>From:    Melissa H <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Ferret Question Foils Would Be Millionaire!!
>Okay, so it's not a ferret sighting, but on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
>the $64,000 question was something to the effect of "What is a group of
>ferrets known as?" The man selected "council".....he said something about
>how ferrets "stand up straight."
 
>I realized, though, that most "normal" people don't know all the ferret
>lingo.
 
My Dad called me while I was at work last night to ask me if I knew the
answer to this question.  I knew it was called a "Business" of ferrets.
But I could not explain to him WHY it is known as such.  Can someone give
an explanation to why we call a group of ferrets a business.  Thanks.
[Posted in FML issue 3350]