Wednesday, July 17, 2013

And I thought text messaging was tedious

There are a limited number of people who text me, mainly it's the daughters, or during football season it's how my son and I kibitz the games. Once or twice I've gotten 'wrong number' texts, but it's usually quickly resolved with a simple 'wrong number' response. Then there was yesterday late afternoon........

Around 5pm, my phone gave the double click that signals the arrival of a text. I read the following:

“Hey hun you still coming over tonight? Cant wait to see you (:”

I puzzled over it for a moment, the only time I'm called 'hun' usually involves getting a cup of coffee and a menu. It was a area code for my state. I called, a youngish female voice answered, and I told them the text message just sent was to the wrong number. They said OK, and I thought that was that. Then, about 15 minutes later the following two texts appeared in quick succession: 

“Hey babe, I know I have the right number..jessica just checked her phone to. If your out cheating on me don’t even think about comig home cause your shi”

“t will be on the porch. By the way im 3 weeks pregnant with your kid.”

Well! Who woulda thought, at my age!! I could feel my street cred rising immediately. So I did what I always do when technology and I go awry: called my oldest daughter. 

She started riffing on it, imagining calling the person to welcome her to the family, on and on. There was an undertone of hilarity to her voice I found disquieting, but......

So I've changed my mind about texting, it's quite entertaining. And I'm going to call my buddy the Urologist who did a painful procedure on me 20 years ago and have a chat about outcomes.  
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10 comments:

  1. The CrowJuly 17, 2013 at 9:04 AM

    HA!

    You sly devil, you!

    (Sitting here with the biggest grin I've had in a very long time - thank you!)

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    1. The CrowJuly 17, 2013 at 9:06 AM

      (rolling eyes toward heaven...)

      "Outcomes"?!

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    2. Should Fish MoreJuly 17, 2013 at 1:57 PM

      Now, now, no innuendo.....'outcomes' is what medicine is all about now.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 17, 2013 at 10:55 AM

    Good one! I too am laughing, and I never comment...The Crow says it all.

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    1. Should Fish MoreJuly 17, 2013 at 2:00 PM

      Good lord, it took you what, 4 years to comment? I can only imagine the anxiety, and the courage it took to hit the 'publish' button.

      You do realize that on any other computer than yours, if anybody rolls the mouse over the 'Anonymous' it shows your name, address, social security number, etc.......

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  3. David OliverJuly 17, 2013 at 1:34 PM

    I laughed too. It is funny the way you tell the story. The girl's situation is just sad...

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    1. Should Fish MoreJuly 17, 2013 at 2:01 PM

      Yeah, funny from my end, hers, not so much. As a parent it does pain me though.

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  4. Secret Agent WomanJuly 19, 2013 at 4:19 AM

    I would definitely have run with that one. And maybe also text from another phone as the new girlfriend.

    (An aside, I've always thought it was weird when people spell hon as hun. Like they mean Atilla.)

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    1. Should Fish MoreJuly 19, 2013 at 7:00 AM

      Yeah, my oldest had the same reaction, she wanted us to plan a summer trip out there (she googled the number, said it was on the far north/east corner of the state, 300 miles away).

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  5. LillyJuly 20, 2013 at 5:38 PM

    Hilarious! Loved this post. It hnas happened to me a few times but I have never got such 'interesting' messages. Poor girl though hope she managed to find the right number. You dont sleep walk do you, lol?

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