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There’s something wrong with this wretched phone.
As you know, I’m an Adonis but the camera thinks I’m grotesque.
In my first selfie, I looked like the back of a bus. Actually, it was a picture of a bus because that about-turn button chose not to work.
As for texting, I received an unfathomable one from Rosey.
how u. seein j tomoz. 4t u mite cum
It has a mind of its own because when I carefully replied, this is what it sent –
Watch massage a boot? I dead nut undertake it
Like I said, there’s something wrong with this horrible phone.
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Thanks to Rochelle for hosting and to Roger Bultot for the photo.
Click Froggie to join in the fun!
Haha! These texts are fantastic
Glad you liked them, thanks Sadje!
You’re welcome
Hate it when the smart phone is smarter than me… but it seems it doesn’t take much for some people.
I’d like a semi-smart phone, mine has so many features that are of no interest to me – I’m sure they’re put there just to confuse me!
I do OK with smart phones until they think they are smarter than me. I hate, hate when the spell check does to me what it did to the person in your story…
Unfortunately, you often spot it too late!
Dear Keith,
I missed my weekly portion of magic from you last week. Hope the camping went well. As for texting. It’s best to disable autocorrect. We’re all tired of its shirt. Thanks for the smiles.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thanks, Rochelle, and yes, the camping was marvellous. See what you dud there!!!
😝🤪🤣
Behind that sharp humour lies a commentary of today’s world…
I’d like to think so! Cheers Ain.
Down wit de yout, man
Oh no, now you’ve started!
Texting is one of my least favorite things but it’s what my kids use so there ya go. As far as selfies go, consider yourself blessed you aren’t good at it. People hooked on selfies are insufferable!
Like you, I have to text and Whatsap because that’s the way our kids, and their kids, communicate! I’ve never understood the need to take a selfie!
Great stuff, Keith. I hate texting, partly because my English-teacher soul is horrified by what it has done to our language 🙂
Me too, there’s a whole new laguage out there. LOL!
Ha!
What the fork? It`s hard enough to understand today’s “yutes” and their texting lingo… add auto-correct and you’ve a whole nother side of the fun. Selfies? I try to avoid them – can’t understand those who feel the need to share their mugs, butts, boobs ad naseam…
Excellent one 🙂
Language Dale!
I’m with you on selfies, I don’t even like having to have a profile picture!
When I go on my travels, there’s inevitably a group photo at the end of the trip and I always try to hide!
My apologies… 😉
Ii don’t so much mind being included in photos. With Mick’s death, it’s like I don’t exist anymore (as I take all the pictures).
It’s the self-promotion that drives me batty.
You should wash your mouth out with soup!
I can fully understand why you’d wish to be in photos, it makes perfect sense.
Autocorrupt does its deadly work, massacring the language. Well-focussed humour, Keith.
What an excellent word to describe it! I wonder what it would suggest if I was to type that in!
Understand that! Apple transcriptions are a hoot sometimes. I received one from my doctor…”Doctor Running Under Foot”…
Haha, make of that what you will! Cheers James.
Looks like we’ve all been there. I disabled auto-correct for awhile, but it turns out that I (blush) make as many mistakes as auto-correct, so it was sick of one and half a dozing of the other. 😉
Same here Christine! Auto-correct is creating a new language of its own! Think yew!
Oh Keith, what a wonderful portrayal of the (slightly) older person’s relationship with the mobile phone. I’m sure we can all relate to that! Fabulous! (Incidentally, I have a friend whose husband was called Rex. I once sent her a message: Was Rex good? I leave you to imagine the text she actually got!)
Haha, I bet that surprised her! Cheers Jenne.
I’m laughing so much, my stomach hurts. Perfect. Sounds just like the texts my phone produces.
Oh no, I hope you’ve recovered!
I’ll live. 😀
fat fingers seem to get in the way. a bigger phone might help. 🙂
Now that’s a great idea!
Clearly you should turn off auto-text!
Of course Liz! Why didn’t I think of that!
I truly believe my phone has a mind of its own. And, it’s determined to drive me insane. Clever story as always!!
Mine too, it’s possessed! Thanks, Brenda.
Great stuff. We are all guilty of not bothering to learn how to use the features of the gadget, and end up with a sort of learning like osmosis. Then it happens, the Mobile Phone takes over we become lost without its constant presence and guidance, we surrender to cyber space.
Spot on James! As far as I’m concerned it’s a necessary evil!
Gud 1, Keith. I have a problem with all the abbreviations (hieroglyphics) people use today. I takes a teenager to decode the messages for me.
I could do with one of those to help me! THX Russell.
Even the way my phones shows the time confuses me. So all the docks around here smile
Me too, you can’t beat hands and numbers especially at ten to two!
Yep, it’s definitely the phone… 🙂
It is, they’re possessed! Cheers Ali.
Hahahaha oh autocorrect how we hate thee
Amen to that Laurie!
Ha, darn that autocorrect. I once berrated my partner by text for leaving Marmite all over the place when she had breakfast. She replied that she didn’t like Marmite. I know that, it’s getting the message to my daughter that I was having the problem with.
Oh dear, I hope you got it sorted out! Autocorrect is a bit like Marmite – love it or hate it!
That’s exactly why I don’t take selfies. Autocorrect should be all the warning we need about sentient AI.
AI will soon be the norm I fear. Cheers Nobbin.
very witty Keith ! Predictive text and me don’t get on. Will my friends think I’m daffy ? No more than usual I hope LOL
When I dictate a text on my phone, for some reason, autocorrectum turns at least one or too words into bawdy parts, so I understand your ggrr!