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RandomAxe [TotalFark]
2010-09-05 11:18:47 AM
In before Blame The Unions.
 
Infobahn
2010-09-05 11:18:57 AM
Creepy. Sad.

We flew into MPLS Friday night, and probably passed by this guy taking his final nap.

The TV stations are all over it. He was a guy that volunteered a lot at his local high school.
 
Clete Orris
2010-09-05 11:18:57 AM
I find this revolting.
 
JohnAnnArbor
2010-09-05 11:20:31 AM
Clete Orris: I find this revolting.

Well, we don't know how many times he was volted.
 
Honest Bender
2010-09-05 11:20:59 AM
It isn't known what Germundson was working on, or the cause of his death.

Well, let's see... He's an electrician. He was up in the ceiling. My guess would have to be that he was working on something electrical. OH! Maybe he died of food poisoning!

/no that doesn't sound right...
 
farkedInTheHead
2010-09-05 11:23:12 AM
Ohm my god, that's truly horrible!

//bad electricity puns go here?
 
farquette
2010-09-05 11:23:21 AM
From TFA:

Sentence #2: Robert J. Germundson, 52, was an electrician working on utilities above the drop-down ceiling on the E Concourse of the airport.

Sentence #5: It isn't known what Germundson was working on, or the cause of his death.
 
skinink
2010-09-05 11:24:49 AM
Has the TSA inspected the body yet for illegal items?
 
Clete Orris
2010-09-05 11:25:11 AM
JohnAnnArbor: Clete Orris: I find this revolting.

Well, we don't know how many times he was volted.

Currently I'd say he was amped up.
 
sgnilward [TotalFark]
2010-09-05 11:25:19 AM
Honest Bender: It isn't known what Germundson was working on, or the cause of his death.

Well, let's see... He's an electrician. He was up in the ceiling. My guess would have to be that he was working on something electrical. OH! Maybe he died of food poisoning!

/no that doesn't sound right...

Maybe he pulled a Falco

The coroner didn't know if he just had a regular heart attack, or all the cocaine or if it was slamming his car into a palm tree at 120 mph that did it..

/Just sayin'
 
Rigger1955
2010-09-05 11:26:13 AM
While it is truly shocking news I am not going to get all that charged up about it.
 
psanf420
2010-09-05 11:27:00 AM
I'm sure his death was quite a shock to his family.
 
farquette
2010-09-05 11:27:15 AM
Clete Orris: JohnAnnArbor: Clete Orris: I find this revolting.

Well, we don't know how many times he was volted.

Currently I'd say he was amped up.

When was this article published? It seems pretty current.
 
uncletogie
2010-09-05 11:27:49 AM
Rigger1955: While it is truly shocking news I am not going to get all that charged up about it.

Same here. Resistance is futile.
 
StreetlightInTheGhetto [TotalFark]
2010-09-05 11:29:08 AM
uncletogie: Rigger1955: While it is truly shocking news I am not going to get all that charged up about it.

Same here. Resistance is futile.

ohm y god, you guys are geeks.
 
Clete Orris
2010-09-05 11:29:09 AM
farquette: Clete Orris: JohnAnnArbor: Clete Orris: I find this revolting.

Well, we don't know how many times he was volted.

Currently I'd say he was amped up.

When was this article published? It seems pretty current.

You know these puns are going to polarize Farkers.
 
JohnAnnArbor
2010-09-05 11:30:08 AM
Clete Orris: JohnAnnArbor: Clete Orris: I find this revolting.

Well, we don't know how many times he was volted.

Currently I'd say he was amped up.

Good inductive reasoning.
 
Rigger1955
2010-09-05 11:31:14 AM
Clete Orris: farquette: Clete Orris: JohnAnnArbor: Clete Orris: I find this revolting.

Well, we don't know how many times he was volted.

Currently I'd say he was amped up.

When was this article published? It seems pretty current.

You know these puns are going to polarize Farkers.

Oh, I'm sure there will be negative comments.
 
farquette
2010-09-05 11:32:53 AM
Rigger1955: Clete Orris: farquette: Clete Orris: JohnAnnArbor: Clete Orris: I find this revolting.

Well, we don't know how many times he was volted.

Currently I'd say he was amped up.

When was this article published? It seems pretty current.

You know these puns are going to polarize Farkers.

Oh, I'm sure there will be negative comments.

Okay people. I think we've completed this circuit of offensive puns.
 
inkling79
2010-09-05 11:32:57 AM
Rigger1955: Clete Orris: farquette: Clete Orris: JohnAnnArbor: Clete Orris: I find this revolting.

