Alex wrote: >I would like to publicly thank my long-suffering friends Sukie and Jules >(and others) for LETTING me use them as toys. After being pre-trained by ferrets for 23 and 1/2 years it comes naturally! (Just remember my approximate birthday in almost 2 weeks, Alex; it's a big one since I get to be 54 which is older than my mother or her father --who both smoked and ate a lot of saturated fat -- so it is probably the most forward to birthday in my life. Remember that by happy b'daying me all sorts of things can be forgiven! Yes, I am winking and grinning, but it is true and I really am looking forward to that more than any birthday ever! Besides, Alex, you gave me an enormous gift this week because of your friendship!) Actually, folks, isn't it amazing what ferrets teach us all? Besides how to be Alex's toys, I mean... OKAY: FML CHALLENGE TIME: What has your ferret taught you? [Posted in FML issue 4715]