Astronaut Tim Peake Calls the Wrong Number From Space (independent.co.uk)

An anonymous reader writes: British astronaut Tim Peake was trying to call his parents to wish them a Merry Christmas from the International Space Station, but he dialed the wrong number, giving a retired teacher one of the best pub stories ever. According to the Independent: "The pensioner who Tim Peake accidently called from space said she thought the British astronaut 'had been out down the pub.' Betty Barker, a 79-year-old retired teacher, told the Daily Mirror: 'He said, "Hello, is that planet Earth?" So I said "no"'. 'I thought it was someone who had been out down the pub who was having me on. Then because it was quiet with no giggling or noise from a pub I thought it was someone looking to go to a nightclub called Planet Earth.' Mrs Barker said she put the phone down because she didn't want to 'take any more notice of it.'"

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First "Is this planet earth" legitimate question..

[Ecuador]

First time that "Is this planet earth" is a legitimate question and it is answered incorrectly.

Re:First "Is this planet earth" legitimate questio

[Irate Engineer]

First time that "Is this planet earth" is a legitimate question and it is answered incorrectly.

Aliens: "Excuse me, is this planet Earth?"

Old Lady: "You again! Bugger off!" *CLICK*

Aliens: "Hang up on me, will you? Power up the demolition beam!"