Iceland Teen Prank Calls President Bush

ABC News   |  Fabiola Antezana   |   December 10, 2007 11:48 AM


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When Vífill Atlason, a 16-year-old high school student from Iceland, decided to call the White House, he could not imagine the kind of publicity it would bring.

Introducing himself as Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the actual president of Iceland, Atlason found President George W. Bush's allegedly secret telephone number and phoned, requesting a private meeting with him.

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"He's very resourceful you know," she (the boy's mother) said. "He has become a bit of a hero in Iceland. Bush is very unpopular here."

We're with you on that one, Mom, he's very unpopular here too.

(I was involved with a German foreign exchange- high school students - and was pleasantly surprised to learn how unpopular Bush is in Germany as well. )

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:49 AM on 12/11/2007

Hmmmmmmm....

Last week

Ellen and Jenna called Duh-bya...
This week Iceland calls Duh-bya...

Same phone number for years?
They took him away?

Are they trying to keep us entertained?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:23 PM on 12/10/2007

Bush: Hello(taking into the wrong end, he turns it over)
Bush: Hello?
Kid: Um, yes Mr President. This is the Leader of iceland.
Bush: Who? Ice what?
Kid: Iceland..It's a country.
Bush: Hang on a second..(covers mouthpiece of phone) Dick..Is Iceland one of ours?
( garble)
Bush:Ok, I'm back..where were we?
Kid: I'm calling to see if you can come over.
Bush: Come over where? Iceland? Where's that, in Minnesota or somewheres?(covers phone:Dick..where's Iceland?
(garble)
Bush: Hell, man Dick sez ya'll are way the hell off somewhere else..Ya'll aint even in this country.
kid: Do you have Old Crow in the bottle? Is your referigerator running?
Bush: Huh? Yea, runs fine why?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:58 PM on 12/10/2007

He would have taken the call immediately but his team needed to coach him on the proper pronunciation of "Iceland"....

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:24 PM on 12/10/2007

those icelandic tricksters... always pulling pranks and going fishing. What would the little fish have said to the big fish?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:29 PM on 12/10/2007

Waterboard him until he tells us where he got the number.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:28 PM on 12/10/2007

And the dumb blond award goes to---. Perino doesn't know the landscape from the geography is usually somewhere between lost and found when making comments about items that appear to be common knowledge to most people. She would make a great Secretary of State.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:20 PM on 12/10/2007

Teen Prankster or enemy combatant?

W decides.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:50 PM on 12/10/2007

Ok, what I want to know is how can the US "order" Icelands police to do anything???

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:48 PM on 12/10/2007

I read on another site a response that just cracked me up.
Someone said the kid had a lot in common with bush
because "they were both impersonating a president"
buwhahahahhahahah!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:10 PM on 12/10/2007

Prankster teen or enemy combatant?

W decides.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:56 PM on 12/10/2007

Where, oh where is the Daily Show when we need them. Fantastic fodder for them is going to waste.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:55 PM on 12/10/2007

OMG! A prank call, now can we finally IMPEACH him?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:54 PM on 12/10/2007

I wouldn't call George Bush "normal".

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:54 PM on 12/10/2007

Hell o,
This is John calling to remind you to activate your platinum discover card!

Bob Dylan: "sometimes even the president of the United States must have to stand naked." or "you see you're just like me/I hope you're satisfied."

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:54 PM on 12/10/2007

Dana Perino, asked to comment on the prank call, indicated she "Occasionally confused Iceland with Alaska" and was going to have to research the matter to prevent further mixups."

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:51 PM on 12/10/2007

Oh my god, a normal person "almost" got to talk with the great man.

LOL

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:16 PM on 12/10/2007
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