I read an article in the New Zealand Herald today about a woman who called their equivalent of 911...not because she was in dire need of emergency assistance because of a life-threatening situation, no! She called because she was sewing in preparation of going to a garden party and couldn't thread her needle! Dang that teeny hole and wily thread! Must.Get.To.The.Party!

The NZ authorities did not send anyone because "the local police lacked the necessary skill." More like the local police lacked the necessary tolerance for crazy!

Here's a link to the story: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10495710