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When I was in middle school, texting with my friends was one of the most exciting activities I could imagine. I had just gotten a cell phone, and I was thrilled to be in constant communication with my classmates. My messages were often meaningless and silly and always punctuated by smiley faces made of colons and parentheses.
Today, I do much less texting for fun and primarily do so to communicate with my partner during the day or let him know I’m on my way home. But thankfully, not everyone’s texting conversations are as boring as mine. We took a trip to r/texts and gathered some of their most hilarious screenshots down below. So enjoy reading through these messages that probably weren’t intended for our eyes, and be sure to upvote all of your favorites!
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#1
Husband Gets Poetic When He’s Tipsy
cerinamroth 1 year ago
This is how I feel when my kids aren't at home. So I raid the fridge to soothe the starving feeling. And then they come home and I remember that I actually feel a bit stressed sometimes when they're around. So I raid the fridge again. And I guess that explains why I'm a little rounder than usual atm! Thanks for the free therapy sesh!
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Riley Quinn 1 year ago
Take a screenshot, save it to the Cloud. Granted, he's drunk, but there may come a time in the future where reading it again will bring a smile to your lips. Like a photograph.
Nitka Tsar 1 year ago
Gotta love people that get „better“, when they are drunk. Makes me think about how good they must be deep inside. Most people get worse while drunk in one way or the other
_-DungeonKeeper-_ 1 year ago
If I could write novels like that I could make a decent romance novel.
Dread Pirate Roberts 1 year ago
How is he that eloquent when drunk? Lol man must have superpowers!
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#2
Car, I'm Gay
_-DungeonKeeper-_ 1 year ago (edited)
"No I mean come out to go into the car so we can go to the store" Go into the car so we can go to the store, I'm gay
TheForrestGreene (he/they/it) 1 year ago
*makes a mental note to do this next time mom texts me to come out of my room/house/to the car*
Cybele Spanjaard 1 year ago
It's Ok mum knows..go out to the car she wants help to bring in the shopping
#3
Random Texts From My Husband
𝕊𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝔻𝕣𝕒𝕘𝕠𝕟 1 year ago (edited)
I was just about to say the same thing. I would love to get messages like that 😂
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When we text, we are usually having private conversations that won’t be seen by anyone else. But in this day and age, when screenshotting and screen recording are easier than ever, it’s no longer safe to assume that our messages won’t be shared publicly. As long as you have only been sending funny messages though, rather than hostile or offensive texts, you should have nothing to hide!
The Texts subreddit is a wild place full of bizarre and hilarious conversations. With over 408K members, this group is one of the largest communities on the platform and is never short on entertaining content. From silly jokes to typos that caused hilarious misunderstandings, this subreddit just goes to show that plenty of gems are hiding in people’s phones!
#4
Peepee Poopoo
Bob Brooce 1 year ago
It's a very safe bet that this isn't older than phones and texting, so how is it not automated?
#5
Meirl
Auntriarch 1 year ago (edited)
Yeah, I'd be using the time to write my own epitaph.
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LynzCatastrophe 1 year ago
Kid, you gotta wait a bit to be in dad's position, but you'll understand when it's your turn.
#6
Not Necessarily Fake But I Felt This Is The Best Sub To Put It
Texting has been around for decades, but it’s now one of the most popular forms of communication. According to Intradyn, cell phone users in the United States send about 2 trillion messages a year, or 6 billion per day and 227 million per hour. It’s also estimated that about 23 billion texts are sent around the globe every single day.
And if you’re curious about the very first text message, this groundbreaking SMS was sent on December 3, 1992 by engineer Neil Papworth. What was the message? A very short and sweet “Merry Christmas.” Later, texting became extremely popular amongst young people, but today, it’s used by all generations. I’ve even received heartwarming texts from my grandmother!
#7
My Teenage Daughter Thought She Wanted A Phone…then Dad Happened
Riley Quinn 1 year ago
How does he do it? How does he keep his spirits up and a sense of tomfoolery?
Tiny Dancer 1 year ago
IKR? I envy him. My late hubby was like that. Always had a mischievous twinkle in his eye and a kind word no matter what.
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Dad has found a new way to mess with his kid and loving it! Ahh, the best of technology
kelsischloe1986 1 year ago
As funny as this is, I'm curious why she contantly asks, "whos picking me up?"
Eunice Robertson 1 year ago
It sounds like my deceased husband. He was the silliest man, had me and the kids laughing every day.
