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Teen Calls Bush’s Secret Phone; Creates Security Scare

bigheaddc.com — An Icelandic teen somehow figured out President Bush ’s private phone number, and called it recently, leaving a message saying he was the president of Iceland and wanted him to call him back. Teen won't say how he did it.

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  • petrodollar, on 12/08/2007, -38/+705Too bad he didn't get him on the phone. I would have paid to hear that conversation. The Icelandic kid probably speaks better English than Bush.
    • carnag3aus, on 12/08/2007, -43/+8You will disappear in 5... 4... 3... 2...
    • MrTea, on 12/08/2007, -24/+7You have been deemed an enemy combatant by the Department of Homeland Security. You will be apprehended, shortly.
    • Ayrapetov, on 12/08/2007, -8/+53He didn't get him on the phone. but imagine when Bush, in the oval office: "HEY! Prez of Iceland just called me, I should call him back!"
      • 77boy84, on 12/08/2007, -59/+11Yeah, because somehow, a total retard managed to get elected to be President, right?
        You might disagree with Bush, but that doesn't make him a retard.
        • supermanred, on 12/08/2007, -12/+43No, hearing him speak and seeing the results of his actions makes him a retard in my eyes.

          I repeat, President Bush is the most retarded President of all time in any country ever known to history.
        • goodfellaNW, on 12/08/2007, -18/+8Okay, I was with you until "any country ever known to history". First of all, to history? Who's history? oh, in history.

          Secondly, he may be retarded, but most in history, out of all nations in the world? I doubt you've researched your thesis that well.
        • Syphon8, on 12/08/2007, -3/+3@Supermanred Coolidge.
        • seraph582, on 12/08/2007, -4/+1well, looks like you're so right you hit a nerve, 77boy84
    • Skooma714, on 12/08/2007, -5/+53Idk my bff president of Iceland?
    • seraph582, on 12/08/2007, -5/+5actually, I bet he doesn't
    • xptoast, on 12/09/2007, -3/+2He used the tones of each number pushed or translated the motions of her actually dialing the phone. Who would want to talk to that monkey anyhow. Politicians are only smart at one thing. Screwing people by being completely incompetent in doing their country any good. Politicians are like paid people that purposely throw wrenches into the cogs of society while a few do their job and fix the workings of society. Too few do the later.
  • Napoleone, on 12/08/2007, -11/+426He must have gotten it from watching Jenna Bush call her dad on the Ellen Show.
    • Braxo, on 12/08/2007, -3/+87I was thinking the same thing. I wonder what camera angles the Ellen show used when Jenna made the phone call.
      • ninjagamer, on 12/08/2007, -0/+53http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIz-hCK6VL8

        ^footage from the show
        • thesmrt12004, on 12/08/2007, -27/+5notice how he says that he wants to say marry Christmas to the audience and wants to say that he loves his daughter but never does
        • AresDiggs, on 12/08/2007, -1/+35thesmrt12004... by saying i wanna say i love you to my daughter he was basically saying it... think about it... what about all the actors when they win awards... they say "and i wanna say thank you to my manager" but they don't say "I wanna say thank you to my manager, so thank you manager" that would just sound stupid...

          We all hate bush... but stop trying to make something out of nothing.
        • Iwantawii, on 12/08/2007, -2/+3thanks for posting that. the show could have created a really ridiculous situation if they bombarded Bush with criticism but instead they kept it pretty genuine and it was a nice change of pace from the other 99% of the Bush-media
          • happyseamonster, on 12/08/2007, -1/+4That would be fine if this was only politics, but this man is a mass murdering war criminal who should be tried and locked up forever. It's hard to get warm and fuzzy with that. And now Ellen is pandering to the right with this and now crossing a labor picket line.
        • Mike89, on 12/15/2007, -0/+1thesmrt12004 - ***** yeah, milky.
      • adooga, on 12/09/2007, -0/+5I was thinking the same thing too - AFTER READING IT IN THE ***** ARTICLE.
    • matts009, on 12/08/2007, -27/+55I think the better question is why doesn't Jenna have that number already put into her phone? I know I haven't typed in a number to call anyone I know in a long time, only for calling businesses and whatnot.
      • benitojuarez, on 12/08/2007, -0/+55I just watched the linked video since I actually read the article. She didnt use her own personal phone. It was a corded phone like the kind you see in hotel rooms.
        • reiner15, on 12/08/2007, -3/+86corded phone... what is this you speak of? only in hotel rooms? how facinating...
          • DroogInPhoenix, on 12/08/2007, -2/+38They are only corded cuz people will steal'em.
      • fluffyturtle, on 12/08/2007, -2/+60If they were smart they wouldn't store any numbers in the phone in case it was stolen.
        • wphj, on 12/08/2007, -1/+10Well it'd probably be in "recent calls" anyway.
        • sgglynn, on 12/08/2007, -2/+4They don't do this with George, he keeps forgetting everyones phone numbers
      • synce, on 12/08/2007, -14/+0Actually that's not a better question, let alone a good one. Yet it managed to get 12 diggs as of this writing. Hmm, what's up with this site?