Well, we don't know how many times he was volted.

Currently I'd say he was amped up.

When was this article published? It seems pretty current.

You know these puns are going to polarize Farkers.

Oh, I'm sure there will be negative comments.

I think you guys should lay off the puns and let the police conduct their investigation.
 
Clete Orris
2010-09-05 11:33:24 AM
Rigger1955: Clete Orris: farquette: Clete Orris: JohnAnnArbor: Clete Orris: I find this revolting.

Well, we don't know how many times he was volted.

Currently I'd say he was amped up.

When was this article published? It seems pretty current.

You know these puns are going to polarize Farkers.

Oh, I'm sure there will be negative comments.

Are you positive?
 
JohnAnnArbor
2010-09-05 11:33:38 AM
uncletogie: Rigger1955: While it is truly shocking news I am not going to get all that charged up about it.

Same here. Resistance is futile.

dilbert.com

dilbert.com

/I love the Dilbert text search option.
 
chixdiggit
2010-09-05 11:34:53 AM
Obviously, electrician is a dangerous field of work.
 
Rigger1955
2010-09-05 11:36:48 AM
I have come up rather short on witty puns now.
 
RubberBabyBuggyBumpers
2010-09-05 11:36:53 AM
Ohm my goodness. Watts with all the electricity puns? Can't you conductor serious conversation? A man has dioded. Have you no capacitance for his family?

/hope my comments were AMPle
 
uncletogie
2010-09-05 11:37:58 AM
Clete Orris: Rigger1955: Clete Orris: farquette: Clete Orris: JohnAnnArbor: Clete Orris: I find this revolting.

Well, we don't know how many times he was volted.

Currently I'd say he was amped up.

When was this article published? It seems pretty current.

You know these puns are going to polarize Farkers.

Oh, I'm sure there will be negative comments.

Are you positive?

Yes. No one will stop 'em; there's no impedance..
 
dougfm
2010-09-05 11:38:09 AM
Watt?
 
Rigger1955
2010-09-05 11:40:13 AM
Seriously now, has there been a surge in the frequency of these types of accidents?
 
uncletogie
2010-09-05 11:41:20 AM
Rigger1955: Seriously now, has there been a surge in the frequency of these types of accidents?

Only at AC/DC concerts.
 
mynameist
2010-09-05 11:42:45 AM
Honest Bender: It isn't known what Germundson was working on, or the cause of his death.

Well, let's see... He's an electrician. He was up in the ceiling. My guess would have to be that he was working on something electrical. OH! Maybe he died of food poisoning!

/no that doesn't sound right...

I'd give electric shock about a 1/5 to 1/10 chance (depending on age). I'm thinking heat exhaustion or natural causes. Either might have been preventable if he wasn't working alone, hidden in a ceiling.
 
Clint_Torres
2010-09-05 11:42:50 AM
farquette: From TFA:

Sentence #2: Robert J. Germundson, 52, was an electrician working on utilities above the drop-down ceiling on the E Concourse of the airport.

Sentence #5: It isn't known what Germundson was working on, or the cause of his death.

I came here to post this. Glad someone else is cognizant this morning.

/article FAIL
 
farquette
2010-09-05 11:46:30 AM
uncletogie: Only at AC/DC concerts.

I prefer Joule, honestly.

dougfm: Watt?

This, actually, is the only pun so far to make me laugh.
 
uncletogie
2010-09-05 11:49:05 AM
farquette: This, actually, is the only pun so far to make me laugh.

Guess you're havin' an off morning, then... Myself, I'm having as Faraday as one could want.
 
sendtodave
2010-09-05 11:52:06 AM
He coiled up and diode in the terminal? Ohm my.
 
Quantum Apostrophe
2010-09-05 12:00:15 PM
I'm pretty reluctant to post about someone shuffling off his mortal coil.
 
ClintonKun
2010-09-05 12:01:15 PM
mokk.bme.hu
 
Goimir [TotalFark]
2010-09-05 12:08:47 PM
Clint_Torres: farquette: From TFA:

Sentence #2: Robert J. Germundson, 52, was an electrician working on utilities above the drop-down ceiling on the E Concourse of the airport.

Sentence #5: It isn't known what Germundson was working on, or the cause of his death.

I came here to post this. Glad someone else is cognizant this morning.

/article FAIL

"Working on utilities" is pretty vague.

Was he running cables, making connections, troubleshooting, doing the crossword . . .

If he was up there running cables it's pretty unlikely that he got juiced. If he were making connections then maybe, but not very likely. Troubleshooting can be dangerous as it usually HAS to be done live.
 
