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lol out loud (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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Photo of a sign that reads "If you see someone drowning" on top, and "call 9-1-1" on the bottom, with a stick figure with its arms raised, over some wavy lines, resembling a drowning person, but the way the stick figure is drawn resembles the word "lol" in lowercase
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[–] 48 points 1 year ago (11 children)

My emergency services number recently changed, so instead I have to dial 0118 999 88199 9119 725......... 3

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    Fun thing, if you have an android phone and the stock Google phone dialer, try typing that in.

    (Note: has to be the Google or AOSP dialer)

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    my phone just buzzes, is there something else it should do?

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    Subject: Drowning

    Dear Sir / Madam,

    I'm writing to inform you about a drowning on the premises of...

    No, that's too formal.

    Dear Sir / Madan,

    Drowning! Drowning! Help me!

    123 Carington rd.

    Looking forward to hearing from you.

    All the best,

    Maurice Moss

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    In my country 911 is for emergencies that require police attention, like armed robberies, etc.

    Don't dare call 911 for a medical emergency or they quite plainly tell you to fuck off and call either the public healthcare phone number (which is a short (and toll-free) but completely different number), or your private provider (which is a normal phone number)

    Good luck calling the fire department

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @diemartin @Gork More like +7 777 666-7777 (S-O-S).Useless trivia of mine: in non-smart phones (e.g. early Nokia phones), the numerical sequence you mentioned translates to " ,tyu.xw,wpajd" using their keypad (I would say "T9", but "T9" refers to the prediction algorithm imbued in these phones, which is different from individually pressing a given key number multiple times to yield a given letter e.g. twice the 2 for "B" or thrice the 5 for "L"). It's a funny keypad to type in.

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