        To answer your question though, it's not stored for reasons just like this one. If she loses the phone, people could keep prank calling the president.
        • jamdogg, on 12/08/2007, -2/+6Do you think they keep the same number once they know it's been compromised? I'm going with Lt. Columbos' observation.
      • happyseamonster, on 12/08/2007, -1/+0In case the phone is lost or stolen.
    • limpits, on 12/08/2007, -1/+36I don't think so. I found this clip of when Jenna calls and I don't think he could have possibly figured it out from that since you can't see where on the keypad she is clicking and you can't hear the tones either.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH5fHOGst-E
      • HHP2K, on 12/08/2007, -0/+20You can kindof see where she's inputting keys. If I was dedicated enough to figure out that number (and I'm sure many would be) I would have come up with a whole host of possibilities and tried every one.
        • dunk71, on 12/08/2007, -2/+8Jenna called her mom, who was on her dad's line... Jenna dialed her mom's number.
      • djgump35, on 12/08/2007, -0/+3She calls her mothers number, but yeah, could see the number, with some trying, and too much time.
    • limpits, on 12/08/2007, -2/+21Can anyone find a legitimate source saying this actually happened?

      All I have found so far are some questionable iceland sites and a news site in SC (http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7468248) that I don't really want to trust. Btw, one of the iceland sites apparently interviewed the kid, here is a video (its not in english) - http://kvikmynd.is/video.asp?id=4821
    • jonnasi, on 12/08/2007, -0/+33No he got it from the internet some time ago. I have listened to the interviews with this kid, (yes i understand it, i am an Icelander). According to him, he has had this number on his cell phone for a long time. You can look up on icelandic national news pages: www.mbl.is and www.visir.is. This did happen.
      • aukxsona, on 12/08/2007, -2/+5The presidents phone number is on the web? Why do Icelandic people have the president's phone number but not us? He should have told him to do a better job.
        • jonnasi, on 12/08/2007, -0/+5That's what he said.... probably didn't want to give up the source, who knows.
          But yeah, why don't you have your presidents phone number? He's maybe too busy playing world-police or polluting the air (by not signing the kyoto agreement) to answer your calls.
    • jonnasi, on 12/08/2007, -0/+38And it was a call to a so-called "secured room", and he was sent between persons and was made answer questions f.x. about the president of Icelands birth date and when he took office, which he just looked up on Wiki while on the phone. Finally he got to speak with Bush's secretary, where he made the appointment.
      • colobikeguy, on 12/08/2007, -0/+11i love wiki... just for this...
    • Dustin00, on 12/08/2007, -18/+2Jenna can't figure out how to program the number into the phone?

      That's kind of not surprising.

