Thats not what a us boy does
from a 216 phone number, Monday, September 6, 11:33 AM EST

Really? What does a U.S. boy do, then? Watch baseball and drink a Budweiser, maybe? Does he drive a Ford and look at the Grand Canyon while wearing Converse?

Leeeeeiiiillllllaaa what did gabs tell u
from a 406 phone number, Tuesday, September 28, 11:25 PM EST

LEILAAA!!!!!!!!!!!
from a 406 phone number, Tuesday, September 28, 11:29 PM EST

L-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I-leilas
from a 406 phone number, Tuesday, September 28, 11:42 PM EST

Leila la la la la la la la la la leila
from a 406 phone number, Tuesday, September 28, 11:49 PM EST

If you've never had this experience: It's kind of unnerving when a complete stranger keeps shouting your name over text message.

That cool
from a 313 phone number, Sunday, October 3, 10:54 AM EST

I love my new phone
from a 313 phone number, Sunday, October 3, 10:57 AM EST

So what do want to talk about
from a 313 phone number, Sunday, October 3, 10:57 AM EST

This is weaird
from a 313 phone number, Sunday, October 3, 10:59 AM EST

Sometimes adults are shocked by how many text messages teenagers send in the course of a month. I don't know why. If they can average four texts in five minutes, then 10,000 in one month should not be such a stretch.

Ako ur dad im proud of having a big family that can understand me only sabeth who can not i love ur mam. Thou she dont love me.
from a 415 phone number, Saturday, September 11, 4:12 PM EST

Could there be a sadder statement? “I love your mom. Though she don’t love me.” What could be worse than urequited love (with Leila’s mother)?

Sorry for drunk texting not sure why i was angry last night. Have a great saturday!
from an 843 phone number, Saturday, September 11, 6:21 AM EST

I wish I’d gotten the angry, drunk text. That’s a little more fun than the sober apology.

Hey leila to let u know i hate u
from a 516 phone number, Friday, September 10, 11:56 PM EST

What a bitch.

Leila i gotta tell you something i like you alott and i no u don’t like me and i no some person is making up stuff but i no were good friends an i want to
be
from a 256 phone number, Sunday, September 19, 12:08 AM EST

I wonder what lies some person is making up to convince Leila that 256 doesn’t actually like her. I wish I could get some of those text messages.

Haha that slice of pizza made me lose one pound. Good thing i ate it
from a 440 phone number, Saturday, September 18, 10:30 PM EST

I don’t know how a slice of pizza could make you LOSE weight. Nor do I want to know. At all.

All my shit is goin in front yard
from a 219 phone number, Thursday, September 16, 8:23 AM EST

And so begin 219’s concerted efforts to become as white trash as possible.

i forgot we leave friday after work to go to pigeon forge. johnny just reminded me. can we go wed?
from a 770 phone number, Sunday, September 19, 6:58 PM EST

Pigeon Forge: like Valley Forge, only for pigeons.

Hey my mom wanted to get some party light things so she wanted to know if she could get your moms number
from a 360 phone number, Saturday, September 18, 12:29 PM EST

Why would anyone ever want to party light? I want to party hard!

Merci, han hoet au tanze, hoffe blamiere mi ned… ond du hesch aues parat foerd schuel?
from a 651 phone number, Tuesday, September 7, 3:26 PM EST

I am stymied. This isn't French, other than the "merci." A few words in here are German, but not that many. None of it is Portuguese. What IS this?

In case you ever wondered what it means to be the recipient of the Leila Texts, it basically means that I spend a lot of my life on Babelfish.

Leila its Cassidy go on youtube and type in tails of adventure slideshow. i think youll like it!
from an 865 phone number, Monday, September 6, 5:19 PM EST

Here is what you find when you type in "tails of adventure slideshow." It is more or less exactly what I would be doing right now, if I were 12 years old.

hey girl wtf
from a 770 phone number, Monday, September 6, 4:10 PM EST

This calls to mind a classic text message invented many years ago by me and my best friend Allie. Some boy had acted toward me in a way that was totally baffling, and we determined that I should send him a text that said, simply, "wtf i hate you." I never did it, but only because I was scared, not because he didn't deserve it. I'm glad to see someone out there (770) has the balls to say what I never could. Sort of.

Boys suck. they dont listen or care. jeff is out of town weekend of 17th of sept i will be by myself.
from an 843 phone number, Friday, September 10, 9:14 PM EST

Boys do suck, that is true. But going out of town for a week is not the primary reason why.

R u still celebrating yer holiday?
MICHAELA :)
from a 260 phone number, Friday, September 10, 4:42 PM EST

Yes. Michaela, it is sundown to sundown. 4:42 PM does not sundown make. This is true of all Jewish holidays, so best to just learn it now.

Is it Monday night?
from a 301 phone number, Friday, September 10, 11:32 AM EST

I know, like, will this weekend never end?

Guess what i m part i m in the nutcracker
from an 850 phone number, Thursday, September 9, 5:55 PM EST

Clara! I hope Clara.

What services r u going 2
from a 216 phone number, Wednesday, September 8, 3:09 PM EST

Oh, yes: Shana Tova!

I FIND IN RM A VERY SM PAPER SAYS LETYOURMANNERS SPEAK YOURDEEDS PROVE AND YOUR DELIVERY IMPRESS FUGINOKO GONE WILLBETHOUGHTFUL RESPECT
I T A L Y
from an 808 phone number, Wednesday, September 8, 2:36 AM EST

Totally.