Rigger1955
2010-09-05 12:09:50 PM
Well, he will be grounded soon enough, as for me, I'm done.

Kind of burnt out, feeling sort of wired lately.
 
Goimir [TotalFark]
2010-09-05 12:11:12 PM
Rigger1955: Well, he will be grounded soon enough, as for me, I'm done.

Kind of burnt out, feeling sort of wired lately.

maybe you aught to quit, before you're stripped of your dignity.
 
rooftop235
2010-09-05 12:14:08 PM
uncletogie: Clete Orris: Rigger1955: Clete Orris: farquette: Clete Orris: JohnAnnArbor: Clete Orris: I find this revolting.

Well, we don't know how many times he was volted.

Currently I'd say he was amped up.

When was this article published? It seems pretty current.

You know these puns are going to polarize Farkers.

Oh, I'm sure there will be negative comments.

Are you positive?

Yes. No one will stop 'em; there's no impedance..

I cannot believe you folks. You all should be grounded in the fact that this guy is dead. It is a shame that negative things happen to positive people, and then you guys get all amped up to poke fun. It is polarizing and unkind. You should resist the urge to conduct yourselves in this manner. Perhaps you could take up some more current classes on sensitivity. All this energy being devoted to putting down a fellow human being is watt is wrong with society. It is revolting and often shocking to read.

//beer
///enjoy your labor day
////i hope the family is taking charge of this situation and handling the current situation dwell.
 
WalMartian [TotalFark]
2010-09-05 12:21:45 PM
And no comments on his last name?
 
sobertoo
2010-09-05 12:25:20 PM
Old Electrical Engineers never Die they just go to Ground...
 
starsrift
2010-09-05 12:29:04 PM
You don't need a coroner to find out how he died, any fellow electrician can do it - Just figure out where the magic smoke came out of.
 
farquette
2010-09-05 12:29:39 PM
WalMartian: And no comments on his last name?

What kind of insensitive jerks do you think we are?
 
Mikeyworld
2010-09-05 12:40:33 PM
Goimir: Clint_Torres: farquette: From TFA:

Sentence #2: Robert J. Germundson, 52, was an electrician working on utilities above the drop-down ceiling on the E Concourse of the airport.

Sentence #5: It isn't known what Germundson was working on, or the cause of his death.

I came here to post this. Glad someone else is cognizant this morning.

/article FAIL

"Working on utilities" is pretty vague.

Was he running cables, making connections, troubleshooting, doing the crossword . . .

If he was up there running cables it's pretty unlikely that he got juiced. If he were making connections then maybe, but not very likely. Troubleshooting can be dangerous as it usually HAS to be done live.

It was over the false ceiling...it's hot as hell up there 'cause all the heat is trapped away from the AC ducts. Heat prostration, I'll bet.

Most guys don't work live circuits, if it can be avoided, and usually, if'n yer making connections, the circuit isn't working, so it's shut off.
 
Lots43
2010-09-05 12:46:03 PM
I can garuntee you the kind of people interested in blowing up more skyscrapers are following this story. If a dead body can violate security, why not a live one?
 
Goimir [TotalFark]
2010-09-05 12:49:35 PM
Mikeyworld: Most guys don't work live circuits, if it can be avoided, and usually, if'n yer making connections, the circuit isn't working, so it's shut off.

my electrical CSB:

I was teaching this kid how to wire, and we were working on a project in a drop ceiling. I looked at the J-box we had to do, and saw it was labeled "Circuit 27". I yelled down "Hey Sparky, is #27 in the lighting panel off for the neon signs?"

"Yep! We never turned that on yet. No reason to."

I turned to the kid and said "First rule, never trust anyone." I took the wires and carefully uncapped them, then touched the hot and neutral together.

There was a satisfying pop and a flash of light. Everyone down below was all OMGWTFBBQ. The electrician said "Holy fark you guys OK?"

"Yep, we're fine. #27's off now, and I got to teach a valuable lesson. Just do me a favor and don't turn it back on just yet."
 
Chevello
2010-09-05 12:53:57 PM
Rigger1955: I have come up rather short on witty puns now.

Are you saying that you have reached your capacity?
 
WelldeadLink [TotalFark]
2010-09-05 12:58:38 PM
Chevello: Rigger1955: I have come up rather short on witty puns now.

Are you saying that you have reached your capacity?


www.thefatladysingsonline.com
The fat lady singes.
 
cryinoutloud
2010-09-05 12:59:13 PM
farquette: WalMartian: And no comments on his last name?
What kind of insensitive jerks do you think we are?

The body of a missing Coon Rapids man

"Coon Rapids" Hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa......aauu
 
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