What is up with all these text messages these days? I get them all the time, and to put it bluntly, I hate them. That's right, I hate them. I personally very rarely use the text messaging capability of my phone; I just find it takes more effort than it's worth. If someone is important enough, or there is a pressing issue, I just call them. I mean, I can see if your in a noisy club where talking is just not a viable possibility, and you absolutely need to communicate with someone, you text, but beyond that, why? There all sorts of text messages, i'll enumerate and detail them later.
I have no idea how texting grossly evolved from communicating in places were you can't talk to anti-social social behavior most people engage in these days to become intimate strangers.
I think it's best delineated the best around the holidays. I got a fair number of merry x-mas / happy new years text messages this year from people I haven't heard from in ages! I mean, what are you suppose to do? call them back? Ha, good luck with that, I tried that, and people were strangely taken off guard. Here is a sample "hypothetical" conversation:
Me: "Hey thanks for the text message -- how have you been?"
Loser: "oh ... hey...(long pause) .. sameer.. .. i've been good..... umm what's up?"
The conversation quickly dies seeing how they didn't actually want to talk to me in the first place. So I guess the question is the social protocol with text message?
To make things worst this year, I got text messages from phone numbers that I didn't even recognize. The area codes looked familiar, but beyond that, I had no idea. Did that happen to anyone else? Maybe it's because I normally go through my phone once a month and delete all the people I know I will never call again. So I guess the decision to cut the ties wasn't mutual. LOL
Anyways, let's take a look at some text messages i have gotten and there translation--
Text: "happy new year" (note it was sent at 12:01)
Translation - I don't really want to talk to you, but i am mass texting everyone, and I have no life and am a loser since I sent this out at 12:01
Text: "happy new year, best wishes for 2007 blah blah blah........"
Translations - I am at home with my parents and I can afford to type out a super long text message --
Text: "happy freaking new year, you bastard."
Translations - I hate you since you make more money than me
Text: "partying in the city tonight??"
Translations - I want to hook up with girls, do you know any?
Text: "you missed out... "
Translations - I hooked up with a girl, but since you weren't there, i am just going to say she was hot
Text: "we should hang out soon"
Translations - I want to hook up with you or one of your friends
Text: Just a bar name/cross street and time
Translations - I am going there, and I hear there will be chicks
Text: "any one up for (activity) on (day)"
Translations - I want to meet and hookup your female friends, bring them..
Text: "Where you going 2night"
Translations - I hear your rolling with girls, please tell me where you are going so i might have a shot at hooking up
Text: "Where r u"
Translations -- Normally these are sent out super late at night, and can mean only one thing-- thats right, I want to hook up with you / your friend
Text: "come this party is crazy"
Translation - Tons of girls, i need your help picking some up
Text: "drizzunk"
Translation - I want to hook up with anyone
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Anyways, I can go on forever with that, but you get the picture..
