Comments on: 6,473 texts a month http://www.hotforwords.com/2009/02/22/6473-texts-a-month/ Marina Orlova - Not your typical philologist. Etymology, philology, word origins, origin of, hot teacher. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:12:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: hs4mm http://www.hotforwords.com/2009/02/22/6473-texts-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-118409 hs4mm Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:09:30 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=2870#comment-118409 <a href="http://www.truveo.com/Extra-Hammer-Time/id/2308176133" rel="nofollow">Comments by MC Hammer (2/22/09)</a> shows what is BAD about twitter. Contrary to what Hammer says about twitter "shortening the distance between creation of content and the consumer", his actions show that he is actually unable to have a direct, focused, close relation with his wife. Here are two examples from the interview: (1) he tweets his wife, and then immediately confronts her with thoughts about whether or not she saw his tweet: clearly, he should have just engaged her with whatever it was that was on his mind; (2) while engaging in actions involving or leading to intimacy, his total focus is not on her, himself and their life -- his focus is significantly diluted by an unhealthy concern to educate the masses by tweeting them a commentary!: <i>Honey, let me educate the world that I am going to kiss you; tweet; a hasty peck (hasty so as to not keep his followers waiting too long); honey, let me educate the world that I just kissed you; tweet; etc.</i> Soon, he and his wife will just set their devices to vibrate and have sex by tweeting each other ... that is, if he continues to have a wife! <b>--Hs4Mm</b> Comments by MC Hammer (2/22/09) shows what is BAD about twitter. Contrary to what Hammer says about twitter “shortening the distance between creation of content and the consumer”, his actions show that he is actually unable to have a direct, focused, close relation with his wife. Here are two examples from the interview:

(1) he tweets his wife, and then immediately confronts her with thoughts about whether or not she saw his tweet: clearly, he should have just engaged her with whatever it was that was on his mind;

(2) while engaging in actions involving or leading to intimacy, his total focus is not on her, himself and their life — his focus is significantly diluted by an unhealthy concern to educate the masses by tweeting them a commentary!: Honey, let me educate the world that I am going to kiss you; tweet; a hasty peck (hasty so as to not keep his followers waiting too long); honey, let me educate the world that I just kissed you; tweet; etc.

Soon, he and his wife will just set their devices to vibrate and have sex by tweeting each other … that is, if he continues to have a wife!

–Hs4Mm

]]> By: John http://www.hotforwords.com/2009/02/22/6473-texts-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-116531 John Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:17:37 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=2870#comment-116531 So, This is what all that texting is about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX3ws6OnGuE So, This is what all that texting is about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX3ws6OnGuE

]]> By: obfuskation http://www.hotforwords.com/2009/02/22/6473-texts-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-116410 obfuskation Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:09:45 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=2870#comment-116410 I think cell phones are one of the many tools that are abused, and I have friends that reinforce that opinion every day. Personally, I don't carry mine unless I'm expecting an important call, or I'm planning on needing it for something specific. I don't have text, or voice mail. I don't have a land line; my cell is my only phone. I'm lucky if I use two hundred minutes in three months. The silence is golden. I think cell phones are one of the many tools that are abused, and I have friends that reinforce that opinion every day.

Personally, I don’t carry mine unless I’m expecting an important call, or I’m planning on needing it for something specific. I don’t have text, or voice mail.

I don’t have a land line; my cell is my only phone. I’m lucky if I use two hundred minutes in three months.

The silence is golden.

]]> By: smokey36bear http://www.hotforwords.com/2009/02/22/6473-texts-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-114542 smokey36bear Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:51:44 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=2870#comment-114542 I have gotten into arguments with friends about text messages. One can't convey tone or sarcasm with text. Not only that you may think someone is joking when they are not. I have gotten into arguments with friends about text messages. One can’t convey tone or sarcasm with text. Not only that you may think someone is joking when they are not.

]]> By: vic_rattlehead http://www.hotforwords.com/2009/02/22/6473-texts-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-113904 vic_rattlehead Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:25:23 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=2870#comment-113904 Oh, look here what i just found: B.I.T.C.H.: B eautiful I ntelligent T alented C ute H ot ;_; AND THEY'RE PROUD OF THIS! Oh, look here what i just found:

B.I.T.C.H.:
B eautiful
I ntelligent
T alented
C ute
H ot

;_;

AND THEY’RE PROUD OF THIS!

