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Forget going out. The next time you're craving that Big Mac at mnidnight, just fine a deactivated cellphone and dial 9-11. Your local operator will able able to take your order right over the phone. That is, if you're a 4 year old who was never taught not to abuse the emergency hotline...

Girl, 4, called 911 nearly 300 times

CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill. - Authorities tracked down a 4-year-old girl who called 911 nearly 300 times last month by offering to deliver McDonald's to her suburban Chicago apartment.
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Unbeknownst to her mother, the girl used a deactivated cell phone to call dispatchers 287 times in June — sometimes as often as 20 times a shift.

Dispatchers heard the child's voice but could only track the phone's signal to the apartment complex.

So authorities used a ruse to pinpoint her.

"We asked (the caller) what she wanted. She said she wanted McDonald's," said Steve Cordes, executive director of QuadCom's emergency center, which covers Carpentersville.

"We talked with her and we convinced her if she told us where she lives, we would bring her McDonald's," he said. "She finally gave us her address. So we sent the police over — with no McDonald's."

After police arrived, the girl's mother took away the phone, Cordes said.

Under federal law, deactivated cell phones still must be able to access 911. Many deactivated phones will contact an emergency call center if the user holds down the nine key.

MY question is... what the hell was the mother doing all this time if she didn't notice until after the police came?

Maybe she assumed she was a 4 year old was playing with a deactivated phone that didn't do anything :rolleyes:

MY question is... what the hell was the mother doing all this time if she didn't notice until after the police came?

My bet is the following


Drugs
Drinking
A combination
Sex with a total stranger
All of the above


Take your pick.

MY question is... what the hell was the mother doing all this time if she didn't notice until after the police came?

..eating a Big Mac?

MY question is... what the hell was the mother doing all this time if she didn't notice until after the police came?

Mothers watch their kids 24/7 ?

That is kind of funny... though I wonder how the four year old kid could hide a phone from her mother for so long. One would think she'd be keeping a slightly closer eye on her.

Mothers watch their kids 24/7 ?

No, but comon, you'd think the mother would occasionally check in on the kid and notice that she's trying to order a Big Mac.

Mothers watch their kids 24/7 ?

Or at least keep an eye on the kid; you know, make sure the kid is staying out of the booze cabinet. :p

No, but comon, you'd think the mother would occasionally check in on the kid and notice that she's trying to order a Big Mac.
You have never seen a child younger than 10 huh?

MY question is... what the hell was the mother doing all this time if she didn't notice until after the police came?

1: she thought the phone didn't work
2: she was at work, or doing chores,
3: even the best moms don't watch their kids 24/7.
4: the girl could have called at night a bunch of times.

No, but comon, you'd think the mother would occasionally check in on the kid and notice that she's trying to order a Big Mac.

Kids can't keep a secret from parents? I know I managed it plenty when I was young

Or at least keep an eye on the kid; you know, make sure the kid is staying out of the booze cabinet. :p

There is more reason to assume there is a risk with a child and a drinks cabinet than a deactivated phone

No one watches their child's every move.

Where was the parent? Well, lessee. If you were a parent, and your child started babbling into a cell phone about Big Macs, would you think that she was talking to the emergency dispatch center, or would you think that she was merely pretending to talk to someone on the other side?

No, but comon, you'd think the mother would occasionally check in on the kid and notice that she's trying to order a Big Mac.

Even if she did she probably thought the child was just playing and talking to her self.

Where was the parent? Well, lessee. If you were a parent, and your child started babbling into a cell phone about Big Macs, would you think that she was talking to the emergency dispatch center, or would you think that she was merely pretending to talk to someone on the other side?

*shrugs* I would've taken the batteries out before giving it to a kid.

Where was the parent? Well, lessee. If you were a parent, and your child started babbling into a cell phone about Big Macs, would you think that she was talking to the emergency dispatch center, or would you think that she was merely pretending to talk to someone on the other side?

Maybe wondering why the kid was trying to order it over the phone...

My bet is the following


Drugs
Drinking
A combination
Sex with a total stranger
All of the above


Take your pick.

Missed that episode of Facts of Life didn't you?

*shrugs* I would've taken the batteries out before giving it to a kid.

Have you thought about this before reading the article?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krTRgXss4wM

YAY stupidity

maybe she wanted a big mac really, really badly....

...hang on what 4 year old orders a big mac!?!

My bet is the following


Drugs
Drinking
A combination
Sex with a total stranger
All of the above


Take your pick.

