# John tased the bird! **URL:** \ **Category:** Chatting over the Back Fence\ **Created:** [February 28, 2012, 5:05am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/john-tased-the-bird/22271 "2012-02-28T05:05:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 5:05am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/john-tased-the-bird/22271/1 "2012-02-28T05:05:05Z")
Poor little Beaker got tased, accidentally, of course. It’s been very dry here, and John didn’t realize he’d built up some static electricity. He brought Beaker her food, set it down on her patio, and then reached out to bring her down from the top of the outside of her cage, and she started to step up onto his finger and ZAP! The poor little thing squawked and flew around and hopped around for a minute or so, actually shaking her foot out like you might see in a comic. And now she won’t let him touch her. No surprise there. He felt so terrible about it. It will be interesting to see how long she stays mad at him. : ) – Susan Novell Community Chat Moderator [http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq\_rules](http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq_rules) [http://www.ncci.org](http://www.ncci.org) NCCIrregulars Web Site Please read the following before posting in here: [http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy](http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy) ---
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“Susan” [ncc.mod@gmail.com](mailto:ncc.mod@gmail.com) wrote:[color=blue] > Poor little Beaker got tased, accidentally, of course. It’s been very > dry here, and John didn’t realize he’d built up some static > electricity. He brought Beaker her food, set it down on her patio, and > then reached out to bring her down from the top of the outside of her > cage, and she started to step up onto his finger and ZAP! > > The poor little thing squawked and flew around and hopped around for a > minute or so, actually shaking her foot out like you might see in a > comic. And now she won’t let him touch her. No surprise there. > > He felt so terrible about it. It will be interesting to see how long > she stays mad at him. : )[/color] poor thing! – Danita - [http://www.caledonia.net/blog](http://www.caledonia.net/blog) ---
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On 28/02/2012 03:05, Susan wrote: [color=blue] > Poor little Beaker got tased, accidentally, of course. It’s been very > dry here, and John didn’t realize he’d built up some static > electricity. He brought Beaker her food, set it down on her patio, and > then reached out to bring her down from the top of the outside of her > cage, and she started to step up onto his finger and ZAP! > > The poor little thing squawked and flew around and hopped around for a > minute or so, actually shaking her foot out like you might see in a > comic. And now she won’t let him touch her. No surprise there. > > He felt so terrible about it. It will be interesting to see how long > she stays mad at him. : )[/color] ## What a shocking tale! 😉 Simon Novell/SUSE/NetIQ Knowledge Partner * * * ## Do you work with Novell technologies at a university, college or school? If so, your campus could benefit from joining the Novell Technology Transfer Partner (TTP) program. See [novell.com/ttp](http://novell.com/ttp) for more details. ---
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– Susan Novell Community Chat Moderator [http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq\_rules](http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq_rules) [http://www.ncci.org](http://www.ncci.org) NCCIrregulars Web Site Please read the following before posting in here: [http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy](http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy) ---
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Danita: Yes. There was no damage that we can tell, but she’s definitely wary of John, now. : ) – Susan Novell Community Chat Moderator [http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq\_rules](http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq_rules) [http://www.ncci.org](http://www.ncci.org) NCCIrregulars Web Site Please read the following before posting in here: [http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy](http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy) ---
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We still have carpet in a couple of rooms – it is very dry here so our cats have learned to be cautious about touching their noses to our hands… – Barry Schnur ---
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“Susan” wrote: [color=blue] > Yes. There was no damage that we can tell, but she’s definitely wary of John, > now. : )[/color] I can imagine! It’s actually quite funny (unless you’re the bird I guess - heehee). – Danita Novell Knowledge Partner Upgrading to GroupWise 2012? [http://www.caledonia.net/blog/?p=514](http://www.caledonia.net/blog/?p=514) [http://www.caledonia.net/gw12upg.html](http://www.caledonia.net/gw12upg.html) ---
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Had this vision of a cartoon, Daffy Duck when blows up in his face …a featherless bird…made me chuckle… [color=blue][color=green][color=darkred] > > > [/color][/color] > > > Poor little Beaker got tased, accidentally, of course. It’s been very > > > dry here, and John didn’t realize he’d built up some static > > > electricity. He brought Beaker her food, set it down on her patio, and > > > then reached out to bring her down from the top of the outside of her > > > cage, and she started to step up onto his finger and ZAP! > > The poor little thing squawked and flew around and hopped around for a > minute or so, actually shaking her foot out like you might see in a > comic. And now she won’t let him touch her. No surprise there. > > He felt so terrible about it. It will be interesting to see how long > she stays mad at him. : )[/color] – Paul ---