      I didn't see the show, did it look like she dialed 10 digits?
      • selfdisplaced, on 12/08/2007, -0/+5ugh
      • Soave, on 12/08/2007, -0/+4Don't make stupid comments unless you've seen the clip. She didn't dial on a cell phone, she dialed on a phone that was on the show. Don't make assumptions dude.
  • peaceordeath, on 12/08/2007, -64/+20Sure it wasn't one of Bush's secret little Pages calling? Maybe they just made up the whole Iceland thing to cover up the fact that this kid was one of Bushie's little boy toys...
  • BrandonWicks, on 12/08/2007, -11/+312Dugg for the picture of Bush holding the phone upside down.
    • MacSuxWindozSux, on 12/08/2007, -1/+5No wonder he didn't answer.
      They couldn't hear each other!
    • dvicklund, on 12/08/2007, -1/+13"I can't hear you, Jenna! WTF OMG terrorists..."
    • wheresjim, on 12/08/2007, -0/+6The image didn't come up when I viewed the site, so I went to google images, in which the first 2 images when you search "bush phone" are 2 SEPARATE pictures of Bush holding a phone upside down, in one the phone is beige, the other, black. Boy am I ever proud of our president!
  • rabidmonkey1, on 12/08/2007, -9/+254Hey, can we all get that number? I can think of a couple of things President Bush should hear....
    • darkyplasma, on 12/08/2007, -34/+4your a bald face liar!
      • aman78, on 12/08/2007, -59/+12Its "you are" or you're and not "your". You Americans are really pathetic when it comes to grammar.
        • dorkino, on 12/08/2007, -1/+36You're being dugg down because it's the only thing us stupid Americans know how to do right
        • BladeMelbourne, on 12/08/2007, -3/+62It's "it is" or "it's" and not "its". Your grammar isn't perfect - may I suggest that you STFU?
        • dynelol, on 12/08/2007, -4/+3haha. I hate those arrogant faggots.
        • troye, on 12/08/2007, -3/+9You third world bastard.
          • aman78, on 12/08/2007, -3/+5You ***** hate it don't you, when a person whose first language isn't even English corrects you on English. Funny :)
          • kevxross, on 12/08/2007, -1/+3You're hated because you're an arrogant prick who generalizes about all Americans based on one person's grammar mistake in a Digg post, all the while making grammar mistakes yourself.
          • adooga, on 12/09/2007, -3/+2Not based on "one person's grammar mistake", based on observing the pattern of behaviour from many people over a long period of time.
            Totally different.
        • rabidmonkey1, on 12/09/2007, -0/+1You do realize he was referencing another front page article from the other day on a similar subject, right? The mistakes were on purpose. Please avoid gross and unfounded generalizations in the future. Thank you.
    • PolarBearFire, on 12/08/2007, -1/+13What? "Free trip to Cuba"?
    • StephenCIreland, on 12/08/2007, -8/+3202-456-7899
    • troy1of2, on 12/08/2007, -1/+38Yeah, I'd like to get his reaction to 2 girls 1 cup.
    • LukasSmith, on 12/08/2007, -18/+10Id like to call Bush and tell him what a great job he is doing. Life in the USA today has never been better. Job market is good, economy is strong. Except for the occasional democrat whine for universal healthcare. Most singles and even married people can afford healthcare. Its only when they have a bunch of kids they cant afford they reach out to the government like our gov and my taxes are a piggy bank. They have only themselves to blame I have no pity for them really. As for the war in Iraq senate voted for it, President voted for it, and ultimately you did by voting them into office. Just because it didnt go perfectly now we all play the blame game. If you people could actually remember yesterday you would know that there were many factors that lead us into iraq not just BUsh talking about WMD. For one IRaq was totaly ignoring UN sanctions, that sackless organization cant do squat. Then you add the fact that defect iraqis like Chalabi who even made it on cover of Time Magazine were feeding lies to the government.
      • darlingt, on 12/08/2007, -2/+14Just a heads-up -- you forgot your /sarcasm tag at the end.
      • lucutus, on 12/09/2007, -1/+3FYI I'm the last thumbs down to bury this comment forever because you are so wrong! 50% of American families are in poverty and homelessness is on the rise. Hope you and your family enjoy a layoff soon like the 1/4 million others like myself have this year.
      • adooga, on 12/09/2007, -0/+2Nah.
    • starkes, on 12/08/2007, -0/+2905-699-3698
  • harrisbradley, on 12/08/2007, -4/+41Hold on... Hey Laura!? Do we have Rosarita in our refridgerator?
    • chinolofus, on 12/08/2007, -1/+4hold on...hey laura is our refrigerator running?
  • dannieg4, on 12/08/2007, -16/+5haha dugg the pic
  • mydigga, on 12/08/2007, -9/+216I bet it's 867-5309.
    • Dumbledorito, on 12/08/2007, -3/+92Jenna, I've got your number...

