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Dr.Phool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 05:11 PM
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A $218 TRILLION phone bill? Somebody's gonna get grounded.
Or maybe this guy was trying to jam the Democrats phone lines.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12247590/

Think your phone bill is high? Try $218 trillion
Malaysian man hit with gigantic bill, ordered to pay up or face prosecution April 10, 2006

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian man said he nearly fainted when he received a U.S. $218 trillion phone bill and was ordered to pay up within 10 days or face prosecution, a newspaper reported Monday.

Yahaya Wahab said he disconnected his late father's phone line in January after he died and settled the 84-ringgit (U.S. $23) bill, the New Straits Times reported.

But Telekom Malaysia later sent him a 806,400,000,000,000.01-ringgit (U.S. $218 trillion) bill for recent telephone calls along with orders to settle within 10 days or face legal proceedings, the newspaper reported.

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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 05:38 PM
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1. Never go outside your calling plan

This is why I only use pre-paid long distance cards.

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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 05:41 PM
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2. Didn't anyone warn him about those 900 numbers? nt
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