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“Be Very Careful With What You Say Next”: 80 Funny Text Messages That Took An Unexpected Turn
Texting has become the go-to way to communicate with someone who's not in the same room as you. In fact, 23% of 18 to 34-year-old Americans say that they prefer texting over phone calls. But texting isn't just about asking "How are you doing?" anymore.
There are full-blown debates, fights, and dramas happening in our texting apps. The "Meme Texts" page on X (Twitter) collects the most unhinged and random interactions between people for our amusement. And Bored Panda has collected the weirdest texting screenshots and is presenting them to you here. We really ought to think twice before hitting "send," but have the folks on here done so?
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Paul C. 1 week ago
Thought this was the one where the guy says we're not dating anymore and his mate says great I couldn't stand her, to which he replies, we got married!
Carrie Laughs 1 week ago
Like it. 😄 Always best to be careful not to rush in with opinions until sure - unfortunately!!
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Carrie Laughs 1 week ago
I so wish attachments like Paul C's didn't get hidden. Nice one Paul C.
Teutonic Disaster 1 week ago
You're lucky he didn't take the wheel before he started the conversation.
z8vgjv598k 5 days ago
Is no-one going to ask exactly how old this image is? When did iMessage last look like this? 10 years ago?
Paul C. 6 days ago (edited)
Each to their own. You do you. Good luck to you. With all the evil, starvation, disease, and war in the world, if he does exist, he's not a very caring god is he? Yes I know that is man causing it, but I don't care much for humanity either. But for clarity, I have no problem with people of faith, I just don't happen to agree with them.
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Riley Quinn 1 week ago (edited)
Oh, to be a welter weight again, just to keep the costs down. It's pretty expensive at my tolerance level.
Kalikima 4 days ago
I'm planning on taking a tolerance break once I finish my wax, that'll happen today, and I'm hoping to get down to a level where I can get hígh again, cuz my tolerance is so high nothing works anymore. It's very frustrating!
Load More Replies...It's true that most of us prefer to communicate via text nowadays. But it's also worth noting that this mode of communication results in way more misunderstandings, fights, and drama than we'd like. Examples of texting miscommunication can vary: misspelled words, undetected sarcasm, or autocorrect might land many of us in trouble with a family member, a romantic prospect, and even our grandma.
In 2024, the researchers at UCLA conducted a survey with students aged 18 to 22. Almost all of the participants agreed that it is much easier to avoid misunderstandings when talking face-to-face, as opposed to using any other medium online. They were able to read the person's body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice much better.
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Don Adams 1 week ago
Not many things cuter than a mom whose caring is several levels further along than knowledge.
Load More Replies...One common complaint from the students was that sarcasm or jokes would often go over their romantic partners' heads when texting. Truly, they weren't exchanging complicated jokes with long premises; one participant even remarked that his tone of voice would have been enough for his partner to recognize the sarcasm.
A lot of times, people are unable to resolve the miscommunications via texting. 50% of the respondents in the UCLA survey claimed they had to get their point across once they met with the person face-to-face. 40% would resolve misunderstandings by calling, and 10% said they would just leave it as it was.
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Talis 1 week ago
Tell them the fairytale of the Town Musicians of Bremen - especially the part where they fight off the robbers.
BeesEelsAndPups 5 days ago
I mean it was kind of on accident as I recall.
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It seems like texting is the perfect way to miscommunicate something you want to say and to misconstrue something another person means. It's the curse of texting and communicating on the internet in general. As social psychologist Alexander Danvers, Ph.D., explained to Bored Panda in a previous interview, having a live conversation demands more energy and skills that we don't even think about.
A lot of it is about timing. "People respond with different facial expressions, tone of voice, body posture, etc. It also doesn't stop when you're not the one talking," Danvers notes. "Conversation involves a lot of back-channeling while the other person is talking, which can really set the tone of the interaction (doing things like say 'uh-huh' when someone is explaining, or nodding in agreement at a statement)."
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Emilu 1 week ago (edited)
I'm a weirdo... what the hell am I doing here? I don't belong here...
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Riley Quinn 1 week ago
My t-shirt would say, Misdiagnosed, and it ain't right. How I was repeatedly diagnosed as bipolar when I had none of the symptoms, yet when I said it was PTSD, these "experts" p*o-pooed this. Well, guess what? It really is PTSD.
Norm Gilmore 1 week ago
I have an old Tee from when Ren and Stimpy was first around. It has Mr Horse saying "No Sir, I don't like it". So I took a photo of myself in it and sent it to my friends when Covid hit.. :-)
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Paul C. 1 week ago
As I've said before, I don't always agree with you, but I don't like the vitriol that some people feel they can unleash for the smallest reason, so, Happy New Year!
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Danvers told Bored Panda that engaging in a Reddit thread is not as effective in making us feel less lonely as real-life conversations. Similarly, social worker and therapist Cody Harper, MSW, RSW, writes that we shouldn't use texting as an absolute substitute for communication. Aside from misunderstandings, he also draws attention to negative bias.
