Good morning, neighbor! Lovely day we’re having. Hope this weather holds. When’s the last time you said hello to the people living next door to you? I do it every day if I happen to meet them in my building, but beyond that, I don’t really know my neighbors all that well. As do plenty of people, I bet.
The era of friendly chatterbox neighbors is long past, but the age of ‘number neighbors’ has finally come. Twitter users gladly jumped on the new trend spreading through the internet and started sending text messages to their ‘number neighbors’ — those people whose phone number’s last digit is off from theirs by one. Either up or down. So if my phone number were 123, I'd send a neighborly funny message to numbers 122 and 124.
However, not all of the texting with ‘number neighbors’ went as planned. Plenty of people got unexpected, weird, or even downright creepy replies to the unknown number texts. To keep you entertained, Bored Panda collected the most interesting text messages from the Twitter thread. Kick off your shoes, get comfortable, and start scrolling. Upvote your favorite funny tweets and let everyone know which ‘number neighbor’ texts you think are the best.
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My Number Neighbor Fried The Hell Out Of Me
I’m Bffs With Mine Now
The sad reality is that the fabric of society is changing: fewer and fewer people know their neighbors — who they are and what they do. Take the United States as an example. In 2018, Pew Research conducted a study with shocking conclusions. The findings show that less than a third — only 31% — of Americans know who their neighbors are. Unbelievable, I know. This number changes quite a bit if you go to the countryside (where 40% know who all or most of their neighbors are) and to urban neighborhoods (a mere 24% know the people living next to them). Ironically, it looks like the closer your neighbors live to you, the less well you know them.
I Feel Attacked
Yalllll, Look At My Number Neighbor
Meanwhile, the New York Post writes that two out of every three millennials feel as though they don’t belong to the local community in which they live. Fortunately, around 69% stated that they wish things would be different, so perhaps there’s some hope for youngsters yet.
Odd Request By My Number Neighbor
This Number Neighbor Game Is Dangerous
If you’re scared of getting to know your real neighbors, why not send your ‘number neighbor’ a friendly greeting, and let us know what kind of unexpected reply you get? Only remember to stay safe and not give out any important personal information. And if you want to read about wholesome neighborhood goodness, check out Bored Panda’s post about the teachings of everyone’s beloved Mr. Rogers.
My Number Neighbor Speaks Russian!
Well That Went Well
My Number Neighbor Was Pretty Cool And Gave Me A Potato Casserole
Appropriate
Not Sure How To Feel About My Number Neighbor...
You Won’t Believe Who My Number Neighbor Is
Mine Has Some Serious Dad Energy And I'm About It
Im [friggin] Scared
Oof
My Number Neighbor Pranked Me And It Has To Be The Best Thing To Happen All Day
Had A Similar Experience No Thanks
This Was A Gift
Never Doing This Number Neighbor [crap] Again
Omg
Someone doesn't respect privacy of other people's phones, I see... also, jealous and obsessive much?
Just F*** Me Up Fam
Mine No Nice :((
Number Neighbor
Text Your Number Neighbor They Said... It’ll Be Fun They Said...
if mom insists on continuing the convo she cant be mad somebody else responded
Load More Replies...Well, then don't give your 11 year old a phone!
Load More Replies...He/she didn’t even know they were talking to an eleven year old in the first place! Wow chill out mom. And why the hell does your child have a phone in the first place? Not cool
And she called him r******d a predator and a pedophile. What an incredibly sick fu** person
Load More Replies...This mother is an idiot. He didn't write anything explicit. Why shouldn't I talk to children? Did she think every adult is a creep? Just calm down. Oh, and mostly he talked to the mother, not to the child.
Oh, and if mummy isn't an idiot, why didn't she just block his number? No chat required. Just do it and your kid is save inside your sick world.
Load More Replies..."how did you get this number tho" after him explaining that their numbers are one digit apart
Right?! How do so many people in this list not understand basic math lol
Load More Replies...Um, who even says this guy is an adult and not another teen or tween?! He just said his name was mark, so you know he's a boy. This lady went off and is just psycho. It's not like he sent a d**k pic. And yeah, like someone else said, why didn't she just block his number instead of just flipping the psycho switch?
Gimme this number i wanna get in a heated argument with this lady , this the stuff i love
That Mom is so ffing overprotective it seems she's deranged or something. Dont see any harm in following a trend
So... if mommy is this uptight... and doesn't want to listen to the actual reason (aka: this is random. Do you know what random means?) - and continues to scream and tantrum-out even after it's all explained... why get her daughter a cell phone in the first place? Or why get her a fully functioning one? Why not get her those "kids phones" that allow for receipt/send of only *extremely specific contacts (ie: mom, dad, one other emergency contact)? "You sick f**k" really? was there a d**k pic in there I didn't see?
