For 911 emergency, rotary telephones were the reason it’s 911 not 999. The numbers go from one to nine followed by zero. One is the fastest to dial, each number takes more time. Zero takes the most time to dial. 9 was used to have fewer accidental emergency calls, 11 was used as they are the fastest two to dial. So it’s mostly about allowing a faster dialing time for emergency services. I wonder if rotary calls are still available in the USA.
Sarah Milligan’s naughtiest bits next please! Frankie Boyle writes for Jimmy. It’s great to see Brits reacting to Jimmy. It’s mainly Americans reacting to him on here.
In the days of rotary phones, 911 was the quickest possible number to dial in an emergency, assuming the 9 was necessary to designate government services. 999 was the _longest_ possible number to dial.
I love your entire reaction to him and especially to his laughter. He laughs while inhaling. He said in an interview i saw that somehow he cant laugh while he exhales like most of us do. But because he inhales when he laughs, is the reason that he sounds extra weird when he does that.
13:15 That happens because comedy essentially works on the unconscious part of our brains that reacts to surprise, and that reaction happens faster than our conscious mind can actually process the meaning/significance of the joke.
Now you two are going to need to react to Anthony Jeselnik. If you're laughing at Jimmy Carr, you'll love Jeselnik. I guarantee, Georgia, your dad would approve lol
Nice. Loved it. Liked and subbed. Keep them coming. Frankie Boyle (spelling might be wrong; I'm Spanish; although I understand the f...er) has a few interactions with audiences you might enjoy (if you haven't already). Big love from Spain
Actually, the quick one-liner style of delivery is very American. Goes back to early vaudeville and Borscht Belt comics like Henny Youngman and others you're way too young to remember.
999 is due to the old fashioned dial phones. To dial a 9 took longer than most digits and children rarely dialled it in play. The USA chose 911, the very rare 9 at the front and the 2 quockest digits. Google Rotary phones at check out images.
Notice that was "volume 1" , he has many other jokes that are far worse (meaning funnier but more crude). MITCH HEDGEBURG im sure has been heavily requested and for great reason but i would still like to recommended GARY GULMAN "how the states got thier abbreviations" its a masterclass in crafting a bit.
in the Netherlands ithe emergency phone number is 112 and used to be 0611, before mobile phones became a thing here ( all mobile phone numbers start with 06 in the netherlands) Alsooo, Jimmys laugh is weird because he laughs on an inhale instead of when breathing out.
Emergency numbers started with nine because on rotary dial phones that was the longest turn around the dial short of zero, so it was least likely to be accidentally triggered, very long, but not too long. In the US, if you made it all the way around once correctly, you must have really meant it, so you only had to confirm with two short dials. In the UK, the authorities really don't want to be bothered unless you make the effort the whole way through. No firefighters or ambulance for you rapidly weakening 998 dialers.
Unfortunately, then buttons and touch screens came along and it's now far more likely for a toddler or even your backside to hit the same number 3 times in a row.
By international agreement 999 will dial 911 in the US and vice versa for most emergency dialing no matter what country you're in; it's expected that if you're in another country and in a high stress situation that would call for an emergency response you might not be thinking clearly enough to remember the difference so it's already been coded in to work with any of the combinations in use.
The other advantage of 999 on a rotary dial is that once you found the "9", you just kept your finger in it as the dial returned - didn't have to find another number on the dial in your blacked-out or smoke-filled room......
If you want a funny British stand up comics recommendation try Micky Flanagan, Billy Connolly, & Jeffro ( who has just recently died but was a very funny comic) 3 of my personal favourites
10:33 ... "why is UK 999 & US 911"? ... ( US was 999 ) - But (retirement homes & senior homes) had to dial 9 (to access outside the facility) BEFORE you dialed a number ... Emergency Services had a lot of 'false calls' because the old people would forget how many times they dialed the number 9 - every time they called their friends.
No, 1 is the quickest digit to dial on a rotary dial. The reason 9 was chosen was technical around how billing used to work, for payphones you could already freely dial 0 for the operator (0 was 10 pulses), 9 being next to zero made it the next easiest to modify the exchanges to allow numbers containing only 9s also be made free of charge from payphones.
You two are so adorable. Now go and wash your minds out with soap! I think what makes Jimmy funny to US audiences is well obviously the awful jokes themselves but the so seemingly proper way he delivers them. The savage humor juxtiposed against the Mr. Manners type delivery is funny as well. Will be looking forward to more from the two of you.
