From: "Robert G Lewis" 

Seems to be related to Federal Laws on Harassment and annoying phone calls.

As a lawyer and accountant who I assume have or have had in the past
private clients how much business could you conduct if some one was jamming
/ tying up your phone lines with constant hang up calls ?

Bob Lewis


"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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> Just curious how is tying up a phone bank illegal?
>
> Remember when the dems tried doing a Hollywood telethon begging for money?
> Back in the 80's or early 90's??  I was calling in as a welfare recipient
> who wanted to donate and pay my donation with food stamps.  I then became
> indignant when they said they couldn't take food stamps.  I explained to
> them in detail how I used food stamps to pay for all my booze and illegal
> drugs.  I also called in as the stuttering Mel Tillis.  I'd stutter my way
> painstakingly through the entire question and answer period, stuttering
> slowly through various questions, fake name, fake address, etc.  One idiot
> even got excited when I stuttered my name MMMeeellll
> Ttttiiiiilllliiiiissss,
> saying "Not THE Mel Tillis".  LOL.  One character I played
was "Bruce
> Candyman" who lived on "Fairy Lane".  One slightly
brighter than average
> democrap info collector did what others failed to do, he got briefly
> suspicious at a person named Bruce Candyman who lived on Fairy Lane.  He
> questioned me. Are you sure this is real? Where do you live?  I responded,
> San Francisco, and he immediately said oh OK and finished taking my info
> without any remaining concern or questions.
>
> My wife and I had such big fun that day, it was priceless.
>
> Gary
>

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