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To: Southack

“the unappeaseables...they’ll still criticize, gripe, and moan”

A Kansas farm wife called the local phone company to report her telephone failed to ring when her friends called - and that on the few occasions, when it did ring, her dog always moaned right before the phone rang.

The telephone repairman proceeded to the scene, curious to see this psychic dog or senile lady. He climbed a telephone pole, hooked in his test set, and dialed the subscriber’s house.

The phone didn’t ring right away, but then the dog moaned and the telephone began to ring.

Climbing down from the pole, the telephone repairman found:

1. The dog was tied to the telephone system’s ground wire with a steel chain and collar.

2. The wire connection to the ground rod was loose.

3. The dog was receiving 90 volts of signaling current when the number was called.

4. After a couple of jolts, the dog would start moaning and then urinate.

5. The wet ground would complete the circuit, thus causing the phone to ring.

Which demonstrates that some problems CAN be fixed by pissing and moaning.

Thought you’d like to know.


16 posted on 04/29/2008 6:49:08 AM PDT by tumblindice ("I am a diehard fan of the U.S. Constitution, *Rule of Law*, Crimson Tide, and . . . " Southack)
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To: tumblindice

Thank you!

That’s a “keeper!” BIG SMILE!


17 posted on 04/29/2008 6:59:15 AM PDT by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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To: tumblindice

ROFL!!!!!


32 posted on 04/29/2008 11:20:42 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: tumblindice

“Which demonstrates that some problems CAN be fixed by pissing and moaning.”

ROFL! Okay, got my humor for the day ... back to work.


38 posted on 04/29/2008 12:09:40 PM PDT by WOSG (Gameplan: Obama beats Hillary, McCain beats Obama, conservatives beat RINOs)
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