Hi all you crazy ferret people and your familiars... those mischievous, scientific slinkies! Just got back in after moving into a smaller house, but don't get me started on that... Starting to look for adoptable ferrets (COF- Chronic Obsessive Ferretitis- has finally got me). I can only take one (ha ha. Story of my life. Could only have one dog, too...). A young ferret is preferred, but I'm open to ideas. Ferrets who have been with dogs are perfect (I have two huge Labs- is this a problem?), and try to keep prices low (under 75), I'm short on $ (Aren't we all.). Shelter or current owner must be willing to keep ferret for a few months, while I save up contact me at ferretalk@ yahoo.com or [log in to unmask] Okay, now that I've grabbed your interest with that well-written, exciting want ad (the author of which is extremely nice, friendly, and modest), time to tell you the further developments on my investigations of paranormal ferret activity (I am also a dedicated X-phile. For those of you that don't know the term, read: don't even ask) You may have heard about how ferrets are really aliens, who liked our lifestyle so much they decided to take over (we know who's really running the country) Well, they've decided to go a step further, turning us onto mindless drooling zombie slaves, catering to their every whim. I have a copy of the mission transcript.They have developed a micro-chip that will be implanted into every ferret owner's brain. Removal of "toys" (really communication devices and time machines) from hiding places will release a sleeping gas. After that, the little chip, code name FERRET (Ferret Early Respondent Rectfying Enhancement of Telepathy), will force us to cater to their every whim. (that reminds me... taking a break to clean up..) The FERRET chip is the best thing ever to happen to humanity, you should go ask your ferret to put it in right now. Have to go... they need raisins... lots and lots of raisins... [Posted in FML issue 2429]