long for "Symp" and "Chick" to become the portmanteau "Chimp".

Thus: "Chimp Flick".

Disclaimer: There are no simians involved in these movies. Usually.

Comments

[gelsey.livejournal.com]

I have great love for this post.

[moxie_man]

(nervoustailflick) Now you've gone and done it. You've revealed to the world about the Sekrit War™. It's a good thing the war is over (or so the Fluffers claim) per the alt.devilbunnies FAQs as Usenet is basically dead.

I've noticed that either I've been banned from the "conspiracy" (writer's) email list or it too is dead. I haven't seen anything hit my inbox in nearly two years. (drooptail)

Not Aldin

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

Mailing list is still there - contact Snowhare for tech stuff, as always. Hang on... try here.

[moxie_man]

Thanks. I'll look into this later this evening. Looks like the list serv has changed, which would explain why I'm no longer on it.

[nefaria.livejournal.com]

You're just jealous because you lost The War.

P.S. Is it only my opinion, or is it a fact that ALL the Fudds are symps underneath? Nobody in their right mind would spend years chatting with the bunnies if they didn't secretly enjoy it.

[reynardo.livejournal.com]

I thought it was an attempt to wangle a promotion without going through the formalities.

[moxie_man]

And this is probably why you've remained a *private* all these years. If you were on my base, you'd be on urine collection detail, miss, for spreading such false rumors. The late Col. Blake remained faithful to his human wife despite his unfortunate conversion long before I first met him.

[moxie_man]

The only part of it I enjoy is the sounds your kind have made as they have met my ax or have been sprayed with Moxie™

[mr-figgy.livejournal.com]

If you hear a soft tapping which sounds like it's coming from the other side of your wall-mounted mirror, it's just Figgy wanting to be let back into this world. Whatever you do, don't knock back. You don't realize who you're letting inside. Also, you might chip or crack a mirror which you probably don't want to do, especially if the shattered glass might cut you etc.