(I know this is way off topic, but I wanted to apologize to all anyway for my last posting with the RTF crap in it. I tried unsuccessfully to correct the RTF problem as a result of previous list discourse, and fervently believe that it is fixed now. If not, I guess I'll find out about it. Anyway, thanks for your forbearance, and now for some noise.) The merchant must have been so impressed by the pent-up market demand for the "How to Beat and Kill Your Ex-Wife and an Unlucky Innocent . . . And Get Away With It" video, that the ordering procedure has been changed to a toll number. I'm sure the merchant desires potential customers to call collect, after all who in the world would pay money for the privilege of buying a product? I believe the new number is 0-818-879-0614, remember to say "operator" when prompted, so you can request a collect call. I have up to now always been greeted by a busy signal, so fear that I could have to validate the above number by calling the toll-free number (see original noise below) again. If one wants to directly dial the toll number, one can suppress one's phone number from being reported to the merchant via Caller ID by dialing *67 prior to the call, at least here in Bell Atlantic land. Check with your telco to be sure. (Interstate support for Caller ID is currently spotty so this could be a non-issue.) This strategy should be employed if one is leery of being on the receiving end of future direct mail campaigns offering products similar to the "How to Beat and Kill Your Ex-Wife and an Unlucky Innocent . . . And Get Away With It" video, just for discussing the particulars of the video with one of the merchant's staff. Direct mail campaigns target people who've previously inquired (and not necessarily bought) by phone. As an aside, I know y'all knew that your number (i.e., the number dialed from) is always reported to the recipient at an 800 number, and that this cannot be suppressed. After calling the toll-free number several times, I was able to write down the new telephone number for ordering the "How to Beat and Kill Your Ex-Wife and an Unlucky Innocent . . . And Get Away With It" video. It took several attempts because I kept encountering pens with no ink in them in my desk. The recording doesn't really describe the video at all, just refers to the oh-jay video. I haven't heard the actual title of the video, since I couldn't get through to a human at the merchant's telephone number. Since calling it the oh-jay video sounded so darned impersonal, I took a stab at a seemingly appropriate title.

William T. Rainbird wrote January 12, 1996 2:12 AM I know this isn't a typical posting for this group, but I thought I'd point out that O.J. Simpson has a video for sale, to further exploit his carnage. You can buy it by dialing 1-800-OJTELLS 1-800-658-3557 it is a FREE CALL (for you). I guess that means the MERCHANT PAYS for the calls, even if NOTHING IS ORDERED...

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