STEVE INSKEEP, host:
Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep.
A Maryland man wanted to give his opinion about mortgage foreclosures. He opened the phonebook, looked up the governor's office - and he was surprised when the person answering said, hi, sexy. The phonebook number was a misprint. It connects to an X-rated service. The mistake had gone undetected two years. Now, the phone company will mail a correction to customers, meaning that every customer can now go look up the wrong number.
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