# Misread thread titles

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 11, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misread-thread-titles/796093 "2017-09-11T22:38:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\
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[Testing 911 is a thing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texting-911-is-a-thing/991750)

Is it, really? Can I dial 9-1-1 and tell them, “just testing to see if it works,” and it’s okay to do that?

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