Caption Obama at Work in the Oval Office

Time.com ^ | 01/21/2009 | Photograph by Callie Shell

[Tijeras_Slim]

Miss Cleo?

[Bluegrass Conservative]

“Hello, Bill . . . there seems to be a stain underneath this desk. You wouldn’t know anything about that, would you?”

[SkyDancer]

"Hello? Is This 1-800-Help-Me?????"

[jennyjenny]

“Please hold”

[444Flyer]

“Uhh...uhh..Hello? 911? I'd like to report that I just burgled the Constitution.”

[Revolting cat!]

"Is this 1-800-Fone-Sex?"

[JRios1968]

"Um...George...ummm...I need some...ummm...grown-up...ummmmmmmm...help here..."

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

You mean he finally learned how to hold the receiver the right way up?

[coder2]

Definitely appears to be lost and overwhelmed by it all

[VirginiaMom]

“Uh, uh, er, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, NOW what do I do?”

VirginiaMom

[Dixie Yooper]

"Please press one for English, or two for Spanish"

[missnry]

Betty.. does this desk come with a teleprompter?

[Retired Greyhound]

Unreal. I can’t believe that guy is really sitting in that office. Pinch me.

This is his first real job.

Gonna be sick now.

[Revolting cat!]

"Sean? Sean Penn? What the hell do I do now?"

[tioga]

oh, look, MO’s dress matches the drapes in the Oval office.

[Lovebloggers]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

[Codeflier]

“I hope they don’t put me on hold too long. Time for one of my required islamic prayers.”

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

"We're sorry. The number you have dialed is not longer in SERVICE. Please check your number, or dial again."

[P8riot]

“Sorry Vlad, wrong phone.”