Americans are typically finding European humor too harsh, as Americans are not developed for enough "Fun" yet, too young a country, but hopefully you'll come along eventually, because it's depressing that European comedians are toning down their material for Americans, you need the full experience!!! 🙂
@@tonypate9174 It was on the 11/901 just like in everywhere else in the world BUT AMERICA. Also this will shock you but the emergency number in America was created before the terrorist attack.
Why 999, as opposed to 911? Well it's complicated, but it's to do with how the tech evolved. There's a James May (Captain Slow, the geeky one from Top Gear) series of shorts (kinda) that dismantles various devices whilst going into the history of tech. One he did was the telephone and he explains the reasons begin 999 and 911. I think I've seen the episodes on youtube so...... If you're really bothered. Sounds boring, but they're actually not. He gets it all the information correct, but injects a bit of Brit humour in there as well. Engaging.
I think 911 has a little more to do with its easier to avoid say a child from hitting a random # repeated times. 9 is top left so makes sense to jump down to bottom right by mistake... be kinda rare. Just my thoughts. Could be wrong.
Strictly speaking Jimmy is Irish. Both his parents are Irish, he was born in Ireland and he travels under an Irish passport. However, he was educated in England.
@@buttthecat1354 oh God, Butt.....your doggin' me again......let's entertain jokes, randomly from GB and USA, and see if either of us find them funny, and explain why...... the ultimate empirical study.....should we be having a pissing contest about this ?
That's his style, one liners, you didn't miss any buildup ❤ your reactions
Here's a little known fact as we all know 999 for uk and 911 for us, but the EU Code is 112, which also (still) works in the UK.
Jimmy Carr does liners. So there's most likely no context. Just killer lines xD
One liners
True
The hijackers on 9/11 were fully aware of the significance of 9-11 in American culture. It was done on purpose.
Would love more of Jimmy Carr reactions. Love watching you two laugh.
For 911 emergency, rotary telephones were the reason it’s 911 not 999. The numbers go from one to nine followed by zero. One is the fastest to dial, each number takes more time. Zero takes the most time to dial. 9 was used to have fewer accidental emergency calls, 11 was used as they are the fastest two to dial. So it’s mostly about allowing a faster dialing time for emergency services. I wonder if rotary calls are still available in the USA.
CZcams recommendations brought this video to me.
One of the best modern comedians.
Speaking as an American.. Jimmy Carr is one of my favorite comedians ever. His stand up is great.. but I also like him on 8 out of 10 cats.
Jimmy is a Legend. It's kinda sad he isn't bigger in America but any comedy fan knows him.
Love Jimmy carr, never fails to make me laugh. Love your reactions aswell, your laugh is infectious
Sarah Milligan’s naughtiest bits next please!
Frankie Boyle writes for Jimmy.
It’s great to see Brits reacting to Jimmy. It’s mainly Americans reacting to him on here.
In the days of rotary phones, 911 was the quickest possible number to dial in an emergency, assuming the 9 was necessary to designate government services. 999 was the _longest_ possible number to dial.
Australia has 000, so ii think that's longer. :)
@@TheZeroAssassin true, but I did say assuming the first 9 was used to designate government services.
Because that's in reality just the warm up for what's to come later!
Its Jimmy Carr, everything is risky.
in Japan we have several emergency services numbers Call 110 for police Call 118 for Coast Guard. Call 119 for fire and ambulance
999 was when you had dial phones, it stopped toddlers "play" dialling the police by accident, 🔃 .
Seeing him next month. Can't wait
I'm American and I have to say English humor is the best.
It's humour*
learn to spell our language.
I love your entire reaction to him and especially to his laughter. He laughs while inhaling. He said in an interview i saw that somehow he cant laugh while he exhales like most of us do. But because he inhales when he laughs, is the reason that he sounds extra weird when he does that.
Lov jimmy carr jokes
What a treat. I found your channel searching for Patrice O'neal content on the 10th anniversary of his passing. Much respect lady.
13:15 That happens because comedy essentially works on the unconscious part of our brains that reacts to surprise, and that reaction happens faster than our conscious mind can actually process the meaning/significance of the joke.
Now you two are going to need to react to Anthony Jeselnik. If you're laughing at Jimmy Carr, you'll love Jeselnik. I guarantee, Georgia, your dad would approve lol
Agreed. That's the guy.
