Remember the minks I wanted to set free when I was a small child? (The ones that were forever linked head to tail in my Grandma's fur collar).On Christmas morning, my daughter came over and when I opened her gift it was furry! A note attached said " Remember the minks you wanted to cut loose so they could play? Someone already did-here's one of them. Looks like a ferret!" And it does! A fake nose, no eyeballs, one hind leg with tiny little claws in the foot-no ears-looks like a real fake ferret-but-I think it might be real fur-just doctored to make it look more like one of those old-timey ferret-minks. Can I confess something? I knew not what I did many years ago-and bought a full-length mink from Sweden. (Coat, guys) Wore it once, saw a tv show about minks, realized they weren't rodents(not that that should make a difference) Gave it away to my mom, she wore it once, said she could not wear fur, sold it to a co-worker for 1/6 the price I paid for it, just to give it a good home-think SHE has worn it twice in 5 years. At least I have seen the light. So don't hate me too much. Meanwhile my cat has bonded with the "mink" does this mean it is CAT fur? We'll never know. Karen [Posted in FML issue 1428]