CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
December 13, 1998 | KARIMA A. HAYNES
The fur is flying this holiday season as shoppers elbow one another to get their hands on the latest popular plaything: a fuzzy, talking electronic ball with big eyes and floppy ears known as Furby. Furby is the latest in a long line of hot toys--Sesame Street Tickle-Me Elmo, Nintendo 64 video games and Cabbage Patch Kids--that has sent otherwise normal parents around the bend in their quest to put smiles on their kids' faces. KARIMA A.