#8
You Are A Bold One
_-DungeonKeeper-_ 1 year ago
Oh those are so fun. Best invention ever. For those of you who don't know, they're basically foam animal shapes packed into pill shapes that unfurl in water to their original shape (whatever animal they were shaped into). I still have like two old ones
Nitka Tsar 1 year ago
My children love these. Did the first person really think they were d***s or something? How can you mistake these for anything like that?
The explanation 1 year ago
Well, I'd never seen these ones before, and they are pill shaped
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Joanne Earle 1 year ago
We made a whole hanging zoo of these in college. It was in my friend's bathroom in the dorm.
KittyGaming 1 year ago
Omg I used to love those, when I was 3-4 me and my mom would spend hours putting those things in water and watching them grow,
#9
Text From My Sister
_-DungeonKeeper-_ 1 year ago
I have some unique insults. I am stealing this. Now my list is "I hope you have tiny bits of eggshell in your omelets for the rest of your life," "I hope a thousand snakes erupt from a fissure in the ground and melt your kneecaps," and this.
_-DungeonKeeper-_ 1 year ago
Ya know what, fudge it, ima steal every insult here to add to my Book Of Unusual Insults. You should ALL be very honored
Intradyn reports that a whopping 97% of Americans today own smartphones, so it’s no surprise that they’re texting so much. And while phone calls are still the most common form of communication, 92% of cell phone users will utilize texting as well. In fact, many businesses even use text messages to keep in touch with customers today, as 81% of consumers report having signed up for texts from at least one company.
#10
Bet He’s Glad It Wasn’t For Him
MinervaLavender2371 1 year ago
Orange ya up a little late slicing up fruit and threatening the wrong dude?
Julia Mckinney 1 year ago
The Corleones are coming for you *violins start playing ominous Italian music in the background*
Riley Quinn 1 year ago
I'm behind with my graphics' meanings. Do oranges represent some kind of threat?
#11
I'm All Ears
Upstaged75 1 year ago
Today I learned there's a website called Pun Bible! I just pray my father never finds out about it. :)
#12
Not Like That
robin aldrich 1 year ago
I hadn't seen that before!!! yeah they're supposed to swell into a bowl of cereal, aren't they?
FoxEcoLimaIndiaCharlieIndiAlfa 1 year ago
Not usually, at least in my experience. They are typically eaten like a granola bar.
Load More Replies... Personally, I have no problem talking on the phone, as I find it fast and efficient. Plus, I’ve worked multiple receptionist jobs, which obliterated any fear of phone calls I might have had in the past. But I know many people who much prefer texting for various reasons.
According to Client Chat Live, one appealing factor of texting for many people is the fact that it’s more private than a phone call. Nobody can overhear your conversation, and it’s much easier to respond to a text than to have to find a private, quiet setting to chat on the phone.
#13
Lightly Fried Fish Fillets
Upstaged75 1 year ago
This one has been around as long as cell phones have been able to text. Still funny though.
AnkleByter 1 year ago
This one quickly became my favorite when it first came out, and we use it all the time in our family when anyone repeats something more than once, even in public (especially so, really). "Say lightly fried fish fillets ONE more time...", then we laugh and no one around us ever gets it, damn uncultured swine.
MinervaLavender2371 1 year ago
Why did I read the kid's last reply in Samuel L. Jackson's voice?
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
There was an episode of All in the Family, where Edith had damaged a car in the store parking lot. She'd bought cling peaches in heavy syrup. Somehow a can had dented the car. As Edith tried to explain it to Archie, she kept saying "cling peaches in heavy syrup" until Archie told her to stop. So when she needed to say that line, she said "mmm mmmmmmm". The last words of her narrative were "mmm mmmmmmm-- in heavy syrup". Jean Stapleton played that SO well.
#14
Drunk Texts From Derrick Never Fail
Riley Quinn 1 year ago
A lot of emotion for someone, and Derrick doesn't know what his day job is?
HangryHangryHippo 1 year ago
Hahahaha my hubby's dad was like that. We share our location with the family and he will ask "I'm worried, why have you been at the XYZ hospital for he last 6 hours?" He's a biomedical engineer and worked repairing MRIs, X-ray machines, etc. Did that only to be funny. God, I miss that man so much!
TheForrestGreene (he/they/it) 1 year ago
why was the person they were texting up at 2:17 am?? go to sleep!!*pretends its not 11:22 pm where i am right now*
WonderWoman 1 year ago
People think they are popular when others ask to share locations - ask any teen
Parmeisan 1 year ago
I think skull emoji is often used these days as "I'm dead" aka "I'm laughing so much I'm dead".
