When I was a kid, my family owned a canary.  At first, the good little
bird would sing practically the whole time he was awake.  After an
illness, however, he stopped singing most of the time.  However, with one
hundred percent certainty, that thing would sing up a storm whenever
anyone flushed the john!

Mike Freeman <[log in to unmask]>
Amateur Radio: < K 7 U I J >

On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Richard Webb wrote:

> HI folks,
>
> Liked Mike's story of the man cum workbench.  Reminded me of another
> good one.
> A few years ago a local ham was visiting with a friend who had a Yaesu
> ft101b with the ubiquitous d104 microphone on eleven meters.  THis
> dude was operating on the am channel where a lot of his buddies stood
> by regularly.
>
> WEll as my friend sat working on his computer bbs system the guy
> decided to slip into the little water closet he had off his radio
> room.  HE stepped inside and relieved himself.   WHile standing there
> doing his bit my friend happened to glance at the radio.  About
> everybody in Burlington Iowa heard this guy take a leak and flush.  My
> pal waited until he waws done then disabled the vox.
>
> 73 de kb0ruu
>
>
>
>
> Richard Webb
>
> Electric Spider Productions
>
> If you put garbage in a computer nothing comes out but garbage.  But
> this garbage, having passed through a very expensive machine, is
> somehow enobled and none dare criticize it.
>
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> Any IC protected by a fast acting fuse will protect
> the fuse by blowing first.
>