"Mm, hi sexy."
That's what you hear when you dial the office of the Governor of Maryland these days. Of course, we're not really claiming this phone company "mix-up" (isn't that always what the madam says when the vice squad busts in the door?) is in any way related to the Governor's actual business dealings, but it sure makes for great conservative fodder.
According to USA Today (America's worst and most widely read source of dumbed-down news), the Armstrong Telephone Company made a wee bit of a typo in one of their county phone books. Well, now constituents have a reason to actually care about politics. Says the Washington Post:
"Mmmm ..... ," the recorded voice on the other line says. "Hi, sexy, welcome to Erotic Innocence, where sexy young girls come to play."
Definitely not Gov. Martin O'Malley's secretary.
It turns out the 1-800 number listed for both O'Malley (D) and Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown (D) [has] been misprinted....
The number connects callers to a phone sex service. ($1.99 per minute, in case you were wondering.)
We were. Unfortunately, none of these stories list the actual number for Erotic Innocence/O'Malley's Brothel, but anyway, we're too busy wondering what is up with Lance Armstrong this week.
[Photo by Christopher T. Assaf, the Baltimore Sun]