tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post2744951130784563585..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: This Business Of FerretsMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-10013330953923336102015-02-03T07:37:04.546-08:002015-02-03T07:37:04.546-08:00"Eneft said!" Ha. I see what you did t..."Eneft said!" Ha. I see what you did there.Linda Koonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614162024708881395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-56032511003553100042015-01-29T21:50:20.978-08:002015-01-29T21:50:20.978-08:00I did know about ferret-legging, though I've n...I did know about ferret-legging, though I've never seen it and don't wish to. Ouch.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-23193181922238410992015-01-29T10:00:26.388-08:002015-01-29T10:00:26.388-08:00I'll bet you could get them to fish wire for y...I'll bet you could get them to fish wire for you in your house, too. Might lead to some interesting results though. Flip on the light switch and the radio goes on...Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-89366837114467001122015-01-29T09:56:59.586-08:002015-01-29T09:56:59.586-08:00I read somewhere that we solved our excess rat pro...I read somewhere that we solved our excess rat problem with a good garbage collection service, or something. Now I can't remember what we did. But under normal circumstances rats do not breed overmuch. Ratcatcher. Now there's a job.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-42142768986142629772015-01-29T08:17:23.186-08:002015-01-29T08:17:23.186-08:00I have seen where people needing to run cable thro...I have seen where people needing to run cable through underground tubes have trained ferrets to carry a lead line from one end to the other. In Texas, I think.roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-56694568480864538712015-01-29T05:35:15.287-08:002015-01-29T05:35:15.287-08:00If your ferret is awake for more than five hours y...If your ferret is awake for more than five hours you should see a doctor. <br /><br />The real scary problem in New York City is the rats. New York actually employs rat catchers because the population is out of hand.<br />the Ol'BuzzardOl'Buzzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075162476463971258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-67554998131273948662015-01-28T22:39:27.871-08:002015-01-28T22:39:27.871-08:00I am the youngest. By a long way. The family pom...I am the youngest. By a long way. The family pomposity gene was completely exhausted by the time the brother with whom I laugh and I came into the picture. Fortunately.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-14435708541158494692015-01-28T22:08:09.106-08:002015-01-28T22:08:09.106-08:00For my American friends, I now learn that Hessian ...For my American friends, I now learn that Hessian sack is a burlap sack.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-4948514456681022362015-01-28T22:06:56.904-08:002015-01-28T22:06:56.904-08:00Not done yet. What's the birth order?Not done yet. What's the birth order?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-69173426963956554232015-01-28T22:03:26.940-08:002015-01-28T22:03:26.940-08:00One other brother. With whom I laugh. Often.One other brother. With whom I laugh. Often.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-30189764958075095952015-01-28T21:55:07.481-08:002015-01-28T21:55:07.481-08:00Let me say right now that I love learning from oth...Let me say right now that I love learning from other people who may or may not be paid educators. And let me further say that in six-seven years of writing this nonsense, I daresay I have never yet had a comment I enjoyed more than this one. Are you actually reporting in from the fourteenth century? I did not ever expect to learn how a wabbit is ferreted out. And here, merely by being your trustyMurr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-15887996499270299462015-01-28T21:48:04.248-08:002015-01-28T21:48:04.248-08:00Vanilla, I always really appreciate it when someon...Vanilla, I always really appreciate it when someone picks out the best line. And that was it! Sleep tight.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-13337342256048355372015-01-28T21:47:28.445-08:002015-01-28T21:47:28.445-08:00Oh, my freakin' Lord. Thank for that. I was ho...Oh, my freakin' Lord. Thank for that. I was hoping my comment wasn't rhetorical. Please, now, tell us you have other brothers, and maybe sisters.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-63332470472157249502015-01-28T20:42:02.761-08:002015-01-28T20:42:02.761-08:00Hunting rabbits with ferrets involves two people. ...Hunting rabbits with ferrets involves two people. First find the rabbit burrow and the escape outlets. At night when the rabbits are all home, one person covers the escape outlet with a large hessian sack, if there are more than one escape the others are blocked off with rocks. At the entrance, the ferret is let loose to scare the rabbits who then rush out of the escape tunnel and get caught in Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11040912444884649712015-01-28T20:28:16.683-08:002015-01-28T20:28:16.683-08:00Dedicated carnivores who insist that vegetables on...Dedicated carnivores who insist that vegetables only use is as a garnish to make the meat look even better.<br />Smelly.<br />Able to weasel out of very tight corners (literally and figuratively).<br />As nocturnal as they can manage.<br />Able to give a very nasty bite (literally, but more often metaphorically).Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-74801161788937248382015-01-28T20:03:25.894-08:002015-01-28T20:03:25.894-08:00"...only if you aren't going to use it fo..."...only if you aren't going to use it for anything afterwards."<br />Made me lol after 11 p.m. Relaxed; will sleep well now.<br />vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-7445676998950830862015-01-28T19:09:19.382-08:002015-01-28T19:09:19.382-08:00No, I think you're the one who needs to come u...No, I think you're the one who needs to come up with an explanation. For us.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-3408639086664039842015-01-28T19:08:30.856-08:002015-01-28T19:08:30.856-08:00Eneft said!Eneft said!Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-35068790014567548392015-01-28T11:51:24.636-08:002015-01-28T11:51:24.636-08:00Of course I do. Who wouldn't?Of course I do. Who wouldn't?jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-87803149947782820422015-01-28T11:42:48.556-08:002015-01-28T11:42:48.556-08:00Love them all you want--if you're in New York ...Love them all you want--if you're in New York City, you're not allowed to have one. And you are forgiven your biases, as long as you love salamanders.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-68696459383935505462015-01-28T11:42:19.827-08:002015-01-28T11:42:19.827-08:00I think at least two of my brothers are ferrets. ...I think at least two of my brothers are ferrets. Thank you for explaining them to me.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-78140580393223809042015-01-28T11:41:29.400-08:002015-01-28T11:41:29.400-08:00So it doesn't help that their asses are so far...So it doesn't help that their asses are so far away from the front end? I guess not. And you probably (I can't be more certain than that) don't keep goats inside on your sofa.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-66896732103626267812015-01-28T11:27:00.780-08:002015-01-28T11:27:00.780-08:00I like furry cute things as much as the next perso...I like furry cute things as much as the next person and probably more, but ferrets make me uneasy. They move uncannily like a snake. Apologies in advance to any ferret owners out there. And snake owners, too - sorry!<br /><br />Love the bit about rhinoceroses! (There, that might keep the rhino owners happy, at least.)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-5739464832259124612015-01-28T09:55:10.044-08:002015-01-28T09:55:10.044-08:00Ferrets reek. They're so cute, but that smell...Ferrets reek. They're so cute, but that smell! And this is coming from someone who has three mature bucks (goats) on her property.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207121540248325766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-82139065353362543122015-01-28T09:00:09.955-08:002015-01-28T09:00:09.955-08:00Now I'm visualizing little concrete paw shoes....Now I'm visualizing little concrete paw shoes.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.com