Text-aholic Prints

Text Culture

Polly txt speak

'The history of Glue. It's impossible to put down.'

"Couldn't you have just laughed instead of spelling 'LOL' in your alphabet soup?"

'How are the ventriloquist lessons going?'

TAP TAP TAP TAP

"No, I really thought each sentence ended with an emoji!"

It's a radical new development, a text novel for the text generation

"What's going on Jen? Why didn't you respond to my kissing emoji?"

My belief is if you're old enough to take texts, counter-texts, and meta-texts in Western Philosophy, you should be old enough to drink.

"Textin’"

'How about a walk!'

Moo Out Loud

'But this is fantastic, professor! It's like no language I've ever seen before!'

'Boss, it seems like a friendly text, but you've got to learn to read between the emoticons.'

'A thousand word report? How many words is that in text message?'

Social Networking.

"That guy I just met is already texting me pictures of his plumage."

"Nd how did tht mke u feel?"

OMG...WTF?....LOL!!!...SOS...

"...And I like how you switched from the first person narrative to third person—impressive." "Thanks."

"It's not easy texting my mother. She's an English teacher and all she does is correct my spelling."

"Once you get over the three hundred and sixty eight texts it took to plan this, it really is nice to get together."

Dog Messages

'I hate it when I have to talk on my phone.'

"I'm going to need more minutes. I'm texting for two now!"

"I failed my driving test...apparently I shouldn't have been texting!"

"Barbara, will you check your texts for a ring emoji?"

OMG UR HOT

'I see you both texted that you never talk.'

"You text LOL, but you have yet to actualize LOL..."

'Are you going to answer my text message or not?'

"Ok, so I just texted everybody my commencement speech."