Okay, I asked the ferrets.  Some were practical and said that whatever in
the dictionary, i.e. "business" which comes from "busy-ness" and has been
the established term for centuries will stick, so why bother, but the rest
liked the selections presented here except for Ashling who wants a "Riot
of Ferrets" but that's Ashling.  For those wondering how asked: with all
our recent problems after a computer ill attached to a "Child Missing"
letter we went poking around and found the FLO translator till the FLO
Headquarters figured that out.  Drat!  Think of what we could have learned
if only we'd been practical.  Did find out something; the reason they often
smell like food items after they have been sleeping involves teleporter
raids on food factories in the wee hours to stock the mother ship.  And
there you were wondering how fur sometimes gets into food... (okay, so I
have sinus infection and bit of fever -- at least I get silly with fevers
so I get a joy ride and you have to suffer through my terribel humor.  As
Boob says, "Baaaaawwwwwhaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaa!" -- Anyway, if I don't answer
anything important that's why; on and off I don't trust myself which is
probably a good indicator that I should stay mum.)
 
Toys: baby rattles or homemade ones work well, too, for some ferrets --
tastes vary among them.  Catnip "mousies" are the most loved ones here.
Have read of one ferret allergic to catnip so it can happen but appears to
be very rare.  You can even make very, very, very, very, very easy ones by
stuffing dead socks and catnip inside anohter sock and just knoting the end
to make a tail.
 
I want to join Marta in saying "Thank you, Bill Gruber!!!!!!"
[Posted in FML issue 3013]