Mrs O'leary's boobs caused blackout

Mammogram may have triggered blackout

[jsinger]

Cute story on news last night that a woman was getting a mammogram just as lights went out.

Time to update that old saying about the "straw that broke the camel's back."

Sometimes, like in the 1871 Chicago fire, the LITTLE picture matters too.

[lawman]

Sort of like the story of the 19th century earthquake in Missouri (Madrid fault) where a man was urinating off a bank into a river when the water level suddenly rose three feet.

[Shak]

shak, raises hand in class!

what is a mammogram? and who is Mrs O'leary?

Shak

[glengara]

At least I hope she's clear.

[jsinger]

Mammogram: test to determine whether a woman has breast cancer. Like an X-Ray, I guess

Mrs. O'leary: woman whose cow supposedly kicked over a lantern to start the great 1871 Chicago fire that destroyed much of the city.

[Shak]

jsinger,

thanks for the clarification.

I honestly thought it was like a kiss-a-gram or strip-a-gram and Mrs O'Leary was a lady of the night :)

Shak

[AAnnAArchy]

<<Mammogram: test to determine whether a woman has breast cancer. Like an X-Ray, I guess>>

Like an x-ray, but with a great deal of smashing involved. Smashing meaning crushing, not "Smashing job, ol' chap."

[GaryK]

>>Mammogram: test to determine whether a woman has breast cancer. Like an X-Ray, I guess.

Men can get breast cancer, too. I felt a lump under my skin in that area a few months ago and had a mammogram and other tests which confirmed a benign breast tumor.

I hope the woman in question didn't wind up getting stuck in the machine when the power went off. :)

[jsinger]

Yikes! Can you get stuck in one of those machines?

[tbear]

The mind boggles, well mine does anyway.........

[hannamyluv]

Ahh... and the men out there thought they were coming to this site to get an education about the internet.

[mivox]

You mean they don't include internet access with mammograms yet?

Sheesh. Good thing I'm young. I think I'll wait 'till they upgrade their services.