2008-07-28 [Sheenio]: hm...I don't think ANY of these say 'a typical faery' to me....

2008-07-28 [Artsieladie]: *points to poll question*

Which art piece best represents an 'atypical' Fairy from ECM Fairy/Fae Art - Atypical for the Elftown Creature Marathon competition?

"atypical", folks, "atypical" as opposed to 'typical'. 

2008-07-28 [Cia_mar]: yes the most atypical, not the normal garden variety fae....lol
i think the computer as a faery is quite original!
i know for a fact that our computer is a female and responds better to richard than to me,
she does things that are quite spiteful, you would think she were tinkerbell trying to get rid of wendy from peter pan!!!

2008-07-28 [Sheenio]: i see...i thought it was a typo...

2008-07-28 [Cia_mar]: no worries [Sheenio] easy mistake... it is hard to say that word without making it sound like a typical anyway,,,lol

2008-07-30 [Angelic nightmares]: I like B the best. And I guess its because I have a soft spot for bears.

2008-07-30 [moira hawthorne]: the point tho is to vote for the least normal most unusual most uncommon faery - ATYPICAL FAIRY ... stickin wings on something and calling it a faery has got to be the most common least original...

2008-07-30 [Paul Doyle]: Even less original: Photoshopping wings on Richard Simmons. Or just plain Richard Simmons as himself.

But I digress. When we go by "atypical", the sky's the limit, the imagination is the limit, and people's perceptions judge in the end. So, rather than voting for a cow pie with wings, they'll go for the cute, fuzzy flying teddy bear :)

2008-07-30 [moira hawthorne]: but not voting for a teddy bear... thats not what this contest is... voting for the best teddy bear... this contest is voting for the best atypical faery

2008-07-31 [Obsidian Tears]: Haha...that picture of Richard Simmons would look hilarious with fairy wings. :D

2008-07-31 [Cia_mar]: yeah, but we all know he is one without needing wings!

2008-07-31 [windowframe]: And if people think that the fuzzy bear with wings is the least typical fae then they can vote for it to their hearts content. Don't forget that what is typical for people is based on their past experience - something which we don't know about: so we can't really judge their judgment. :)

2008-07-31 [moira hawthorne]: the point I was making was [Angelic nightmares] seem to be saying she was voting for the teddy bear b/c she liked teddy bears... NOT b/c she thought it was the best uncommon faery...

2008-08-01 [Angelic nightmares]: I said I liked B the best. end sentence. Then commented I had a soft spot for bears. end sentence. I didn't vote for the bear because I like bears. I voted B because I like the picture. The detail on the wings is wonderful. The fluffy pink thing looks like a cloud. The background though simple, is nice. I like the picture in general. And the bear is an added bonus.

To me, A though detailed and looks wonderful is creepy. I'm not going to vote for something that creeps me out. And not knowing the artist, and not wanting to offend them, but A reminds me of a goblin.

C and D -to me- look like typical faeries.

2008-08-01 [NOOOPE]: well, actual fairies like old school good neighbors were often 3 feet tall deformed people with backwards feet. Really, pretty people with wings is more of a modern take on the whole thing. I'd rather see some creepy critters, I mean, fairies used to kidnap kids, make travelers so lost they starved to death, they'd curse people with terminal illnesses....

... all in all fairies tended to be creepy-ass buggers. The minority were pretty, and even then, lots of the pretty ones were only beautiful to bait people for horrible reasons.

FYI Froud is the man.

2008-08-01 [moira hawthorne]: my computer is a nasty bugger fae... he isnt pretty... and is quite foul mouthed... yes I hear him grumblin and cursin all the time... him and my scanner hate each other and have fights... they dont play nicely together... so very old school faery... misleading me and playing tricks.

2008-08-01 [Lord Dog]: In reality, sts, all of the fairies pictured are more typical than not, fairies became the generic term to include good and bad creatures ... Just C and D resemble the PC version ..

2008-08-01 [arthemis_]: I still voted for the bear, because I think it's as cute as a typical fairy, and it would be soo great if it actually flew and stuff. I don't know, I like that picture better then the others, although it was a close call for me: I like one very much too. Maybe B would have been a bit more original if the bear was as tiny as 'original' fairies :D

2008-08-01 [moira hawthorne]: not suppose to be typical faerys
this is the Atypical faery contest
meaning NOT typical

2008-08-01 [arthemis_]: I don't see a flying teddybear as a typical fairy, but it is as cute as a typical fairy and that's why it's my attypical favorite :)

2008-08-02 [Lord Dog]: Do you feel the need to defend or attack votes? It is an opinion poll after...