Hellfire
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 02:07 PM |
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Is this typically Scottish?
She wants hanging...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7616451.stm
comments welcomed, ney encouraged!!
Steve
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 02:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
She wants hanging...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7616451.stm
comments welcomed, ney encouraged!!
Steve
Typically British i'd say - there have been articles about reasons for calling ambulances and fire engines for stupid reasons too!! Laughable
when you read them - but not when you REALLY need them quickly
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 02:24 PM |
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Irish I'd have thought 
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 02:36 PM |
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No not typicallu scottish but defineatly needs a good kick up the arse IMHO what a waster. Her name and piccy should be published so she can be
ridiculed in the street FFS.
Again NOT TYPICALLY any nationality.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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smart51
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 02:40 PM |
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You can't hang someone for being ignorant. You forget that most people don't use their brain. 999 is the phone number for the police in
most people's minds so they use it for all contact with the police. They just don't realise it is for emergencies only.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 02:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega 24 v6
Again NOT TYPICALLY any nationality.
Except Irish... 
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Humbug
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 03:17 PM |
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Slightly O/T, but I think some people dial 999 for the police when they just have an enquiry, because it's almost impossible to speak to the
police otherwise. I remember a few years ago wanting to know at what age children could legally be left on their own - not an emergency, but the
police seemed like a good starting point, but the local police station has been closed and there ws no published number apart from 999 to get in touch
with the police. Amazingly, we recently got a parish council newsletter with not only a police landline contact number but also local coppers/ASBOs
(or whatever they are called) mobile numbers!
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mr henderson
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 03:17 PM |
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Scotch rather than Irish, I'd say
John
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Humbug
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 03:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
You can't hang someone for being ignorant. You forget that most people don't use their brain. 999 is the phone number for the police in
most people's minds so they use it for all contact with the police. They just don't realise it is for emergencies only.
...but you can prosecute them: ignorance is no defence 
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RK
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 03:19 PM |
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Not likely, just one of those who "can't cope", as one of my friends says. That's a polite way of saying dumb as a post.
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dave1888
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 04:20 PM |
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This has to go down as one of the most stupid
Homebase
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Peteff
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 04:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mr henderson
Scotch rather than Irish, I'd say
John
Scotch is a drink. Where are you from?
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 05:34 PM |
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another linky with some surprising (or not) stats
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mr henderson
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 06:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
quote:
Originally posted by mr henderson
Scotch rather than Irish, I'd say
John
Scotch is a drink. Where are you from?
From Wikipedia-
"In 1965, the historian A. J. P. Taylor, wrote: "Some inhabitants of Scotland now call themselves Scots and their affairs Scottish. They
are entitled to do so. The English word for both is Scotch, just as we call les français the French and Deutschland Germany. Being English, I use
it.[3] Preface to English History 1914–1945"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_(adjective)
John (England, BTW)
[Edited on 15/9/08 by mr henderson]
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t.j.
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 06:31 PM |
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I think we don't have the 999 problem here.....
Cause here is the number 112
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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Macbeast
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 07:49 PM |
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Going by the examples quoted, it's typically female, not typically Scottish
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Alan B
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| posted on 15/9/08 at 08:01 PM |
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I shall recall this thread next time someone says "only in america"....... cos' it ain't...........
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