Of course it wouldn't be popular in some circles but maybe it's not totally impossible, since this document seems to imply it's possible to get a permit (or perhaps they got one long ago that's still valid?) for some uses of ferrets: <http://omni.ucsb.edu/pro/ferrinfo.html> Did any Californian ship builder or aerospace company ever use ferrets? -- Urban Fredriksson [log in to unmask] http://www.alfaskop.net/%7Egriffon/ [Posted in FML issue 2082]