> This may not quite fit into your "What were they thinking category"
> but it just might and I like this story. I was running a fish
> wholesale warehouse and we had some small electric catfish in
> stock. Dan (one of the guys who packed orders) said "I hate
> catching those things (electric cats), they bite". I said "No they
> don't bite. They may electrocute you, but they don't bite". Todd, a
> salesman, overhearing this little conversation, interjects "No way,
> they can't electrocute you". I replied "Of course they can. Why do
> you think they're called electric catfish?".
>
> "I thought it was just one of those names, like electric blue
> johanni".
>
> "Nope, not this time. They really are electric, like an electric
> eel."
>
> "I don't believe it. Those little fish can't electrocute you."
>
> "They sure can. If you don't believe it, just try playing around
> with them until you get shocked."
>
> "All right, I will."
>
> So Todd gets a net and catches out one of the little critters and
> puts it in the palm of his hand. He stands there looking at it,
> while nothing happens. He then pokes at it with his finger, lets
> out a tremendous howl and jumps up to the ceiling, dropping the
> fish on the floor. After I get the fish back into the tank (without
> being electrocuted), I check to see how Todd is doing. He's OK, and
> he's convinced that they really do have an electric discharge. I
> believe he compared it to a cattle prod.
>
> Kevin Thurston
> www.zangfish.com
> www.concentric.net/~akthurst

ROFL
--
Dave
www.ddas.co.uk
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