Condolences to those with lost, sick, or angeled starch peanut packers... (But I *can't* fit another starch peanut in my mouth...honest!) Ok, my name is Todd and I'm an animal hoarder. Ok...so I'm not hoarding. They just seem like a hoard. I still fail to see how four ferrets playing, can act just like there are actually 15 to 20 ferrets (What??? He's got 15 to 20 ferrets????? Someone call the Humane Society! He's got way too many ferrets! What will he feed them? How often can he *possibly* take them all out to dinner and a movie? Wait...he said it only *seems* like 15 to 20 ferrets. Does he actually have *more*??? Drag him down the middle of the street! Throw him into a pool of boiling coffee! Let ferrets nibble on his toes! Wait...he said they only *act* like 15 to 20 ferrets. Is he making them act in a play? Will they have to hold a skull and recite poetry? Which ones will have to dance and sing? Will they be allowed enough time to take naps? What if they get scared of all the bright lights? Do they belong to the actor's guild?) without actually trying very hard. Multiply this by three different play groups...all of which play like they are a herd of buffalo (he's got buffalo in his house? Will they step on the ferrets? What about the grazing...will they graze on the ferret's food? How about Indian hunting parties? Will the parties have little pointy hats and snacks? Do buffalo really have wings?), each time they race through the living room. They don't give the poor cat a minute's peace (oh look, he allows the cat to be tortured! How mean he is! How can we allow this? Shoot him with rock salt! Why does he allow the ferrets to play with the cat while he is working? Does the cat play with the ferret toys? Does he eat ferret snacks? Have they been medically tested to be approved for cats? What does a cat talk with ferrets about?) thundering along the carpet. They have really good four-footed brakes, though. They'll be racing through the kitchen and stop on a dime to take a drink from the water dish. Then they do a cartoon run (feet spin like mad, but the ferrets just stands there, going nowhere), get a grip and shoot into the other room. Dishes rattle, pots and pans shake, somewhere upstairs a piece of furniture falls over. All from critters that only weigh a few ounces. Overall, I think they are a bad influence on my cat. He's begun to steal catfood from other cat dishes at other houses. He's...become...A CAT BURGLAR! Todd and the Fuzzbutt Rodeo Clowns ...and a cat. --- mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.netconex.com/toddl/page2/ [Posted in FML issue 4076]