On the lighter side of the news ...

Fredonia Coldheart · October 21, 2004, 11:12 am

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... dd_love_dc

LONDON (Reuters) - British police sprang into operation after receiving an emergency '999' phone alert from a woman in apparently in some distress -- only to discover it had accidentally been made by a couple having sex.

Officers at Durham in northern England became alarmed when the call came through to their headquarters in the middle of the night and all they could hear was what sounded like a woman crying with a man's voice in the background.

Police traced the number and rushed to the scene, where they found the embarrassed and disheveled couple who explained they were "messing around."

"It happened while they were having sex. The woman had depressed with her foot the '9' button on the phone which happened to be on the floor," a Durham police spokesman told Reuters Wednesday.

"It certainly put a smile on the faces on the police side -- we were just very relieved it wasn't a violent situation and that the couple were clearly getting on very well together."

Nick · Post by **Nick** » October 21, 2004, 11:21 am

The police weren't the only 'relieved' ones.

Tenuvil · Post by **Tenuvil** » October 21, 2004, 11:27 am

999? I assumed 911 was the emergency number globally

Nick · Post by **Nick** » October 21, 2004, 12:00 pm

That would be the innocent yet dangerous misconception that comes from assuming the USA is the centre of the multiverse.

999 where I live.

Not trying to be anti american at all turns, really, its just hard not to get carried away whilst sitting taking bullshit calls all day from morons. Rawr~

Draveshadow · Post by **Draveshadow** » October 21, 2004, 12:56 pm

USA is THE center. Not only does the world revolve around us, but the planets and sun too! You "other people" should know this!

miir · Post by **miir** » October 21, 2004, 12:59 pm

Draveshadow wrote:USA is THE center. Not only does the world revolve around us, but the planets and sun too! You "other people" should know this!

Welcome Jackass!

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » October 21, 2004, 1:24 pm

If I'm in Europe and run into some droogs, I'm hitting 911 on my Sprint Cell phone and someone better damn well respond!

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » October 21, 2004, 7:06 pm

Your Sprint cell phone most likely wont work unless it is a tri-band one!

11X in Norway.. 110, 112, 113 I believe for Police/Fire/Ambulance.. in some order.

Draveshadow · Post by **Draveshadow** » October 23, 2004, 3:02 am

Miir wrote:Draveshadow wrote:
USA is THE center. Not only does the world revolve around us, but the planets and sun too! You "other people" should know this!

Welcome Jackass!

Thanks!

To be more clear, I was agreeing with Teenybloke.