Just Put It On My Bill

If you call a certain federal phone number to order duck stamps, instead of being greeted by a staid government drone, you find yourself connected to a phone-sex line. And your government says it's too expensive to fix the error.

It seems some numbers were accidentally transposed, leading to the snafu. The cost of reprinting the carrier cards for the duck stamps could be better used for conservation efforts, according to department officials.

In case you were wondering, here's the mix-up. The carrier card for the duck stamp transposes two numbers, so instead of listing 1-800-782-6724, it lists 1-800-872-6724. The first number spells out 1-800-STAMP24, while the second number spells out 1-800-TRAMP24. Yes, for those of you who haven't figured out the picture, it's a tramp stamp.