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Swid James
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 |  Subject: 70 years of stupid 999 calls  Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:33 pm | |
| 70 years of stupid 999 calls
Police have revealed their wackiest 999 calls as the service celebrates its 70th birthday.
Hoaxers and time wasters have plagued the emergency line since its launch on June 30, 1937.
They
include a man who demanded help with his crossword, a woman with
shampoo in her eyes and another with a bleeding spot, reports The Sun.
One
prankster ordered a pizza, another complained his mobile battery was
dead and an old woman said she could not reach her TV remote.
Police were also urged to investigate "a large OWL sitting on a telegraph pole".
Cops said 40% of the 560,000 calls to 999 each week were hoaxes or time-wasting.
A spokesman said: "We are using the anniversary to remind people the service is for emergencies."
The service came in after police stations found they were being swamped with visitors. | |
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X
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| | Subject: Re: 70 years of stupid 999 calls Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:03 pm | |
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Star Adder
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| | Subject: Re: 70 years of stupid 999 calls Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:06 pm | |
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Autosaver
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| | Subject: Re: 70 years of stupid 999 calls Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:31 pm | |
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HorridWing
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| | Subject: Re: 70 years of stupid 999 calls Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:54 pm | |
| i think it's different in London... | |
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Guest
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| | Subject: Re: 70 years of stupid 999 calls Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:10 am | |
| Yeah it is. Our emergency number is 111 here. |
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X
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| | Subject: Re: 70 years of stupid 999 calls Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:48 am | |
| Ireland's is 112...emergency numbers are supposed to be changed every few years | |
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HorridWing
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| | Subject: Re: 70 years of stupid 999 calls Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:05 am | |
| my whole life, its been 911 here... | |
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Izanami
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| | Subject: Re: 70 years of stupid 999 calls Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:02 pm | |
| Dang!........I lent my cell phone a friend last year and she pranked me sending me the firefighters, police and ambulances, I had to do all the explaining  | |
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Swid James
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| | Subject: Re: 70 years of stupid 999 calls Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:11 pm | |
| lol
that'ud be hella funny XD | |
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Izanami
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| | Subject: Re: 70 years of stupid 999 calls Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:32 pm | |
| Funny or embarrasing?!.....buth hey I got the number of the firefighter!  | |
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ValiantX
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| | Subject: Re: 70 years of stupid 999 calls Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:45 am | |
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Swid James
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| | Subject: Re: 70 years of stupid 999 calls Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:56 am | |
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HorridWing
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| | Subject: Re: 70 years of stupid 999 calls Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:37 am | |
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X
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| | Subject: Re: 70 years of stupid 999 calls Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:31 pm | |
| 112 kicks all the other numbers asses its more random | |
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Swid James
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| | Subject: Re: 70 years of stupid 999 calls Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:37 pm | |
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