Everything about this story is hilarious

http://www.baynews9.com/article/news/2011/september/312385/Largo-911-call:-Taco-Bell-wont-serve-me-tacos

LARGO --

A Largo man's late night craving and demand for tacos landed him in the Pinellas County jail for misuse of a 911 system.

Terry Kimbell, 50, called 911 from his cell phone to inform the dispatcher Taco Bell would not sell him tacos while he stood in the drive-thru lane Tuesday night, according to a Largo police report.

Bay News 9 obtained the 911 call through a public records request:

911: "Largo emergency."

Kimbell: "It's not an emergency. However, can you -- can you put me through to dispatch? I'm at the Taco Bell, and I walked in, and I left my car on purpose, so I wouldn't drink and drive. I walked up, they wouldn't serve me. So, I'm at the Taco Bell at 137th and Walsingham and I just want some tacos. That's it."

Kimbell tells the dispatcher he has the munchies. He'd been drinking alcohol, according to the police report.

911: "What are the employees saying?"

Kimbell: "You can't walk up, you've got to drive up. You got a get a DUI to get a taco. I got the munchies and I walked a quarter mile from here. Are you going to help me out or do I have to get arrested to get home? You know what I'm saying?"

911: "Well, we're not going to take you home."

Kimbell: "I want you to call the manager at the Taco Bell."

Kimbell stayed on the phone the for about 11 minutes with dispatch until a police officer arrived and arrested him for misuse of a 911 system.

Kimbell was released from jail on Wednesday.

Bay News 9 tried contacting Kimbell at his apartment, but the door was not answered. He did tell the dispatcher the reason he called 911 though:

Kimbell: "When I get refused service for no reason, it T's me off. So, I call you guys. Does that make sense?"

Largo police Lt. Mike Loux said when someone calls 911 for a reason that's not an emergency, they're tying up resources for those who truly are having an emergency.

"Certainly calling 911 because you didn't get your tacos is not something that would constitute an emergency," Loux said.

A Taco Bell manager said they don't allow customers to walk in their drive-thru for safety reasons.

The fast food company does not want customers to get run over. The manager also said people on foot pose an increased robbery risk to employees.

"so what I'm wondering: who gets the deer, me or the dog?"

The fast food company does not want customers to get run over.

"Unless . . . "

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Av03E7xyjuY/TdR1C3_ucLI/AAAAAAAAEgg/RtRIMHJHTlQ/s1600/Homer+Simpson.jpg

I imagined this dude's conversation happening in the voice of the Suicidal Tendencies singer on "Institutionalized."

I go “mom, just get me a Pepsi! Please, all I want is a Pepsi!” And she wouldn't give it to me! All I wanted was a Pepsi, just one Pepsi, and she wouldn't give it to me! Just a Pepsi!

CNN has footage from the 911 call: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2011/09/16/dnt-911-caller-wants-tacos.cnn?hpt=hp_t2

fast-food places open late should really have a drunk-pedestrian walk up window. i've got your back, Kimbell.

one of my favorite (sorta) things in the world is misuse of the 911 emergency system

good luck usa

Kimbell: "When I get refused service for no reason, it T's me off. So, I call you guys. Does that make sense?"

this is just so great

it *does* make sense

dude sounds completely lucid on the call which makes the whole thing funnier

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/26288187/detail.html
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/01/03/woman-calls-911-to-try-to-force-boyfriend-to-propose/
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20101019/news/710209835/
http://www.news4jax.com/news/24501795/detail.html

max, you are a true hero and a friend to us all

haha, those are all amazing. especially:

When police arrived, she changed her story, admitting she was trying to scare her boyfriend into marrying her.

On Sunday, Gauthier dialed 911 first to request that a deputy bring him business cards and later, while apparently intoxicated, he called 911 and told the dispatcher he wanted the media arrested, but admitted there was no emergency, deputies said.

Deputies said Gauthier has called the Sheriff's Office 16 times since November to request business cards and check up on deputies.

this is... I mean, business cards?

yeah that ones my favorite, esp because, if anyone deserves to get 911 called on them, its the media

In this call a woman has dialled 999 to ask what year the Internet started

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2p_7BDUXTk

theres another one i couldnt find about a guy calling 911 and asking the cops to come hang out at his house

wow, I was looking for more goodies by googling "stupid 911 calls" and there's a site out there called ch1mpout.com that ruined my day ("stupid n***** 911 calls")

theres another one i couldnt find about a guy calling 911 and asking the cops to come hang out at his house
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2gprrUGA_A

CNN has footage from the 911 call

No they don't.

are you just being a pedant for no particular reason or did you not click on the link I posted

it's a pretty good reason, to be fair