What’s the weirdest call you’ve gotten either from the police or as police?

Wasn't a call, it was a visit. It was late at night, and I was up with a sick baby. It was in the middle of the summer, so all I was wearing were panties and camisole. When they knocked on the d…

Top stories for Long   What's the weirdest call you've gotten either from the police or as police? Felix Emanon • Answered April 16 Wasn't a call, it was a visit. It was late at night, and I was up with a sick baby. It was in the middle of the summer, so all I was wearing were panties and camisole. When... Read more » 229.4K 4.6K 33   What should you do when you order a very expensive meal in a restaurant, find it to be horrible, inform waiter and the manager and you have to pay for it anyway? Tom Coleman, former Manager of Graphics Technology at The New York Times • Answered December 29, 2019 My father-in-law owned and managed a very popular restaurant in our city. He's seen it all. A woman called the waiter over at the end of the meal to tell him her steak was o... Read more » 522.1K 2.8K 195   What is a weird house rule that you have to explain to your house guests? Art Kagel, Husband, father, grandfather, friend, Informix fanatic • Answered December 9, 2021 Not me, but a friend. Many years ago, before children, my wife and I were to stay with my Mom's childhood friend's family for a couple of days. When we arrived, we got out ... Read more » 202.7K 1.5K 22   If the baby's daddy gets a paternity test done and proves he's the father and was not married to the mother at the time of birth does that give him 50/50 custody? Eileen Wood, Self-Employed (2006-present) • Answered September 8, 2021 If the baby's daddy gets a paternity test done and proves he's the father and was not married to the mother at the time of birth does that give him 50/50 custody? No. It giv... Read more » 839.7K 1.9K 3   I fired an M1911 .45 cal pistol at a range while in the National Guard. At 15 yards I could barely hit a silouette due to the recoil. Is it really an effective sidearm? James Pearson, Retired NCO • Answered May 19 At a .45 range we had when I was in the Army, one of our young lieutenants missed most of his targets. He told the armorer that the M1911A1 was old and worn out, probably w... Read more » 266.9K 2.1K 196   Was Darth Vader technically the last Sith Master? Dan Bradbury, Seen the movies. Watched the shows. Read the books. • Answered February 16 Sadly, no. The Return of the Jedi (like the Revenge of the Sith) was not named for the individual you think it was. The revenge of the aforementioned Sith Lord was Sidious's... Read more » 127.6K 464 3   Do dogs actually identify their name as an actual name, or is it just a word they know to come to when called? Cathy Hooper, former Chairman of Special Populations • Updated February 15, 2021 I have a Masters in Gifted Ed and am now retired after teaching gifted kids for forty years. I'm having teaching withdrawal, so I got her. Ninety-five pounds of a combinatio... Read more » 577.8K 21.5K 362   Was Jack Nicholson an addict? Lander, Hollywood fanatic • Answered July 27 Jack Nicholson's 'drug use and homoerotic fantasies' exposed in new memoir In the early years of his career, Jack Nicholson purportedly experienced "homoerotic fantasies" as... Read more » 361.7K 175 14   How do magicians force a choice? David Vanderschel, Polymath with PhD in math. Much engineering work exposure. • Updated January 17 A2A: There are a great many ways. I saw a new one on a recent Penn and Teller Fool Us show. It actually fooled Penn and Teller. That is unusual for a mentalist performer, a... Read more » 159.7K 410 5   What would happen if a recruit in boot camp pushed or shoved a drill instructor that was in their face out of the way after being yelled at by them? Steve Green, former Corporal of Marines at U.S. Marine Corps (1982-1986) • Answered May 19 I saw it happen! We had this guy in our platoon that looked like he should have been an NFL linebacker 6′4″ 245 wide at the shoulder and narrow at the hip. One day in phase ... Read more » 116.9K 1K 60   Can law enforcement tap into your camera (phone/computer), or is it only sound and messages? Bill Otto, former Ballistic Trajectory Analyst, National Team at Missile Defense Agency (20... • Updated May 18 I will put it this way. My cellphone was missing when I came out of a classified meeting at the Von Braun complex of the Missile Defense Agency. I went to security to repor... Read more » 90.1K 968 47   What goes on behind the scenes in stores that customers would be shocked to know? Terri Jones, studied at Antelope Valley College • Answered December 2, 2020 My mom has worked at Walmart on and off for 15 years. She is 75. About 5 feet tall and has spiked redish hair. She's a little firecracker. She has become a mean person over... Read more » 561.1K 2.3K 104 Read more in your feed

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