the hazards of texting

[enochs_fable]

So last Friday, I went and picked up some delicious H&H bagels from this tiny shop near where I go for PT. I sent my wife a text message from my phone to let her know: "I just bought you some of the most delicious bagels

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[alicat78]

HEEEEEEE. That is so, so awesome, and the reason I do not use the texting recog setting! :)

How were the bagels?

luddite!

[enochs_fable]

But it normally makes things so much easier than manually selecting each letter. Until you type without looking and it doesn't get what you want!

They were delicious.

[grapefruiteater]

I invited people over to dinner once in college and realized I didn't have enough plates for everyone. I went to text "bring plates!" to my friend, but the phone wanted to say "bring slaves." Is my phone from ancient Rome? The antebellum South? "Bring slaves!" became a big inside joke with us.

You'd think that would have taught me to be careful about what I text, but every so often, something slips through. The other night I was texting about baseball and sent someone a message saying that Julio Lugo was on first "with no nuts." Oops. Meant to say "no outs."

the glories of T9 prediction

[enochs_fable]

that second one killed me.

Re: the glories of T9 prediction

[grapefruiteater]

Oh, and I think I texted Georgy something about "frogs" by accident a few weeks ago. Or maybe I meant to write "frogs" and got something else. I forget. Either way, I was traumatized.

Re: the glories of T9 prediction

[enochs_fable]

frog fear!

[jiggliusceasar]

[enochs_fable]

I'm afraid to know what the author meant to write!

[quezz]

When I had a cellphone in China with a T9 English predictor...well, I got some uh...interesting words. :)

[echoweaver]

This entire thread has me rolling on the floor.

[piperjoy]

me too! i always get frustrated with the wrong predictions. i'll have to remember to keep an eye out for the humour.