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'Ferrets down trousers' draws outrage
upi ^ | May 16, 2010

Posted on 05/17/2010 9:38:50 AM PDT by JoeProBono

LONDON,- Animal welfare groups in Britain say they are outraged by a school fundraising contest that involves placing ferrets down the trousers of competitors.

The charity "ferret legging" event is the idea of retired school headmaster Frank Bartlett, 67, who argued the competition would not harm the ferrets since they were docile, "would probably go to sleep," and would be placed down baggy trousers, The Telegraph newspaper reported Saturday.

But animal welfare groups say the endurance contest, in which the winning competitor is the last one to release the ferret from his trousers, would cause the animals unnecessary stress and discomfort.

Bartlett said the "lighthearted" contest would cause no harm to the ferrets.

"The event is being undertaken by people who have been involved in ferret care and welfare for many years," he said.

"We would never dream of doing anything that resulted in distress to any animal."


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: ferret; jpb; napl
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1 posted on 05/17/2010 9:38:51 AM PDT by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono

I have a wolverine in my trousers.


2 posted on 05/17/2010 9:39:34 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: JoeProBono

I would be concerned that the ferrets might detect monsters in my testicles.


3 posted on 05/17/2010 9:40:26 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: Joe 6-pack

Somebody is going to need an adadicktome.


4 posted on 05/17/2010 9:41:06 AM PDT by boomop1
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To: JoeProBono

This could end badly!


5 posted on 05/17/2010 9:41:19 AM PDT by 6SJ7 (atlasShruggedInd = TRUE)
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To: JoeProBono
Well... one of these days, they're gonna start telling me that I can't smack those mosquitoes either ... LOL ...


6 posted on 05/17/2010 9:41:48 AM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: JoeProBono

"it's the gerbil with the miners cap and flashlight that sends up red flares"

7 posted on 05/17/2010 9:42:02 AM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)
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To: Joe 6-pack

This is one contest I would lose in a hurry. I’m not about to let a mongoose get anywhere close to my snake.


8 posted on 05/17/2010 9:42:44 AM PDT by Texan Tory
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To: JoeProBono

Gives a whole new meaning to the song, “Pants On the Ground.”


9 posted on 05/17/2010 9:44:22 AM PDT by earlJam
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To: JoeProBono; Slings and Arrows

Trouser-ferret ping


10 posted on 05/17/2010 9:45:58 AM PDT by TXBlair (Clinton: 0%. Obama: 50%. I wonder how black our third "first black president" will be?! :))
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To: JoeProBono

Is that a ferret in your trousers or are you just happy to see me?...


11 posted on 05/17/2010 9:47:08 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: JoeProBono

Funniest article on the planet.
http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/d/r/dryfoo/www/Funny-pages/ferret.html

From the article:
“Come on, Reg,” I said. “Do they bite your — you know?”

“Do they!” he thundered with irritation as he pulled up his pants. “Why, I’ve had ‘em hangin’ from me tool for hours an’ hours an’ hours! Two at a time — one on each side. I been swelled up big as that!” Reg pointed to a five-pound can of instant coffee.


12 posted on 05/17/2010 9:48:31 AM PDT by VictoryGal (Never give up, never surrender! REMEMBER NEDA)
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To: JoeProBono; Joe 6-pack; Salamander; Markos33
Your Choice:

OR!


13 posted on 05/17/2010 9:48:35 AM PDT by shibumi (Pablo (the Wily One) signed up for the "Hippo Attack" ping list!)
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To: JoeProBono

Noot withoot me cricket cup and kevlar Jock strappe.
Groundskeeper Willie


14 posted on 05/17/2010 9:50:11 AM PDT by tumblindice (what's this all about then?)
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To: JoeProBono

Oh... this brings back memories ... LOL ...

When I was a kid of about ten years old, in a house in Houston, late one night I heard something making noise in the kitchen trash can. I tip-toed in there very quietly and spied a mouse ... :-) ...

So, I thought I would “get him” and there was a yardstick within reach and I quietly grabbed it and then let out the “holler” (to warn the mouse, obviously, and to make it a bit more fair than whacking him unawares).

I said “AH-HAH!” as quick and loud as I could... and that mouse came shooting up out of the garbage can about four feet straight up... LOL ...

And then he landed back down in the can and scrambled and ran out of it as fast as he could and I was waiting! I was there smacking the yardstick on one side of him and the other as he was dodging back and forth and the poor little mouse couldn’t figure out where to go ... UNTIL ...

he ran up my pants leg! YEOW! LOL ...

Boy! I dropped the yardstick in a hurry, grabbed my pants and pulled them off as fast as I could (I could feel his scratchy little claws on my legs, too ...) and I threw those pants down as fast as I could... and ran the other direction...

Well, that was the end of my fun and the little mouse got away ...

So, I don’t engage in those escapades any more... :-)


15 posted on 05/17/2010 9:51:32 AM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: JoeProBono
I've owned ferrets. A 3 lb ferret can single-handedly outflank 5 cats and still manage to bop over and nip the 70 lb dog and run him off.

A ferret is 300lbs of crazy in a 3lb body. No way I'm putting a ferret in my trousers.

/johnny

16 posted on 05/17/2010 9:53:20 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: shibumi

17 posted on 05/17/2010 9:54:10 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono

Joe - I can only make one comment:

Why?


18 posted on 05/17/2010 9:54:11 AM PDT by Frenchtown Dan
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To: JoeProBono

Isn’t that an old Monty Python skit?


19 posted on 05/17/2010 9:54:11 AM PDT by LuciaMia
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To: JoeProBono
I was in a restroom once micturating and a mouse ran up my pant leg. Needless to say, it was a mess....a man can't pee straight with a mouse running up his leg.
20 posted on 05/17/2010 9:56:24 AM PDT by vetvetdoug
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