For our international friends, 9-1-1 is an emergency line here in the States, to reach police, ambulance, fire rescue. 4-1-1 is (or at least was, it may be obsolete now?) for information, specific to looking up phone numbers, however it was used in slang “what’s the 411?” for any type of information.
B UTTONS over 1 year ago
Then wait another 4 hours dial 8-1-1 to have your gas marked off.
SteveHL over 1 year ago
Good joke…even if it did take me a while to get it.
Doctor Toon over 1 year ago
Hope it’s not an emergency
"Doon the Watter" on the Waverley over 1 year ago
For our international friends, 9-1-1 is an emergency line here in the States, to reach police, ambulance, fire rescue. 4-1-1 is (or at least was, it may be obsolete now?) for information, specific to looking up phone numbers, however it was used in slang “what’s the 411?” for any type of information.
patelsa over 1 year ago
Thanks. I lived in the US but had forgotten this particular number. Young(er) people there would probably not get it either :-)
patelsa over 1 year ago
What is Weenus sipping?
JPuzzleWhiz over 1 year ago
Mr. Wriggly makes a timely appearance today!