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(Gillette News-Record)   Man trying to rescue cat from live power pole with bucket truck narrowly misses Darwination   (gillettenewsrecord.com) divider line 51
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2005-06-07 02:33:23 AM
But what happened to the cat?

I hate stupid little news articles like this; devoid of relevant information.
 
2005-06-07 02:34:07 AM
So what happened to the cat?
 
2005-06-07 02:34:32 AM
What happened to the...never mind.
 
2005-06-07 02:34:47 AM
i'm guessing he won't do that again.
 
2005-06-07 02:35:43 AM
How do we know the man failed to reproduce? Does the submitter understand the idea of Darwination?
 
2005-06-07 02:38:04 AM
If the cat is still alive, put it near the power pole and see if it wants to climb. Lesson learned?
 
2005-06-07 02:38:30 AM

Shock and awwwwww, look at the kitty - cat !


 
2005-06-07 02:38:38 AM
Ortchel is right...Darwination in this case would only reliably prevent further spreading of the man's genes.
 
2005-06-07 02:39:13 AM
JohnnyDanger

"But what happened to the cat?" Check out the local chinese buffet.....sure you'll find it. That suckers gonna be fried chicken....
 
2005-06-07 02:40:06 AM
Too bad the cat died due to the massive fapping that someone did on a Boobies link.
 
M-G
2005-06-07 02:53:51 AM
FTA:
A volt of electricity surged from the power wire, through the cat and to Griffin

Only a volt?
 
2005-06-07 02:55:10 AM


"Who loves kitty?"
 
2005-06-07 02:55:45 AM
The shocked cat in question

 
2005-06-07 02:56:08 AM
HOWS THE CAT??

*ahem*
 
2005-06-07 03:00:26 AM
[insert cat-shaped burnhole from National Lampoons Christmas Vacation here].
 
2005-06-07 03:06:47 AM
He would have been fine, but unfortunately the cat jumped at the exact moment the Caroline boobies link was greenlighted.
 
2005-06-07 03:15:47 AM
don't they have rules for things like this?

Step One: TURN POWER OFF!

Step Two: Fix problem.

Step Three: Turn power back on.

I know they probably didn't want to inturrupt service but if a cat isn't worth turning the power off for is the guy trying to get the cat worth shutting it off then?
 
2005-06-07 03:31:23 AM
So a man was trying to rescue a cat from a live power pole with a bucket, and a truck narrowly misses Darwination.

I'm confused.
 
2005-06-07 03:39:40 AM
Cat's have nine lives because they have poor judgement. To whit....



/luv my wittle pussy
//she's sweet, butt stinky
 
2005-06-07 04:09:37 AM
Guido Libido

Awwwwwwww she's sooo cute. What the fark is up with cats and toilets? Mine seemed to fall in atleast bi-yearly ;)
 
2005-06-07 04:14:26 AM
I worked in the spin department at power company, and there was a cat up a power pole during last year's hockey playoffs.

The safest thing to do is wait for the cat to come down. The most dangerous thing to do is send a guy up to scare the cat into bridging a circuit.

What they usually do is take a long stick and knocked them off -- cats land quite nicely -- before anyone notices.

So the town was outraged the cat was up the pole. The company doesn't want to turn the power off because of the hockey game that was on. The press is eating it up.

They finally turn the power off to the whole town, send a guy up to grab the cat, and the cat comes down. And promptly runs away.

Later we found out that the cat belonged to one of our company's power linemen. The media didn't find that out.

During the meetings, I advocated using a beanbag cannon, and was quickly overruled.
 
2005-06-07 05:25:46 AM
no one else seems to care, but what happened to the cat?
 
2005-06-07 06:57:42 AM
A Man Unhinged: Pure comedy! :)
 
2005-06-07 07:05:41 AM
Yum.
I smell barbeque.
 
2005-06-07 07:13:47 AM
GIS for Cooked Cat...



