tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post1320763362846986767..comments2023-10-08T16:27:56.948+01:00Comments on auntiegwensdiary: Texting for old people - a guide for the middle agedauntiegwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03605486752049211743noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-7787340466204440152011-08-04T22:01:30.499+01:002011-08-04T22:01:30.499+01:00Hoots of laughter, and if you're feeling old, ...Hoots of laughter, and if you're feeling old, there's no chance for me!! Love M xxA Mother's Place is in the Wronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383766405951386903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-88274567572482543052011-08-01T19:56:29.400+01:002011-08-01T19:56:29.400+01:00I am such a pedant that I can't bear to use ab...I am such a pedant that I can't bear to use abbreviations, and spend forever crafting text messages that are grammatically correct. Which probably marks me out as old anyway!Joanne Mallonhttp://www.joannethecoach.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-61702717475247596842011-08-01T15:58:47.070+01:002011-08-01T15:58:47.070+01:00There were a few more in the text that I received:...There were a few more in the text that I received:<br /><br />GGPBL:Gotta Go Pacemaker Battery Low.<br /><br />GGBM: Had Good Bowel Movement<br /><br />GGLKI: Gotta Go Laxative Kicking In !!<br /><br />made me think..if we once said we're as young as wow we feel can we know be as young as the SMS we use?<br /><br />I sure hope so... LOL!!<br /><br />xx Jazzyjazzygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04069218745940412457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-59403783064132270452011-08-01T14:40:58.068+01:002011-08-01T14:40:58.068+01:00How very modern. And 45? still a youngun in my boo...How very modern. And 45? still a youngun in my book....and the only abbreviation I can remember is WTF?libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-1220099361105108622011-08-01T10:47:58.146+01:002011-08-01T10:47:58.146+01:00Love it!Love it!Penelope Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190283086298117094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-61372748560995040902011-07-30T20:47:19.680+01:002011-07-30T20:47:19.680+01:00lol....I try to use this initial and abbreviation ...lol....I try to use this initial and abbreviation lark and fail hopelessly most of the time. But this kind of brief reference I would use more often.....RSVP....?Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447013188405986054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-80383717606518939492011-07-30T09:55:18.784+01:002011-07-30T09:55:18.784+01:00And here I thought BFF was 'best friends forev...And here I thought BFF was 'best friends forever' ohh well.<br />x SandiSandihttp://www.sandiart.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-1971260208022254042011-07-30T05:31:35.441+01:002011-07-30T05:31:35.441+01:00Very useful...I'll make a list..I'll add t...Very useful...I'll make a list..I'll add the list to my other lists. Endless lists of reminders which become essential when age affects one's memory (oh dear..having a feeling old day today :-(Ayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-10866234701044885222011-07-29T23:58:59.643+01:002011-07-29T23:58:59.643+01:00what worries me is that I don't know what they...what worries me is that I don't know what they really stand for either *sigh*AGuidingLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823333742737762759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-76426496150831713742011-07-29T20:43:38.355+01:002011-07-29T20:43:38.355+01:00My eldest used to text me and at the end of his me...My eldest used to text me and at the end of his messages he'd put 'TBK.' After many hours of puzzling and not wanting to ask therby showing my ignorance, I reluctantly admitted defeat and asked him what it meant. "I wondered why you never texted back (TBK)," he said. Smart ass!Rarelesserspottedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865928245970626612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-12274132401833333212011-07-29T10:15:24.700+01:002011-07-29T10:15:24.700+01:00I have just shown this to my teenagers so they kno...I have just shown this to my teenagers so they know what I am texting them about in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-58172182449635467602011-07-29T08:43:26.344+01:002011-07-29T08:43:26.344+01:00I like Betty's contribution. In the same vein,...I like Betty's contribution. In the same vein, how about OSTI - Off spending the inheritance :)Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117141586263456823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837862718388354747.post-3192706188351623952011-07-29T07:06:38.181+01:002011-07-29T07:06:38.181+01:00These are my most frequently needed phrases - so h...These are my most frequently needed phrases - so helpful - thanks... and here's one for you: DWU - don't wait up- as in teenage talk for my social life is in full swing until early hours.Elderberry-Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197689596360708239noreply@blogger.com