# Bored? SERIOUSLY bored? Try this. Then, the calabozo, but at least you won't be bored **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 19, 2005, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-seriously-bored-try-this-then-the-calabozo-but-at-least-you-wont-be-bored/290823 "2005-02-19T00:34:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2005, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-seriously-bored-try-this-then-the-calabozo-but-at-least-you-wont-be-bored/290823/1 "2005-02-19T00:34:43Z")
Lacking something to do? Want to form a club, but you lack an idea? You got a lot in common with these boyos. [http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-crank18.html](http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-crank18.html) AH! The joys of cellphone technology! And how civic-minded the people of Chicago are! :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-seriously-bored-try-this-then-the-calabozo-but-at-least-you-wont-be-bored/290823/2 "2005-02-25T10:27:10Z")
That is truly amazing. I thought “Don’t make prank 911 calls” was something so ingrained that the only pathological people and **very** immature kids would do it. Either there are a lot of twisted people out there, or it’s not the 11th commandment I thought it was. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-seriously-bored-try-this-then-the-calabozo-but-at-least-you-wont-be-bored/290823/3 "2005-02-25T13:01:03Z")
Truly, we _do indeed_ live in the Age Of The Marching Morons. ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-seriously-bored-try-this-then-the-calabozo-but-at-least-you-wont-be-bored/290823/4 "2005-02-25T13:28:54Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > Lacking something to do? Want to form a club, but you lack an idea? > You got a lot in common with these boyos. > > [http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-crank18.html](http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-crank18.html) > > AH! The joys of cellphone technology! > And how civic-minded the people of Chicago are! :dubious: Hey, broad-brush boy, why don’t you rethink that whole ‘people of Chicago’ bit, huh? We don’t ALL use our cell phones to prank 9-1-1, douche. Now, I’m with you on the problem, it’s a MAJOR thing, it happens even more than it’s reported, but as an investigation that I personally conducted (on a very small scale) revealed, it’s not always pranksters that are on the other end. In this case, yeah, but not always. Chicago is just one of the first to do something about the crank callers. Unfortunately, there are some things that are unavoidable when it comes to cell phones, and what many people DON’T realize is that a cell phone that you no longer use, and has been deactivated, can STILL dial 911. So if you think it’s cute lil junior can pretend to dial a call on your old cell phone, you better make sure there’s no power in the battery. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-seriously-bored-try-this-then-the-calabozo-but-at-least-you-wont-be-bored/290823/5 "2005-02-25T13:34:57Z")
> [@buttonjockey308](#): > > Hey, broad-brush boy, why don’t you rethink that whole ‘people of Chicago’ bit, huh? We don’t ALL use our cell phones to prank 9-1-1, douche. This isn’t the Pit, **buttonjockey** , & language like that might be frowned on, in certain circles. Granted, my sarcasm was pushing things, but no need for vulgarity. ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-seriously-bored-try-this-then-the-calabozo-but-at-least-you-wont-be-bored/290823/6 "2005-02-25T14:27:15Z")
Douche isn’t vulgar, it’s descriptive. I know the rules, skippy. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-seriously-bored-try-this-then-the-calabozo-but-at-least-you-wont-be-bored/290823/7 "2005-02-25T15:09:44Z")
> [@buttonjockey308](#): > > Douche isn’t vulgar, it’s descriptive. I know the rules, skippy. “Skippy”? :dubious: :rolleyes: How _clever_! Did you think of that yourself? ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-seriously-bored-try-this-then-the-calabozo-but-at-least-you-wont-be-bored/290823/8 "2005-02-25T15:20:38Z")
Oddly enough, no. I was having some peanut butter and crackers, I looked over to my right at the jar, and BLAMMO! The idea was born! Clever huh? ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-seriously-bored-try-this-then-the-calabozo-but-at-least-you-wont-be-bored/290823/9 "2005-02-25T16:56:20Z")
I kinda wish you had been eating a snickerdoodle. Would have doused the anger in this thread in a nanosecond. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-seriously-bored-try-this-then-the-calabozo-but-at-least-you-wont-be-bored/290823/10 "2005-02-25T17:04:56Z")
> [@buttonjockey308](#): > > Douche isn’t vulgar, it’s descriptive. I know the rules, skippy. **douche** n. A stream of water, often containing medicinal or cleansing agents, that is applied to a body part or cavity for hygienic or therapeutic purposes. A stream of air applied in a similar way. The application of a douche. An instrument for applying a douche. v. douched, douch·ing, douch·es v. tr. To cleanse or treat by means of a douche. v. intr. To cleanse or treat oneself with a douche. [French, shower, from Italian doccia, conduit, back-formation from doccione, pipe, from Latin ducti, ductin-, act of leading, from ductus, past participle of dcere, to lead. See deuk- in Indo-European Roots.] From [dictionary.com](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=douche) 1. **douche** a word to describe an individual who has shown themself to be very brainless in one way or another, thus comparing them to the cleansing product for vaginas. From [urbandictionary.com](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=douche&r=f) Wow! You’re _both_ right! ---
**Author:** ![NutMagnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@NutMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutMagnet)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2005, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bored-seriously-bored-try-this-then-the-calabozo-but-at-least-you-wont-be-bored/290823/11 "2005-02-25T18:14:13Z")
…and now back to the OP… > [@](#): > > those whose phones have been used to make at least 50 bogus calls over the last six months – warning them to “cease and desist” immediately. Why are they giving these morons 50 chances? Has any normal person ever had to call 911 50 times? If you’re the caregiver to a person who’s prone to life-threatening episodes, you still wouldn’t call 50 times in 6 months. That’s more than once in 4th days! In NYC, I believe it’s illegal to pull the handle on a fire call-box just once. Why would they even consider a warning letter and all that?