BIG,
Though my French is rusty (and never was great), I thought I'd send a rough
traslation of "Message in a Bottle".  I have one disclaimer, I don't
guarantee that my interpretation is perfect.  In fact I'm not certain I
understood the sentance on legalising hunting properly.
 
>Un petit bonjour de France pour tous les passionnis de furets des Etats
>Unis et du Canada... ...( en langue frangaise de prifirence ne mantrisant
>pas bien l anglais )
 
"A little hello from France for all those ferret owners in the US and Canada.
 
The french are great consumers of frogs and snails and so consider ferret
friends good company.  We've been working a long time to make hunting with
ferrets more or less legal.  Those who don't know ferrets think that they
are agressive and dangerous.  There is joy for owners of companion ferrets
in getting to know these charming little creatures.  And the number of these
little friends is getting larger.  They are not too easy to obtain as few
pet shops sell them.  Most often ferrets are made available by amateur
breeders who have a whole male and female.  I enjoy the company of a little
girl who is about 2 years old and responds to the name "Miss" and full of
affection.  I would like to exchange informantion on ferrets (my preference
is in french as I don't know english well)."
 
Cheers!
Matthew.
 
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[Posted in FML issue 2310]