I thought the prank call era was over, but Scott Walker brought it back with panache last week. It was pretty hilarious, right? However, certain people have an inability to be self-deprecating, or otherwise laugh at their own missteps or shortcomings. They’re called Republicans.
Legislators in Wisconsin, where Gov. Scott Walker was recently on the business end of an embarrassing prank telephone call, have decided that it is in their state’s best interest to ban prank calls. A bill currently circulating in the Wisconsin legislature, authored by Sen. Mary Lazich and Rep. Mark Honadel, both Republicans, would prevent callers from using fake voices, or phone numbers, in order to “defraud, cause harm or wrongfully obtain any information of value from” the person on the other end of the line; those found guilty of prank calls could be subject to fines of as much as $10,000.
Haha. Government needs to protect the idiots from their own idiocy. Very good.
So where do you stand on this? Let’s say a friend of mine has a match.com account and another friend thinks it would be funny to create an account of a made-up female who also loves white cheddar cheese and the ’85 Kansas City Royals. This gorgeous non-existent female keeps sending me my friend messages exposing his loneliness and vulnerability. Long story short: Can I get $10,000 from my asshole buddy?
Feel free to call Lazich or Honadel’s offices to express your opinion. Then tell them you’re calling from Baskin Robbins and if they can name 31 flavors in 31 seconds they’ll get $31 dollars in gift certificates.
Gratuitous World 