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Yes, that would be a surprise! : ) – Susan Novell Community Chat Moderator [http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq\_rules](http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq_rules) [http://www.ncci.org](http://www.ncci.org) NCCIrregulars Web Site Please read the following before posting in here: [http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy](http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy) ---
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Danita: It was funny watching her shake her little leg and hop around. She was also very vocal about her dismay. – Susan Novell Community Chat Moderator [http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq\_rules](http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq_rules) [http://www.ncci.org](http://www.ncci.org) NCCIrregulars Web Site Please read the following before posting in here: [http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy](http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy) ---
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Paul: Thankfully, her feathers remained in place. : ) – Susan Novell Community Chat Moderator [http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq\_rules](http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq_rules) [http://www.ncci.org](http://www.ncci.org) NCCIrregulars Web Site Please read the following before posting in here: [http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy](http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy) ---
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On Tue, 28 Feb 2012 03:05:05 +0000, Susan wrote: [color=blue] > Poor little Beaker got tased, accidentally, of course. It’s been very > dry here, and John didn’t realize he’d built up some static electricity. > He brought Beaker her food, set it down on her patio, and then reached > out to bring her down from the top of the outside of her cage, and she > started to step up onto his finger and ZAP! > > The poor little thing squawked and flew around and hopped around for a > minute or so, actually shaking her foot out like you might see in a > comic. And now she won’t let him touch her. No surprise there. > > He felt so terrible about it. It will be interesting to see how long she > stays mad at him. : )[/color] Without my glasses, the Subject is John tasted the bird! ---
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“Susan” wrote: [color=blue] > She was also very vocal about her dismay. [/color] As they generally are! The latest bird antics at our house involve Weegie imitating the puppy (who is here one day a week now to play in the yard). Weegie does a perfect “whimpering puppy”. Last week it really was hilarious, because I was saying “Rufus, come!”, and Weegie countered with “Rufus, sit!”. The pup just stood in the middle of the room looking up at me in bewilderment. – Danita Novell Knowledge Partner Upgrading to GroupWise 2012? [http://www.caledonia.net/blog/?p=514](http://www.caledonia.net/blog/?p=514) [http://www.caledonia.net/gw12upg.html](http://www.caledonia.net/gw12upg.html) ---
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Bob Crandell wrote: [color=blue] > Without my glasses, the Subject is John tasted the bird![/color] I will admit that was what I first read as well! – Danita Novell Knowledge Partner Upgrading to GroupWise 2012? [http://www.caledonia.net/blog/?p=514](http://www.caledonia.net/blog/?p=514) [http://www.caledonia.net/gw12upg.html](http://www.caledonia.net/gw12upg.html) ---
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Bob: No, he’s never tasted the bird, though he does accuse her frequently of smelling like chicken. – Susan Novell Community Chat Moderator [http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq\_rules](http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq_rules) [http://www.ncci.org](http://www.ncci.org) NCCIrregulars Web Site Please read the following before posting in here: [http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy](http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy) ---
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Correction, he frequently accuses her of smelling LIKE a chicken. She tried to take a bath in his water glass yesterday. : ) – Susan Novell Community Chat Moderator [http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq\_rules](http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq_rules) [http://www.ncci.org](http://www.ncci.org) NCCIrregulars Web Site Please read the following before posting in here: [http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy](http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy) ---
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Susan, you live in California, isn’t bird shocking a felony there? – Barry Schnur ---
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I would not be surprised if it were. : ) – Susan Novell Community Chat Moderator [http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq\_rules](http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq_rules) [http://www.ncci.org](http://www.ncci.org) NCCIrregulars Web Site Please read the following before posting in here: [http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy](http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy) ---
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On Sat, 03 Mar 2012 13:24:13 +0000, Susan wrote: [color=blue] > I would not be surprised if it were. : )[/color] John’s bird is shocking? ---
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No, she’s mostly petulant. We’re thinking of getting her a pet budgie. : ) – Susan Novell Community Chat Moderator [http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq\_rules](http://forums.novell.com/faq.php?faq=novfor#faq_rules) [http://www.ncci.org](http://www.ncci.org) NCCIrregulars Web Site Please read the following before posting in here: [http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy](http://preview.tinyurl.com/27zopdy)