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
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
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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
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Omg
Someone doesn't respect privacy of other people's phones, I see... also, jealous and obsessive much?
Yeah, that person seems way off the deep end for something that small. And beat the eff out of them? Good grief.
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So, the text basically started out as "hey this is a random text to someone I don't know" and the woman elevated to he's having an affair and I'm going to beat the hell out of him? Either a) she's a jealous obsessive person or b) he's been caught before.
Or tbh she is/was cheating on him and now she's paranoid
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I agree that texting randomly at 11 at night is not a good idea at all.
depends on the country and day. Also, it is only texting and no phonecall. You can answer the next day. Don't you mute your phone when you want to sleep?
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ooooor you could learn to trust your husband- and if he's broken that trust, you could ditch him.
Agreed. If you cannot trust your partner, leave them! "But I know he really loves me. He promised he wouldn't cheat again. I just have to control his every move so I know he's not playing." Ummm, No! He does not love you! He will cheat again! Leave him!
Load More Replies... She's angry at her husband because he got a message? What a possessive cow! What's she doing checking another person's phone, anyway?
True, I feel sorry for the poor guy, no privacy at all!
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I like how she said "you can ruin people's relationships"... YOU, meaning, your own self crazy lady!!! lol
Oop...this woman/man clearly doesn't trust his/her husband..she gonna f**k up the relationship herself if she can't respect other's privacy.
Rude! Why does she have her husband's phone? Why is she responding to texts on her husband's phone? Why would one text, which was explained as a "number neighbor" text, ruin their relationship? This woman has issues!
You can text someone at ANY TIME. It's like email. Calling someone is a different matter and we've had 100 years of knowing you don't call during sleepy time. But text is not a synchronous action. You text and when they have time (maybe a couple of day's later), they respond. If they don't want to read a text at 11 at night, they should ignore their phone, just like I ignore my email when I'm in bed. Sheesh, it's not rocket science. I don't text much, but if anyone I knew ever tried to tell me when I could or could not text, I would end my relationship with that person.
As much as she's kind of being a jerk about it, I wouldn't have been any nicer, I HATE solicitors, my phone is my private network, and randos just come off as annoying. What else though is I do still enjoy this kind of trend, so I can't judge either person here.
My brother travels a lot and when he is out of country his calls and texts defaults to his wife's number.
Who the heck texts randomly at 11 at night? Worse time to text anything except real important stuff.
Mine No Nice :((
Text Your Number Neighbor They Said... It’ll Be Fun They Said...
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?
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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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."
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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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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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