The odd telco problem..

Garp · 17-01-2009, 01:54

An elderly lady phoned her telephone company to report that her telephone failed to ring when her friends called - and that on the few occasions when it did ring, her pet dog always moaned right before the phone rang. The telephone repairman proceeded to the scene, curious to see this psychic dog or senile elderly lady.

He climbed a nearby 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 loudly 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 phone number was called.
4. After a couple of such jolts, the dog would start moaning and then urinate on himself and the ground.
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.

Blighter · 17-01-2009, 02:06

Very good.

Desmo · 17-01-2009, 11:12

Is the water dodgy over there or something?

Burble · 17-01-2009, 11:17

I think the :pebbles: smiley needs to be changed to :garp:

Lana · 19-01-2009, 07:12

i dont like this joke. that poor dog.

17-01-2009, 01:54	#1
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	The odd telco problem.. An elderly lady phoned her telephone company to report that her telephone failed to ring when her friends called - and that on the few occasions when it did ring, her pet dog always moaned right before the phone rang. The telephone repairman proceeded to the scene, curious to see this psychic dog or senile elderly lady. He climbed a nearby 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 loudly 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 phone number was called. 4. After a couple of such jolts, the dog would start moaning and then urinate on himself and the ground. 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. __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

17-01-2009, 02:06	#2
Blighter Dubious Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 1,571	Very good. __________________ Look at your signature, now back to mine, now back to yours, now back to mine. Sadly, yours isn't mine. But if you stopped writing about other things and made this your signature, yours could be like mine. Look down, back up. Where are you? You're on Boat Drinks, reading the signature your signature could be like. I'm on a computer. My Blog \| More Outdoors \| MSN \| Email \| Call Me

17-01-2009, 11:12	#3
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Is the water dodgy over there or something? __________________

19-01-2009, 07:12	#5
Lana Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 242	i dont like this joke. that poor dog. __________________ Ah! Dis is my day of lucky!

17-01-2009, 11:17	#4
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	I think the :pebbles: smiley needs to be changed to :garp: