> HOW TO CALL THE POLICE
> >> > >
> >> > > WHEN YOU'RE OLD AND DON'T MOVE FAST ANYMORE.
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> >> > > George Phillips , an elderly man, from Meridian,
> >> > > Mississippi, was going up to bed, when his wife told him
> >> > > that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which
> >> > > she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the
> >> > > back door to go turn off the light, but saw that there were
> >> > > people in the shed stealing things.
> >> > >
> >> > > He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your
> >> > > house?"
> >> > >
> >> > > He said "No," but some people are breaking into
> >> > > my garden shed and stealing from me.
> >> > >
> >> > > Then the police dispatcher said "All patrols are busy.
> >> > > You should lock your doors and an officer will be along
> when
> >> > > one is available."
> >> > >
> >> > > George said, "Okay."
> >> > >
> >> > > He hung up the phone and counted to 30.
> >> > >
> >> > > Then he phoned the police again.
> >> > >
> >> > > "Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because
> >> > > there were people stealing things from my shed. Well, you
> >> > > don't have to worry about them now because I just shot
> >> > > them." and he hung up.
> >> > >
> >> > > Within five minutes, six Police Cars, a SWAT Team, a
> >> > > Helicopter, two Fire Trucks, a Paramedic, and an Ambulance
> >> > > showed up at the Phillips' residence, and caught the
> >> > > burglars red-handed.
> >> > >
> >> > > One of the Policemen said to George, "I thought you
> >> > > said that you'd shot them!"
> >> > >
> >> > > George said, "I thought you said there was nobody
> >> > > available!"
> >> > >