>>>> A South Carolina 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 there are some problems that CAN be fixed by
>>>> pissing and moaning.
>>>>
>>>> I thought you'd like to know.