So here is the new horror movie. The Number neighbor. He/she messages and becomes friends, until its creepy and you cant hide. they stalk you send you pics of your self and kill you. Then take your phone and text the next number neighbor up until they get to YOU!!!!
A little deranged but I dig. All the commenters here like "but YOU DON'T KNOW WHO COULD BE ON THE OTHER END" really hype this up. Plot twist: It could be... it could be... A NORMAL HUMAN BEING.
Load More Replies...Unpopular opinion: Maybe, just maybe, the 11 year old doesn't need a phone. But that's just me.
11 year olds should not have phones unless they buy it themselves :) 11 year olds are kids, not teenagers
sheesh. In Mark's defense; 1. The girl never said "please stop texting me I am an 11yo girl" so Mark had no way of know that she was 11 or that she wanted him to stop 2. he was just trying to explain himself!!! like wtf mommmy!
The summer I was 13, I answered the phone at my house. A man said, "I hate to bother you, but I'm bored. Do you have a minute to talk?" I said, "I suppose. I was in the middle of a good book, though." He asked me what I was reading. I spent 10 minutes describing the characters and plot twists. He only interrupted me when he needed clarification about the story (I read a lot of classic lit). After 10 minutes, he said he had to go, but asked if he could call me again. He called me twice a week and I told him shortened versions of the books I was reading. He never asked me anything personal. We just talked about books. I did not tell my mom because I didn't think it was important (she was rarely home anyways). She found out and lost it. The guy was in jail and he had just dialed random numbers when he got phone time. She made out like he was a sexual predator. I don't think he was. I didn't talk to him again, but I did donate a lot of my old books to the local jail after that.
*in Australian voice* down he this poor guy got a life threatening encounter with a Karen never go out here without being unarmed
First of all, where does it say he’s an adult. She could’ve attacking a minor right now.
He could've been a 10 year old little boy named mark!
Load More Replies...I get why the mom is pissed. I'd probably have the same reaction if my 11 year old had came to me in the middle of the night saying a strange man was texting her........however he said it was a misunderstanding so i feel like she took it too far at that point. You think she would be "adult" enough to understand that people make mistakes
Just wow! She needs to go kick rocks, that mom is the restarted one not the trend.
Ironic that you misspelled 'r******d'. Don't mean to be mean, I just hate the use of 'r******d' as a term for 'stupid'
Load More Replies...No Mommy doesn't need to chill. This is how weirdo's behave. I know this. Trust me.
So, mommy gets to say 'I'm an adult! Hence you are clearly a pedophile! I'm holding this conversation with you, but I insist you stop talking to my daughter even though you clearly are not'??? She's nuts!
Load More Replies...This mom doesn't deserve to be a mom. Jeez, she's being too overprotective like what the actual heck.
I also don't get why the mom don't just blocked the number instead of answering.
Load More Replies...Never continue to talk with ANGRY women! just leave it omg :D
There was no message for him to "get". He was advised by the girl's mother that she's 11. He had no contact with the girl after that point, only her mother.
Load More Replies...He was never talking to the child. He was talking to her Mom. No different than if someone had called our house landline when I was a kid and talked to my Mom. That would be talking to my Mom, not me.
Load More Replies...At least it's not a dangerous one, I think she overreacted this a bit
Load More Replies...Yeeaah... she's mama-bearing. He shouldn't have been like "it's just a trend. I have other hobbies" LOL
Load More Replies...I Got Played
I’m Going To Jail
I don't understand.... I'm the the FBI and FTC have nothing better to do than follow up on stupid memes.....
I’m Going To Invite Mine To A Bbq
Ummmmm... Do I Tell Him?
My Number Neighbor
Well They Sent Me A Link To Some Demon So I’m Afraid
I don't know who this Paimon dude is must be new contender for the throne. Only one I know and care about is real king of hell Crowley.
Should I Take This As A Threat?
I’m Genuinely Scared
Yall My Number Neighbor Wont Stop Calling Me And Now His Wife Is Threatening Charges Lmaoooo
It’s Definitely A Boomer
Really knuckle sandwich? I don't know a lot about making friends but I do know that's not the right way to go about it.
So I Texted My Number Neighbor And This Is How It Went Lmao
Number Neighbor
i really don't get why people get so angry about this.... i think it would be fun to meet my number neighbor!! (:
Number Neighbor
Doesn't "asl" mean age,sex,language. It doesn't fit in this context, wtf.
Fail
Wow. I understand not wanting to be contacted, but some people are taking it a bit far with the replies. Who remembers doing this before texting? Anyone? Corded phones? No? Kay.
Yeah, I did this when I was a kid in the early 90s, 1 up from our number is Walmart pharmacy. 1 down didn't speak English...
