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* 77
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:48 pm
by drinks
My cousin e mailed me about something called [* 77], supposed to be a number you can call from your cell phone, give your location and find out if an unmarked car trying to pull you over is actually a police car or some BGs.
If BGs, the orerator is supposed to call LO and have them intercept you.
Does anyone know if this is factual?
Seems if it is, it should be more well known.
Re: * 77
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:52 pm
by Xander
drinks wrote:My cousin e mailed me about something called [* 77], supposed to be a number you can call from your cell phone, give your location and find out if an unmarked car trying to pull you over is actually a police car or some BGs.
If BGs, the orerator is supposed to call LO and have them intercept you.
Does anyone know if this is factual?
Seems if it is, it should be more well known.
No, it isn't true.
Re: * 77
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:59 pm
by Keith B
drinks wrote:My cousin e mailed me about something called [* 77], supposed to be a number you can call from your cell phone, give your location and find out if an unmarked car trying to pull you over is actually a police car or some BGs.
If BGs, the orerator is supposed to call LO and have them intercept you.
Does anyone know if this is factual?
Seems if it is, it should be more well known.
As stated it is not true. In some states dialing *77 or #77 will connect you with the Highway Patrol, but it is not universal for all states. Someone took this and ran with it to make it an Urban Legend.
Re: * 77
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:05 pm
by Snake Doctor
My girlfriend thought it was true and didn't believe me when I said "no way". Then she heard it being denounced on the Oprah Winfrey show, and thus, "knew" it must be a hoax.
Re: * 77
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:48 pm
by ricor
Re: * 77
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 2:07 pm
by txinvestigator
Snake Doctor wrote:My girlfriend thought it was true and didn't believe me when I said "no way". Then she heard it being denounced on the Oprah Winfrey show, and thus, "knew" it must be a hoax.
I guess you know where you stand.
Re: * 77
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 2:25 pm
by Snake Doctor
txinvestigator wrote:Snake Doctor wrote:My girlfriend thought it was true and didn't believe me when I said "no way". Then she heard it being denounced on the Oprah Winfrey show, and thus, "knew" it must be a hoax.
I guess you know where you stand.
...and how.
Re: * 77
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 2:42 pm
by Keith B
Don't feel like the Lone Ranger Snake Doctor. My wife would probably believe Oprah before me too, and we've been married 25 years!
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