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Avon and Somerset Police publish 999 (911 in US) calls from foolish people
http://www.boingboing.net/ 2008/ 07/ 24/ avon-and-somerset-po.html
Avon and Somerset Police are running the recordings of telephone calls from foolish (and probably drunken or drugged) people who want to report trivial problems, such as losing eyeglasses, wanting to know when the Internet started, or having sore feet. The thing that surprises me is the politeness of the emergency line operators. Avon and Somerset Police publish 999 (911 in US) calls from foolish people (via Arbroath)
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Drunk British Woman Wonders When the Internet Started, Calls 911 to Ask [Emergencies]
http://gizmodo.com/5028848/drunk-british-woman-wonders-when-...The Avon and Somerset Police department have published some awesome YouTube videos featuring audio from drunk and stupid people calling 999 (911 in the US) with inquiries that don't quite qualify as emergencies. In the above clip, a completely shitfaced
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