>From: Holly Amber Callaway <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: mentally challanged ferrets >With all the discussion on how smart our ferrets are, I think it would be >intresting to bring up the issue of mentally challenged ferrets. [...] I >certainly enjoyed learning about what mental problem ferrets might have. >Psychology is a hobby of mine. Anyone game? Sure, I'm game. Ferret Psych is one of my favorite topics, too. Got a list about a mile long -- where do you want to start? I'd like to figure out why all of my ferrets have a messiness fetish. Or would one call it an "untidiness compulsion disorder?" Anyway, why are they so disciplined about making a mess? Here's a sampling of some other ferret paradoxes: - Why is toilet bowl water better for to drink than feed bottle water? - Why are shoes liners removed before the shoe is dragged under the bed? - Why do they like a dip in the cold toilet but hate a bath in the warm tub? - Where do they get the gall to accept a treat for stomping loudly in the litterbox and then directly poop under your desk? - How do they *know* you'll put up with their shennanigans? That's a start. If someone can answer one of those questions to anyone else's satisfaction s/he deserves a spot in the Ferret Psych Hall o' Jeez. swamp "Who, me officer? What's a ferut? These guys?? No, they're Polish cats." [Posted in FML issue 1869]