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Asked My Boyfriend A Question I Saw On Here This Was His Answer
Danielle 1 year ago
I mean, if you had to live inside a human body it does seem like a practical choice.
Nitka Tsar 1 year ago
Savage. But…. if she asks this, doesn‘t it mean they are together? Why would he insult her like that, then?
AnkleByter 1 year ago
Because he knew she was setting him up for a stupid answer probably, lol. Or, they just have that kind of relationship where that isn't necessarily as insulting as it might be to someone else.
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Some people also prefer texting to talking on the phone due to the fact that it can save time. You don’t have to coordinate with another person and talk when you’re both free. You can just shoot off a message, and the other party will respond when they can. This also allows us time to think before replying, a luxury that we don’t get to have when on the phone with another person. There can sometimes be pressure to respond immediately when someone is listening to your voice, which can cause stress.
#16
Mood
Mike F 1 year ago
Not really, I felt that way the last 6 months I worked prior to retirement.
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michele mbennett101044@yahoo.c 1 year ago
Visual aids apparently don't work for the dumbass recipient.
TheForrestGreene (he/they/it) 1 year ago
I'M DOWNLOADING THIS. MY FRIENDS NEED TO SEE THIS. EVEN THOUGH ITS 11:24 PM THEY NEED TO SEE IT
Valek Fermiga 1 year ago
What was he supposed to comment....?? Sounds pretty much fair to me....
#17
BF Took A Wrong Number Text And Ran With It
Kalikima 1 year ago
I feel left out, I've never once gotten a wrong number text I can fück with..
Upstaged75 1 year ago
I once got a sexual one. The guy called himself Mr. Boom, LOL. I wish now that I had messed with him, but instead I just wrote back and told him he was a pervert. :)
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#18
BF Went On A Boys Trip, I Got This Text In The Morning…
route246 1 year ago
what would a guy buy while hammered? just the thought terrifies me…
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Deborah B 1 year ago
This could be hilarious. My mum got a concussion at the start of December one year. She did her Christmas shopping and wrapped the gifts with a mild brain injury and impaired decision making, and by Christmas could not remember what she'd bought. Everyone got stress balls and fancy underpants. Multiple, different types, from different stores, separately wrapped, maybe 40 presents total, and every single one was stressballs, or underpants.
Texting also allows people the opportunity to multitask more than chatting on the phone does. Sure, if you’re driving in the car, you might be able to talk on the phone via Bluetooth, while there’s no way you can text while driving (unless you want to cause an accident). But in most scenarios, shooting off a text message won’t interfere with whatever else you’re doing.
#19
Oops
Riley Quinn 1 year ago
The younger generations are so much more conscience of their surroundings, understanding what it means to interact with such a variety of living creatures. As a Boomer, we started out so strong, but then just stopped. I have greater faith in the younger generations.
Verena 1 year ago
Does a native speaker of English see more in the text above than a non-native? How does this conversation trigger an answer involving Boomers? My experience with Boomers ( = grandparents and parents) are they are very caring and supportive and were the ones kicking off animal and environmental welfare discussions and changes. Maybe a difference of continents rather than age?
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#20
So My Neighbor And I Both Had Mouse Sightings This Week. Here’s How Our Landlord Responded
michele mbennett101044@yahoo.c 1 year ago
Sorry, but I'm keeping Fat Bastard, bring her here asap, end of discussion . She's mine now 😻😸
Kari Panda 1 year ago
I‘m not a cat owner, so I have to ask: Would it not be unsettling for a cat to live in a different apartment, with different people, all the time?
Mike Beck 1 year ago
Most would have trouble but not all. Especially if it's been taken many places before without trauma.
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FoxEcoLimaIndiaCharlieIndiAlfa 1 year ago
So I had a serious mice problem this winter, with them living in the walls and driving my cat and I crazy. Funny thing is my building has 10 units and I believe 8 cats live in my building and the scent from all them combined, didn't faze the mice at all. They just kept multiplying and keeping my cat and I up all hours of the night scratching and running all around. The property manager barely did anything, after months of complaining and I was on the verge of calling Dept. Of health. An exterminator came out set 2 traps and left. They were pushing me off, till the weather warmed up and the mice left. But they'll be back when it's cold again and I'm dreading it.
Beth Wheeler 1 year ago
Poor cat with a name like that. I can just see it a the vets offer when they come out at call the name trying not to laugh. The looks on people's faces a laughs in the lobby.
