Yikes, that WAS a funny story! I work in places where you can be sent home for wearing too much perfume, but no one's ever commented that I smell like a ferret! And I don't make a habit of changing clothes between playing with fuzzies and going to work. Yeah, this coming from a society that finds Petruli (however that is spelled) Oil acceptable. Yuck -- let's all walk around smelling like moldy clothes. That's the most offensive thing I've ever smelled, and about 2 years ago it was everywhere. Ugh. (All right, if you like that smell, please don't take offense -- I just happen not to like it, that's all.) I'd be humiliated, in your shoes (or clothes <g>) and become terribly self-conscious. Sorry you had to go through that -- I bet it was horrible. BTW -- we like the smell of ferrets, too. And I have a roommate who sneezes like crazy if she gets near the ferrets, but she's specifically told me that they don't smell bad. Best to you . . . --Sheri [Posted in FML issue 2564]