Re: National Crisis or lower your mortgage?

[coderman <coderman () gmail com>]

On 6/20/06, Dude VanWinkle <dudevanwinkle () gmail com> wrote:
> ...
> "Every time that phone rings, it's telemarketers," grumbled Gov. Ruth
> Ann Minner, whose secret homeland defense hot line sits in her office,
> ringing occasionally with offers of time share condominiums and great
> deals on long distance.

oh man, too funny.


> The problem, Minner said, seems to be the random-number generators
> that telemarketers use.

bzzt, wrong answer.  it's not "random number generators", hahaha (wow,
they think the public is really stupid, don't they).


> According to Minner's office, the
> Department of Homeland Security placed all the hot line numbers on the
> federal government's Do Not Call Registry, which is supposed to ward
> off telemarketers.

bingo, here's the culprit.  most people don't realize that the DNC
list is a window of opportunity. until the requisite time period has
lapsed telemarketers are free to call you, thus turning this list into
a "annoy the crap out of me for 3 months" list.

but i'm sure the powers the be are not anxious to admit the DNC is not
only a failure, but actually worsens the telemarketing intrusions for
those who sought relief on it.

man, choice comedy here.  the only thing that's not so funny is how
much you're paying for this incompetence.
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