Every night I sit in the couch relax and watch some TV. As I sit there sometimes the phone would ring. Many times it is telemarketers, sometimes it would be someone who got the wrong number, and once in while it would be someone who is playing a prank call. For a local pizza restaurant, a prank call is probably as common as people ordering pizza. Some of the prank calls received is probably someone ordering a pie and giving the restaurant a false address.
For Vifill Atlason, a 16 year old in Iceland, took the prank call scheme to a whole new level. He called President Bush’s private telephone line in the White House and pretended to be the President of Iceland. He requested a private meeting with Bush. Unfortunately for Atlason he didn’t get the chance to speak with Bush. The call was passed through several people who asked him questions about Iceland’s president.
Later the police showed up at his house and took him in for questioning. He was probably treated as if he were a spy. They even went as far as threatening him that he will not be allowed in the U.S. and he will be placed in the no-fly list. Luckily he wasn’t tortured or placed in Guantanamo’s Bay.
In Ireland, Bush isn’t too popular with the people there. Atlason is considered a hero in Ireland. It is a prank call that will be put down in the history books. He may be a hero in Ireland, but a foe for the U.S. government. Now that he is probably banned from entering the U.S, the only he can get in is sneaking in from the Mexican or Canadian borders.
If I knew Bush’s private phone number I would probably call him and say oops wrong number. Or maybe I might give the number to telemarketers, so that they can call him and annoy him.
What would you do if you had Bush’s private phone number?
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Story?id=3973925&page=2
For Vifill Atlason, a 16 year old in Iceland, took the prank call scheme to a whole new level. He called President Bush’s private telephone line in the White House and pretended to be the President of Iceland. He requested a private meeting with Bush. Unfortunately for Atlason he didn’t get the chance to speak with Bush. The call was passed through several people who asked him questions about Iceland’s president.
Later the police showed up at his house and took him in for questioning. He was probably treated as if he were a spy. They even went as far as threatening him that he will not be allowed in the U.S. and he will be placed in the no-fly list. Luckily he wasn’t tortured or placed in Guantanamo’s Bay.
In Ireland, Bush isn’t too popular with the people there. Atlason is considered a hero in Ireland. It is a prank call that will be put down in the history books. He may be a hero in Ireland, but a foe for the U.S. government. Now that he is probably banned from entering the U.S, the only he can get in is sneaking in from the Mexican or Canadian borders.
If I knew Bush’s private phone number I would probably call him and say oops wrong number. Or maybe I might give the number to telemarketers, so that they can call him and annoy him.
What would you do if you had Bush’s private phone number?
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Story?id=3973925&page=2
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