Oh please, we don't need to 'coddle' the bullies, we need to put them in jail where they'll receive the same treatment that they gave to the poor kid and then they'll see what it's like.

Child is a nutcase bully: Their own fault, clearly
Child constantly calls 911: Parent is negligent, clearly

:confused:

My bet is the following


Drugs
Drinking
A combination
Sex with a total stranger
All of the above


Take your pick.

I say all of the above!:eek:

Have you thought about this before reading the article?

Yes because the last thing you want is a kid opening it up and gnawing on a battery.

Yes because the last thing you want is a kid opening it up and gnawing on a battery.

There are plenty of things lying around with batteries in them. Television remotes, CD players, etc. Why don't you take the batteries away from them when the child is around?

There are plenty of things lying around with batteries in them. Television remotes, CD players, etc. Why don't you take the batteries away from them when the child is around?


here is a thought; instead of taking the batteries, why dont you take the things away from the child!? What ever happened to children playing with slinkys and gameboys???!!!!

Maybe wondering why the kid was trying to order it over the phone...

You don't have younger sibs, do you? In my experience, ordering a Big Mac over the phone is the least of the weird things a 3/4 year old will do.

here is a thought; instead of taking the batteries, why dont you take the things away from the child!? What ever happened to children playing with slinkys and gameboys???!!!!

Buying the kid a toy phone would also be an idea, authenticity is overrated in a circumstance like this.

Buying the kid a toy phone would also be an idea, authenticity is overrated in a circumstance like this.

If you have an old phone lying around why not recycle it as a toy rather than spending more on a toy phone?

Hmmmm wonder what powers a gameboy?

Nuclear fission.

here is a thought; instead of taking the batteries, why dont you take the things away from the child!? What ever happened to children playing with slinkys and gameboys???!!!!

Hmmmm wonder what powers a gameboy?

What are the dangers of gnawing on a battery other than choking risk?

My bet is the following


Drugs
Drinking
A combination
Sex with a total stranger
All of the above


Take your pick.

*bigotry meter explodes*

Odd you would think that they would be able to set up soeething to track the signal within the appartment complex after day 3 or 4 of 20 calls a shift.

Also you think that the phones would have a MAC of softs and send it out with their calls as part of the carrier frequency data. As well you would think the cellular system would log the MAC of the phone, and then the company would be able to trace the phones MAC to previous and current accounts, then the person be located through that information by way of tracing the name and running the owners name against a list of people residing in the appartment building.

McDonalds though....

What are the dangers of gnawing on a battery other than choking risk?

depends on the type of battery...explosion, chemical leaks...many not-so-fun things.

ICCD-Intracircumcordei;12851281']Odd you would think that they would be able to set up soeething to track the signal within the appartment complex after day 3 or 4 of 20 calls a shift.

Also you think that the phones would have a MAC of softs and send it out with their calls as part of the carrier frequency data. As well you would think the cellular system would log the MAC of the phone, and then the company would be able to trace the phones MAC to previous and current accounts, then the person be located through that information by way of tracing the name and running the owners name against a list of people residing in the appartment building.

McDonalds though....
You do realize you can use a cell phone anywhere not just in the house you live in, right? It is better to do it how they do it - triangulate the position based on receiver towers.

MY question is... what the hell was the mother doing all this time if she didn't notice until after the police came?
if it was her old phone which was DEACTIVATED, then one wouldn't expect it to call out, much less 911.

the little girl was probably playing around and hit 911 and got a voice. the mother, most likely, thougth the girl was playing pretend.

it's not unreasonable to think a deactivated cell phone won't be able to call 911.

Who keeps the battery charged in a deactivated phone?

You do realize you can use a cell phone anywhere not just in the house you live in, right? It is better to do it how they do it - triangulate the position based on receiver towers.

Yah but they said they 'couldn't find the exact location.. meaning there is a certain level of faillure assosiated with it.

If they had man portable pilons etc... / EM band for that celluar type frequency able to set up to increase the capacity to narrow down the location etc.. ..

yes I did know actually.. but this article seams to say that the capacity doesn't work in apartment complexes.

*bigotry meter explodes*

*sends Bigotry meter to McGuyver.*

*Bigotry meter comes back repaired with Duct tape, toothpicks and staples.*

:D

MY question is... what the hell was the mother doing all this time if she didn't notice until after the police came?

