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Obamacare phone number spells swear, Internet goes wild

Official Obamacare hotline 1-800-318-2597 spells F1U-CKYO, Twitter runs with it.

By KRISTEN BUTLER, UPI.com
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) rubs his head as Leslie Boyd, of Candler, North Carolina, speaks about the Affordable Care Act's benefits for her family, as she stands next to and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) at a press conference celebrating the start of open enrollment for Obamacare, in Washington, D.C. on October 1, 2013. (File/UPI/Kevin Dietsch)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) rubs his head as Leslie Boyd, of Candler, North Carolina, speaks about the Affordable Care Act's benefits for her family, as she stands next to and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) at a press conference celebrating the start of open enrollment for Obamacare, in Washington, D.C. on October 1, 2013. (File/UPI/Kevin Dietsch) | License Photo

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Social media users are all over the Obamacare phone number after it was pointed out the official hotline nearly spelled out a swear.

The official national hotline Health and Human Services advertises for healthcare help is 1-800-318-2596.

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On a dialpad, the number spells out 1-800-F1U-CKYO.

The discovery spawned the #ObamacarePhoneNumbers trend on Twitter with critics of the Affordable Care Act taking aim and the law.

Proposed numbers include 1-800-404-FAIL, 1-800-HOT MESS and 1-800-SOY-LENT ext. Green.

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