First ....... the disclaimer:

Now that we have that out of the way ......
"Just who are these characters and critters that inhabit Critterville?".
"Hey Bob! How can I become a stripper?".
"I'm confused, is the pink HOG with the man boobies Larry?".
"Who are The Critters and what exactly is Crittermania?".
Very good questions, all of 'em, and I don't know the right answer to any of 'em even though I'm writing this strip.
When we first began the original critters were all nameless, until you guys gave our valiant little duck friend
the name DUCKETT
(spelled with two T's dambit!), which just seemed to fit. Gradually other characters were named (with a lot of help from you the readers). There's TORQUE
(name inspired very likely by musician Peter Tork of Monkees fame). Then we have POOF
(named after reader Conolulu's 3 legged cat). Next we have L.A.
(Larry Arnold Wilbur). Together this little band of heroes have formed a Trop Rock band,
and the lads are (possibly) destined for Crittermania fab four stardom (or not).
At this point, none of our other characters or critters
have been given an "official name", but I expect that with your help that will change over time.
Heck, I'm still trying to figure out all of their individual personalities.
Some of them even seem to have dual-personas
which is confusing even me.
Many of the characters are simply composits of all of us and yet none of us (does that make sense?).
Other characters are beginning to appear and even have certain defined jobs down in Critterville Cove
Imagine that!

Keep a sharp eye out for the subtle 

and not-so-subtle 



references to BNers, BWers, MTPers and others!
Many of the current and future characters and critters are inspired by so many of you.
I'll leave it to you to figure out who might be who and recognize yourselves.
How can you become a stripper?
Well, that might work, but don't count on it.
No, the best way to become a stripper is to contribute! How do you do that?
There are multiple places you can visit to *participate* in the fun daily.
The BN Critters Forum at BuffettNews.com and also at the
The BN Critters Facebook Page.
Join up (it's easy and free) then read and most importantly post, comment, contribute.
Suggest ideas for future storylines. Tell me when the strip works and when it doesn't.
I'm bound to have a few stinkers,
particularly when I write something simply because it amuses me (I'm easily amused).
But the best way of all to get my attention, is to promote the strip, let's drum up both readership
and (most importantly) participation. Let me know if you'd like customized image for your forum signature, MySpace, FaceBook or MeetThePhlockers page and I'll be glad to make one for you! I'll even give you the code you need to embed the links if you'd like.
Oh! One last thing .... tell the Noobies that they are welcomed! 

Thanks!