Um...probably assumed the kid was playing with a deactivated cellphone and making imaginary phone calls? Like kids do all the time? (Though mine just use their fingers and pretend they're holding a cell)

depends on the type of battery...explosion, chemical leaks...many not-so-fun things.

I mean with phones batteries. That kind of thing. Googling doesn't want to help

Hmmmm wonder what powers a gameboy?

ok, fine, but a FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL HAS A DEACTIVATED CELL PHONE!!!!!! should she not be playing with dolls and other childs toys, not a deactivated phone! WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR YOUTH TODAY????:headbang:

Who keeps the battery charged in a deactivated phone?

A kid who is having fun with it

My bet is the following


Drugs
Drinking
A combination
Sex with a total stranger
All of the above


Take your pick.Oh get a fucking grip.

ok, fine, but a FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL HAS A DEACTIVATED CELL PHONE!!!!!! should she not be playing with dolls and other childs toys, not a deactivated phone! WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR YOUTH TODAY????:headbang:

Kids didn't used to have toy phones, easy bake ovens, toy music players, toy tills, etc?

And thanks for going for the caps lock. It adds a certain beauty to your post :rolleyes:

Who keeps the battery charged in a deactivated phone?

the phone will still light up and make noise.

only this time, one combo of numbers later, and a 4 year old could talk to a person. ;)

Can you imagine the look on the mother's face when the police shows up saying her little girl called 911 300 times?

The problem is not that the police don't deliver fast food, it's that McDonald's doesn't either. We need to petition those clowns, clearly this was a call for help and it's time business started attending to the needs of hungry customers!

You don't have younger sibs, do you? In my experience, ordering a Big Mac over the phone is the least of the weird things a 3/4 year old will do.

No, I was an only child. That and I never had a play phone... so.

here is a thought; instead of taking the batteries, why dont you take the things away from the child!? What ever happened to children playing with slinkys and gameboys???!!!!

You'd be giving a 4 year old a gameboy?

Interesting. Cell phone that you think doesn't work bad. Gameboy good.

What are the dangers of gnawing on a battery other than choking risk?

Heavy metal poisoning is a big one.

Buying the kid a toy phone would also be an idea, authenticity is overrated in a circumstance like this.

Most kids I've met won't play with the fake phone. Just like they won't play with the fake remote control.

Unfortunately. (looks at broken remote)

I mean with phones batteries. That kind of thing. Googling doesn't want to help

iirc, they are NiMH or Li-ion batteries...they're fairly safe, as long as the casing isn't broken. if it is, then there is a pretty big problem

ok, fine, but a FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL HAS A DEACTIVATED CELL PHONE!!!!!! should she not be playing with dolls and other childs toys, not a deactivated phone! WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR YOUTH TODAY????:headbang:

Get a grip gameboy suggestor.

Heavy metal poisoning is a big one.

Yep. That stuff is vial. Just cus it's about Lord of the Rings doesn't make it sound any better.

Forget going out. The next time you're craving that Big Mac at mnidnight, just fine a deactivated cellphone and dial 9-11. Your local operator will able able to take your order right over the phone. That is, if you're a 4 year old who was never taught not to abuse the emergency hotline...



MY question is... what the hell was the mother doing all this time if she didn't notice until after the police came?

Lolz.

No, I was an only child. That and I never had a play phone... so.

you never had a play phone?

not even one of these?

http://kiddleylinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/fisherpricephone.jpg


all of my friends had those when I was about 4.....


we had toy dishes, and baby dolls, and bottles for the baby dolls, and toy diapers (cloth of course, with real diaper pins) and toy kitchens.....

you didn't have any of that either though right?

kids (especially 2-5 year olds) like to mimic adults, they like to "play grown up" that's what the deal is with all those toys.......

I wouldn't have given my kid a deactivated cell phone mostly because I did know they can call 911.......but, I can see where a parent might have screwed up, I gave one of them an old universal remote when she was about 2 because the buttons glowed in the dark, and she would sleep with it, a few weeks ago she put batteries in it and started changing channels on my TV (4 years and 3 TV's later......weird how that worked)

Ugh, my kids insist on authenticity. Drives me nuts. So they constantly steal my camping dishes (which are melmac) to play with, they are always stealing the remotes, they insist on REAL diapers for their dolls (despite the fact that you can't even see the doll once wrapped in said diaper) etc.

And I had no idea about deactivated cell phones still being able to access 911...though they may not everywhere, so who knows if that's even applicable where I live.

You'd be giving a 4 year old a gameboy?

