"Britons around the world have inundated the country's 261 far-flung consulates with so many inane calls with such frequency that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has had to put up a statement on its Web site clarifying what situations constitute an actual emergency -- by highlighting what doesn't." - Steve C from Bookmarklet

-- A Briton, on vacation in Italy, called to inquire where he can find a particular brand of shoes. -- A mother asked the consulate in Florida to help her son pack his suitcase and give him a ride to the airport because he wasn't feeling well. -- And a British woman in a foreign country wanted the embassy to step in because she was unhappy with her breast enlargement surgery. - Steve C