Message from Santa

[katiesue]

Speaking of Norad - I was wathing a holiday myths show yesterday. Apparently that all started with a typo in an ad to call and talk to Santa. It was accidentially Norad's phone number. The guys there didn't want to dissapoint the kids who were calling so they answered and started the tracking thing.

[RStar]

Originally Posted by katiesue

Speaking of Norad - I was wathing a holiday myths show yesterday. Apparently that all started with a typo in an ad to call and talk to Santa. It was accidentially Norad's phone number. The guys there didn't want to dissapoint the kids who were calling so they answered and started the tracking thing.

Wowa! I love our national security when a bunch of kids can accidentally call NORAD!!

[Alex]

Originally Posted by RStar

Wowa! I love our national security when a bunch of kids can accidentally call NORAD!!

Would Norad's phones work differently than the rest of the country's? It's not like NORAD is a secret installation that doesn't officially exist. According to the Wikipedia page it predates NORAD by a few years (when it was just CORAD) but has the same gyst.

[RStar]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Would Norad's phones work differently than the rest of the country's? It's not like NORAD is a secret installation that doesn't officially exist.

No- that's not what I meant. I would hope that it would be a system that would not be easy to get the number to, or dial directly into, however.

But really I was just be my facetious self. It just sounded so strange to me, like someone calling the private number of the president and asking him if his refrigerator is running. And then sending a dozen pizzas at 2 am.

[Alex]

Here's the phone number for the White House. I'm guessing George won't answer but you can ask for him: 202-456-1414