Interesting. Cell phone that you think doesn't work bad. Gameboy good.

My brothers had their first gameboys when they were 2, and I got my first gameboy when I was 5.

Ugh, my kids insist on authenticity. Drives me nuts. So they constantly steal my camping dishes (which are melmac) to play with, they are always stealing the remotes, they insist on REAL diapers for their dolls (despite the fact that you can't even see the doll once wrapped in said diaper) etc.

My nephew is like that too. He refuses to play with his toy phone but will steal the cordless phone if you look away for half a second. Luckily he's still very young (not quite 2) and hasn't figured out that running away with it madly hitting buttons isn't the best way to get away with it. I'm sure within a year or so he'll figure out how to be sneaky about. His sister wasn't very sneak when she was his age (she's 8 now) but she had the same predilection for real phones and clickers over toy ones.

I've had to start hiding the cordless phones, because the girls will randomly punch in numbers...I've caught them in mid-phone call with god knows who once or twice, and that was enough for me.

No, I was an only child. That and I never had a play phone... so.

Ah. I see. I have two younger sibs. 3/4 year olds have really good imaginations, but they haven't quite got everything put together yet. They try to mimic older people (like Smunkee said), but they don't always understand everything. As things go, discussing Big Macs on a toy phone is practically bland.

Kids didn't used to have toy phones, easy bake ovens, toy music players, toy tills, etc.

my great-grandmother brought over a toy tea set on the boat with her when she immigrated here in 1908, kids have had toy versions of adult items for a long time.

my great-grandmother brought over a toy tea set on the boat with her when she immigrated here in 1908, kids have had toy versions of adult items for a long time.

Ooops there was meant to be a question mark at the end of that sentence. Was trying to make the same point as you. Damn punctuation

you never had a play phone?

not even one of these?

http://kiddleylinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/fisherpricephone.jpg

I'd get freaked out by one of those if I was 4.

you never had a play phone?

not even one of these?

http://kiddleylinks.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/fisherpricephone.jpg


all of my friends had those when I was about 4.....

I'd get freaked out by one of those if I was 4.

My mum has just walked past, and apparently I used to have said phone as well. Hmm, maybe I knew Smunkee...

Everyone had that phone. It's the generic Fisher Price phone from the 70s/80s.

I didn't have that phone...I had a computer with Dos 6.1 my mom kept installing 4.0 on.

Anyway, those of you berating the mother, calm the crap down. A mother is not able to watch her kids 24/7. Just because someone is a mother does not mean the normal facets of their lives just disappear...they still have to eat, shower, sleep, use the bathroom, work(if they have a job, which many do) and all sorts of other things in addition to caring for the kids. She had no reason to suspect the kid was doing anything with the cell phone other than pretending.

Yeah, everyone knows McDonalds doesn't deliver.

Yeah, everyone knows McDonalds doesn't deliver.

The kid wouldn't though. Think about it from a four year old's perspective...she sees other places delivering food, so why not all restaurants? It's completely illogical to us, but we're adults. She's not.

My mum has just walked past, and apparently I used to have said phone as well. Hmm, maybe I knew Smunkee...

those phones came out in the 60's only within the last 10 years have I met kids who don't know what they are.......everyone I knew as a kid had one.

those phones came out in the 60's only within the last 10 years have I met kids who don't know what they are.......everyone I knew as a kid had one.

my neices and nephews had toy cell phones. A sign o the times...

my neices and nephews had toy cell phones. A sign o the times...

Hell, all the kids "toys" now are cheap working versions of the real thing. Like that kid digital camera. Designed to be tossed around but is a working, if cheap, digital camera.

those phones came out in the 60's only within the last 10 years have I met kids who don't know what they are.......everyone I knew as a kid had one.

I had some plushies and carved/uncarved wood to play with when I was alone at the age of four four, lego when I was 7+. I was a lot more physically active when I was small child.

I had some plushies and carved/uncarved wood to play with when I was alone at the age of four four, lego when I was 7+. I was a lot more physically active when I was small child.

Could've been worse, you could've had MEGA blocks. Apparently LEGO patented blocks that actually fit together -_-

Could've been worse, you could've had MEGA blocks. Apparently LEGO patented blocks that actually fit together -_-

It was the generic block lego (with a couple of people). I liked my lego.....

Oh, I forgot. At age 10 I got a gameboy.

