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Oops: Fla. Gov Accidentally Promotes Phone Sex No.

He meant to give out a meningitis hotline

By Liam Carnahan,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 10, 2012 9:08 AM CDT

(Newser) – Here's today's face-palm moment, courtesy of Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who helpfully, unintentionally, and hysterically promoted the phone number for an adult hotline during a meeting of the Florida Cabinet yesterday, reports WSUF. He apparently got his digits mixed up when trying to direct Floridians to the hotline for information about the state's recent meningitis outbreak. Callers who dialed the mistaken number were greeted by a sexy female voice saying, "Hello boys, thank you for calling me on my anniversary." Needless to say, Scott quickly realized his error and distributed the right number.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott delivers the keynote address in the Capitol Courtyard during the state's annual Missing Children's Day on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, in Tallahassee, Fla. Three children received honors for evading abductors and some adults received awards and special recognitions for capturing kidnappers.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott delivers the keynote address in the Capitol Courtyard during the state's annual Missing Children's Day on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, in Tallahassee, Fla. Three children received honors...   (AP Photo/Phil Sears)
In this May 16, 2012 file photo, Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks in Fort Lauderdale.
In this May 16, 2012 file photo, Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks in Fort Lauderdale.   (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)
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COMMENTS
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littlewolfplaying
Oct 10, 2012 7:08 PM CDT
rick scott is a civil right stealing jerk.he showed us how you buy a election 
Rational.-Anarchist
Oct 10, 2012 6:13 PM CDT
I made the mistake of visiting Florida once. It was a lot like visiting an insane asylum, except the inmates,or patients, weren't locked up or otherwise restrained!
Rational.-Anarchist
Oct 10, 2012 6:07 PM CDT
LOOK at this guy! That was no accident! He has that number so committed to memory, It came out automatically! He probably knows it better than his home number!
 

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