911 Follies
The following exchanges are taken from transcripts of allegedly true 911 calls.
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Nobody Knows Me ….
Caller: “I’d like to make a unanimous complaint, so don’t use my name.”
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Deer Roadkill …
Caller: “I’m reporting a deer on the road. I almost hit it.”
Call-taker: “Is the deer alive?”
Caller: “Oh, no, it’s run over. Many, many cars. Again and again, and - OH NO!!! NOT AGAIN!”
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This Is A Recording… Not.
Caller: “Am I talking to a real person, or this a recording?”
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Better Get The Hell Outta There …
Caller: “We might (cough) need the fire department here (cough).”
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Must Be The Military Calling …
Caller: “Is it okay for a civilian to take a person to the hospital, or does the ambulance have to do it?”
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Huh ?.
Caller: (irate) “That’s ‘W’ as in Williams and ‘Y’ as in why.”
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You’re On “COPS”…
Caller (on realizing the police are on the way): “Get the keg outta here, dude!”
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Waiting To Exhale…
Caller: “He’s not breathing!”
Call-taker: “Can you get the phone close to him?
Caller: “WHY? You want to hear he’s not breathing, too?”
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Really Deadly Weapons …
Call-taker: “Does she have any weapons?”
Caller: “Well, she has real long fingernails.”
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That Will Do …
Call-taker: “We’ll need a description of him.”
Caller: “He’s a lawyer.”
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Very Helpful …
Caller: “No, she just didn’t fall…I helped her!”
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That’s Not The Only Thing Missing …
Caller: I’m calling about my missing mailbox.
Call-taker: “What is your address?”
Caller: “It’s gone.”
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Creepy …
Caller: “I’m scared, I just got an Ouija board for my birthday, and now there’s writing on my wall and I can’t get it off……this thing is going back to K-Mart first thing in the morning!
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