hmm, a great way to get my college kid out of bed in the mornings....

Bb
"Dave"  wrote in message
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> > 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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