      (it's on every D.C. bathroom wall)
      • addictist, on 12/08/2007, -21/+2Really showing the age here eh digga?
        • mydigga, on 12/09/2007, -0/+1It's on my profile... 29. That song was a little before my time, but we all know it.
    • Tribalvirtue, on 12/08/2007, -2/+27DAMN YOU TOMMY TWOTONE!
    • cawpin, on 12/08/2007, -0/+3I know a town where you can get that number. I'm just waiting until Google offers numbers there.
    • DonKarnage25, on 12/08/2007, -1/+4I know of someone in a town in California with that number.
    • j0ker666, on 12/08/2007, -10/+3I don't get it.....
      • ASexyNerd, on 12/08/2007, -1/+5That's a name of a song from the 80's.
      • borninda818, on 12/08/2007, -1/+3always google before you ask.
      • j0ker666, on 12/08/2007, -3/+2ok, I still don't get why that would be funny if that was bush's phone number...
    • screwfanboys1, on 12/08/2007, -3/+11haha i like your user name
  • wishninja, on 12/08/2007, -7/+330"he would not say how he learned the top-secret number"
    Well, they haven't water-boarded him yet.
    • supermanred, on 12/08/2007, -12/+6Water board a kid for calling a phone number? That's ***** man.
      • darlingt, on 12/08/2007, -0/+8No, sadly, that's the Department of Homeland Security.
      • bwa236, on 12/08/2007, -0/+6I hear they sell a sense of humor on ebay.
  • eyefone, on 12/08/2007, -6/+278Time to invade Iceland!
    • Zarokima, on 12/08/2007, -1/+77Indeed. This incident is a very clear indication that they hate our freedoms and are in league with terrorists.
    • brainboy77, on 12/08/2007, -1/+52oh and we have confirmed reports that they are building nuclear weapons.
      • WaltDismal, on 12/08/2007, -0/+14And Ice of Mass Destruction
      • Bamborzled, on 12/08/2007, -2/+4Did you know that an Iceberg of Mass Destruction was responsible for destroying Titanic? Think of all the people that suffered and all the potential lives lost!
    • gibler, on 12/08/2007, -1/+24Do you have an oil though?
      • bmarc, on 12/08/2007, -2/+17No but lots of fish if that's any consolidation.
        • troye, on 12/08/2007, -0/+4No, we want oil. Do any of your neighbors have oil? We'll raid them instead.
      • lennybird, on 12/08/2007, -1/+28Fish contain oil! ATTACK!
        • JapaneseEconomy, on 12/08/2007, -2/+5I'd like to create a second acount to digg you again.
    • bitORlogic, on 12/08/2007, -0/+24No no no. That's not how Bush operates. Clearly this is a sign we should invade a completely unrelated country, like Lichtenstein or Australia.
    • DemDude, on 12/08/2007, -0/+7oh, invade is not the correct nomenclature anymore, nowadays it's "liberate"
      any similarity to Walter is entirely accidental
    • revnoah, on 12/08/2007, -1/+2Oh no...not on another side of Canada! Americans are surrounding us, quick sell them oil...
    • hoovcluck, on 12/08/2007, -1/+1We already invaded Iceland.
    • solo152, on 12/09/2007, -0/+1Not if Sigur Rós and Björk have anything to say about it!
      Also, I can't back up that they'd be able to defend 313,000 people...
    • J4k3, on 12/09/2007, -2/+1Morons. The U.S. Armed Forces are responsible for the defense of Iceland. So if you'd want to invade, you'd be fighting amongst yourselves. If you try to make a joke, at least research your ***** first before looking like an ass, which you just did b.t.w.
      • adooga, on 12/09/2007, -0/+2If you don't get it, just move on. It's ok.
  • mrfreeziexp, on 12/08/2007, -18/+46Oh he'll tell once they get him on the waterboard.
    • xsuite, on 12/08/2007, -1/+5Hahaha yeah that "waterboard" sure is nefarious....
    • elpottsy, on 12/08/2007, -0/+3Severn Trent don't intimidate me
  • itwasstinky, on 12/08/2007, -34/+369 diggs and down
    • AnthonyA7, on 12/08/2007, -4/+13Next time you decide to post, consider the virtues of shutting the ***** up.
    • jellygraph, on 12/08/2007, -1/+2who cares...
  • mrfreeziexp, on 12/08/2007, -8/+369After some number crunching, I think I've figured it out. See, 436-7439 is G E O R G E W, but it's also I DO PIEZ. That has to be him.
    • sporg, on 12/08/2007, -0/+26I almost fell out of my chair. Nice one Mr freeze!!!!
    • magnus3994, on 12/08/2007, -1/+8me do pie!
    • KniteWulf, on 12/08/2007, -2/+4Insert Bush hating comment here claiming that 9-11 was because of piez.
  • digitallysick, on 12/08/2007, -23/+10bush got pwnd
  • Napoleone, on 12/08/2007, -5/+628I wonder if Bush felt his privacy invaded...
    • unearth, on 12/08/2007, -1/+72He should be fine with it by his logic. I mean, he has nothing to hide. Right?
    • Apocrypha, on 12/08/2007, -3/+16Hahaha. I hope so.
    • troye, on 12/08/2007, -0/+12Nice burn dude
    • shizamonkey, on 12/08/2007, -1/+6Haha. Best comment yet man. XD
    • JBURNES, on 12/08/2007, -2/+11just created another digg account just to dig that burn twice.
    • joegibes, on 12/08/2007, -0/+2In other news, the Icelandic teen was arrested after Bush wiretapped his own line and listened in on his own conversations.
  • wontstoptalking, on 12/08/2007, -8/+21I thought everyone knew the president's phone number?
  • SpookyET, on 12/08/2007, -29/+7It's 1-800-BOMBME.
    • AnthonyA7, on 12/08/2007, -3/+2Lame.
    • grenden, on 12/08/2007, -2/+11yeah, that's about as good as saying 1-800-SENDTHESECRETSERVICETOMYHOUSE
      • SpookyET, on 12/08/2007, -1/+2You misunderstood the joke. I meant, any country who wishes to be bombed should call that number. Bush will surely grant the wish.

