Some particularly shallow individuals, however, might decide it's
worth it to trim their whiskers and lose that sensitivity. Think of
it like people with poor eyesight who can't use contact lenses but
still voluntarily forego glasses for fashion reasons.
On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 5:06 PM, David Ewell<kuchadude1_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> It is said that for some the whiskers are used to 'feel' their way around at
> night if they're nocturnal or have bad eyesight like rats and mice for
> instance. Maybe in the trio's world those species no longer require the use
> of their whiskers as intended and as said maybe shaved them as a fashion
> statement.
> I think I prefer whiskers to be as promenent or as inconspicuous as
> ictated by the species.
>
> --- On Sat, 8/22/09, jmhcustomart2004 <a_change_of_plans_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> From: jmhcustomart2004 <a_change_of_plans_at_yahoo.com>
> Subject: [SkunkworksAMA] Re: Ah...Soooo...Whiskers.
> To: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 12:05 AM
>
>
> --- In SkunkworksAMA_at_ yahoogroups. com, "inkwell_01" <inkwell_01@ ...>
> wrote:
>>
>> Whiskers to stay in?
>>
>> It does make them more realistic...
>>
>> [Too bad lizards don't have whiskers, Des is
>> gonna feel left out. ;)]
>>
>
> Yeah. I would imagine there are some critters who may have them removed (for
> a sleeker appearance, perhaps?), but for the most part, I'll keep the
> whiskers thin and fairly unobtrusive. On some characters, they'll probably
> be so light they may not even show up.
>
> Lizards would look weird with whiskers. Very, very weird.
>
> --JMH
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>
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Received on Sat Aug 22 2009 - 14:54:53 CDT