I'm wondering if we can recruit this dog to help us in the
satellite design world. J
-----Original Message-----
While driving around the back woods of East Texas, on one
back roads I saw a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house:
"Talking Dog for Sale."
Well I needed a break so I stopped to see what the deal
was. I went into the backyard and see a nice looking Labrador retriever sitting
there.
"You talk?" I ask. "Yep," the Lab
replies. Well after I got over the shock of hearing a dog talk, I asked
"So, what's your story?" "
Ah shucks there ain't much to tell. Is that a VUU
screwdriver antenna on your truck out there?"
"How did you know that," I ask?
The Lab looks up and says, "Well, I'm a ham radio
operator. I got my Ticket when I was a young pup and in no time at all I had my
5 band DXCC in Phone and CW. The CIA heard about me and asked me to do some spy
work for them. I would hang around the communications centers and with my keen
hearing I could copy the transmissions. Because no one figured a dog would be
eavesdropping, I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years."
Copying high speed CW all day really tired me out and I knew I wasn't getting
any younger. So, I decided to settle down. I retired from the CIA (8 dog years
is 56 CIA years) and joined a ham radio club. In fact I won first place in the
Oklahoma OSO Party two years in a row. Then I had a mess of puppies and got
away from Ham Radio for a while. I sure miss my radio. Why don't you buy me and
I'll be your CW operator in the Texas QSO Party.
I said "let me see what I can do." I went back
in and asked the owner what he wants for the dog.
"Ten dollars," the guy says.
"Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are
you selling him so cheap?"
"Because he's a liar. He never did any of that
stuff. He's just a No Code
Technician."