For anyone else who was out of the loop, this is a joke from the IT Crowd when (in the show) England was changing their emergency services numbers:
From today, dialing 999 won’t get you the emergency services. And that’s not the only thing that’s changing. Nicer ambulances, faster response times and better-looking drivers mean they’re not just the emergency services — they’re your emergency services. So, remember the new number: 0118 999 881 999 119 725… 3.
Edit: Edited for clarification that this was a joke in the show and England did not change their emergency services number IRL.
0118 999 881 999 119 752… 3 is the Pastor, not confuse
We never changed emergency numbers. It might have referred to when we changed directory enquiries from a single one operated by your phone provider to multiple options with the prefix 118 xxx. Or perhaps when we extended emergency services to also have non emergency numbers for police and health issues.
Otherwise it’s been 999 for decades (with 112 also routed to the same).
Are you sure about that. They specifically called out England and not the UK. That is a sure fire way to tell that they know what they’re talking about.
Did you actually mean in real fictional life
Lolol
I’m going to put this meme over here with all the other meme.
Let’s see… the upvote arrow is off, so I turn it on, and just walk away!
BTW you know you can dial it on your phone and have an easter egg? At least on Android
Can confirm, the Easter egg appears when you enter the final “3” into the stock phone app on Android. You do not have to hit “call”.
https://www.androidauthority.com/0118-999-881-999-119-725-3-easter-egg-682519/
That’s amazing. Thanks for sharing.
I just dialed it and it said “the international number you dialed is not available”.
Wow, that phone is ancient, but the episode’s not that old…is it?
Original air date April 9, 1995
Oh.
chuckles I’M OLD!
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
What was Wenger thinking sending Walcott on that early?
The trouble with Arsenal is they try to walk the ball into the net
Is someone crying?
----- three!
did you know that if you type this number into the default Android dialer app, the call button will flash red and blue
(does not work on phones that provide their own dialer such as Samsung but nevertheless a cool easter egg)
This is brilliant!
I didn’t believe you until I tried it myself. That’s amazing, thanks for sharing this gem :D
This is so cool lmao
I’m disabled!
How, how are you disabled?
Leg disabled
Why did you become disabled?
I always liked the 3 at the end, in the song :)
it’s an old one, now… but it never gets old.
it’s an old one, now…
You can tell by the comically-large '90s cellphone!
I’m not a window cleaner!
No, sorry. I really only work on Windows.
Had to flip my phone to make sure it wasn’t a boobs meme with the calculator
What is this, a crossover episode?
The emergency services personnel really are a lot more attractive, which is important when I need emergency services!
Which country have I got?
