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Prank Call to Pakistan

Chilling

Leads to military maneuvers.

From the cutting edge of geopolitical comedy: On November 28, Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardar received an angry phone call from India's foreign minister. First, Pakistan put its air force on high alert. Then, it announced it would move troops from its western border with Afghanistan to the Indian border. No word if Pakistan started heating up its nukes, but no worries: The call was a hoax. The "foreign minister" was, in fact, an impostor whose identity is unknown. Pakistan insists the call came from the Indian foreign ministry, but India dismisses the charge. We suspect the Masked Avengers, the Canadian radio duo who pranked Sarah Palin during the election.

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