]]> By: vic_rattlehead http://www.hotforwords.com/2009/02/22/6473-texts-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-113903 vic_rattlehead Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:22:15 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=2870#comment-113903 It's horrible, how many youths write short messages espacially in germany whereelse can you find such messages ORIGINAL: Iċħ fύħłę mîċħ ŧõţ... ţĩêf ĩŋ mîŗ đŗĩŋŋ... đoċħ đęŗ Şċħmęŗż łăşşţ mîċħ ωΐşşęŋ... đąşş Iċħ ŋοċħ ąm Łęъєи ъΐи... but thats not even close to somethings you can read ;_;... poor german language: p£à¥ëñ ìst [oµt] ®ë⣠£ovë ìst [ìñ] ●ѕсђάυ мїя їй δїє άυġέή ьέвї● i mean who in the fudging (sorry) world is supposed to read this ****? the reason? Lieblingsbücher? immmoment intresirert mich lesen n scheiß glozze hocken fiel gesünder! (it says: Favourite Book? at the moment i dont care for books, sitting in front of the Television ... is way healthier (i can see that, i've never seen such a bad language :eek: ) correctly it would be like this: Lieblingsbücher? Im Moment interressiert mich lesen einen Scheissdreck, vor der Glotze hocken ist viel gesünder! argh, i could post for hours with sentences like these, is there such a problem in the US.,too? It’s horrible, how many youths write short messages

espacially in germany whereelse can you find such messages

ORIGINAL:
Iċħ fύħłę mîċħ ŧõţ…
ţĩêf ĩŋ mîŗ đŗĩŋŋ…
đoċħ đęŗ Şċħmęŗż łăşşţ mîċħ ωΐşşęŋ…
đąşş Iċħ ŋοċħ ąm Łęъєи ъΐи…

but thats not even close to somethings you can read ;_;… poor german language:

p£à¥ëñ ìst [oµt] ®ë⣠£ovë ìst [ìñ] ●ѕсђάυ мїя їй δїє άυġέή ьέвї●

i mean who in the fudging (sorry) world is supposed to read this ****?
the reason?

Lieblingsbücher? immmoment intresirert mich lesen n scheiß glozze hocken fiel gesünder!

(it says:
Favourite Book? at the moment i dont care for books, sitting in front of the Television … is way healthier (i can see that, i’ve never seen such a bad language :eek: )

correctly it would be like this:

Lieblingsbücher? Im Moment interressiert mich lesen einen Scheissdreck, vor der Glotze hocken ist viel gesünder!

argh, i could post for hours with sentences like these, is there such a problem in the US.,too?

]]> By: greatestpotential http://www.hotforwords.com/2009/02/22/6473-texts-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-113541 greatestpotential Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:02:48 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=2870#comment-113541 What sort of text messages are we talking about here? "Ize wrut 2U2 yer yum" :?: What sort of text messages are we talking about here? “Ize wrut 2U2 yer yum” :?:

]]> By: big ed http://www.hotforwords.com/2009/02/22/6473-texts-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-113373 big ed Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:11:22 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=2870#comment-113373 I just can't understand it, myself. It's one thing to keep in touch w/ your friends (or familia) day to day, but it just seems like some people are so desperate for constant attention or so much into gossip they act like nothing else in life matters. I've got a friend of mine who talks/texts to the point where her cell phone bill runs anywhere from $200 - $500 bucks a month! :shock: I just can’t understand it, myself. It’s one thing to keep in touch w/ your friends (or familia) day to day, but it just seems like some people are so desperate for constant attention or so much into gossip they act like nothing else in life matters. I’ve got a friend of mine who talks/texts to the point where her cell phone bill runs anywhere from $200 – $500 bucks a month! :shock:

]]> By: Chemikal http://www.hotforwords.com/2009/02/22/6473-texts-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-113347 Chemikal Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:12:11 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=2870#comment-113347 Oh my... Extermination!? Thank you teach, I'll be doing the same to my annoying guy. :-) Locked and loaded! :twisted: Oh my…
Extermination!?
Thank you teach, I’ll be doing the same to my annoying guy. :-)
Locked and loaded! :twisted:

]]> By: Marina http://www.hotforwords.com/2009/02/22/6473-texts-a-month/comment-page-1/#comment-113338 Marina Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:37:11 +0000 http://www.hotforwords.com/?p=2870#comment-113338 What it means is that I actually got rid of the person. I just didn't want to say it in the main post if she were to ever read my posts! You can't get a person like that under control. Believe me, I tried! What it means is that I actually got rid of the person. I just didn’t want to say it in the main post if she were to ever read my posts! You can’t get a person like that under control. Believe me, I tried!

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