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Cats use fax as toilet, spark house fire
My Way News ^
| 6/10/05
| Reuters
Posted on 06/10/2005 3:01:10 PM PDT by wagglebee
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."
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Japan; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cats; hatewhenthathappens; lolol
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The kittens quickly ran to safety, he added. It's possible that the owner was a troll and they were trying to get rid of him.
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posted on
06/10/2005 3:01:10 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
To: Blurblogger; LibertarianInExile; speedy; Joe 6-pack
I wonder if the little arsonists were charged with a feline-y?
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posted on
06/10/2005 3:02:27 PM PDT
by
hispanarepublicana
(I was Lucy Ramirez when being Lucy Ramirez wasn't cool.)
To: wagglebee
On second thought, the kitty litter scented toner was probably a mistake.
To: hispanarepublicana
I wonder if the little arsonists were charged with a feline-y?
GROAN... ;-)
To: wagglebee
When our cat expires, thats it, no more cats.
If it wasn't for the wife, I may have capped him already.
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posted on
06/10/2005 3:06:01 PM PDT
by
lormand
(George W. Bush is saving your ass, whether you like it or not.)
To: wagglebee
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posted on
06/10/2005 3:06:17 PM PDT
by
Michael Goldsberry
(an enemy of islam -- Joe Boucher; Leapfrog; Dr.Zoidberg; Lazamataz; ...)
To: wagglebee
No!
Bad kitties!
I bet that was shocking....
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posted on
06/10/2005 3:06:46 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(CATS: WHAT HAPPEN?)
To: wagglebee
It's possible that the owner was a troll and they were trying to get rid of him. That is pretty funny!
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posted on
06/10/2005 3:08:15 PM PDT
by
andyandval
(Try flushing a book down the toilet....get back to me on how you did)
To: wagglebee
Maybe the catridge was empty
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posted on
06/10/2005 3:08:31 PM PDT
by
RckyRaCoCo
("When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk!")
To: wagglebee
"If you have a cat, or a dog for that matter, be careful where they urinate," What's that supposed to mean? The carpet is fine, but draw the line at your computer keyboard while watching them 24 hours a day?
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posted on
06/10/2005 3:08:34 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: wagglebee
One of my cats used to love to lounge about on the top of my CRT computer monitor. Then she barfed into it. Bye bye $600 monitor. Luckily it was in hibernate mode so she wasn't hurt. These days I have an LCD monitor, so there's no room on top for her. She still leaps up on the desk and looks wistfully up at it, apparently wishing for her old warm sleeping platform.
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posted on
06/10/2005 3:09:13 PM PDT
by
John Jorsett
(scam never sleeps)
To: RichInOC
There sure is alot of (pee pee) stories on FR today, now I gotta go.....!!!!
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posted on
06/10/2005 3:09:29 PM PDT
by
cmsgop
(Catch A+BERT in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants")
To: lormand
If it wasn't for the wife, I may have capped him already. ![Image Hosted by ImageShack.us](http://img177.exs.cx/img177/3106/henriwtf2fj.jpg)
:o)
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posted on
06/10/2005 3:10:54 PM PDT
by
andyandval
(Try flushing a book down the toilet....get back to me on how you did)
To: wagglebee
Obviously these weren't Viking Kitties..... all of them are trained to use toilets! They are soooo smart!;-)
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posted on
06/10/2005 3:11:07 PM PDT
by
tiredoflaundry
(I hate Hurricane Season!)
To: hispanarepublicana
I wonder if the little arsonists were charged with a feline-y?You're not kitten. Hey, this must be international urine day or something -- first the sheep and now this. Support your local WC!!
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posted on
06/10/2005 3:12:19 PM PDT
by
speedy
To: Dog Gone; cmsgop
Dogs would never do this.....stupid cats.
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posted on
06/10/2005 3:12:39 PM PDT
by
Dog
To: hispanarepublicana; bikepacker67; Squantos; GSWarrior; Grammy; GreenHornet; Rennes Templar; ...
I understand the police are grilling her and she's tap-dancing like a cat on a hot tin roof. It seems the crime scene was littered with clues, and investigators are certain the fire was set on purr-pose.
To: wagglebee
"Why the hell is this fax machine hissing at ME?"
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posted on
06/10/2005 3:13:11 PM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(The theory of evolution is the great cosmogenic myth of the twentieth century - Michael Denton)
To: lormand
When our cat expires, thats it, no more cats. If it wasn't for the wife, I may have capped him already.
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posted on
06/10/2005 3:13:39 PM PDT
by
itsamelman
(“Announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh.” -- Al Swearengen)
To: wagglebee
At least they did not relieve themselves on sooper-dooper veddy incredibly holy Quran!!
Allah be praised!
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posted on
06/10/2005 3:14:07 PM PDT
by
MarineDad
(Whenever mosques and JDAM's meet, civilization benefits.)
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