I was once accused of being an eclectic eel...

That is shocking.

An excellent example of the ultimate Pyrrhic victory.

'Don't Mess With Electric Eels'

Sounds like a Frank Zappa song.

Zappa was more concerned with yellow snow.

... Involving an 'eel' of a different stripe...

Good reminder, since one so seldom encounters electric eels.
<rolls eyes>

Thanks.
I feel a great sense of relief.

the gator could not let go because the electricity caused its jaw muscles to contract.


The same thing happened to me on an electric fence when I was in first grade in Kennewick.
I could not let go of the fence.

Interesting to know, Dave. I wondered about those paralyzed-prisoner-on-the-fence scenes in the old movies. Nasty thing for a young kid. I had a few close calls working on pasture fences in my teens.

Electric eel... My wife wouldn't let me get one for my aquarium. Mean lady.

I had more fun with the electric fence as a kid. I remember one time my older sisters were repairing the fence and trusted me to unplug it and then plug it in for them when they were done (I was about 11). I unplugged it, waited a minute to make sure they were both touching it and plugged it back in.

I didn't even get in trouble for that one because my mother shook her head and said "You should have known better".

Dave where are you. I live really close to Kennewick...

Im pretty close to Kennewick too

Kennewick? Man...

There's no one close to me here in Australopithecus...