Genghis X must be subliminally influencing the Halloween market, given
all of those fake Viking helmets that are selling:
<http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50553302-76/costumes-halloween-costume-lake.html.csp>

At Salt Lake City's McGrew Costume Studio on Pierpont Avenue, you
can expect to find in stock elaborate costumes that are ordered in
advance. But this year, owner Jennifer McGrew said, she's noticed a
trend with requests for Viking helmets, whips and medieval armor, as
well as a resurgence of television characters from the 1970s and '80s,
such as Cat Woman and Wonder Woman.

so because of the impending helmet shortage I am going to break my
silence and tell you a secret.

Using what IS plentiful at this time of the year the Oracle, working
with combed out ferret fur has helped Genghis X, a very secret FML
superhero, figure out how to make the tractor fly. Yes, they DO have
to have at least one ferret present to do it, and yes, it goes faster
with two ferrets.

Most of you will have never seen Genghis X in full regalia but
beware the jaws that snicker snatch -- oh, wait, that might be the
jabberwocky. Genghis X wears a cape, uses a sword and a whip, and is
never without a horned fake Viking helmet. Does it matter that the
addition of the horns was a dramatic Germanic invention? No! Her
inspiration has caused the Oracle to also develop her own weapon, a
magic spatula.

On Halloween they plan to fly the tractor to patrol ferret homes in an
undisclosed location, stealing any rolls of toilet paper destined to
festoon the trees of ferret homes, swooping down upon some unsuspecting
paper bearings -- from whom Genghis X will pluck the rolls with her
sword or snag them mid-flight with her whip. Other times the Oracle
will patrol on land while Genghis X hovers overhead. Whenever she spots
a roll the Oracle will use her magic spatula to knock it skyward, right
into Genghis's baseball mitt. Oh, did I forget to mention that she also
wears a mitt? Sorry.

How can you reward them? Allow them to keep the rolls of toilet paper.
They plan to remove all of the paper (destroying the cardboard rolls to
prevent accidental ferret injury because they use ferret proofing) and
create a 6 foot high mound of TP for their tractor ferrets' habitats.

Now, if you find yourself wanting a Viking helmet or wanting to create
a huge mound of paper for your ferrets play space, or batting ferret
toys around the house with a spatula you know who to blame! Genghis X's
desires and the Oracle's magics are the origin of your impulses.

Now I just need to figure out how they convinced Hubble to drape
himself over a big toy ferret which Orville then grabbed by the tail
and dragged down the hall, providing Hubble with a free ride.

Beware! They WILL use these new-found game creation abilities other
times of the year to influence you and your ferrets without you even
knowing. Let everyone know about the good games so that they know that
the Oracle and Genghis X are at it yet again, and watch out for a
hovering, flying tractor! (Cue spooky music.)
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
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Sukie (not a vet)

Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/
http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
all ferret topics:
http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html

"All hail the procrastinators for they shall rule the world tomorrow."
(2010, Steve Crandall)
On change for its own sake: "You can go really fast if you just jump
off the cliff." (2010, Steve Crandall)

ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!

ALERT! THIS JUST IN: The hovering tractor duo plan to remain sky- borne
just out if sight to watch the up-coming consumption of Totally Ferret
foods by one (preferably two) humans. If you are there and see glints
in the sky those will be reflections from their binoculars.

ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!

[Posted in FML 6865]