        When you call a 1-800 number, the person on the other line is usually put there to do something for you, not the other way around.
    • goffy59, on 12/08/2007, -1/+1You mean 1-800BLOWME
    • yelofnivek, on 12/08/2007, -0/+2that's only six digits...
  • treelovinhippie, on 12/08/2007, -10/+216I would have done the whole "George, this is God. I'm afraid I'm gonna have to get you to hang yourself. Yes George. See you've been the worst President in US history. So we're gonna have to let you go mmkay."
    • OriginalLucid1, on 12/08/2007, -26/+3mmmm....2 words:Jimmah Catah. 3 more..... worst. president. evah.
      • senatorpjt, on 12/08/2007, -2/+16Carter was just in the right place at the wrong time. Bush has actively ***** up the country.
      • Iconoclast25, on 12/08/2007, -2/+2RIGHT ON !! Piddle-pants was, hard as it is to believe, even worse than ankle-pants 16 years later.
      • adooga, on 12/09/2007, -1/+2Carter was alright. You kids just don't like him for things he's said recently. You probably don't even remember his presidency.
        • Iconoclast25, on 12/09/2007, -2/+1I not only suffered through four years with the Georgia jellyfish, I voted against him three times (1976 primary, 1976 & 1980 general). That PoS makes shrillary look Presidential. Piddle-pants was a dolt in office who has become more worthless over the years. Thank whatever deity(ies) there may be that maggot is no longer in a position of power.
    • klick37, on 12/08/2007, -2/+3Why does god sound like Mr. Mackey?
    • kevinwiz, on 12/09/2007, -0/+1I would have told him to watch 2girls1cup
  • j4nj1m3n3z, on 12/08/2007, -2/+50someone should have told Mike Jones to put this number in another music video.
  • mrcoderga, on 12/08/2007, -2/+29The CIA just confessed that they destroyed the tapes that contained the president's cell phone number. Furthermore, do not be surprised if several Saudi princes and some Pakistani generals, in the next day or two, suddenly die of thirst or cosmetic surgery gone bad.
  • whatthefu, on 12/08/2007, -2/+22Anyone else laugh at the title?
  • Myahon, on 12/08/2007, -3/+20it's real simple, phone dialing beeps have a different frequency for each number, there are only 10 different ones to test.
    • ahuxley, on 12/08/2007, -2/+10Just like the old modems.
      Record it, slow it down, get the numbers.
    • masterc, on 12/08/2007, -0/+18Too bad you can't hear the beeps in the video.
      • sporg, on 12/08/2007, -2/+4If you did figure it out and called it you would regret it.
  • Haidoken, on 12/08/2007, -0/+111exactly what kind of security scare? That telemarketers would get the number?
    • TLAKABM, on 12/08/2007, -0/+34Bush, wanting to make it something he could remember, made the nuclear launch codes the same as his cell number.
      • EllimistX, on 12/08/2007, -1/+23The password is one...two...three...four...five....
        • KungFuJesus, on 12/08/2007, -1/+24that's amazing! I have the same combination on my luggage
  • GuacamoleSan, on 12/08/2007, -2/+34The President is the perfect prank-phone-call target, hes a total idiot so he'd go along with anything you said. "Mr. President...do you have...Prince Albert in a can.."
    • dudefather, on 12/08/2007, -0/+38"yes, of course my refrigerator is running, why do you ask?"
