I just sent my 1st text message

[oregonpackfan]

The news the other night showed some teen-aged girl from Iowa winning a national texting contest. She won for a combination of speed and being able to text effectively while blindfolded.

It also mentioned this same girl sends approximately 14,000 texts a month!

She also wins the "Get a life" award, IMO.

[Scott Campbell]

Maybe people are not used to setting their social calender 5 months in advance. How do we know we won't get better offers between now and then?

Better offer???

Have you done anything better in the last 5 years than hanging out with Nutz and Skin at titty bars?

[Tyrone Bigguns]

The news the other night showed some teen-aged girl from Iowa winning a national texting contest. She won for a combination of speed and being able to text effectively while blindfolded.

It also mentioned this same girl sends approximately 14,000 texts a month!

She also wins the "Get a life" award, IMO.

Would you be saying this if she was from oregon?

That girl won 50k. BTW, did you notice that typical teenage look on her face, "the i can't believe you are bothering me while texting look." Priceless.

I have a feeling if your daughter won 50k for texting, you'd be on this board crowing..Ty sure would be. That is a nice sum for college.

[Mr. T]

Re: I just sent my 1st text message

I feel like I should beat off now. Is that typical?

Was the reply a pic message?

[Partial]

Welcome to 2006

LOL, what you first texted in 2006? Welcome to late 90's bro. Snake is/has always been technologically jacked, but really, really hates texting personally, as it takes more time than a phone call.....then you have to wait 5 min. for a reply, then vice versa like crazy for 25-30 min. when you could just pick the phone up and say it all in 30 sec.

OK, Snake texted his buddy tonite after work, but I knew it was of nothing of great importance, but that shit makes Twitter look all the more weak. WTF is the point of that? I thought text was for that? I only text when, I don't want to call..so what is Twitter? That is truly for nerds/attention whores...I'm sure you Twitter, eh, Partial? What did you have for breakfast? I truly care.

2006 is when SMS really took off. Who texted in the late 90s? The qwerty phone was pretty rare. I'm sure the technology did exist, though, then.

I'm big on the texting. Quick, painless, doesn't require a phone call when you're at work, etc.

I don't twitter. It's more of a marketing thing, anyway, imo. Great way to get the word out about start up companies, for example.

[RashanGary]

I like texting. I have an LG260. It's a pretty basic phone, but has a great keyboard. It's a solid, well designed phone though. No quirks that annoy me. I hated texting before I had the full keyboard - took way too long.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I have a far more advanced text messaging system. I use a full screen display, ergonomic keyboard, and text editor to compose and send messages. My E-Mail system positively rocks.

[RashanGary]

I have a far more advanced text messaging system. I use a full screen display, ergonomic keyboard, and text editor to compose and send messages. My E-Mail system positively rocks.

Except that you have to carry around a big ass computer and nobodies thigh vibrates when you send it. Texts are a great way to communicate quickly while at work or in a meeting or at dinner or in a boring social situation where you just want to kill some time while mr. boring talks about his stupid day.

Also, you send a text, and as soon as the receiver is available, he/she will read/respond to the text. The person can get the message discretely by simply looking at the screen of his phone.

There are endless advantages. It's here to stay and anyone without a full keyboard is missing out IMHO.

[oregonpackfan]

The news the other night showed some teen-aged girl from Iowa winning a national texting contest. She won for a combination of speed and being able to text effectively while blindfolded.

It also mentioned this same girl sends approximately 14,000 texts a month!

She also wins the "Get a life" award, IMO.

Would you be saying this if she was from oregon?

That girl won 50k. BTW, did you notice that typical teenage look on her face, "the i can't believe you are bothering me while texting look." Priceless.

I have a feeling if your daughter won 50k for texting, you'd be on this board crowing..Ty sure would be. That is a nice sum for college.

Her monthly texting averages almost 470 texts a day!

I doubt if she uses that $50K cash prize for college. She will probably have to spend it for psychotherapy to cure her obsessive-compulsive desire to text!

[Harlan Huckleby]

Texts are a great way to communicate quickly while at work or in a meeting or at dinner or in a boring social situation where you just want to kill some time while mr. boring talks about his stupid day.

why the hell would i wnat to communicate when I'm at dinner or at a social situation or meeting? Its just a neurotic habit that adds no real value. Live in the moment, man, be aware of the people and world arround you. Death to iPods and text messaging. For efficiency purposes, just kill everybody under 35.

[Scott Campbell]

Texts are a great way to communicate quickly while at work or in a meeting or at dinner or in a boring social situation where you just want to kill some time while mr. boring talks about his stupid day.

why the hell would i wnat to communicate when I'm at dinner or at a social situation or meeting? Its just a neurotic habit that adds no real value. Live in the moment, man, be aware of the people and world arround you. Death to iPods and text messaging. For efficiency purposes, just kill everybody under 35.

Young people can multitask Harlan.

[Harlan Huckleby]

OK, perhaps I've thought too narrowly. Kill everybody Scott Campbell's age and younger.

[Harlan Huckleby]

hey, I'm more with-it than you think. I just now got my second twitter friend, or whatever you call them - "twits"?

I was notified that someone named Rhiannon Neal is now following my updates on Twitter. I checked her last tweet: "I just want to get fucked hard before I start settling down" and it has a link to a website.

Is this some kind of scam, or should introduce myself?

[HarveyWallbangers]

Texts are a great way to communicate quickly while at work or in a meeting or at dinner or in a boring social situation where you just want to kill some time while mr. boring talks about his stupid day.

why the hell would i wnat to communicate when I'm at dinner or at a social situation or meeting? Its just a neurotic habit that adds no real value. Live in the moment, man, be aware of the people and world arround you. Death to iPods and text messaging. For efficiency purposes, just kill everybody under 35.

I'm with you. It's annoying as hell. I was hanging out with my mother-in-law last night, and she kept texting my wife's younger (spoiled) sister. I finally just left the room and surfed the Internet instead.

[RashanGary]

I'm with you. It's annoying as hell. I was hanging out with my mother-in-law last night, and she kept texting my wife's younger (spoiled) sister. I finally just left the room and surfed the Internet instead.

Way to live in the moment, enjoy life today