the phone dog

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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > The phone didn't ring right away, but then the dog moaned
> > and the telephone began to ring.
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> > Climbing down from
> > the pole, the telephone repairman found:
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> > The dog was tied to the telephone system's grounding rod with a steel
> > chain and collar.
> > The wire connection to the grounding rod was loose.
> > The dog was receiving 90 volts of ringing signal voltage when the number
> > was called.
> > After a couple of jolts, the dog would start moaning and then
> > urinate.
> > The wet ground would complete the circuit, thus causing the phone to
> > ring.
> > This demonstrates that some problems CAN be fixed by pissing and
> > moaning.
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> >
> > Thought you'd like to know
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> > _________________________________________________________________
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I Agree