Thank you Georgia.
OMG THE BRIZZOL ACCENT IS CLASS TO SEE ON YT!!!
Hey Georgia nice to see you again.
Nice. Loved it. Liked and subbed. Keep them coming.
Frankie Boyle (spelling might be wrong; I'm Spanish; although I understand the f...er) has a few interactions with audiences you might enjoy (if you haven't already).
Big love from Spain
Actually, the quick one-liner style of delivery is very American. Goes back to early vaudeville and Borscht Belt comics like Henny Youngman and others you're way too young to remember.
But the British do it better and more intelligently
Can't beat dark comedy
It's not dark and it's not comedy.
It's facts.
you should watch some clips of jimmy carr dealing with hecklers.
You should check out Gary Delaney and his worst jokes.
“…see if there are any big differences [between UK and US comedians].” Oh, boy, this’ll be good.
999 is due to the old fashioned dial phones. To dial a 9 took longer than most digits and children rarely dialled it in play.
The USA chose 911, the very rare 9 at the front and the 2 quockest digits. Google Rotary phones at check out images.
In Canada it use to be 999 but back when there were only rotary phones it is easier to dial 911 so they changed it.
The reason it was 999 was to reduce accidental calls to the emergency services.
Notice that was "volume 1" , he has many other jokes that are far worse (meaning funnier but more crude). MITCH HEDGEBURG im sure has been heavily requested and for great reason but i would still like to recommended GARY GULMAN "how the states got thier abbreviations" its a masterclass in crafting a bit.
We need Dave Chappelle,The King" of all comedy
in the Netherlands ithe emergency phone number is 112 and used to be 0611, before mobile phones became a thing here ( all mobile phone numbers start with 06 in the netherlands)
Alsooo, Jimmys laugh is weird because he laughs on an inhale instead of when breathing out.
Emergency numbers started with nine because on rotary dial phones that was the longest turn around the dial short of zero, so it was least likely to be accidentally triggered, very long, but not too long. In the US, if you made it all the way around once correctly, you must have really meant it, so you only had to confirm with two short dials. In the UK, the authorities really don't want to be bothered unless you make the effort the whole way through. No firefighters or ambulance for you rapidly weakening 998 dialers.
Unfortunately, then buttons and touch screens came along and it's now far more likely for a toddler or even your backside to hit the same number 3 times in a row.
By international agreement 999 will dial 911 in the US and vice versa for most emergency dialing no matter what country you're in; it's expected that if you're in another country and in a high stress situation that would call for an emergency response you might not be thinking clearly enough to remember the difference so it's already been coded in to work with any of the combinations in use.
@@nochannel1q2321 what if it's an online crime but you know where its committed and need that country's police
@@samuelpinder1215 You Google the specific number.
The other advantage of 999 on a rotary dial is that once you found the "9", you just kept your finger in it as the dial returned - didn't have to find another number on the dial in your blacked-out or smoke-filled room......
If you want a funny British stand up comics recommendation try Micky Flanagan, Billy Connolly, & Jeffro ( who has just recently died but was a very funny comic) 3 of my personal favourites
Very funny Georgia. Is it true women don't like football? 🤣
Fun fact Jimmy is actually Irish, born in Ireland to Irish parents. He and his family moved to the UK when he was very young.
000 in australia and unless they changed it 111 new zealand
what up with the alaska jacket?
This didn't have his worst joke in it.
Americans would most likely take those jokes seriously so it wouldn't even happen there.
America has quite a bit of edgy / offensive comedy, not sure what you're thinking of ... maybe Antarctica? lol
They wouldn't get half the jokes.
@@MovieGuy808 Lol. no they have dumb comedy
How many acres of land do yous own
it's 911 because 999 gets dialed by mistake a lot. 😉
Or dial 0118 999 881 999 119 725 3.
(Credit - The IT Crowd)
10:33 ... "why is UK 999 & US 911"? ... ( US was 999 ) - But (retirement homes & senior homes) had to dial 9 (to access outside the facility) BEFORE you dialed a number ... Emergency Services had a lot of 'false calls' because the old people would forget how many times they dialed the number 9 - every time they called their friends.
For a second thought the woke brigade was reacting. Fair play!
999 was because it was the quickest number to dial on an old rotary dial telephone. No idea about 911, though.