    • grenden, on 12/08/2007, -2/+6Well you'd better let him out. lol
  • PATSCRU, on 12/08/2007, -1/+63oh man, that kid is ***** hilarious. "UH YEAH, i'm president of iceland, can you call me back pleasE?"
    priceless.
  • nicholai, on 12/08/2007, -4/+129The fact that this caused a "security scare" is the best part. The SS must think Bush could be skull ***** over the phone.
    • ordig, on 12/08/2007, -1/+19if only
    • limpits, on 12/08/2007, -4/+8its a security scare because it is confidential information. it is a security leak and a TEENAGER from ICELAND was able to get it. that means there might be a way for that kid or others to get to other confidential information.
    • grenden, on 12/08/2007, -3/+3That reminds me...Modulate (Skull Fcuk) is sweet.
      • an0nymous, on 12/08/2007, -0/+5pretty sure you can say "*****" here.
    • hermslice, on 12/08/2007, -2/+3two quick things...first off bush has the SS???
      and second they band skull *****...
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VptC6aFzg70&feature ...
  • InstantRamen, on 12/08/2007, -16/+7the number is (865)-539-2555 trust me
  • toxictonic, on 12/08/2007, -3/+13His private phone doesn't have an answering machine!
    • diggomaniac, on 12/08/2007, -0/+2How do you know? Jenna called her mother's phone and said it doesn't have an answering machine.
  • TheRealToma, on 12/08/2007, -2/+25He probably found Dick Cheneys blackberry.....
    • AnthonyA7, on 12/08/2007, -9/+10Now, everyone knows that Dick Cheney doesn't use a blackberry to control Bush- he uses puppet strings.
      • TheRealToma, on 12/08/2007, -1/+6It was an American Dad reference. *wooosh*
        • AnthonyA7, on 12/08/2007, -4/+4Yea, I've never seen an episode. Still, I was kidding...
  • Tyrghast, on 12/08/2007, -1/+169Mr. President? Yeah this is the National Candy Department, and we were calling to let you know you've won a lifetime supply of Gummi Bears! First we'll need some way to confirm your identity, beginning with Social Security Number and credit cards...
    • drgruney, on 12/08/2007, -0/+26Oh man! I love gummy bears!
    • elpottsy, on 12/08/2007, -0/+10Mr. Bush? Good day sir, I'm calling from your bank. There is a pigeon stuck in your bank account and we'll just need your account number and your mothers maiden name so we can go in there and let him out!
    • Bamborzled, on 12/08/2007, -0/+10Mr. President? I am the deposed Prince of Nigeria, and I need to flee the country. If you do, you will receive 10 trillion US dollars. You'll need to wire us 2 trillion via Western Union so I can get out first.
  • Paulish, on 12/08/2007, -2/+7Next time order fast food.
    • nphase, on 12/08/2007, -0/+2If he still has the number he should definitely call dominos and order like 15 pizzas under that phone number.
  • grifta67, on 12/08/2007, -3/+13Thank goodness someone finally got through to the president! Los Angeles is desperately low on toilet paper...
    • akilleen, on 12/08/2007, -0/+3I don't think anyone else got that, haha.
    • mypreciousss, on 12/08/2007, -0/+2i didn't get it... do explain?
    • grifta67, on 12/08/2007, -0/+12Yea, perhaps that's too far into ancient tech history, but I expected better from digg!

