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Kenneth P. Stox (ken@stox.org) Tue, 07 Feb 2006 05:20:37 GMT
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[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Or so the man says, 'humor'! I have never found anything 'humorous' about this story which seems to involve mistreatment of a small animal. The story has been around for simply _years_, I have printed it here a few times, but not for many years now since I do find it distasteful and not a bit funny. PAT]
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An Indiana farm wife called the local phone company to report her
The telephone repairman proceeded to the scene, curious to see this
Climbing down from the pole, the telephone repairman found:
1. The dog was tied to the telephone system's ground wire via a steel
2. The wire connection to the ground rod was loose.
3. The dog was receiving 90 volts of signaling current when the phone
4 After a couple of such jolts, the dog would start moaning and then
5. The wet ground would complete the circuit, thus causing the phone to
Which demonstrates that some problems CAN be fixed by pissing and moaning.
[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I have seen this story set in England, |
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