Is there a way to download mountain lion from an incompatible computer?

I want to install Mountian Lion on my iMac, but my home internet connection is too slow. When I try to download it onto my macbook the App Store says "We could not complete your purchase. OS X Mountain Lion is not compatible with this computer." I just want to use the macbook to download the application and then install it on my iMac.
Any Ideas?

Yes, I already made the purchase. I think I'll just take the iMac over to a friends house and download it. This is the only idea that I can come up with.
Thanks anyway

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