George 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, most likely stealing things.
He phoned the police and the dispatcher
asked, "Are any of those people in
your house?" When George said "No,"
the dispatcher said that all patrols were
busy, that he should just stay in the
house, lock his doors, and an officer
would be along when available.
George said, "Okay," hung up, counted
to 60, and phoned the police again. He
said, "Hello, I just called you a minute ago
because there were people in my shed.
Well, you don't have to worry about them
now because I just shot them all." He
hung up.
Within five minutes, three police cars,
an armed response unit, and an ambulance
showed up at his residence. After
the police 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."
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, most likely stealing things.
He phoned the police and the dispatcher
asked, "Are any of those people in
your house?" When George said "No,"
the dispatcher said that all patrols were
busy, that he should just stay in the
house, lock his doors, and an officer
would be along when available.
George said, "Okay," hung up, counted
to 60, and phoned the police again. He
said, "Hello, I just called you a minute ago
because there were people in my shed.
Well, you don't have to worry about them
now because I just shot them all." He
hung up.
Within five minutes, three police cars,
an armed response unit, and an ambulance
showed up at his residence. After
the police 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."
