Perhaps Sarah Palin should have realised something was amiss when the caller purporting to be France's president, Nicolas Sarkozy, referred to "my special American adviser, Johnny Halliday".
Later in the call, maybe, she could have guessed that even the real Sarkozy would be unlikely to refer to his wife, Carla Bruni, as "so hot in bed" or talk about a supposed mutual love of hunting by saying "to take away a life, that is so fun".
The would-be vice president was, of course, speaking to Canadian comedian Marc-Antoine Audette, part of a radio duo who have made prank calls to a series of world leaders over the years.
Palin didn't give away anything of real note – except perhaps an ambition to be president herself "maybe in eight years" – or suffer any real embarrassments.
It is interesting, however, to hear Palin's eager tone of voice and exaggerated politeness ("We love you! Thanks you for talking to me!") which seemed to go beyond courtesy into sheer fandom.
Maybe Palin – like many others - still can't believe the position she's in right now.
