My all time favorite excuse was "I have this 8 week old ferret and 6 month old ferret, and I need to GET RID OF THEM because I'm fixing to have a baby" Like she hadn't thought about the fact she was 7 months pregnant when she bought the 8 week old... My reply was along the lines of "I hope you won't be fixing to get rid of the baby a few months after that comes along too." Anne [Posted in FML issue 2727]