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The King of the Ferret Leggers and Other True Stories

Katz, Donald

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The King of the Ferret Leggers and Other True Stories

The King of the Ferret Leggers and Other Stories is a collection of journalist Donald Katz's best work across an impressive array of subjects -- business, technology, adventure, culture, and international conflict. Featuring profiles of figures ranging from Wayne Gretsky to investment pro George Soros to fitness guru Jack Lalane and coverage about subjects from the Ethiopian revolution to "ferret-legging" in northern England, this collection represents twenty-five years of outstanding journalism.

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Title of ebook: The King of the Ferret Leggers and Other True Stories
ISBN: 9780679647027
Publisher: Random House
Internet download file size: 513 kb
Released online for download: 04-24-2001
Author of eBook: Katz, Donald

The King of the Ferret Leggers and Other True Stories

CHAPTER 1

Mr. Reg Mellor, the "king of ferret legging," paced across his tiny Yorkshire miner's cottage as he explained the rules of the English sport that he has come to dominate rather late in life. "Ay lad," said the 72-year-old champion, "no jockstraps allowed. No underpants-nothin' whatever. And it's no good with tight trousers, mind ye. Little bah-stards have to be able to move around inside there from ankle to ankle."

Some 11 years ago I first heard of the strange pastime called ferret legging, and for a decade since then I have sought a publication possessed of sufficient intelligence and vision to allow me to travel to northern England in search of the fabled players of the game.

Basically, the contest involves the tying of a competitor's trousers at the ankles and the subsequent insertion into those trousers of a couple of peculiarly vicious fur-coated, footlong carnivores called ferrets. The brave contestant's belt is then pulled tight, and he proceeds to stand there in front of the judges as long as he can, while animals with claws like hypodermic needles and teeth like number 16 ... read full excerpt from The King of the Ferret Leggers and Other True Stories ebook