Scattering off stoats

Ed Park at "disambiguation" via Light reading (lots of other good stuff at the disambiguation link...):

Guy Trebay:

This society can be very unforgiving, so I stopped drinking a long time ago,” said Kenny Kenny, his slender hourglass shape accentuated by black tights and a custom-made Mr. Pearl corset. For a touch of extravagance, he had added a fur headpiece that made him look as if he had collided with a stoat.

(From Dzyd Jane)