I'm I the only one that thinks this would be cool?

The very first time I played AD&D I almost got killed by a dire weasel-- knowing very little about what sort of monsters  exist in the dungeons and dragons milieu, I had assumed we were just attacked by a bizarre lycanthrope. I was later more than a little disappointed to learn that I would not in fact be transforming into a were weasel by the light of the full moon.

I still recall that as a missed opportunity-- but I'm fairly certain I'm well in the minority.

what do you think? If you were to encounter a werestoat would that set off your cringe detector?