Child is a nutcase bully: Their own fault, clearly
Child constantly calls 911: Parent is negligent, clearly

:confused:

Nutcase bully is 13 years old and fully realize that he knows what he did, and so did his four sociopathic friends.

The child that calls 911 on a deactivated phone is the parents fault because well comon, the kid is four, what four year old know that you can call 911 on any phone? Hell, they're still trying out the training underwear.

I gotta say the Police would get 100 points for sheer STYLE if they showed up at the house WITH a Big Mac for the girl but explained it all to the mother and so on. ;)

A female officer doing that and handing it to the kid would make for an extremely "awww..." scene. ;)

Minding, it wasn't wrong of them NOT to do that, by any means! It would just be stylish and cute.

I gotta say the Police would get 100 points for sheer STYLE if they showed up at the house WITH a Big Mac for the girl but explained it all to the mother and so on. ;)

A female officer doing that and handing it to the kid would make for an extremely "awww..." scene. ;)

Minding, it wasn't wrong of them NOT to do that, by any means! It would just be stylish and cute.

This is true, but then the kid would be trained into believing that if she called that number and asked for a Big Mac, she'd get it.

This is true, but then the kid would be trained into believing that if she called that number and asked for a Big Mac, she'd get it.

Depends on how they went about explaining it to her - you're likely right, though. Ah well. There goes my style idea.

The kid ought to be arrested and placed in a federal (non-juvenile) prison. That'll teach her not to call 911 to order McDonald's.

So we sent the police over — with no McDonald's.

Poor kid. All she wanted was a damn happy meal. I blame the parents. If her mom would have just got her some freaken french fries maybe she wouldn't have spammed 911 so much. :rolleyes:

The kid ought to be arrested and placed in a federal (non-juvenile) prison. That'll teach her not to call 911 to order McDonald's.

Wow...now that is excessive.

Someone has a criminal negligence charge pending...

They should taken a really hot burger and stuffed it in her face and then drip oil from fries on her arms...as well as the parents'.

Someone has a criminal negligence charge pending...

They should taken a really hot burger and stuffed it in her face and then drip oil from fries on her arms...as well as the parents'.
...

Why?

No, but comon, you'd think the mother would occasionally check in on the kid and notice that she's trying to order a Big Mac.
The kid is trying to order a big mac using a phone that the mother doesn't think works...

I dunno about you, but when I was a kid, my parents had random old phones sitting around for us to play with and we'd sit there and dial and pretend to talk to people... same thing as this case except that it's an old cell phone (which was apparently still charged for some reason... maybe so it would make beeping noises or something).

My brothers had their first gameboys when they were 2, and I got my first gameboy when I was 5.

I feel old. Gameboys didn't exist when I was 5. In fact, I was probably in my 20s (and well into them) when they first appeared.

Nuclear fission.

Nu-uh. FUSION.

Who keeps the battery charged in a deactivated phone?

Even when my prepaid has no minutes I use the clock, timer, calculator, games, and other functions.

ok, fine, but a FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL HAS A DEACTIVATED CELL PHONE!!!!!! should she not be playing with dolls and other childs toys, not a deactivated phone! WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR YOUTH TODAY????:headbang:

Fisher Price makes toy cell phones.
So do other companies.

As a matter of fact....


http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=900002&e=storeproduct&pid=5663&section=tod_learning

That's a toy *I* had as a toddler many, many, MANY years ago.

So why all the hysterical screaming and gnashing of teeth? It's not a completely unheard of thing for kids to play pretend with phones.

Everyone had that phone. It's the generic Fisher Price phone from the 70s/80s.

Earlier than that, trust me.

Kat- the ancient.

Fisher Price makes toy cell phones.
So do other companies.

As a matter of fact....


http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=900002&e=storeproduct&pid=5663&section=tod_learning

That's a toy *I* had as a toddler many, many, MANY years ago.

So why all the hysterical screaming and gnashing of teeth? It's not a completely unheard of thing for kids to play pretend with phones.

THANK YOU! I was trying to convince people earlier that a lot of kids had those when I was a toddler/pre-schooler..........now someone admits to it!

I feel old. Gameboys didn't exist when I was 5. In fact, I was probably in my 20s (and well into them) when they first appeared.

My first one was a Gameboy Pocket, I think...

THANK YOU! I was trying to convince people earlier that a lot of kids had those when I was a toddler/pre-schooler..........now someone admits to it!

