I was at the pet store in the mall <shudder> today to check on their ferrets. They had just gotten a shipment of adorable kits (and although I was tempted, I'm not sure how Dervish would like a little sibling without me consulting her!!), and so I sat for a while and petted them. Numerous people came by to look and I got a chance to give out some *truthful* information about ferrets and ferret care. One teenage girl came over and wrinkled her nose. "Jeez, they sure do *smell*!" she said. I refrained from commenting on the gallon of perfume she had on, and managed to keep my mouth shut about the smell of cigarette smoke that wafted from her clothes. :-D (I just told her that so many little kits kept in a small space would have their odor amplified, and that pet ferrets usually don't smell as strongly at all.) -(TX) Meghan and SuperPooka Dervish the WonderFerret ("Stop making up nicknames for me after watching Jimmy Stewart movies!") [Posted in FML issue 2530]