Ha, that's neat, I remember those things from growing up in Pittsburgh - come to think of it, I got in trouble once for trying to eat the root after some kid had told me it was just like a carrot (apparently my mom wasn't too keen on me eating some random wild plant just on the word of some equally random kid ... go figure!)
Okay, that's insanely cute. I realize it's an "abuse" of the 911 system but kudos to that guy for actually trying to help that kid. I hope it made his day.
Kids rock :)