Darth Id said:
a couple kids actually called 1-800-SPANK-ME and were redirected to a 900 number phone sex line and racked up over $500 in charges.
Sorry but that does not happen. You, sir, have been had.
Who told you that little urban legend? Was it Ben?
Seattle Times article from 1997: http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19971019&slug=2566882