Semper Fidelis!!!  :)

On 8/20/07, Steven Whitaker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> A testimonial about the USA national do not call registry.  I registered
> my home phone on this registry several years ago and a month later was
> amazed by the reduction in solicitation calls.  I receive darn very few
> solicitation calls since registering; perhaps one per month.  I encourage
> all USA folks on this listserv to register if they receive lots of
> solicitation calls; it works.
>
> Of the very few that I do receive, most are from the NV highway patrol,
> who got my name and number somewhere; perhaps from vehicle
> registration.  The others are from a national partisan political party to
> which I do not belong, and to which my political beliefs are completely
> opposite on most issues.  I wonder if a friend provided my name and phone
> number to them as a prank.    If I am in a good mood, sometimes I mess with
> them a little bit.  When I received a solicitation call a couple of weeks
> ago; it sounded like a very young lady on the other end; perhaps a college
> student.  I was curious if she was a party volunteer, or a paid telephone
> solicitor.  I asked her if she was aware that one of her party's announced
> candidates for Prez was a muslim, and was suspected of aiding Al
> Quaida.  She got real quiet and a second later replied "that is a rumor
> started by the military."  I asked her which branch of the military and she
> replied "all of them."  I told her that the Merchan!
> t Marine was suspected of having ties to the middle east and she replied
> "the Marines are all fascists."
>
> I am not making a political statement here; just relaying something
> humorous about which I still chuckle
>
> Best regards, Steve
>
> <snip>
> Interesting indeed.
>
> It's sort of like the issue surrounding the National DO NOT CALL List.
> http://www.ftc.gov/donotcall
>
> <snip>
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