:D Just about everyone my age had one too. That and this dog:

http://toys2remember.blogspot.com/2007/03/remember-original-fisher-price-little.html

:D Just about everyone my age had one too. That and this dog:

http://toys2remember.blogspot.com/2007/03/remember-original-fisher-price-little.html

ZOMG! It's Benny! I totally still have that dog!

The child that calls 911 on a deactivated phone is the parents fault because well comon, the kid is four, what four year old know that you can call 911 on any phone? Hell, they're still trying out the training underwear.

Wait, what? Could you do me a favor and rephrase that, since it makes absolutely no sense to me, please?

Maybe she assumed she was a 4 year old was playing with a deactivated phone that didn't do anything :rolleyes:

First reply nails it. You're no fun, pantless!

Still, it's kind of tricky. If I had a little kid like that I'd want them to be able to call 911 (well 000 here) in a real emergency (eg if I was dead or incapacitated.) Keeping the phone out of reach wouldn't make sense, and just telling him/her not to call it would just be asking for them to do it whenever they felt naughty ...

Perhaps make it really awkward or even painful to use the phone. It seems tricky.

What are the dangers of gnawing on a battery other than choking risk?

Poisoning (specifically heavy metals: nickel, cadmium, lithium, other general battery ingredients...), explosion and/or fire (especially lithium-ion batteries, especially when punctured and exposed to air and moisture). A toy operated by a 4 year old should have any batteries secured in a manner that a child cannot easily gain access to them (cover is secured by screws or otherwise locked). The average cell phone is not designed for use by a 4 year old and is thus not so secured. A 4 year old will have the battery out and half the house burned down before an incompetent adult can blink an eye.

A 4 year old will have the battery out and half the house burned down before an incompetent adult can blink an eye.

I'm curious about the probability of this but rather than argue that i'd exchange incompetent with average. How many people have detailed knowledge like that about batteries? They may recognise a choking risk but thats about it (and not a particular concern with a mobile phone battery).

:D Just about everyone my age had one too. That and this dog:

http://toys2remember.blogspot.com/2007/03/remember-original-fisher-price-little.html
I so had that damn dog.

The problem is not that the police don't deliver fast food, it's that McDonald's doesn't either. We need to petition those clowns, clearly this was a call for help and it's time business started attending to the needs of hungry customers!

Sounds like a nationstates issue :eek:

I would like to thank Smunk and Kat for that travel down memory lane.


now if I didn't have to come back to the present...

She spent all that time trying to get a Big Mac and still nothign. Those damn police are heartless! Keeping all their McDonalds and donuts to themselves....

Oh and yes every child in my entire family, 15 altogether, has at one time or another had an obsession with phones. Its not like ZOMG 4 year old is trying to order food from police! Mother must be a be a drug snorting baby killing jewish nazi prostitute!:eek:

She spent all that time trying to get a Big Mac and still nothign. Those damn police are heartless! Keeping all their McDonalds and donuts to themselves....

Oh and yes every child in my entire family, 15 altogether, has at one time or another had an obsession with phones. Its not like ZOMG 4 year old is trying to order food from police! Mother must be a be a drug snorting baby killing jewish nazi prostitute!:eek:

lol... I used to use my phone/pager to keep my neice busy. put it on vibrate, lock the buttons and dial my number. she would watch it move across the table, then pick it up and giggle when it vibrated in her hands.

of course, I had to stand by to prevent her from putting it in her mouth... :D

No, but comon, you'd think the mother would occasionally check in on the kid and notice that she's trying to order a Big Mac.
To be fair, if I had a 4 year old playing with a deactivated cell phone trying to order a big mac, I would think she was just playing.

Where was the parent? Well, lessee. If you were a parent, and your child started babbling into a cell phone about Big Macs, would you think that she was talking to the emergency dispatch center, or would you think that she was merely pretending to talk to someone on the other side?
Exactly.

Who keeps the battery charged in a deactivated phone?
Maybe the child wanted to play cell phone games?

:D Just about everyone my age had one too. That and this dog:

http://toys2remember.blogspot.com/2007/03/remember-original-fisher-price-little.html

And GI Joe...


http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/9295/gijoejv7.png (http://imageshack.us)

:D Just about everyone my age had one too. That and this dog:

http://toys2remember.blogspot.com/2007/03/remember-original-fisher-price-little.html

I had a dalmation of that and my grandma had that as a ducky. My grandparents also had that phone but I was afraid of it so I used the real phone (in my parents bedroom) damn, I think I called 222-3333 almost 300 times. Good think I didn't dial 999.