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Welcome to Monday Melange, a new (hopefully) weekly feature where I survey the L.A. blogosphere as well as greater cyberspace to bring you my recommendation(s) for a fun pick-me-up to make the first day of the work week a little less miserable.

This week’s pick? Paul Davidson at Words for My Enjoyment takes clever revenge on the telemarketers who regularly call his home. Apparently gifted with a very quick wit, Davidson turns the tables on clueless marketing agents representing AT&T and other corporate entities by adopting foreign accents, multiple personalities and other comedic devices to get them to hang on the line, chat nonsensically, re-explain promotional offers, and even re-read trivial legal disclaimers over and over again.

At a certain point you almost feel sorry for Davidson’s victims as they become hopelessly mired in the quicksand. (It goes to show just how desperate they are to earn their commissions.) The full collection of Davidson’s podcasts can be found here.