Cell phone shops, the only crowded stores these days, sellspecialCDs with ringtones at about $2 apiece. Collections of shortjokesespecially written for texters are best-sellers.

• 眼下，手机商店成了伊拉克唯一生意兴隆的商店，店里出售各种手机铃音光盘，价格在每张2美元左右。那些专门为“短信族”编写的短篇笑话集也十分畅销。