Oh Those Kids and Their Newfangled Text Messages
Author: Stacy24 Aug
A couple of days after I got my iPhone, I received a text message from…someone I didn’t know. It was one of those “I watch The Hills” kind of text messages…”Wht r u doin” Um…nothing? I ignored it, figuring maybe I got Paris Hilton’s old number or something.
Then last night, I got another text from my Mystery Admirer…”Hi wht r u doin” Alright, enough is enough. If you’re going to ask me a question, at least have the common courtesy to put a question mark at the end of your query. I texted back, telling the sender he/she (I have no idea if it was a guy or a girl) had the wrong number, and to quit texting me. Here’s what I got back:
U know sumthin i never regreted nothin more than lyin 2 u i can’t even 4give myself i mis tlkin 2 u & hearin ur voice im sorry i hop 2 tlk 2 u agin 1day sry ok
Okay readers…you choose…was that message (a) new Britney Spears lyrics or (b) a Rosie O’Donnell blog post?
Seriously though, we were at an SPCA event last night, which was a great opportunity to see our good friend Ali, do some wine tasting and help doggies and kitties in need…actually, the whole evening is probably a great subject for it’s own blog post…maybe later.
Anyway, one of the servers/employees was cleaning up after the event and I was hooting it up about what a lame excuse of communication that text message was. Our server figured it was probably a 12-year old boy because she…and I quote, is “22 and doesn’t even text like that.”
So, we collectively try to figure out how to handle my lovestruck victim. Do I text back and say I forgive him/her and can’t wait to see him/her at school on Monday? Perhaps I introduce myself as Chris Hansen, of Dateline NBC. Obviously he/she took my original “leave me alone” message as just a coy virtual game of hard-to-get, so I eventually settled on one final message - “Dude, wrong number.” The fact that I wrote with full spellings of words should have tipped him off that I probably wasn’t who he thought I was.
I didn’t hear back after that, but thought maybe his parents took away his cell phone after 9 PM.
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7 Responses for "Oh Those Kids and Their Newfangled Text Messages"
Poor kid…you probably broke his heart! LOL!
Yeah…the fact that I used entire words probably told him I meant bizness.
That’s great! You should call the number and just start messin’ with him
I thought about that…but then figured Chris Hansen of Dateline NBC would actually show up at my house.
Hope your lovestruck victim is really gone. For some reason, I started getting text messages and pictures(!) from some guy in May. I have had my current number for years. I wrote him back (using entire words and correct punctuation) telling him that he had the wrong number and didn’t hear from him for awhile. But then he started back in again about a month later. This time is was late at night and again pictures. This time I had his number blocked! Hope your guy is more easily stopped.
I had something like that happen, except when I text him back that he had the wrong number, he called me back. So I answered. It was weird. He was like “Oh - I really did have the wrong number, I thought she was just playing around.” I’m thinking, yeah ok.
Anyway, hopefully it won’t keep up.
I feel scornd n hrt.