Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: Dave Fiske Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: The Lighter Side: An Unusual Story Message-ID: <1814@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 4 Dec 89 21:57:09 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Organization: BRS Info Technologies, Latham NY Lines: 28 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 9, Issue 552, message 6 of 7 In article , telesci!ashepps@ pyrnj.pyramid.com (Anton C Shepps) writes: < Climbing down from the pole, Pat found: < a. Dog was tied to the telephone system's ground post via an iron chain < and collar. < b. Dog was receiving 90 volts of signalling current. < c. After several jolts, the dog was urinating on ground and barking. < d. Wet ground now conducted and phone rang. Gee. Might this be a solution for the person who wanted to be able to "see" (via lamps) the phone ringing from any room in the house? Provided you could see the dog's pen from all relevant rooms, just watch for the dog urinating, then dash and pick up the phone! I'm sure it would impress visitors, too. "CROOK ROBS 16 BANKS -- Dave Fiske (davef@brspyr1.BRS.COM) WITH A CUCUMBER" Home: David_A_Fiske@cup.portal.com Headline from Weekly World News CIS: 75415,163 GEnie: davef