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Riley Quinn 1 week ago
For awhile, my house was heated with a wood burning stove, so you'd wake in the cold and return home to the cold. Too much work for so little return.
Gin 1 week ago (edited)
Grew up with log fires as 'heating'. Getting them started with damp logs is a less than fond memory. There was nowhere good to store the logs that us kids had to chop up (wood warms you twice is true!). As heating the cycle went: freeze for hours, comfortably warm for a rather short while, then it's ridiculously hot for way too long. When cool again you have to clean out the flipping grate. Ugh. My mother managed to set fire to our chimney (terrifying). Though her normal treatment of fires was to accidentally put them out. We often felt we should loan her to the Fire Brigade. They lost their appeal a long time ago for me. I will pick holiday cottages with them for my husband as he has a romantic view of them.
Load More Replies... Ralph Vanloton 6 days ago
If the apartment isn't warm, the 'oven' just might be cold the remainder of the evening...
As humans, we're wired to almost always think the worst. I grew up with a mom who always had a mini heart attack whenever I called her, answering in the most startled voice. She always assumed that something bad had happened, either to me or someone around me; otherwise, I wouldn't be calling. I didn't understand it as a kid, but now, as an adult, I, too, get a faint feeling of worry before picking up every time a loved one calls. Even if it's just to say "Happy Birthday."
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Betty Spaghetti 1 week ago
Multiple cultures have their version of this, but braised beef and root veg in a clear broth 🤌
BeesEelsAndPups 5 days ago
Depends on the time of year, but I'm always down for like a butternut squash soup. Also does Chili count as a soup?
Sara Frazer 5 days ago
This would be so hard for me to decide, soup is literally my favorite type of food. But probably phō 🤤 oo, or wonton soup with egg noodles. Also can't beat a good clam chowder, or a classic tomato bisque with a grilled cheese.....
megabeth 5 days ago
Sandwiches are my favorite food! We would be excellent friends!
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Stardust she/her 1 week ago
I had this type of exchange with my family because they felt I was dressing less feminine so they asked me if I was male or female, I responded email and they just said ‘ew’.
Talis 1 week ago
Btw. not dressing as feminine as you're expected to do - how could you?!?!! /s
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Ms.GB 1 week ago
Or a pick up line for dating in your golden years but then it should be more like "Nice teeth, they'd look better in a glass on my nightstand."
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Con O Cuinn 5 days ago
Really? It's the first one that actually made me laugh out loud. Just the absolute absurdity of it.
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That's why Harper urges people not to tackle emotional subjects through texting. "DO NOT ever text these words: 'We need to talk.' The human mind has a negative bias, and this message will send your loved one's mind reeling. If you truly need to talk, tell your loved one in person, or not at all."
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Norm Gilmore 1 week ago
Better off without the dad if 'dad' can't even bother having Albert's number listed..
Gin 1 week ago
Yep. My dad died when I was 18 but I can imagine that we'd have had that kind of relationship!!
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That's good advice and all, but rarely are we able to put it to good use. How many times have you had a proper text-fight with your partner, Pandas? According to a 2023 survey, 79.61% of texters have had an argument via a text message. What's more, 47.56% usually fight with their significant other.
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Talis 1 week ago
Coming next: Both dump her and spend some great time together.
Load More Replies... Saltypepper 5 days ago
No swing is when couples swap partners. All 4 ppl are willing concerning adult not when ppl cheat behind the partners back
Load More Replies... Bewitched One 5 days ago
Should just open up the relationship maybe? Honestly, being honest may benefit them both
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Andrew Keir 1 week ago
There's persistence, and there's pérversion. I can now tell which you are.
Cody Harper writes that fighting through text messages can seriously hurt a relationship. "The fight becomes a document, and it's fairly likely that this document will be brought up in future fights. [It] can become embedded in our memories as we reread it, further plunging our beliefs about the relationship into negativity." The solution? Avoid emotionally charged conversations, delivering bad news, or writing blocks of multiple paragraphs.
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Bewitched One 5 days ago
Lmao. Sounds like a good mom regardless lol I think she may have been thinking about the use of it from 20-25 ish years ago who knows
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Bored Jellyfish 1 week ago
Can become toxic for cats. Had to put my lamps into storage because kitty loved licking them. Sadly, I was able to bring them out of storage a couple of years ago.
My O My 1 week ago
I don't even think so! When we were kids (in the 90s) we would absolutely like a himalayan salt lamp if we saw one!
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JB 1 week ago
No. It’s marketed as healthier compared to table salt based on slightly lower sodium chloride content per teaspoon, less processing, no anticaking chemicals (which aren’t actually bad for health), and the presence of trace minerals like potassium, iron, magnesium. But the amount of minerals is negligible in terms of benefits, you’d have to consume far more Himalayan salt than is healthy to get any benefit at all from the minerals. It isn’t iodized, meaning some scientific research has posited the idea that it might contribute to iodine deficiency. Claims about improved hydration, air quality (from salt lamps), or other benefits lack scientific backing. All it really has going for it is it’s pretty.
