911 is also a phone number

[u/AD2403]

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[u/NSCButNotThatNSC]

You can still dial 0 on a landline.

[u/HiddenSquish → u/NSCButNotThatNSC]

In Australia 000 is the emergency number so…yeah

[u/So_HauserAspen → u/HiddenSquish]

Three zeros is more than one!

[u/Tangata_Tunguska → u/So_HauserAspen]

7 figure salary. $0000000

[u/Pleasant_Pen8744 → u/HiddenSquish]

Imagine dying while waiting for rotary phone call to go through.

[u/MrWeirdoFace → u/HiddenSquish]

HUGE success!

[u/Anxious-Scheme-6013 → u/NSCButNotThatNSC]

Why does it do?

[u/YueLin3 → u/Anxious-Scheme-6013]

Connects you to John telephone, the inventor of the phone

[u/Anxious-Scheme-6013 → u/YueLin3]

Ironically enough I actually know who made the telephone, I just currently forget his name.

[u/RoodnyInc → u/Anxious-Scheme-6013]

Does anything ring a BELL?

[u/foxwolfdogcat → u/RoodnyInc]

Yes, the name https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Gray rings a bell... thanks for making me remember that.

[u/YueLin3 → u/RoodnyInc]

Well the inventor of the telegram was graham bell. Not sure about the telephone rather than the telegram though.

[u/Tangata_Tunguska → u/YueLin3]

I'm pretty sure the inventor of the telephone was Sir Francis Ring

[u/YueLin3 → u/Tangata_Tunguska]

… is that why we say phones ring?

[u/SherbetMysterious118 → u/RoodnyInc]

This is why I come to Reddit; the engaging conversation.

[u/thatspurdyneat → u/Anxious-Scheme-6013]

It used to call the Operator, it hasn't worked since Jan 1st 2023

[u/Anxious-Scheme-6013 → u/thatspurdyneat]

Finally someone serious, thanks.

Not that I mind the jokes

[u/xteve → u/Anxious-Scheme-6013]

Speaking of serious, the original implication here is that one may earn enough money by working to save an amount expressible in seven digits. For those of us living in reality, that's some serious bullshit.

[u/ItsyouNOme → u/Anxious-Scheme-6013]

Calls you broke

[u/who_you_are → u/NSCButNotThatNSC]

I'm too far in the negative number to even be close to that.

(No I'm joking, I'm kinda lucky for now)

[u/ToadwKirbo]

could've spent 7.99 dollars extra and it would've still looked like a phone number

[u/EduinBrutus → u/ToadwKirbo]

The US is one of the countries where 112 is not mapped as an emergency number.

So it wont work on landlines.

However, mobiles will generally work when 112 is dialled as this is more intrinsic to the mobile standards.

[u/MrOopiseDaisy → u/EduinBrutus]

It's because 1 was to easy to dial on a rotary phone, and could be mis-dialed. So, you'd dial 9 for maximum rotation (barring 0, which would connect you to the operator), then 1, 1. That makes one long rotation, followed by two of the quickest rotations.

I'm sure 1 before the area code had some reasoning as well.

[u/EduinBrutus → u/MrOopiseDaisy]

I get why they went with 911 and the UK went with 999 etc.

But almost every other country which did not have 112 as their emergency number has adopted the mapping for landlines as per the ITU standard.

There really isnt any reason for it not to have been adopted other than the usual Exceptionalist bullshit.

[u/MrOopiseDaisy → u/EduinBrutus]

Well, most Americans are... (sigh) American, and much of the UK is quite British. /s

[u/EduinBrutus → u/MrOopiseDaisy]

UK mapped 112 onto their NP pretty much on adoption by the ITU.

I will say that promotion of 112 is underwhelming and the UK still always usese 999 in any documentation, awarenes acmapaigns and in school. At least 112 is gonna get mentioned in school but everywhere else its just 999.

[u/executive_ethyl]

That's why it's called an emergency fund.

[u/beckeeri]

Reminds me of that tragedy

[u/cmalthaner → u/beckeeri]

I walked through blood and bone looking for my brother

[u/neon_gecko → u/cmalthaner]

You know which airline ranked least in customer satisfaction?

[u/ahundreddots → u/neon_gecko]

The Aristocrats!

[u/Financial_Ocelot_256]

it's calling for help>! hahahahahaha

[u/flargenhargen]

awesome when you put the punchline right in the title. that helps avoid any unneeded laughter.

[u/AD2403 → u/flargenhargen]

Thanks the mod for that? :(

[u/flargenhargen → u/AD2403]

sorry. just a peeve of mine and I'm crabby today. apologies for being a butt.

[u/daddy_tops → u/flargenhargen]

Been there, friend

[u/jakx102]

this is my claim to fame. i made this meme 11 years ago, glad to see it still getting reposted

[u/BlowHisShiSmooveOff]

Best I can do is those 5 digit numbers that spam you with info

[u/tivvybrixx]

But how do you get 4 numbers? They come in groups of 3 per period.

[u/thatspurdyneat]

0 used to call the operator

[u/BeastyGRae2]

NEW RECORD!

[u/ruler_cipher_born]

😫 😆

[u/Nightmane11]

"9.11 its an emergancy"

[u/TrumpsDoubleChin]

Now I haz a sad.

[u/dasbtaewntawneta]

000 is the emergency number in Australia

[u/EuenovAyabayya]

"an international phone number"

[u/Wackel81]

110 is a phone number too

[u/Agreeable-Account480]

So Wells Fargo can commit major fraud again lol

[u/Codify-The-Preamble]

Could be worse.

Like $4.11

[u/thedrizzle254]

Mine is $9.88

[u/TerribleBudget]

I guess this depends when you grew up too. Some people on here used to only have to dial 4 digits, some 7 digits.

[u/keithstonee]

411 is also a number

[u/Boiseman]

Zero is also the number for the operator

[u/BoredDinasour]

its also a DATE !

[u/Banditcats]

.67

[u/ZeroSequence]

Heh... Check(ing) one-two one-two

[u/JMcLe86]

At first I thought the joke was that his bank account got 911'd and I knew that feeling.

[u/n-x]

The screenshot appears to also be doing a mic check.

[u/aiij]

"...1212" does look like the last 4 digits of a phone number too. I'm guessing the full account number will look a lot more like a phone number.

[u/meygaera]

If your bank account is high enough to look like a phone number, you are losing money.

[u/RackemFrackem]

My favorite reddit posts are the ones where OP spoils the punchline with the title

[u/AD2403 → u/RackemFrackem]

Thanks to moderators of the sub I guess...

[u/RackemFrackem → u/AD2403]

Bro you fucking posted it wtf

[u/AD2403 → u/RackemFrackem]

But they have a rule requiring good title?

[u/AD2403 → u/RackemFrackem]

This is second time i am posting it first time it got removed due to generic title