      This is from the entry at everything2.com:
      "One of Cap'n Crunch's most legendary feats (I speak of John Draper here, not the cereal officer) occurred in the early 1970's. He used his blue box to scout out a trunk line going into the White House, and along with a friend, began snooping on a few calls. They were able to discover the phone number for Richard M. Nixon's desk in the Oval Office, as well as the code word needed to access it: "Olympus."

      So Crunch calls the number up and gives the code word, and a couple of clicks later, Nixon answers the phone. "What's going on?"

      Crunch: "We have a crisis here in Los Angeles!"

      Nixon: "What's the nature of the crisis?"

      Crunch: "We're out of toilet paper, sir!""
  • stretch611, on 12/08/2007, -2/+43"Why it's the AT-5000 Auto-Dialer. My very first patent. Aw, would you listen to the gibberish they've got you saying, it's sad and alarming..."
    • ccheath, on 12/08/2007, -0/+9"You were designed to alert schoolchildren about snow days and such. Well, let's get you home to Frinky. Hope your wheels still work, bw-hey."
  • LimeParrot, on 12/08/2007, -2/+8Now to give it to telemarketers =D
  • shorterthanrich, on 12/08/2007, -2/+7Sites down. Mirror anyone?
  • whandsfield, on 12/08/2007, -4/+11They have Ellen in Iceland!?! God help those poor people... those poor, gorgeous people. =..(
  • addictist, on 12/08/2007, -5/+3And the number is??? I think I have a couple of things I would like to say.
  • cl2yp71c, on 12/08/2007, -13/+121-800-JACKASS
  • ServAce85, on 12/08/2007, -9/+4How could the kid leave a message if the phone doesn't have an answering machine like Jenna mentioned? This sounds a little fishy to me. I don't think he got the right number. If he did, he probably figured it out from the ringing considering that is how phreaking used to be done - from the codes in the ringing.
    • sigginike90, on 12/08/2007, -0/+4He left a message with his personal secretary.
    • adooga, on 12/09/2007, -0/+1U huh. From the codes in the ringing.
      You sound like a formidable expert on the subject, how can I subscribe to your brochure?
  • jonnasi, on 12/08/2007, -2/+123This kid got this number on the internet about 4 years ago according to himself and just kept it on his SIM card for all this time. This has become a major news in Iceland. I am an Icelander myself, and to let you get an idea how small country this is; his father tought me math in college, and i've played football with this guy. Anyways, he just did it for the fun of it and he got a telephone meeting with Bush last monday, and gave the white house his own cellphone number. He just wanted to talk about world matters and invite him to come to Iceland.
    That said; We are all waiting for Bush to leave office. (Haven't heard a single person ever say a positive thing about Bush in whole Iceland)
    • Tebixan, on 12/08/2007, -2/+11You'd have a hard time finding someone saying a positive thing about him in America too. Outside Fox News & Texas.

      The right wing christian types just don't talk about politics anymore, it's nice.
    • Bobthecow81, on 12/08/2007, -17/+3The people in Iceland don't like our president!?!

      What ever will we do?

