Whats The Number For 911?:
Americas Wackiest 911 Calls by
Leland H. Gregory III
Correcting A Faulty Review
Who do we call when were 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. Whats the Number for 911? is a collection of more
than 170 stories and actual transcripts of strange, and hilarious 911 phone
calls. Most of the people who made these calls needed help all right-but
not 911 help. It is an easy read, with stops only for shaking your head,
turning the page, and laughing out loud. Its amazing what some people
have used their telephones for-Alexander Graham Bell would be shocked.
People love to laugh at the stupidity of others and this book shows
stupidity at its, well, stupidest. Here are just a couple of the absurd 911
reports: Male complainant called and requested police call gas stations on
all exits of I-95 to find out which ones are open. Female complainant called
to request police officer come to residence to change battery in smoke

detector as she couldnt reach it. Rogers Department Store called three
times asking if they could close during a storm. Complainant called about
neighbor keeping a pet cow in the yard.
Personal Review: Whats The Number For 911?: Americas
Wackiest 911 Calls by Leland H. Gregory III
I'm Leland Gregory, the author of the book, "What's the Number for 911?"
and I wanted to correct Alexis Mendez's faulty review of my book. 1) The
chimp story - well, humor is subjective and if he didn't think it was funny, so
be it.
2) I published the story of the man who choked to death on a fish months
before the Darwin Awards book - therefore, it can't be referred to as a
Wanna Be.
3) Urban Legends: the story of the woman who couldn't find the 11 on her
phone was given to me by a 911 dispatcher along with the transcript of the
call (how Mendez can claim it's an urban legend without knowing my
source is beyond me). The man with his penis caught in a drain. I have
the original call of this incident, which, by the way, occurred on July 15,
1994 at the Scottish Inn in Lakeland, Florida (it's available for anyone to
hear on my CD, "Wacky 911"). The insecticide in the toilet which caused
an explosion was reported in The Jerusalem Times, then Reuters, then
United Press International - I always use two unique sources for my
stories, so if it's an urban legend, then several reporters and two of the
biggest news agencies in the world got fooled first.
I feel silly defending my material like this but I hate the fact that I was
accused of false and/or faulty reporting by someone who justified their
criticism by using false and/or faulty information.
PS: I gave my own book 5 stars to make up for his review.
Leland
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