Hi there -
 
Found another ferret reference in "The Top of the Hill" by Irwin Shaw on
page 42
 
  what do managerial consultants do?...because we are trained FERRETS, armed
  with computers, statistics, extertise, coldness of heart.  We FERRET out
  imcompetence, waste, larceny, nepoticm, tax, envasion, ...
 
Nan and gang
[Posted in FML issue 2051]