Dear Fred and the Fuzzbutts, I am very sorry at your distress. But you have to understand, we humans just can't help ourselves. You are so adorable and cute to us that it triggers the drooly sentimental gene and we just loose all control. I know you are a manly ferret and that these public displays of affection are hard to handle, but just treat it like a sickness. Besides, if you act goofy enough when you are getting hugged and everything, you might be able to con your Mom out of more raisins. And yes, the local f.l.o. chapter has stolen my checkbook, car keys and one of my birkies. So you do have comrades here in Missouri. with sincerest apologies, Auntie Maggie [Posted in FML issue 2800]