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Lighten the mood around here
An Indiana 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 via 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.
I will leave you guys with that one. Everyone have a great weekend. I know Mrs. MC and I will. Will be watching Knights and Mavericks hockey in Omaha. Maybe a trip to a Casino.
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