Hey, what’s up with these oil prices? I mean they’re, like, really, really high. Am I right, people? When you’re at the pump do you feel like those evil oil companies are gouging you? Well, I have good news: they’re not! That’s right. The government has looked into it and has definitively concluded that the oil companies are not gouging customers. And if there’s one thing the government has proven over the last five years it’s that they wouldn’t lie to us. So let’s not hear any more squawking from you Negative Nellies out there!

Needless to say – or type – such a conclusion is perfect joke material. Check out this one I wrote that David Letterman told on Tuesday’s Late Show (5/23/06):

The Federal Trade Commission has ruled that oil companies are not gouging customers.

They said technically they’re “screwing customers.”

Click here to hear it live (format: MP3, size: 171kb) or check it out here.

Take THAT, Big Oil!