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"It's OK," Haleva said. "I actually play that man in movies."

The cabbie was shocked. "You play Josef Stalin in the movies?"

Other Americans think now is the best time to mock Saddam, and a veritable cottage industry of novelty items has sprung up, offering much more than the rather prosaic "Saddam Hussein Sucks" emblazoned on T-shirts, buttons and bumper stickers.

For people who wear their politics on their sleeve, a cross-dressing, country-singing Saddam is available on "Ditzy Chick" T-shirt. Then there's "Disarm Saddam" attire, which features the Iraqi leader's head and a severed limb.

And if you want to get your pet involved in the fun, maybe you should consider the "Boston Terriers Are Coming at You Saddam!" line of clothing, featuring the pint-size pooches in full military gear, driving a tank. (Also available in chow chow, French mastiff, Pomeranian and other popular breeds.)

There's Saddam head-on-a-silver-platter watches, "Mad Blast" Saddam Hot Pepper Sauce, and ashtrays featuring the Iraqi leader's head, so he can "Kiss your butt."

Saddam's face is also emblazoned on "Wipe Out Terrorism" toilet paper from. At $6.95 a roll from Justtoiletpaper.com, it's just one more example that this war won't come cheap.

The more aggressive pro-war activists can even express themselves with Saddam "Toilet Targets" — 8-inch-square pictures of the Iraqi leader with a big red bull's-eye planted right on his nose, made from biodegradable paper which can be flushed down the toilet. It's available for $9.95 from takeaim.us.

Across the country, here are some of the more interesting wartime novelty items for cheap thrills and patriotic self-expression.

Novel Wartime Statement

Teed Off at Saddam — If you had one chance to take a good swing at Saddam Hussein, you'd better bring your best club. Just putter on down to the Golf Shack driving range in De Pere, Wis., where you can put a dent in an 8-foot-wide, 12-foot-tall billboard of the Iraqi dictator.

Owner Bob Kapla tells the Green Bay Gazette that the target, placed at the 100-yard mark, is a great way to improve your game while showing support for U.S. troops. There's a great debate whether irons or drivers make the biggest dent in Saddam's head. Direct hits are rewarded with a round of hoots and applause.

Iraqi Road — Can a right-winger embrace hippie ice cream? Conservatives no longer need Ben & Jerry's to get political with their frozen dairy treats. The newly formed Star Spangled Ice Cream Co. is boasting flavors like "Iraqi Road," "Nutty Environmentalist" and "I Hate The French Vanilla."