"Do Not Call" List Sold to Telemarketers

WASHINGTON (DPI) - In an unexpected move, the Federal Trade Commission's "Do Not Call" list was sold to telemarketing giant Glomar Telecommunications earlier in the week. The list had accumulated well over 10 million unique phone numbers in under a week, a number that normally takes thousands of credit card applications and music club subscriptions to gather. The deal has apparently given the federal government nearly $2 billion for the numbers. "If we had told people what the list was really for, it would have taken much longer to reach 25 million numbers," said FTC spokesman Randall Wiswell.

(Reported by Stuart Johnson)


"Shock Pundit" Ann Coulter to Host Game Show

LOS ANGELES (DPI) - The Fox television network plans to bring conservative attack pundit Ann Coulter to prime time as host of her own game show, Wheel of Venom. In the game, Coulter will make increasingly absurd and inflammatory remarks until one of the contestants gags. The first contestant to gag will be labeled a "traitor" and defecated upon by Coulter. The winner will then face a lightning round in which Coulter will repeatedly spit in that contestant's face while calling his mother an "America-hating whore." If the contestant can keep from vomiting, he will win an 8x10 glossy picture of Coulter eating a kitten.

(Reported by Slick Sharkey)


Lesbian Friends Now More Frustrating Than Hot

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (DPI) - When college sophomore James Lewis first learned that two of his new female friends were a same-sex couple, he was ecstatic and filled with hope of a shared erotic encounter. But over the course of the school year, Holly Matthews and Sherry Avery have proven to be a committed, and exclusively lesbian, couple. "The problem is they are so freaking hot!" says Lewis. "But they don't even tease me back when I mention a threesome or a 'James sandwich,' and I've even tried while they were drunk." His next plan is to convince them that their biological clocks are peaking at age 20.

(Reported by Mark Schmidt)


Entire Cast of Predator Running For Governor's Office

HOLLYWOOD (DPI) - The trend of former movie actors turning politically active, which began with Ronald Reagan and more recently included Jesse Ventura, continued today with the news that Arnold Schwarzenegger is considering running for governor of California. The star of The Terminator and Predator, in which Ventura also appeared, is an ardent Republican active in various political activties and fundraising events. Yet another Predator cast member, Carl Weathers, is reportedly considering a gubernatorial campaign in Illinois. "Well, if Arnie and Jesse can do it, Apollo Creed can do the deed," said Weathers, referring to his character in the Rocky movies. T'zark The Hunter, the namesake predator in the action film, is considering leveraging his notoriety to seek the governor's seat in Idaho, figuring his tracking ability and former work as a hunt guide would be an asset as that state's leader.

(Reported by Ross Brown)



Unemployed Staunch Democrat Has Mixed Feelings About Possible Economic Recovery

FULLERTON, Calif. (DPI) - Charles Bellingway, an unemployed marketing representative and lifelong Democrat, admitted to having mixed feelings about the possibility that the economy might soon recover. "I sure as hell need a job," said Bellingway, a local Democratic party volunteer. "But if there's a recovery before next year's elections, that bastard Bush will win in a landslide. I'm thinking another year of beans and rice might be preferable to that." He acknowledged that millions of other Americans besides himself would benefit from an economic recovery, "Yeah, there is that," said Bellingway. "But sometimes we all need to give a little for democracy to work."

(Reported by Ishmael Alighieri)

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Rumsfeld Sends Forces to Liberate a Beer from White House Fridge

"Shiznizzle" Sprinkled Liberally Through Lyrical Repertory

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