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Just Bill Me, Baby

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Whoops…

People calling a federal phone number to order duck stamps are instead greeted by a phone-sex line, due to a printing error the government says would be too expensive to correct.

The carrier card for the duck stamp transposes two numbers, so instead of listing 1-800-782-6724, it lists 1-800-872-6724. The first number spells out 1-800-STAMP24, while the second number spells out 1-800-TRAMP24.

People calling that second number are welcomed by “Intimate Connections” and enticed by a husky female voice to “talk only to the girls that turn you on,” for $1.99 a minute.

I know y’all can come up with better puns than my headline.

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17 Responses to “Just Bill Me, Baby”

  1. #1 |  Alaska |  September 5th, 2008 at 2:55 pm

    How about “I got (telephonically) screwed by the government”?

  2. #2 |  Mike Leatherwood |  September 5th, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    “Talk to the Tramp Stamp”

  3. #3 |  Steve Verdon |  September 5th, 2008 at 2:59 pm

    Hell why not Tramp Stamp…that is the term for all those lower back tatoos tramps…err girls find so popular now.

  4. #4 |  Steve Verdon |  September 5th, 2008 at 3:00 pm

    Damn you Mike Leatherwood…damn you to Hell!!

    TBH yours is better.

  5. #5 |  Josh |  September 5th, 2008 at 3:13 pm

    I said duck stamp, not **** a tramp!!!

  6. #6 |  Danno49 |  September 5th, 2008 at 3:18 pm

    “Wannaduckhunt?”

    Say it really fast.

  7. #7 |  ktc2 |  September 5th, 2008 at 4:41 pm

    Wanna duck?

  8. #8 |  SQLCowboy |  September 5th, 2008 at 4:42 pm

    It’s not all it’s quacked up to be.

  9. #9 |  zjohna |  September 5th, 2008 at 4:47 pm

    “Oh, duck me.”

  10. #10 |  thomasblair |  September 5th, 2008 at 4:53 pm

    I’m from the government and I’m here to help.

  11. #11 |  Jimi G |  September 5th, 2008 at 5:16 pm

    Well … fuck a duck!

  12. #12 |  Andrew Williams |  September 5th, 2008 at 5:28 pm

    I can’t top the old SNL joke (1975 prices, BTW):

    “The Postal Service has issued a stamp commemorating prostitution. The stamp costs 10 cents, but if you want to lick it, it’s a quarter.”

  13. #13 |  Andrew Williams |  September 5th, 2008 at 5:29 pm

    Coming up next: Jimmy Carter secretly touches Negroes.

  14. #14 |  Nathan |  September 5th, 2008 at 5:42 pm

    Just lick it and stick it.

  15. #15 |  Adolphus |  September 5th, 2008 at 6:20 pm

    I wonder if this is the duck stamp Marge Gunderson’s husband designed?

  16. #16 |  BloodyMaryBreakfast |  September 5th, 2008 at 6:35 pm

    When, oh when, will bureaucrats figure out that this is done on purpose.

    1. Figure out what 800# the gov has/will advertise.
    2. Gobble up all the #s that are possible mistakes from dialing it.
    3. ???
    4. Profit!

    Test this theory using any government 800# you find.

  17. #17 |  Andrew |  September 7th, 2008 at 1:33 am

    You know what pisses me off? When I hunt ducks or geese or even dove or woodcock I have to buy federal permits. I maintain the habitat so that the dove and such can reproduce and thrive yet they make me buy a permit to hunt on my own land. Thankfully the state gives you free permits for deer and turkey but it really chaps my ass that I am required to buy permits to take the animals that I provide the habitat for.

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