It is with great pleasure that I make this announcement. The Ferret Aid Society, along with other (unconfirmed) Canadian ferret shelters, are proud to announce the arrival of the Canadian chapter of the International Ferret Congress. :: Slowly, blue smoke creeps across the ground growing more and more. Enter the great Ferret Oracle in all her glory.:: "Hello ferret love slaves!! ::Chewing gum with great enthusiasm:: I am so, so happy to hear this news, ferret puppets. I was so hoping this would happen, and now it did. This rocks! ::The blue robed clad woman takes her staff, poses, and plays air guitar on it.:: Randy, congratulations and thank you for doing this. ::Chew chew chew:: I wanna give you a proper Oracle blessing. ::With great oomph she spits her gum out. PUH!:: ::Next the petite flower backs up all her ferret companions, straightens her conical hat, affixes a hair ball onto her staff, and prepares to dance.:: "I the great Ferret Oracle of the FML, bless you Randy ::She pops poor unsuspecting Randy on the head with her staff::! "I now exercise all Ferret Nazi Spirits from the Canadian chapter of the IFC. ::She backs up, spreads her arms, and begins to dance about. She stands on one leg, cranes out her arms Karate Kid style, and spins around hopping.:: "Oooo, away away away bad spirits of criticism, judgment, PC fanatics, and well uh ... just nastiness." ::In one swift move, she pounds the staff down onto the ground and stomps both feet down rattling the earth:: "There. All done. All clear." ::She wipes her robe free of invisible lint in a cocky manner:: "Yes, you may thank me later." "And now puppets, I bid you farewell. Randy? You've not seen the last of me." ::With a wink, she spins around in a whirl disappearing with all her furry cohorts.:: The Great Robed One [Posted in FML issue 4780]