Your brain-bomb for today: Osama bin Laden's telephone number

[WilliamPitt]

"After doing some research, Khalil then bought the (satellite) phone from a firm on New York's Long Island. Over the next two years, the phone was used for hundreds of calls, to London, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Sudan. Bin Laden's telephone number - 00873-682505331 - also turned up in the private phone books and date-planners of terrorists in Egypt and Kenya."

From James Bamford's indispensible new book, 'A Pretext for War - 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies', pp.162-163

[951]

1. OMG! OMG! OMG! What if he answers?

<teenage girl mode off>

[Jackpine Radical]

21. I called the number & got an answer.

It was some guy with a thick Arabic-sounding accent who kept telling me to vote for Bush.

[SilasSoule]

2. Geez, how many lights, bells, and alarms would go off at the NSA, CIA etc

Evertime someone dials that number????

[punpirate]

4. I think my neighbors would get tired...

... of the Ford Vicky sedans parked in front of their houses. :P

But, my guess is that if you call that number now, you'll get an answering service:

"Hello, bin Laden service."

"Hello, bin Laden, please."

"What number are you calling, please."

"Huh?"

"Pakistan forwarding, Afghanistan forwarding, Bali forwarding, New York forwarding or White House extension?"

"Uh, White House extension."

"Please leave a message, then."

[Generic Other]

3. Hello, Osama? We are collecting for the Bush /Cheney campaign.

How would you like to be a GOP pioneer? For a mere 20 thousand...

[Pallas180]

5. Pioneers are 100 thousand...and he's already in biz with Dick & the dick.

:hi:

[usurper4]

6. Imagination at work....

<ring>
Voice on phone: Hello?
Me: Hi, is Osama there?
Voice: Who?
Me: Osama...Osama bin Laden. You know, "Scourge of the Western World"?
Voice: Oh, just a sec...Osama, it's for you...I don't know, just some guy....
Osama: Hello?
Me: Hi, Osama?
Osama: Yes?
Me: Osama bin Laden?
Osama: Yes?
Voice: Hey, Osama, I'm expecting a really important call.
Osama: Yes, what can I do for you?
Me: Hi, my name is Jack Mehoff, and I just want to help you pay off your bills by helping you obtain a low-interest debt consolidation home-equity loan....

Can you think of worse revenge on somebody than calling him, night and day...in a cave...telemarketing him?

[grasswire]

7. I'm getting a visual....

....of Bob Newhart on one end, Osama on the other.

[usurper4]

8. And so it continues...

Mr. Bin Laden, this is Neil B. Formey with Hamilton Vacation Resorts. We'd like you to come tour our latest vacation rental....

[newyawker99]

19. Hi usurper4!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[crickets]

9. grasswire, thanks to you and usurper4

I just laughed so hard I think I coughed up a lung. :D Thanks, I needed that!

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[Aidoneus]

10. the number doesn't work anymore...

:(

"not logged on" or somesuch. Must be an old number that had the forwarding period expire.

[DoYouEverWonder]

13. Gee that's odd

I got a message machine, that says 'You have reached the White House. If you wish to speak to the President please press 1. The VP, press 2. For all other calls, please wait on the line and an operator will be with you shortly".

[Blue-Jay]

11. He never returns my calls.

I think he's dodging me.

[annabanana]

12. Are you too.....................needy?

giggle

[WilliamPitt]

14. .

[LTR]

15. Cool! Let's play a joke on him

Let's order pizzas and send them to his house!

Or ask him if his refrigerator's running.

:evilgrin:

[WilliamPitt]

16. Do you have Prince Albert in a can?

[sffreeways]

17. Mr Bin Laden ?

BL; Yes ? Who's this ?

Water company we need you to stop flushing your toilet

BL; Why is that ?

We are sick of your shit

[DemBones DemBones]

18. My first thought was

"What do you want us to do, call up and ask him if he has Prince Albert in a can?"

WTF would you say if you suddenly had OBL on the line?

[peacemeal]

20. A few thoughts

WTF would you say if you suddenly had OBL on the line?

Is the CIA treating you right, Mr. Bin Laden?
Got enough quarters for the soda machine at the Karachi Holiday Inn?
What did you think of Fahrenheit 911?
Ready for that October surprise? Will you do Oprah?

[gulliver]

22. James Bamford's indispensible new book...

Get yours today!

[WilliamPitt]

23. Indeed

[WilliamPitt]

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