      Wait, who gives a ***** about Iceland?
      • heta0713, on 12/08/2007, -2/+1Clearly not you.
      • adooga, on 12/09/2007, -0/+2No, Bob, the people in damn near EVERY country in the world don't like your president.
        Including America.
  • Predator04, on 12/08/2007, -7/+1funny they say,,,
    An Icelandic teen, MSNBC reports, figured out President Bush’s private phone number, and called it recently, leaving a message saying he was the president of Iceland and wanted Bush to call him back. When police visited the teen, after being alerted by Secret Service, he would not say how he learned the top-secret number. Big Head DC is speculating that he somehow deciphered the code from when Jenna Bush called her parents during a recent taping of the Ellen show

    but if you watch the video again.. the number she called she said they didnt have a answering machine... so ya i would rule out that he got it from that show?
    • spiggle, on 12/08/2007, -3/+1I noticed that, too. Maybe he left it with whoever that Lindsey person was who answered the phone? Also, didn't that whole Ellen thing seem really strange?
  • freakling36, on 12/08/2007, -3/+26Oh please. We all know he got the number off the wall in a men's bathroom!
  • HeyImFine, on 12/08/2007, -3/+0Teen's aren't buzzy enough.
  • PrometheusZero, on 12/08/2007, -1/+7You.... are.... a.... straaaangeer...
  • ninjan, on 12/08/2007, -0/+3He hacked Condoleezas blackberry.
  • mCanada, on 12/08/2007, -0/+12He hacked the gibson.
    • usbserial, on 12/08/2007, -0/+7Yo, check this out guys. This thing's insanely great... it's got a 28.8 bps modem!
      • BirdCatcher, on 12/08/2007, -0/+5Hackers of the world UNITE
        • pHreaksYcle, on 12/08/2007, -0/+3Everyone knows the only way to take out Bush is with an electronic army! But how are we gonna take care of the cops...
        • triont, on 12/08/2007, -0/+2Hack the planet!!!!
  • Albionshores, on 12/08/2007, -5/+46Damn Icelandic kid. Obviously plenty of smarts but no imagination. Bush is a man who believes God talks to him and that he is doing his will. So the kid pretends to be the Icelandic president???

    Is it just me that can see a missed opportunity here?
    • awhiteflame, on 12/08/2007, -0/+6Why would God have an icelandic accent?
      • Typhoon2009, on 12/08/2007, -0/+5He decided to be Odin that day?
      • arplayer2k, on 12/08/2007, -0/+4Okay, then why would god call Bush???? Its a prank man, should have made the best of it.
      • adooga, on 12/09/2007, -0/+1What accent do you think god speaks in?
    • CptCheerios, on 12/08/2007, -0/+3Bush isnt smart enough to think of that. He didnt question that God sounded like dick cheney the last time he talked with God.
  • Bromskloss, on 12/08/2007, -2/+13Look, at the video. You can pretty clearly see how her arm moves forward and backward when she changes rows on the keypad. Left and right is more difficult. I am trying to compare with how the shadows change on my own arm when I move it. The compression of the video makes it harder yet. A higher quality would be appreciated. Hey, this would make for a paper in signal processing! ;-)

    http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article ...
    • thomasprebble, on 12/08/2007, -1/+4I'm sure many would all love to give that idiot a call!
    • Piipe, on 12/08/2007, -12/+4watching that video made me think of how much of a regular guy he can be. i mean he may be america's WORST president yet, but i mean in the end he's just a normal guy who loves his family.
    • KayeX, on 12/08/2007, -0/+0@ 1:29 in the movie: "They don't have an answering machine"
      Is this the same number the Icelandic guy called? I mean, she could be lying or they could have gotten an answering machine after the show..
      I don't know. Just wondering.
      It would be pretty cool if you could actually tell which numbers she's dialing by her arm motions. Kudos if you can figure it out, Bromskloss.
    • Bromskloss, on 12/08/2007, -0/+1I would think it's not the same number. Daughter Bush was calling "mother's line" whereas Iceland guy called some "secret room".

      As for decoding her arm motions, I was hoping someone else would take on the challenge. :-)
    • WillHutch5, on 12/09/2007, -2/+1Get a life you nerd.
  • A11YND, on 12/08/2007, -3/+2The number is 216.401.5189 you can tell by how she dials, look closely.
    • Tophillious, on 12/08/2007, -0/+2Im waiting for someone to try it...
    • TonyTheTerrible, on 12/08/2007, -0/+2Area code 216 is the telephone area code serving the state of Ohio. It covers the Cleveland area.
  • spearce, on 12/08/2007, -3/+2i would have just said "*****, *****, *****" for like 20 minutes. Bush would have been hypnotized.
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