Well,
I'll give most people around here credit in that they usually guess that the
ball of fur on the end of the leash or peeking out of my jacket is a ferret.
The tone of the question "Is that a ferret?" ranges from one of gleeful
curiosity to one of utter disgust.  Bjerknes and I have had a couple of
interesting encounters though.
 
While attending my (now ex) girlfriend's family reunion, I took Bjerk for a
walk outside the hall the first night we were there.  A short while later,
she came out and informed me that one of her farmer-relatives had walked in
announcing "There's some guy out there with a gopher on a string!"
 
Then, a couple of weeks ago, I took Bjerk for a stroll around the local
trendy shopping area.  There were 3 or 4 teenagers on bikes at one corner,
and one of them saw Bjerk poking his head out of my jacket and yelled, "Hey,
that guy's got a hermit in his coat!" Oh well, I think he was on the right
track anyway.
 
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Pat Smith - [log in to unmask]
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[Posted in FML issue 1881]