Cats use fax as toilet, spark house fire

My Way News ^ | 6/10/05 | Reuters

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Two kittens picked the wrong place to relieve themselves when they urinated on a fax machine, sparking a fire that extensively damaged their Japanese owner's house.

Investigators in the western city of Kobe have concluded that the fire in January was caused by a spark generated when the urine soaked the machine's electrical printing mechanism.

The fire damaged the kitchen and living room before it was put out by the house's owner, who was treated for mild smoke inhalation, said Masahito Oyabu, a fireman at the Nagata fire station in central Kobe.

The kittens quickly ran to safety, he added.

"If you have a cat, or a dog for that matter, be careful where they urinate," Oyabu said. "Especially keep them away from electrical appliances and wires."

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Japanese kitty story.

[speedy]

ocelot of trouble for two little kittens to cause.

I agree with your mane point, but what lynx all the puns in this thread is that we all give an honest effort. Nobody here is a cheetah. I won't go off on some jag with all the usual cat-chphrases; you done good.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Kudos for a GREAT kitty graphic. Your cat and/or work?

[andyandval]

Not my kitty, not my work. Purloined as usual. Forget where that one came from.

This is my kitty...

Glad you like.

[Dinsdale]

Plastic covering would help her, too, but will she use it? No. She bought a new keyboard last week.

They used to make keyboard trojans you could type through. It never seemed the same to me though.

[windcliff]

kitty pics ping

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[tiredoflaundry]

If by "toilets" you mean "the dead skulls of trolls", you are correct.

That'll work! ;-)

[Trillian]

I read about this in the morning on another site. I knew it would end up here!

[PilloryHillary]

When our cat expires, thats it, no more cats.
If it wasn't for the wife, I may have capped him already.

 

[PilloryHillary]

Cute kitty .gif!

[trussell]

Kitty litty dirty didy hissy pissy = filthy faxie

[hispanarepublicana]

You read about it this morning and didn't post it here!?
For shame.

[hispanarepublicana]

PS: There are other sites on the internet?

[Trillian]

I just assumed it was already here lol.. I saw it on a couponing site.

[hispanarepublicana]

Coupons for new fax machines?

[Trillian]

Lol, surprisingly not. Grocery coupons mostly :)

[mikrofon]

The kitties thought they spotted this fella
and just tried to flush him out...

[Rennes Templar]

These felons obviously had their fax confused. It just takes a wee bit, and urine a lot of trouble; a shocking experience results, but I wouldn't be tabby surprised if they were trying to send a message: clean the litter box!

[MozarkDawg]

"Sweetie? Time to change the litter box ... the puddumstats are using the fax machine again ..."