A dumped girlfriend plagued her ex with more than 10,000 calls and text messages in 65 days, a British court has heard. Timothy Mortimore, 37, received the equivalent of one call or message every eight minutes. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Romanian man has been fined for making 6,442 profane phone calls to an emergency number, police said Thursday.

Tm, any thoughts? picked by doggylives 2 years ago

One of the victims of Monday's fatal Metro crash has been getting hate-filled phone calls from people questioning whether she and her family are legal immigrants. picked by suebe 5 months ago

A woman in Plymouth, Britain, has been having phone troubles since she changed her service provider and started getting calls meant for a sex line. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Japanese man arrested for making 388 prank phone calls to the local fire station between May 2006 and July this year said he did it because he was lonely. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The calls have all been similar pranks: A frantic man urges hotel desk workers or guests to set off a fire sprinkler, sound an alarm or bust windows. It's always the same: Do it now!A man was even convinced to drive his truck through a door of a hotel lobby in Nebraska, supposedly to turn off a fire alarm. And in California, a duped worker activated a sprinkler at the front desk, dousing computer... read full post picked by bingo 6 months ago

Did you have a problems with recording Skype calls? Your software record only one side of conversations? picked by icedigg 3 years ago

A startup has come up with a new way to make money from phone calls connected via the Internet: having software listen to the calls, then displaying ads on the callers' computer screens based on what's being talked about. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Some great audio of an 8-year old girl from Dublin, Ireland making prank phone calls. Becky is featured on an Irish morning radio show. Get started with a clip where she contacts a demolition company to blow up her school. Fill yer boots, man! picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago

So many people rushed to sign up online for the Australian government's do-not-call registry, they caused a computer crash. Starting at the end of May, it will be illegal for telemarketers to dial the Australian phone numbers of people on the list. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

"This Is Nicolas Sarkozy. Is Sarah Palin Available?"

("Yes, I'd like to speak to miss suebe...this is a collect obscene phone call") picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

John Eberly wasn't looking for controversy... picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

Plants make actual voice calls to owners to inform them of its needs. Owners can in turn call their plants to find out more about them. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Patients with a sore throat, high fever or mystery rash in Hawaii will now be able to bypass the waiting room and find a physician's care just a click away. Doctors here plan to start making online house calls Thursday in the nation's first large-scale program of its kind that some believe could be a groundbreaking step in health care. picked by suebe 10 months ago

He said his phone was out of minutes and 911 was the only free call. Florida. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Police get calls about drunken drivers all the time, but rarely do they come from the alleged offender. A 17-year-old girl in Bismarck, North Dakota called 911 on New Year's Eve "to report herself driving under the influence," picked by suebe 11 months ago

A toddler knew to call 911 when his mother collapsed and lost consciousness, thanks to a children's book his grandmother had sent several months earlier. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Chimpanzees under attack exaggerate their screams to get help from higher ranking group members, researchers from Fife have discovered.

Hey, they're more like us than we thought! picked by julea 2 years ago

To complement Traumamamma's 911 post, here's the equivalent from Somerset and Avon police.

(Transcripts available if the accent gets a bit thick) picked by pocksucket 6 months ago

A baby playing with a telephone inadvertently called police to his house in westernmost Canada and to his "very surprised" father's marijuana-growing operation inside, police say. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago