8.26.2007


So there are these ads for AT&T Yellow Pages, where people are like, "Dex, where can I get lights for my chandelier," and "Dex, how do I get cum-stains out of a prom dress?" The answers aren't, "duh, the hardware store and the cleaner, you cheap whore," but more like, "Dick's Chandelier Light Replacement, 555-1234", and "Patti's No-Tell Dry-Cleaners, 555-5678". And I'm like, "double-yu tee eff, don't these people realize those are fake fucking phone numbers?" Dex is lying to you people. And who needs a book full of fake phone numbers that start with 555?

And it's not that I expect them to give out real phone numbers. But *everyone* knows that numbers that start with 555 are fake. There is no "Klondike 5" extension. So, in essence, they're advertising a phone book, and the implication is that it gives out numbers that don't actually exist. If they wanted to sound more credible, but not give out "real" numbers, then why not use a number that's out of service. Of course, how would they know it's out of service? Well, they *do* have these giant books full of every phone number in the country...

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