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Author Topic: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!  (Read 25374 times)

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Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« on: November 25, 2008, 01:31 PM »
Great video of a cat "fixing" the printer.







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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2008, 01:48 PM »
I love it ;)

Serious related question now - my Canon Pixma ip5000 has recently started chewing paper when I ask it to duplex print. Anyone any idea how to clean the paper path on these as there doesn't seem to be any obvious way to disassemble the printer.

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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2008, 01:55 PM »
this one made me laugh a lot  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2008, 02:04 PM »
I am not sure about the printer you have, but for my HP I would have to use a cleaning kit like this:

http://h10025.www1.h...n&product=428800

And if I remember correctly, it's a single use cleaner and costs about $20


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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2008, 02:06 PM »
Do people drug their cats for these videos, or are all those animals just that batshit insane? :huh:
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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2008, 02:13 PM »
Do people drug their cats for these videos, or are all those animals just that batshit insane? :huh:

Not all of them. Just most of them.

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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2008, 03:39 PM »
Do people drug their cats for these videos, or are all those animals just that batshit insane? :huh:

Not all of them. Just most of them.

Virtually all, in fact. ;D

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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2008, 04:59 PM »
Do people drug their cats for these videos, or are all those animals just that batshit insane? :huh:

Not all of them. Just most of them.

Virtually all, in fact. ;D

Actually, I would have thought that since animals work by instinct and so-called humans are supposedly (mostly) non-instinctual(?!) that the term insane can really only be applied to humans.

In fact, AFAIAC the whole planet would probably be better off if animals were running it   :P

Then again, some countries are already being run by animals  :huh:
« Last Edit: November 25, 2008, 05:04 PM by 4wd »

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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2008, 07:43 PM »
Do people drug their cats for these videos, or are all those animals just that batshit insane? :huh:

Take a look at the feline insanity claws!


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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #9 on: November 27, 2008, 01:10 AM »

 ;D

« Last Edit: November 27, 2008, 01:12 AM by CleverCat »

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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #10 on: November 27, 2008, 01:14 AM »
Cranio - I love your sense of humour! You must have some British genes!  ;)

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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #11 on: November 27, 2008, 02:08 AM »
Great little video. Not sure how they got the cat to do it, but it sure is funny. My sister got a kick out of it, too. :)

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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #12 on: November 27, 2008, 06:51 AM »
I've seen Cats do plenty like that without any encouragement!  ;D

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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #13 on: November 27, 2008, 04:02 PM »
You must have some British genes!
Indeed... it's mainly Levi's for me nowadays, though


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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #14 on: November 27, 2008, 04:10 PM »
how many times do i have to warn you people!

you have to scour your posts with a fine tooth comb -- go over every word multiple times -- read it aloud to yourself -- get your friends to proof read it, and only then is it safe to post and have even a slim chance of escaping Chris' pun processing machine.

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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #15 on: November 27, 2008, 04:14 PM »
you have to scour your posts with a fine tooth comb -- go over every word multiple times -- read it aloud to yourself -- get your friends to proof read it, and only then is it safe to post and have even a slim chance of escaping Chris' pun processing machine.

[Off-Topic]
I found out a few weeks ago that my English 102 teacher absolutely hates puns. :o How can you like English enough to spend your life teaching it but not enjoy playing around with the words? :huh:
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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #16 on: November 27, 2008, 05:06 PM »
How can you like English enough to spend your life teaching it but not enjoy playing around with the words?

Doesn't enjoy golf, perhaps?


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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #17 on: November 28, 2008, 12:54 AM »
how many times do i have to warn you people!

you have to scour your posts with a fine tooth comb -- go over every word multiple times -- read it aloud to yourself -- get your friends to proof read it, and only then is it safe to post and have even a slim chance of escaping Chris' pun processing machine.

It would take some doing to find an English word or phrase you can't pun! Or Double Entendre for that matter...  ;D

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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #18 on: November 28, 2008, 12:59 AM »
Actually it's quite an art!  ;)

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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #19 on: December 08, 2008, 12:33 AM »
Emergency computer repair job at the top of the slide -- send the system administrator cat on the double!

Screenshot - 12_8_2008 , 12_32_44 AM_thumb.png

http://www.neatorama.../07/cats-on-a-slide/

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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #20 on: December 08, 2008, 02:25 AM »
Emergency computer repair job at the top of the slide -- send the system administrator cat on the double!

http://www.neatorama.../07/cats-on-a-slide/

I agree with commenter Ben B.:
Unfortunately, there are three clips in there, two of which are repeated over and over. They’re plenty cute, all right, but there is only about fifteen actual seconds of video. Cats: megacute. Clipmaker: Lame.

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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #21 on: December 08, 2008, 09:49 AM »
Emergency computer repair job at the top of the slide -- send the system administrator cat on the double!
 (see attachment in previous post)
http://www.neatorama.../07/cats-on-a-slide/

well I had a good laugh :Thmbsup: never seen a cat move so fast that didnt have a dog or a tomcat chasing it
Tom

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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #22 on: December 08, 2008, 02:24 PM »
Too bad the cat wasn't doing all that spastic pounding on a keyboard.

If he did, he'd probably have written a new web browser. ;)


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Re: Why does it say paper jam when there is no paper jam?!
« Reply #23 on: December 09, 2008, 12:55 AM »
Cats are normally smart enough to know when to give up! Maybe they were having fun... ;D