Dave Barry vs. Telemarketers

Oct 6, 2003 20:29 · 75 words · 1 minute read

The always funny Dave Barry caused some trouble for telemarketers earlier when he mentioned their phone number in his column. Well, he’s done it again. The best bit actually comes from the telemarketers themselves:

Tim Searcy of the ATA was quoted in The Los Angeles Times as saying that the impact of the Do Not Call Registry would be (I did not make this quote up) ”like an asteroid hitting the earth.” Yes. An asteroid!