Load More Replies...I don't see anything wrong with reaching out to a random stranger in a friendly way. You should introduce yourself and explain what a number neighbor is. If the person isn't interested apologize for the inconvenience and never contact them again. Otherwise it's a nice way of saying hello.
Just one more of stupid trends in line, it'll go away soon, only to be replaced by something similarly stupid.
At least it's safer than the Tide Pod Challenge...
Load More Replies...I get it if you aren't really into being contacted by strangers but jeez, some people need to chill out. Just say you don't want to talk and be done. Also, you CAN block people...
I actually had this happen and you know what the kid wanted? Followers on Twitter. Jesus.
I've gotten two random texts in my life. One was a friendly-looking older gent with an angled shot of his feet with the caption "Nice feet!" I simply can't imagine the story behind that. The other was someone saying, "Stop ignoring me and get me the stuff! Don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about!" I replied in a friendly way and said, "You have the wrong number :-) Hope you get what you're looking for." I didn't expect a reply but they replied very nicely apologizing and thanking me. Was the most conversation I had that month....
I could never do this. With my luck, I'd go up one and find a serial killer, one down and I'd unearth a Trumper. Safer to just continue to avoid my neighbors in real life. O.o
So here is the new horror movie. The Number neighbor. He/she messages and becomes friends, until its creepy and you cant hide. they stalk you send you pics of your self and kill you. Then take your phone and text the next number neighbor up and so on, until they get to YOU!!!!
It is hard to believe that noone recognizes their own phone number when texted with "Hi number neighbor". Are people really that dumb?
Yes. People are that dumb. But it's also partly because of spam/telemarketing. Telemarketers have started "masking" their numbers, which means you could get a robo call or text from a number similar to your own (but it's not actually from that number). My husband keeps getting calls from HIS OWN number! This is totally illegal, but no one can stop it. Now we are all wary of answering similar numbers and I get multiple calls a day from senior citizens who insist I just called them. I can't make them understand that I didn't call them; a robo caller did it using my number without my permission. I've just started saying, "Sorry about that. I must have miss-dialed." People who haven't heard of the number neighbor challenge might assume it's a scammer.
Load More Replies...Whenever I get a solicitation call where they ask for my wife, I always say: "Sorry, she died two weeks ago. I can't deal with this right now." Then hang up. Honestly, I hope the person on the other end starts to re-think their life choices.
Glad to know that Prank Calls are making a comeback, but much less annoying this time around. Seriously some folks need to chill, this was every Saturday Morning in 1999
Well, at least they aren't eating Tide Pods or inhaling condoms through their nostrils anymore
This is one of the few trends that don't require you to harm yourself or put yourself in an easy-to-turn-dangerous situation (tide pods, cinnamon, friggin baby-shark bs) - it's literally the equivalent of smiling at a stranger and saying "Hi!" - if you don't want to participate, you can simply say "Nah, not into this - I'm good thanks. Bye." - why so much rudeness?
Omg! Prank him! Sneak into his phone and erase your contact (that way your name won't come up on his phone when you text him) then do the number neighbor challenge on him. If he is rude to his number neighbor (you), tell him, "Well, I guess I won't be cooking you -insert favorite meal- for super tonight."
Load More Replies...If anyone wants to call me, my number is 867-5309. Hit me up any time, 24/7, 365.
Some of these were funny or sweet but some of the people answering were total losers about it.
I need help i want a number neighbor and this is my phone number 1 (318) 229-6527
One time my friend texted his number neigbor, they had a conversation and then all of the sudden he got $5 and it was crazy
I mean, this would be so fun to do and I would love to try it, but I am just too scared. Because I don't know who is on the other end, there is a chance they report or block you or call the police on you or threaten you (like some crazy mom, wife,gf did on here)
I got a text like this. I responded, "Received. Not interested in further contact. I wish you a healthy, happy life unless you contact me again." That ended the "conversation".
And the moral of this story: Don't bother strangers on their private devices!!!
I prefer the memes that encourage idiots to do something stupid to themselves. These are just creepy. Bring back the the cinnamon challenge-esq stuff so i can laugh at you idiots hurt yourselves instead of scare other people and children.
My number neighbors are also coworkers- we all got our phones from the company, so it’s no fun. In high school my number ended in 2567. We got calls for an underclass man, Nick, whose number ended in 2561 all the time. Funny thing? My older brother was also Nick, so he was getting calls for the wrong Nick ALL. THE. TIME.
This s**t can be dangerous. Why don't people think before doing that?
I did it here in the UK and the response I got wasn't quite what I was hoping for :0
please delete your comment and never come back here you unintelligent bucket f**k
Load More Replies...Wow. I understand not wanting to be contacted, but some people are taking it a bit far with the replies. Who remembers doing this before texting? Anyone? Corded phones? No? Kay.
