THEN WHY DO WE EVEN *HAVE * 911?
Police say hamster birth, bad pizza or sasquatch sighting not worth calling 911
(Thanks to jon harris)
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January 09, 2013
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Maybe not worth 911 but they're all GNFRB
Posted by: PG13 Wodehouse | January 09, 2013 at 01:59 PM
But I can still call if I drop my iPhone on the train, right?
Posted by: Layzeeboy | January 09, 2013 at 02:08 PM
I'll bet a donut shortage counts.
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | January 09, 2013 at 02:18 PM
If someone brought a rat-like creature into my house and it gave birth to 10 babies, I'd call 911 too.
Posted by: nursecindy | January 09, 2013 at 02:59 PM
I saw Hamster Birth open for Bad Pizza.
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | January 09, 2013 at 03:20 PM
note to self:
next time tempted to commit a crime wear a bigfoot suit. police will apparently not respond to report of a sasquatch robbing a bank.
Posted by: max | January 09, 2013 at 03:24 PM
I don't know about Canada, thank the sun god, but when I was working in Kentucky and needed information from, or to consult with local police, I'd get the local, non-911, number.
It would ring and the 911 operator would answer. It turned out that nearly every county routed all calls to Court House numbers through 911.
If you don't want people heading for Rome, don't make all roads lead there.
Posted by: Steve | January 09, 2013 at 03:42 PM
How about if a sasquatch is late delivering a bad hamster pizza? That's an emergency in anyone's book.
Posted by: padraig | January 09, 2013 at 04:45 PM
How NOT To Use 9-1-1 (Limerick)
The 9-1-1 number is meant
For a notably urgent event.
Don’t call to report
A stale pizza or torte…
Or hamsters that breed sans consent.
Posted by: Madeleine Begun Kane | January 09, 2013 at 05:30 PM
Depends, pad. Is the sasquatch delivering a pizza to a bad hamster or does he get it free if it takes over 30 minutes? Or...what was this about, again?
I'm gonna order a pizza. With "special" seasoning.
Posted by: Steve | January 09, 2013 at 06:54 PM
Many calls of this ilk can be placed to your local university law library reference desk. Be sure to ask for a report number so you can follow up as necessary.
Posted by: Customer Service is #1 | January 09, 2013 at 10:48 PM
Kudos to Madeline!
Posted by: nursecindy | January 10, 2013 at 01:01 AM
Well done,Madeleine. I'll never forget you. Signed, Marcel.
Posted by: W. Ina Buddingrove | January 10, 2013 at 11:45 AM