In this call a woman has dialled 999 to ask what year the Internet started. A transcript of the call has been provided below.

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Police: "Police Emergency."

Caller: "Hello Sir, it's not an emergency I'm stuck on something for college my love and if I don't get this right I might not pass my exams my darling."

Police: "Hang on a minute, You are on an emergency line, you realise that don't you?"

Caller: "I know but..."

Police: "You want me to help you with your college homework?"

Caller: "No not college homework, my love, it's a questionnaire form."

Police: "What sort of questionnaire?

Caller: "I want to know what year the internet first came out I can't remember."

Police: "What year the internet came out on?"

Caller: "Yes please sir"

Caller: "Yes I'm doing something for my slimming and my dietician helps me loose weight."

Police: "What year the internet was formed!?!"

Caller: "Yes please sir"

Police: "I'm sorry I can't answer your question. We are very very busy tonight"

Caller: "You couldn't tell me a rough guess could please my darling?"

Police: "No, there are other ways of finding out, your local library, asking a friend. 999 calls are purely for emergency calls only."

Caller: "I knows that my darling."

Police: "Please don't call us on something like this again."

Caller: "You couldn't tell me roughly what year?"

Police: "I can not tell you, I have to take other 999 calls so I am going to terminate the call."