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What's the Number for 911? : America's Wackiest 911 Calls
What's the Number for 911 America's Wackiest 911 Calls
Author: Leland Gregory
Who do we call when we're in dire need of help?  911, of course.  However some situations that callers perceived as emergencies, may not be so urgent. — Dispatcher: "911. What is your emergency'" — Male caller: "Yeah, I want to order a pizza. — "What's the Number for 911' is a collection of more than 17...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780740700323
ISBN-10: 0740700324
Publication Date: 3/15/2000
Pages: 240
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3.6 stars, based on 32 ratings
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
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daredevilgirl013 avatar reviewed What's the Number for 911? : America's Wackiest 911 Calls on + 746 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
A really funny book. Kinda reminds you of Die Hard when Bruce Willis calls 911 and the lady tells him this line is for emergencies only and he says NO I WANTED TO ORDER A PIZZA YOU *((*$&!!! This book is very very funny, and some things should not be read around children. If you have anyone in dispatching, law enforcement, or fire fighters, or EMTs this book will make them laugh and recall their own stupid calls of their own!
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Helpful Score: 3
This was an entertaining book, I read it in the car on a long trip. The end changes gears and provides serious commentary about the 911 system, about the bomb explosion at the Atlanta Olympics. Very interesting. The review above seems to be describing a different book from what I read.
rolltide1al avatar reviewed What's the Number for 911? : America's Wackiest 911 Calls on + 223 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Very funny book. I cannot believe people really call 911 with these reasons! You have to read this book! Gregory is a wonderful author!
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This is one funny book. If anyone needs to know why our 911 operators 'goof up' or seem agitated when a person calls for help....just read this little book. You will fell like sending all 911 operators a sympathy card and have a deeper appreciation for both their calm when answering and for keeping the job longer than 24 hours!

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Helpful Score: 1
This is a very funny book. I read a couple of the calls out loud to friends. They cracked up laughing. This is a book for anyone who wants a good laugh.
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ilovebooksanddogs avatar reviewed What's the Number for 911? : America's Wackiest 911 Calls on + 356 more book reviews
This was such a quick read I had it finished in about an hour.
It should have been titled "America's Dumbest 911 Callers" instead. I was shaking my head pitying the 911 operaters whose precious and valuable time is taken up by idiots such as these. There were really only 2 stories (well stories is stretching it, most of these only fill about a quarter of a page). One was the two guys who both shot themselves with the same gun, one in the groin area, the other in the ass,he actually had something funny to say about that one, I had to read it three times and it had me in stitches each time. But then again maybe I was just hysterical cause I was stupid enough to read this crap. Guess there's worst ways to waste an hour. Or is there?
im-no-angel avatar reviewed What's the Number for 911? : America's Wackiest 911 Calls on + 44 more book reviews
Hilarious book
PeninaD avatar reviewed What's the Number for 911? : America's Wackiest 911 Calls on + 11 more book reviews
Drolll...but then again, I was a 911 Dispatch Supervisor in NYC for 9 years....so I've heard many of these and better!


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