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UN Chief Gets Pranked by Quebec Radio Station
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Former victims include Bill Gates, Mick Jagger, Britney Spears and Sarah Palin.
This week, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined the ranks of those pranked by a Quebec radio station, his office confirmed Thursday.
Montreal comedy duo Marc-Antoine Audette and Sebastien Trudel called Ban on Wednesday afternoon and pretended to be Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
"He quickly realized it was a prank ... and he took it as it was intended: as a joke," said Eri Kaneko, associate spokeswoman for Ban's office.
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Full article here: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/09/27/world/ap-un-un-general-assembly-radio-prank.html?ref=aponline&_r=0
AND for the folks that haven't heard the Sarah Palin prank, here it is below...
