Texting Teen Mugs

"There's nothing wrong with her. With e-mail, texting and tweeting, she just hasn't needed to learn to talk."

Polly txt speak

'Darling I want you to remember this always,,,'

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

'Why can't we have a texting bee?'

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

"Well, young man... just consider yourself grounded!"

"Well, I had 'the talk' with him.

'Well, Tommy, you've grown a foot since the last time I saw you!'

"You know, there are other emojis."

Wordplay: Hibernation.

"They communicate through clicks and taps."

Oymoticons

Text Culture

"He's gone goth"

"Check it out! In nature, females are in charge...they select their mates!"

Breaking News: Earth Crosses Multiple Lanes, Crashes into Sun... Distracted Orbiting to Blame.

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

"We’ve nailed guitar-solo-face. Time to try playing instruments."

"Textin’"

"So, hw ws yr smmr?"

'The school computers are six months old. How can I be expected to be competitive in the job market if I'm trained on obsolete equipment?'

'Good night, Dear. Text me if you need anything.'

'When I took this job, I had no idea how much it would cut into my quality, family texting time.'

"I'll get up in negative five minutes."

“Dad, I think I’ve finally found Gsus.”

"Maybe if I make myself inconspicuous I won't be called on."

Moo Out Loud

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

'This is a good time to be young, son. Look at all the opportunities you have in front of you...you can help sole the problems of the environment, poverty,civil rights....'

'The classic masks of Comedy and Tragedy, or as they're now known, emoticons.'