Yeah, I did this when I was a kid in the early 90s, 1 up from our number is Walmart pharmacy. 1 down didn't speak English...
Load More Replies...I don't see anything wrong with reaching out to a random stranger in a friendly way. You should introduce yourself and explain what a number neighbor is. If the person isn't interested apologize for the inconvenience and never contact them again. Otherwise it's a nice way of saying hello.
Just one more of stupid trends in line, it'll go away soon, only to be replaced by something similarly stupid.
At least it's safer than the Tide Pod Challenge...
Load More Replies...I get it if you aren't really into being contacted by strangers but jeez, some people need to chill out. Just say you don't want to talk and be done. Also, you CAN block people...
I actually had this happen and you know what the kid wanted? Followers on Twitter. Jesus.
I've gotten two random texts in my life. One was a friendly-looking older gent with an angled shot of his feet with the caption "Nice feet!" I simply can't imagine the story behind that. The other was someone saying, "Stop ignoring me and get me the stuff! Don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about!" I replied in a friendly way and said, "You have the wrong number :-) Hope you get what you're looking for." I didn't expect a reply but they replied very nicely apologizing and thanking me. Was the most conversation I had that month....
I could never do this. With my luck, I'd go up one and find a serial killer, one down and I'd unearth a Trumper. Safer to just continue to avoid my neighbors in real life. O.o
So here is the new horror movie. The Number neighbor. He/she messages and becomes friends, until its creepy and you cant hide. they stalk you send you pics of your self and kill you. Then take your phone and text the next number neighbor up and so on, until they get to YOU!!!!
It is hard to believe that noone recognizes their own phone number when texted with "Hi number neighbor". Are people really that dumb?
Yes. People are that dumb. But it's also partly because of spam/telemarketing. Telemarketers have started "masking" their numbers, which means you could get a robo call or text from a number similar to your own (but it's not actually from that number). My husband keeps getting calls from HIS OWN number! This is totally illegal, but no one can stop it. Now we are all wary of answering similar numbers and I get multiple calls a day from senior citizens who insist I just called them. I can't make them understand that I didn't call them; a robo caller did it using my number without my permission. I've just started saying, "Sorry about that. I must have miss-dialed." People who haven't heard of the number neighbor challenge might assume it's a scammer.
Load More Replies...Whenever I get a solicitation call where they ask for my wife, I always say: "Sorry, she died two weeks ago. I can't deal with this right now." Then hang up. Honestly, I hope the person on the other end starts to re-think their life choices.
Glad to know that Prank Calls are making a comeback, but much less annoying this time around. Seriously some folks need to chill, this was every Saturday Morning in 1999
Well, at least they aren't eating Tide Pods or inhaling condoms through their nostrils anymore
This is one of the few trends that don't require you to harm yourself or put yourself in an easy-to-turn-dangerous situation (tide pods, cinnamon, friggin baby-shark bs) - it's literally the equivalent of smiling at a stranger and saying "Hi!" - if you don't want to participate, you can simply say "Nah, not into this - I'm good thanks. Bye." - why so much rudeness?
Omg! Prank him! Sneak into his phone and erase your contact (that way your name won't come up on his phone when you text him) then do the number neighbor challenge on him. If he is rude to his number neighbor (you), tell him, "Well, I guess I won't be cooking you -insert favorite meal- for super tonight."
Load More Replies...If anyone wants to call me, my number is 867-5309. Hit me up any time, 24/7, 365.
Some of these were funny or sweet but some of the people answering were total losers about it.
I need help i want a number neighbor and this is my phone number 1 (318) 229-6527
One time my friend texted his number neigbor, they had a conversation and then all of the sudden he got $5 and it was crazy
I mean, this would be so fun to do and I would love to try it, but I am just too scared. Because I don't know who is on the other end, there is a chance they report or block you or call the police on you or threaten you (like some crazy mom, wife,gf did on here)
I got a text like this. I responded, "Received. Not interested in further contact. I wish you a healthy, happy life unless you contact me again." That ended the "conversation".
And the moral of this story: Don't bother strangers on their private devices!!!
I prefer the memes that encourage idiots to do something stupid to themselves. These are just creepy. Bring back the the cinnamon challenge-esq stuff so i can laugh at you idiots hurt yourselves instead of scare other people and children.
My number neighbors are also coworkers- we all got our phones from the company, so it’s no fun. In high school my number ended in 2567. We got calls for an underclass man, Nick, whose number ended in 2561 all the time. Funny thing? My older brother was also Nick, so he was getting calls for the wrong Nick ALL. THE. TIME.
This s**t can be dangerous. Why don't people think before doing that?
I did it here in the UK and the response I got wasn't quite what I was hoping for :0
please delete your comment and never come back here you unintelligent bucket f**k
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