'Tiger man' wants fur graft

A San Diego computer programmer who has spent £100,000 on tattoos and plastic surgery to turn himself into a 'tiger' wants a fur graft.



Dennis Smith is tattooed from head to toe with orange and black stripes and his teeth have been filed to needle point.

He has also had latex whiskers implanted and surgery to his lips so he has a permanent snarl. He now wants a surgeon to graft tiger fur on to his skin, like a perma-wig.

Mr Smith, who has changed his name by deed poll to Cat Man, said: "I have a collection of old tiger pelts from the days of hunting. I want these grafted on to me. It will cost another $100,000 but will be worth it.

"When I have the coat of a tiger, I feel I will have reached my goal in life."

His fingernails have been crafted into sharp talons while his hands have tattooed markings like a tiger's paws. He says he feels like a tiger.

The short back-and-sides he sported at the University Of California has been replaced with a long orange mane. He has also swapped his glasses for green contact lenses.

He holds down a £80,000-a-year computer programming job which enables him to fund the surgery, the Daily Record reports.

He admitted: "Of course people stare at me when I walk down the street but that's the effect I desire. For so long I have equated myself with the tiger that I decided to change myself into one.

"It's the real me. So many men cross-dress without their partners knowing, or dress up and play cowboys or Civil War soldiers at weekends. Me, I'm a tiger all the time and I love it. I had my first tattoos done 20 years ago around my eyes and now my whole body is one pastiche of stripes and shading. I am really proud of it all."



[Edited 10/28/04 2:58am]

Yeah, so?

I followed my dreams-I don't see you people doing anything!

subhuman09 said:

I follow your dreams, too. But they always lead me to a gay porn store.

subhuman09 said:

i was just about to say, i bet its subhuman09

Cloudbuster said:

Get it right-gay porn store.

3mta3 said:

This is about the missing m's, isn't it?

3mta3 said:

Prolly, I mean Prince fans are freaky as shit, but woahhhhh, if I passed this guy in the street I think I would piss my pants

subhuman09 said:

with looks like that and "computer programmer" as his job description, i bet he's inundated with sexual offers.



(waits for computer programmers to get angry)

REDFEATHERS said:

same effect as every other guy has then.

subhuman09 said:

i watched a documentary on that guy

he seems like a nice bloke, it showed him getting some of his tattoos done

he is a tiny bit odd though i admit

and any way the tiger is an endangered species he is just adding to numbers

TheFrog said:

Cloudbuster said:

This from the Kate Bush fan with the ping pong ball fetish.

3mta3 said:

I told you-open the bag and glue them to your monitor you'll be as good as new.



(Don't let the cat eat it. Tiddles already has those gas problems as it is.)

lollyp0p said:

One of many reasons lolly is heart shaped goodness.



(Orange Club crackers will be sent post haste.)

subhuman09 said:

ps.

ORANGE CLUB BISCUITS
[Edited 10/28/04 3:21am]

subhuman09 said:

subhuman09 said:

REDFEATHERS said:

want to share my clubs?

lollyp0p said:

Fine-I'll send the biscuits too.

They should stop making too kinds of product-it can confuse folks you know.

Cloudbuster said:

Can Kate still do that?

subhuman09 said:

That man makes me sick

Kayleigh said:

Fine. I get it. subby's here too much.

Say something I don't know.



(This should be interesting...)

subhuman09 said:

Maybe he should marry her -----> Click and Scroll Down

Can you imagine???

Cloudbuster said:

I'm telling ya-that'll get her career going strong again!