I'm pretty sure that I would have risked electrocution to save either one of my cats. Nader loves the pussies, yes he does.
 
2005-06-07 07:33:06 AM
better story was the woman who took $10k in stitches to save her cat from a coyote. Bet it was quite a shock
 
2005-06-07 07:59:47 AM
flamingboard The reason they dont turn off the power is that the live wire sits above the cable wire by 18 inches.

Those of us who are married to cable dawgs know about this. Most of them have been zapped. Tree branches are suppose to be cut back from power lines but isnt usually the case.

My husband couldnt hardly move for 2 days afterwards. The jolt they get is most painful in the joints.
 
2005-06-07 08:15:15 AM
It is amazing what some men will do just to get a little pussy.
 
2005-06-07 08:21:49 AM
I bet that was some hot kitty.
 
vjp
2005-06-07 08:36:46 AM
M-G:
FTA:
A volt of electricity surged from the power wire, through the cat and to Griffin

Only a volt?


Yeah but it was one NASTY volt, with huge pointy teeth!
 
2005-06-07 08:43:05 AM
"I'm kinda like the guy who takes care of all the kitties in the park. Otherwise, there'd be nobody to take care of them. This cocksucker, I found him in a storm drain - fsckin' names spray-painted on him - 'n' burdocks all fsckin' stuck to him. But I cleaned him all up - look at 'im - that's one fsckin' nice kitty right there."

/end Bubbles quote
 
2005-06-07 08:43:46 AM
aphexcoil3: It is amazing what some men will do just to get a little pussy.

Winner.

/needs a new keyboard
 
2005-06-07 09:34:41 AM
GIS for electrocuted

 
2005-06-07 09:40:57 AM
This happened to a close relative of a next door neighbor of mine years ago.

Poor guys were in a bucket truck and it tipped to the side slightly brushing the wires. The guys literally burnt to a crisp. What made it worse was the helpless bystanders who couldn't do a thing at all since the entire truck was still electrified. Not sure how long it went on for, but it is something that I wouldn't want to see.
 
2005-06-07 09:43:37 AM
220, 221, whatever it takes.
 
2005-06-07 09:45:30 AM
"darwination"

that goes onto the "words to use" list
 
2005-06-07 11:12:57 AM
Yeah, but what happend to the cat?
 
2005-06-07 11:15:13 AM
you guys got a cat?
 
2005-06-07 11:40:34 AM
I_Can't_Believe_it's_not_Boutros:

220, 221, whatever it takes.

Teehee, nice Mr. Mom quote. I lol at that one.
 
2005-06-07 12:01:07 PM
The cat, recovered from the next county:

 
2005-06-07 12:18:23 PM
The cat was later found napping peacefully by the side of the road, and was offered for adoption to a good home:

 
2005-06-07 12:31:55 PM
studebaker hoch-

I knew I shouldnt have fapped. My bad. I'll take this one...
 
2005-06-07 12:56:27 PM
It's possible for a cat to get down from a pole by itself

...but I'd hate to try to get Pinky down from a tree....
 
2005-06-07 01:24:53 PM
Easiest way to get a cat off an electric pole:

 
2005-06-07 03:15:30 PM
If the cat was part of the conducting path I'm going to guess it's pretty crispy right about now...
 
2005-06-07 03:43:08 PM
Actually, I would imagine the cat should be fine because the shock goes to the beast at the end of the circuit,
 
2005-06-07 03:55:54 PM
chenry

"darwination"

that goes onto the "words to use" list


Just be glad it wasn't 'darwinarity.'
 
2005-06-07 03:57:02 PM
More evidence cats are pure evil.

/mischievous grin
 
2005-06-07 04:17:51 PM
Next time, try opening a can of tuna within 100 feet. Or shaking a can of kitty treats. Works every time.
 
2005-06-07 09:10:16 PM
So when does fark get a 'Wyoming' tag?

/like, the fifth story from Gillette this year
 
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