No, 1 is the quickest digit to dial on a rotary dial. The reason 9 was chosen was technical around how billing used to work, for payphones you could already freely dial 0 for the operator (0 was 10 pulses), 9 being next to zero made it the next easiest to modify the exchanges to allow numbers containing only 9s also be made free of charge from payphones.
999 is a bad number, because it's to easy for children to dial on accidant.
What had to get cut for this to re-air?
They're his DVDs.
You two are so adorable. Now go and wash your minds out with soap! I think what makes Jimmy funny to US audiences is well obviously the awful jokes themselves but the so seemingly proper way he delivers them. The savage humor juxtiposed against the Mr. Manners type delivery is funny as well. Will be looking forward to more from the two of you.
It's just a fact that something like
'Dear Sir/Madam,
Go fuck yourself'
Is funnier than
'oi! You! Go fuck yourself'
That was a weird way to say everything.
Americans are typically finding European humor too harsh, as Americans are not developed for enough "Fun" yet, too young a country, but hopefully you'll come along eventually, because it's depressing that European comedians are toning down their material for Americans, you need the full experience!!! 🙂
In Australia. A place that is almost the exact same as Britain in culture it's 000.
But was it on 9-11 or II-9 on that day in September ?
@@tonypate9174 It was on the 11/901 just like in everywhere else in the world BUT AMERICA. Also this will shock you but the emergency number in America was created before the terrorist attack.
@@dizzyrascal5015 "Also this will shock you" Would dIzzy like a 50/50 or phone a friend on that one ?
@@tonypate9174 Well by the low intelligence you've already shown I expected you to be shocked.
Yeah triple 0 is just easier to remember and do when you've been drinking all night
He DOES build up to the hard-hitters, but you chose a clip compilation where people DELIBERATELY throw you into the hard stuff....
"one of the worst things thath happend in history" 9.11 ?
not even in the top 10.000 worst of the last 1000 years
Would love to see one of Jimmy Carr's videos being watched by a room full of British far lefties just to see the reaction would be so funny .
Why 999, as opposed to 911? Well it's complicated, but it's to do with how the tech evolved. There's a James May (Captain Slow, the geeky one from Top Gear) series of shorts (kinda) that dismantles various devices whilst going into the history of tech. One he did was the telephone and he explains the reasons begin 999 and 911. I think I've seen the episodes on youtube so...... If you're really bothered. Sounds boring, but they're actually not. He gets it all the information correct, but injects a bit of Brit humour in there as well. Engaging.
You are so beautiful!! I need to draw you!!!
I meant gabby
can you please react to Jim Jeffries...... dry hole
React jimmy carr his dark material
Only if you're soft
I think 911 has a little more to do with its easier to avoid say a child from hitting a random # repeated times. 9 is top left so makes sense to jump down to bottom right by mistake... be kinda rare. Just my thoughts. Could be wrong.
Strictly speaking Jimmy is Irish. Both his parents are Irish, he was born in Ireland and he travels under an Irish passport. However, he was educated in England.
He was born in england but he is an irish citizen
Have you folks reacted to Beyond the Fringe? If not, I think would love it.
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One suggestion for reaction video "taking MD sufferer to see prostitute"
He is Irish, not English.
The British are the funniest.....you should try frankie boyle audience abuse or Kvin Bridges
Keep in mind our comedy in the UK tends to be offensive, dark and just straight up if it can be made fun of well.
i'm an American and have no problem understanding Brit humor.......funny is fukin' funny
You understand nothing!
@@buttthecat1354 oh God, Butt.....your doggin' me again......let's entertain jokes, randomly from GB and USA, and see if either of us find them funny, and explain why...... the ultimate empirical study.....should we be having a pissing contest about this ?
@@markmclendon8621 hey mark?
@@markmclendon8621 you like chickens?
@@buttthecat1354 from what standpoint ? as birds they suk.....as dinner,.... delightful
Cabby is pretty...get som conference gurl
World trade center is not the worst that happent, 300 000 Iraqi civilians did die in the aftermath of that.
Georgia, you’re absolutely beautiful and I wish I lived in the UK. I’d love to take you out on a romantic date.
Get the sound sorted, girls, you’re too loud and the video is too low. Less of you two, in other words. Other that that, nice one!
NOT the best video to start with ... this is his "riskiest jokes" .. not his "best jokes"
Jokes don't always need to be RISKY to be funny.
This ladies and gentlemen is why stupid people shouldn't have a CZcams channel...🙄🙄🙄🙄