George was going up to bed when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. He opened the back door to go turn off the light but saw that there were thieves in his shed.
He phoned the police, who asked, "Is someone in your house?"
When he said, "No," they then said that all patrols were busy and that he should simply lock his door. An officer would be along when available. George said,"Okay," hung up, counted to 30, and phoned the police again.
"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people in my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now because I've just shot them all," he informed and abruptly hung up.
In a few minutes three police cars, an Armed Response unit and an ambulance showed up at George's residence and the thieves were caught in the act. As the thieves were being taken away, a policemen exclaimed to George, "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"
George said, "I thought your office said there was nobody available!"