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What's the weirdest or most unhinged texting interaction you've ever had, Pandas? Maybe you were the one pouring out your feelings in a chain of multiple-paragraph texts? Share your messaging mishaps with us in the comments! And be sure to check out these wild stories of people going through others' phones and uncovering hidden truths.
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Andrew Keir 1 week ago
Mistakes are a major part of learning anything. With helpful feedback, they are stepping stones to progress. Don't be scared of them, just don't make the same one twice.
BeesEelsAndPups 5 days ago
I mean "Riposa in Pace" is the direct translation from English, and it has the same meaning. You wouldn't say this to somebody who is just going to bed, unless you were planning on offing them in their sleep.
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Talis 1 week ago
*opens browser, goes to ebay and searches for used McDonald's ice cream machines*
The Other Guest 1 week ago
There are no used McDonald's ice cream machines; they're always broken so no one ever gets the chance to use one.
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Charlotte Ingle 6 days ago
If you "have to" nag, you are in the wrong relationship
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Ms.GB 1 week ago (edited)
This reminds me on the time I had a to do list on my fridge and my husband added "b**t stuff" to it as a joke then I forgot about it and his parents came over to visit. I know his dad saw it.
Hobby Hopper 6 days ago
We forgot to take the label off of our trash can that read "Publisher".
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BrunoVI 1 week ago
Or Bon appetit. Even better if you have an accent on the "e." "Bonne" is the feminine of "bon," but is pronounced closer to "bun," where "bon" is pronounced closer to "Bone," or "Bawn."
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Scott Rackley 6 days ago
I remember the first time my grandmother tried a brownie. My aunt and I both told her 1/4 of the brownie, only 1/4. She ate the whole thing. Why? "I forgot I was only supposed to eat 1/4." Wild Saturday afternoon for Mamaw.
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Stardust she/her 1 week ago
F**k you BP formatting, this was supposed to be a longcat T^T
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Deborah Brett 1 week ago
Text back "Please, seriously, get a therapist, and show her this. She can explain you to you, because I'm blocking you."
Asmodeus Hare 6 days ago
I left a long lovey text to a girl long ago and she decided to humiliate me by reading it out loud... It was all schmitts and giggles until she read the part about her opening up to me about her poisoning her last bf. Her girlfriends turned to her in abject horror.
BossyCloud 4 days ago
Um sounds like an interesting backstory we'd love to hear!
Load More Replies... Betty Spaghetti 1 week ago
Whatever happened to a simple, “You’re cute, I’d like to get to know you better”??
BeesEelsAndPups 5 days ago
If these are two 13 year olds, then it's pretty much every early teen romance. If these are 23 year olds, then it's sad. At 73, it's just not wasting any more time.
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Roxy222uk 5 days ago
People that have watched Friday Night Dinner know the answer to that one
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BeesEelsAndPups 5 days ago
Verily, there be no words so great as to match my heart's elation. Or you can go even further back and just say "Gēa, wiþ willan" (pronounced like "yay, with willan")
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Elmo 5 days ago (edited)
"But father... I just want to... Sing!" "STOP SINGING!"
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Stardust she/her 1 week ago
There are so many things wrong with this, ‘if you incest’ being the cherry on top of this cake made out of cráp
Andrew Keir 1 week ago
And that's the only mention of 'cherry' that will occur in this thread
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Andrew Keir 1 week ago
I'll never forget a guy at school, surnamed Peacock. Someone put it abut that his first name was 'Drew'. Everyone called him that, for quite a while.
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Andrew Keir 1 week ago
Kids are training parents more effectively than parents are training kids
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d b 5 days ago
So did I, on your suggestion. Autocomplete filled it in the results were majestic, thanks!
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Riley Quinn 1 week ago
Technically, a lot of people died on 9/11, all over the world. Mom may or may not have even been in NYC that day.
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Stardust she/her 1 week ago
South Indians are usually pretty chill, OP must have done something truly heinous to warrant this reaction. (Probably said that Delhi makes the best dosa which is a lie)
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Deborah Brett 1 week ago
"Because I don't like cheats" Just screenshot to his gf and block him.
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Stardust she/her 1 week ago
My previous school recently had an assembly where everyone spoke in brainrot (think 67, ‘rizz’ etc), thank god I graduated before that
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My O My 1 week ago
You mean my son could someday look like he gets food at home?
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 6 days ago
Oh lort, the Animorphs transformation sequence, but in emojis XD
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QueenKittyCat 1 week ago
Why is Dad's avatar looking like a Men in Black agent? Or maybe even James Bond?
Tom Brincefield 1 week ago
That's an emoji. Dad is V, who replied 8:00. Vader is father in German.
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Fransanchez 1 week ago
it could be they were going to the beach/pool......or am I to naive.....
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PenguinEmp 1 week ago
Really bp? Texting has now become the go to way to communicate? Did you just wake up from your 1998 coma?
Trashy Panda 6 days ago
If that bothered you then social media is not for you
Load More Replies... PenguinEmp 1 week ago
Really bp? Texting has now become the go to way to communicate? Did you just wake up from your 1998 coma?
Trashy Panda 6 days ago
If that bothered you then social media is not for you
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