Some people seem to think it's an urban myth stemming from that article in 1987.
This isn't true. There used to be fairground style acts that were similar long ago, where guys would try and get as many ferrets in their trousers as they could. There would be competitions to beat the record.
Any combination of ferrets and trousers is inherently funny in the North of England. The sight of a phallic bulge hopping around uncontrollably in a guy's pants, and the comic tension as a crowd hopes the ferret will stick its teeth into the guy's bollocks, is not to be underestimated.
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