NBC Miami reports that Broward County receives all sorts of strange 9-1-1 calls. Many of them are not legitimate emergencies:

According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office call center, nearly half the 911 calls they receive are for things not quite a life or death situation – unless you consider a fast food order an emergency.

“My toilet’s overflowing, what do I do? That’s my personal favorite,” BSO Sheriff Al Lamberti said.

While it’s a stretch, a busted toilet at least could, conceivably, be considered an emergency. But there is no rationale for the number calls that sound something like this:

“I ordered chicken nuggets and they don’t have chicken nuggets,” one woman called 911 to report.

On one hand, this sounds quite silly. On the other hand, perhaps people really think these situations are emergencies. If this is the case, this may be a bigger issue: the idea of an emergency has become much more smaller in scope and individualized.