Dear Ferret Folks- Despite the suspicions of SOME PEOPLE who live in New Jersey (Basking Ridge) that I may have crypto-Republican leanings, what came in the mail today but my copy of "The Docket", the regular newsletter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU, as in, card-carrying) in Massachusetts? I looked it over and I considered it in light of this recent Selina/ Depends/ Class Action issue here in the FML. Selina is a *Canadian.* And while it might be tempting and trendy to attempt an "Occupy Canada" event while waiting for this Class Action suit to try to cross the northern border...(good luck, even though we outnumber them ten to one)...I thought perhaps it would be wise for us 'Murricans to review our history of conflict with Canada. Actually, it's pretty dismal. Um...not for the Canadians. They have a pretty solid record of kicking our asses back when they were France and we were England, and again when they were England and we were a very new United States of America.. In fact, in the War of 1812 they pretty much kicked our butts in great wide circles around Niagara Falls until they got tired of it. I think that finally their feet hurt and they stopped. We thought about invading them again after the American Civil War when we had that humungous standing army but wisdom prevailed. (We were unwilling to try for 3 out of 3. As they say in Newfoundland, "Proper 'ting.") I would not be in a hurry to *iss them off. Have you ever seen a "Canadian Ferret?" They ain't cream puffs. Maybe we should just back away quietly, and leave Selina alone in her ice-bound abode. These are not people to trifle with...Je m'souviens, and all that. Have you ever *watched* a hockey game? Really watched? Wayne Gretzky comes across all sweet and affable. Put him on skates and give him a stick. Then you'll see something to curl your hair. Now, if you *insist* on the "Occupy Canada" approach (and I don't recommend this, the RCMP are NOT Dudley Do-Right) I would target the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, the Federal capitol. Why? Because right next to them is a make-shift home for homeless cats. Scads of them. When I was last there oh, 15 years ago it was a ramshackle affair made of plywood and carpet scraps. Now it is the premiere feline destination in the Province of Ontario. It has undergone significant gentrification. Still, it has dozens of plump, happy cats and is entertaining. Way back when I used to bring tourist groups to Ottowa I offered them a choice. Parliament buildings, or the cat village. The cat village always won. I don't *ever* remember a group opting for the Parliament buildings, although they are nice, and paneled in native Canadian woods. There is also a nice equestrian statue of Queen Elizabeth II on the grounds. They liked that, but not as mush as the cat village. Remember. Canadian Ferrets. Wayne Gretzky. Danger. Back away. Alexandra in MA [Posted in FML 7428]