A Guide to Senior’s Text Messaging

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A Guide to Senior’s Text Messaging

It is a cold winter day here in Ontario – January 13, 2011. Brrr… BUT the sunshine is bright and the sky is a brilliant blue with no clouds!

The weather changed from the overcast and snowy days of the last few days. It is Canada after all – and it is our season to the white stuff.

Setting the stage this way I offer the following that came to me by way of a friend who got it from a brother who likely got it from a friend and so on. I think it will brighten your day.

Now to preface this list I should say that I recently upgraded my Cell Phone to be able to send and receive Tex Messages. I am an extremely with it Grandpa. I al getting on to the small abbreviations that are used in most messages… not the English that I know… but useful when you are working with a small key board that is impossible for big fingers or thumbs to type on.

If you have jumped into this world like I did – I needed a reference to help me… when I read or saw the following… each is a separate statement.
?
?4U
;S
^^
<3
<3
<33
@TEOTD

Translation
I have a question or I don't understand what you mean;
I have a question for you;
Gentle warning, like "Hmm? What did you say?"
Meaning "read line" or "message above"
Meaning "sideways heart" (love, friendship)
Meaning "broken heart"
Meaning "heart or love" (more 3s is a bigger heart)
And… At the end of the day

Well let me tell you the Youth have nothing on us Old Guys and Gals
Since more and more “older people” are texting and tweeting, there appears to be a need for a STC (Senior Texting Code):

ATD: At The Doctor's

BFF: Best Friend Farted

BTW: Bring The Wheelchair

BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth

CBM: Covered By Medicare

CUATSC: See You At The Senior Center

DWI: Driving While Incontinent

FWB: Friend With Beta Blockers

FWIW: Forgot Where I Was

FYI: Found Your Insulin

GGPBL: Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low!

GHA: Got Heartburn Again

IMHO: Is My Hearing-Aid On?

LMDO: Laughing My Dentures Out

LOL: Living On Lipitor

LWO: Lawrence Welk's On

OMMR: On My Massage Recliner

OMSG: Oh My! Sorry, Gas.

ROFL...CGU: Rolling On The Floor Laughing... And Can't Get Up

TTYL: Talk To You Louder

WAITT: Who Am I Talking To?

WTFA: Wet The Furniture Again

WTP: Where's The Prunes?

WWNO: Walker Wheels Need Oil

That should brighten your long winter day.

~ Murray Lincoln ~
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Resource
http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/textmessageabbreviations.asp