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There you are then. I knew one of you clever lot would know what family ferrets belonged to. Thanks :)

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fionnabhar.livejournal.com

Reminds me of the history/geography lesson Alice Cooper gives Wayne and Garth in Wayne's World.

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Thank you. A bit friendlier than a baby wolverine but this is a bit better answer than the others...

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diermuid.livejournal.com

The answer is Cat.

Science aside, if you play with one, clean up the sh-t from one, piss one off, or take one to the vet, they are more like cats than any other animal. They do not have rodent teeth, they actually have small dog-like teeth. But they eat cat food and sh-t cat sh-t. they also hiss when you drop them or piss them off. They purr and cuddle like a cat.

They are long goofy cats, with a hamster's tendency to get into trouble, and a dog's tendency to chew.

So in reality, David's answer is right. But the general answer is cat. ;-)

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No, they're more like rats than cats.

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diermuid.livejournal.com

The biggest argument against that is the teeth and poo. But they do have rat-like fingers.

Oddly, the ferret we had used to pounce at me much like our bunny does. I've not had a rat though, so I might be missing something.

They also have issues with Feline Leukemia, oddly enough.

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They aren't like rats, they eat rats...

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Cats eat rats, too!

But do ferrets eat cats?

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Cats have been known to get along with rats. I've not heard of the same with ferrets.

Cats usually avoid ferrets if they can. One person talks about how their cat walked along the curtain rods so as to not interact with them.

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I'll take that as a "maybe."

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I don't think they've actually eaten cats but I do think that ferrets confuse cats. Cats are used to being master of all they survey. They can't do that with ferrets. But at the same time the ferrets don't lord it over cats. Many cats just don't know how to deal with this...

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Suddenly I feel like I'm having a beatnik flashback.

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It sems like you've never had ferrets? One of the oddest things about them at times is that they don't purr. I expect them to after having cats for so long. They do chuckle and they do war dance.

Giving them cat food is generally a bad idea; cat food doesn't have enough protein in it. You can actually starve them to death if you give them a vegetarian diet.

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I'll go away now. You don't need me getting my buttons pushed by the large amount of mis-information about ferrets that's out there. I'll just sit here and think about honey-dipped gnomes.

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triadruid.livejournal.com

Hel, I'll take that option ANY day over ferrets.

Smell much better, for one thing.

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I've not had that chance although it sounds like fun. Honey-dipped or otherwise. The nose is a wonderful sensory organ.

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But...but... you are the person I know who is most likely to be a ferret expert. I was unable to manage much beyond "It's not a cat, or a dog". That statement, along with "They poo in corners" and "One bit me once" pretty much makes up my total ferret-knowledge. I believe that they were once used to crawl through pipes for some purpose, but I don't even know if that's true or not.

Still, I outrank everyone else in the office on this subject, which is sad.

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Yes, I do know quite a bit about ferrets. The answer you needed though was the first comment. They have been used to take cables down pipes and ferrets have been used in Europe for flushing badgers and other similar creatures out of the ground.

If the ferret nipped you, then it might've thought you were playing. If on the other hand, it actually _bit_ you then it likely wasn't handled enough or had other problems. Ferrets are not low-maintenance animals. They have to be played with just about every day.

I thought it might be wise to shut up because I was arguing with all your other commentors. That seems to've settled down down.

I seem to be the expert in my office on honey-dipped gnomes. I seemed to be slowly advancing my knowledge but I'm always willing to learn more.

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teross50.livejournal.com

wake up honey WAKE UP it is a bad dream LOL possible answer
she/he got bad drugs and needs a new pusher
Christian naive muggle
it's raining outside
she/he needs to get laid to clear her/his mind
or they are just fucking stupid and you are on a sitcom and did not know it
Come drink good scotch and forget the day LOL

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Is this like divination? I can assign a number to each line, and roll a die and get an answer? :D

These are good responses to a whole range of things.

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teross50.livejournal.com

Yep , what you said LOL

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Is there some other way to read

teross50's comments without going insane?

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Be insane already??

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Without going more insane?

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It just lends a different direction, a bit more flavour to one's daily hallucinations.

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Say, you're in Seattle, aren't you?

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Yes, most of me at least. I'm currently at work in SoDo.
I'm be leaving soon, after I abort these orders and get the workflow to continue. Well, leaving but still staying in Seattle proper...

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Two more questions.

Do you tipple?
Do you ever make it to Capitol Hill?

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1. I don't know, I've never read Tippling. (apologies if the joke is too obscure)

2. Yes, I do, sometimes.

Do you ever make it to the Grind at the WetSpot?

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1. No, I'm familiar with the gag. And aren't you the jungle boy?!

2. I propose that you and I should meet sometime over a beer (or your beverage of choice), and plot how to get Featherynscale to Seattle.

Never heard of it. Sounds like the sort of place I'd remember.

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It's on the list. Sadly, I only manage a few places on the list a year these days. I need a job where I can travel. (Or, you know, to win the lottery or something. Yeah, that would work.)

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So, may I ask where on the list it is? I know it's not an easy place to get to at times.

Someone once accused me of being pushy and forward. I asked them what their point was.

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