#21
A Conversation I Had With My Cousin A Little While Ago Before A Family Dinner
SerumSeven 1 year ago
I think everyone (well, almost everyone) should try them at least once. The experience can be very educational.
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Robin Caulfield 1 year ago
Make sweet iced tea with them. Steep mushrooms with the tea, add sugar while still hot :)
Barbara Wilcock 1 year ago
They are easy to buy dried and soak in hot water. If picking go with someone you don't like and make them test first
While the invention of texting was an amazing innovation, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to message my friends and family every day, there are two sides to every coin. And when it comes to texting, GoodTherapy notes that our reliance on sending messages to one another has led to many people, particularly teens, feeling less comfortable with face-to-face interactions. Texting can also make communication more surface level, as it removes the ability to see a friend’s face or hear the tone of their voice when having a conversation.
#22
Told My Mom I Was Depressed The Other Day
Riley Quinn 1 year ago
Ya see, I got this life insurance policy on him, and it'd be cheaper than a divorce. Oh, wait a minute, that's my story.
_-DungeonKeeper-_ 1 year ago
How to Treat Your Son's Depression Easily. Step one: tell him that you hope his dad dies, and fast
#23
I Hate My Dad
Marie BellaDonna 1 year ago
There's a plant nursery near me that has a huge one of these by its sign. I took a picture of it, and sent my mom a text very similar to this one. She laughed. 😂
#24
Jabbacado Toast
Dread Pirate Roberts 1 year ago
Lol I have a feeling this happens a lot. I am very impressed with that Jabbacado though
Linda Christine 1 year ago
Make a nice hot lemonade in a blender. They taste icky. Never threw up. Just enjoyed the F out of them every time back in the day. Never did so many psychedelics that I hallucinated--just a nice trip for about 8 hours. Great for s*x. OK, I did the '70s in a big way! 😉 No long term issues. That I know of.
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Texting has also altered the way many of us communicate by allowing us to use abbreviations and to get away with terrible grammar. Personally, I don’t care if my grammar or spelling are correct when I’m sending a casual text message to a friend. But this can be a problem when kids and teens are so used to using poor grammar online or on their phones that they can’t correct their errors in school. Writing an essay becomes a lot more complicated when you’re used to typing in all lowercase letters, using “lol” and “haha” constantly and can’t spell anything correctly without spell check.
#25
My Boyfriend Is So Romantic!
#26
I Told My Dad I Was A Lesbian Today
Riley Quinn 1 year ago
Back when my brother and I were on speaking terms, I received an emotional call from him telling me he was gay. I was stunned, not because I was repulsed, but because I assumed he knew that I knew all along.
Jess Smith 1 year ago
"Hi A Lesbian, I'm dad" is the correct response here. Dad fails at parenthood.
#27
Foul
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#28
Accidentally Told My Boss To "Come Grab My Meat" Instead Of My Wife
Riley Quinn 1 year ago
I'm lying on a medical table and the young technician comes to my side and says, "Here, I'll get you off". Hell, I nearly rolled off the table laughing. He's clueless, but then he gets my reaction and says, "guess I'll be rewording that in the future".
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The joke would be complete if they included the boss's response.
Marie BellaDonna 1 year ago
I wonder if he really has Butcher box, or if he copied that pic from the Internet just to save his own àss? 😂
#29
I Am Both These People
AnkleByter 1 year ago
Still laughing at this one, I have a similar convo saved in my phone with my better half (we have a lot of goofy af convos). I like to read them and randomly laugh, especially at the most inappropriate times.
Marie BellaDonna 1 year ago
My sperm donor (back when he was still an okay dad) used to say, "Well, if I had a head like that, I'd ache too!" (It was an affectionate dad joke lol.)
#30
My GF While The Plumber Was Over
Sky Render 1 year ago
I hate to tell you this, but that can happen! If a belly develops in the pipe between toilets in a single floor home, one toilet blocking up can cause the other toilet to also block up, and if the blockage isn't dealt with properly, the next time any reasonable flow of water hits the pipes they'll both explode in disgusting fountains of human waste. If you're not expecting it to happen in both bathrooms simultaneously and only attend to one of them, you're in for a nasty surprise when you check the other bathroom! Source: yes this happened to us. Twice now, embarrassingly enough.
