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Do you happen to have a list of these code words for other countries?
by dan_linder 5y ago
Do you happen to have a list of these code words for other countries?
- tata71 5y agoIf it's the emergency number you're calling, and the operator doesn't understand the pizza/repairman etc code, they're poorly trained/suited for the job.
- babyshake 5y agoIf you call 911 and request a pizza, you might be pranking them or you might be under duress. Curious if they have a protocol for differentiating between these. I suppose if you give them your address and you're just joking you would be pretty dumb, not to mention incredibly immature to abuse emergency services.
- vinceguidry 5y agoThey do, they typically will ask if you're in duress and you need assistance. You can say 'yes' without tipping the person you're with off. The problem is most people in duress won't think to call the cops.
- tyingq 5y agoIt does have risks since the 3 digit dial looks distinctive. Or things like redial that could give it away.
- tata71 5y ago9110000000000 as many times as needed.
- noodlesUK 5y agoDoes this actually work on mobiles?
- chenxiaolong 5y agoYep. Same thing with 1800xx911xx (and so on). I made that mistake as a kid with my parents' old unactivated phone. That's when I learned any mobile phone can call emergency services.
- notatoad 5y agothere's a couple youtube videos floating around where the operator initially is pissed off that somebody is pranking them, but catches on pretty quick. the tone of a kid being annoying and a victim in distress is pretty different.
- EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK 5y ago"Please, before you fire that gun, let me order my last pizza". Totally believable.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago"I'm sorry for screwing up lunch, should I order a pizza instead?" "We've been here for five hours, everyone is hungry. Can we get some food, like order a pizza or something?"
- shagie 5y agoThis is an item in the 911 operator game. The description of the call is https://911-operator.fandom.com/wiki/Undercover_pizza https://911-operator.fandom.com/wiki/Undercover_pizza An example of the gameplay with that call is https://youtu.be/tEpyboLQ7bk?t=360 https://youtu.be/tEpyboLQ7bk?t=360 And an actual dispatcher call https://youtu.be/ZJL_8kNFmTI https://youtu.be/ZJL_8kNFmTI
- raxxorrax 5y agoI assume they will visit you and if you pranked them you will get a pretty expensive pizza without the pizza part.