“It was so cold that the cops were tasering themselves”

“It was so cold that the cops were tasering themselves” is a joke that is sometimes said about extremely cold weather. “It was so cold…the cops were tasering themselves” was posted on the Athropolis blog on November 24, 2009.
 
             
Wikipedia: Taser
A Taser is a brand of electroshock weapon sold by Axon. The shooting stun guns fire two small dart-like electrodes, which stay connected to the main unit by conductors, to deliver electric current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles causing “neuromuscular incapacitation”. Someone struck by a Taser may experience pain and over-stimulation of sensory nerves and motor nerves, resulting in strong involuntary long muscle contractions. The force applied is therefore proportional to the strength of the person receiving the shock rather than the strength of the police officer. Taser darts can incapacitate, not just cause pain compliance, and are thus preferred by some law enforcement over non-Taser stun guns and other electronic control weapons, which, like a Taser when used solely in “Drive Stun” mode, can only do the latter.
 
Athropolis (November 24, 2009)
It was so cold…
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24. It was so cold . . .
the cops were tasering themselves.
 
Twitter
Luke ‘Menace’ Bailey‏
@Menaceuk
You know its cold when the pigs are tasering themselves to keep warm. Ha!
10:44 AM - 21 Dec 2009
   
Twitter
Here’s the Scoop‏
@AirdrieScoop
Im running out of one liners for being so cold. One last one. #ItsSoColdOut that cops are tasering themselves
11:46 PM - 28 Apr 2010
 
WDRB (Louisville, KY)
HUMOR: It’s so cold that…
Posted: Dec 06, 2010 1:30 PM EST
Updated: Jan 11, 2016 12:11 PM EST
JAN. 11, 2016 UPDATE: The following story was published on our site on Dec. 6, 2010—but it was so funny, we thought you’d enjoy revisiting it!
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Suzan Wall: “It’s so cold out, the cops are tasering themselves.”
     
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Jill‏
@jordangirl4life
Replying to @DonnieWahlberg
@DonnieWahlberg It’s so cold the cops were tasering themselves! 😉
1:18 PM - 8 Dec 2010
     
Forest River Forums
It’s So Cold Jokes
Iggy
01-07-2014, 03:22 PM
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“It’s so cold out, the cops are tasering themselves.”
 
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Jeffrey Guterman, Ph.D.‏
@JeffreyGuterman
It’s so cold in New York City, two cops were tasering themselves. #NYC #NYPD #coldweather
8:32 AM - 8 Jan 2015
 
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Jaeden Genesee‏
@Safari_Street
It’s so cold the cops are tasering themselves.
9:44 PM - 27 Dec 2017