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Riley Quinn 1 year ago
I worked in people's homes for many years and it's astounding how many people don't know how their house operates. Know concept at all about how things are connected. I stopped a woman from submerging her food processor into the dishwater. Damn, Lady, just wipe it down with a sponge.
michele mbennett101044@yahoo.c 1 year ago
And, that's why she hired a plumber, no DIY for the boyfriend!
#31
My Boyfriend Responding To His Own Message Lol
Riley Quinn 1 year ago
Okay, I'll admit that back in the day of land line ans. machines, I'd leave myself reminder messages, but in a conversational way. My friends thought I was mad.
Sue User 1 year ago
I would call home and remind myself to take out trash bins.
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#32
My Poor Wife
#33
Sent This To My Dad A Couple Of Years Ago. Still Makes Me Laugh
#34
My Wife Doesn't Understand When I Tell Her My Brother And I Do Keep In Touch
Upstaged75 1 year ago
The text history between my brother and I is almost exactly the same as this. If I need anything else from him I text his wife. :)
#35
Texts From My Mom (59) Bullying Her Cat
Dread Pirate Roberts 1 year ago
Oh, there's a bunny too! Lol how did my dumb a*s miss that?! 😆
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The explanation 1 year ago
That's the age, their isn't 59 pictures. If there was though, I'd love to see them!
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#36
My 12 Year Old Thinks He’s Funny
#37
My Dad When I Text Him Pics Of His Grandson
KnightOwl 1 year ago
At least this dad replies to txts, mine takes an average of about 3-4 months to read a txt message and rarely replies. We have a family group chat, he never posts anything on it or replies to any messages, 2-3 times a year he'll suddenly post a load of memes on it, they're usually at least 10yrs old and completely random and weird.
#38
My Ex Texted Me While I Was On Edibles
Shark queen 🦈🦈🦈 1 year ago
Doesn't matter if you were on edibles or not. That is the perfect response.
#39
Girlfriend’s Dad Spam Texting Me After Beating Me In Chess
Sue User 1 year ago
First thing i thought was this guy is oo young to be a father to someone who has bf who they play chess with.
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#40
My Fiancée Roasted Tf Outta Me
#41
Oof…love You Too, Dad
The explanation 1 year ago
I read this like the dad called the kid and accident at first 😭 I think they mean the actual picture though. I hope
Pandamonium Pandas Pandie 1 year ago
that would still be bad tho, so like he didn't mean that he loved the kid like wt!
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#42
Text My Boyfriend Sent Me
#43
What The Hell Is This Guy Talking About
Sue User 1 year ago
This is why words meaning change over long spans. Someone starts using a word.The 'liam's of the world pick it up but use it wrong because they really dont know the meaning of the word. Bam, word has new meaning. The dictionary is printed every year because these posers.
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Jaya 1 year ago (edited)
If you can say certain expressions ironically or listen to bad music ironically, I guess you could live somewhere ironically? Like if you move to Texas and then start walking around with cowboy boots and a hat and with a super heavy, super fake Texan accent continually say stuff like "Look at me, I live in Texas, I'm a farmer, howdy!" Or if you move to New York and start wearing a tie and a suitcase and mockingly say stuff all the time like "I'm a businessman, hurdurdur, time is money!" (Edit: I kinda wanna start doing that now, lol.)
#44
My Brother Sent A Nice Photo Of His Afternoon To The Family Group Chat And My Dad Immediately Annihilated Him
#45
My Mom Replied To Her Own Text
Saxophone girl 1 year ago
You know you’re crazy about six the musical when you see K. How and immediately think K HOWARD IS HERE AND THE FUNS BEGUUUUUNNNN
#46
I Found My Old Phone From Middle School And Can’t Stop Laughing
Kalikima 1 year ago
I've always been so glad that texting wasn't a thing when I was in middle school, or high school.. I could only imagine the terrible things I'd have done and said..
Upstaged75 1 year ago
No kidding! Back then we just stuck anonymous notes in someone's locker. :)
Load More Replies... Joanne Earle 1 year ago
Dadgum it's 'should HAVE' not 'should of'!!!!! If you are abbreviating Should Have, it's should've. Basic grammar and spelling.
#47
My 11 Year Old Niece Finally Got A Phone
Norm Gilmore 1 year ago
Every, and I mean every chain mail message goes in the bin where it belongs because I'm about to receive millions of dollars from a Prince in Nigeria....
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
There's no enthusiasm like preteen enthusiasm. Hopefully she learns quickly.
oblong mongoose (they/them) 1 year ago
oh my god i hate these things so much they're so annoying!!
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