cell ORIGINAL MSG: Do as itsays: tonite the 1 u love will suddenly want u, miss u, n fall 4 u more. If u dnt send to 10 u will loose them
from a 480 phone number, Sunday, February 10, 11:21 PM

Honestly, there's nothing all that ORIGINAL about this MSG.

Also, I hate to say this, but I find it hard to take these sorts of threats seriously when they're misspelled ("u will loose them"). Sorry.

Leila sheryn will pick u up after school do not take the bus i will see u in the parking lot i will have your things call me as soon as u get this message
from a 201 phone number, Monday, February 11, 12:20 PM

I did call this person back as soon as I got this message. I left a voicemail that was like, "Um, this seems very complicated... I'm worried Leila might accidentally get on the bus instead of waiting for Sheryn... Please re-send your text message." Goodness, I hope Leila got home from school okay!

my dad upgraded my txting so now i can go insane how was tutoring
from a 904 phone number, Monday, February 11, 5:48 PM

Right, because there's nothing so insane as sending a whole lot of text messages. Wild party girl!

FWD: FWD: FWD:*Love is crazy* This is so freaky! Send this to 10 people then exit out and hold
from a 516 phone number, Tuesday, February 12, 5:06 PM

Well, love is crazy, 516 girl, so you got at least that part right. As for the rest of this...

9.025 on beam... tucked dismount..same as fall Jamie waited a good 3 sec between jumps still got credit...9.3 she needed that. Thought they were overly
from an 865 phone number, Saturday, February 16, 7:06 PM

9.150 on floor 9.7 start value
from an 865 phone number, Saturday, February 16, 7:38 PM

8.975 bars...double casted once tay 8.3
from an 865 phone number, Saturday, February 16, 8:45 PM

Thanks to eight years of gymnastics training, I understand exactly what these text messages mean. Basically, Jamie is pretty talented. She didn't connect two of her jumps in her beam routine, which can lower the overall value of the routine (e.g. two jumps that are B moves can count as a C if they are connected, and depending on what level you're at, you're required to include a certain number of C elements in your routine). She also casted twice, instead of once, during her bars routine, and that's the sort of hesitation you get points off for. However, if she's doing a floor routine with a start value of 9.7, she must be pretty good. My routines never had start values above, like, 9.0.

DOESN'T THIS FASCINATE YOU? Like I said, I spent eight years of my life in discussions like this one. YOU KNOW YOU LOVE IT.

How is ryan?
from a 917 phone number, Sunday, February 17, 8:35 PM

Uh, hot, duh. Like I'd know anyone who wasn't.

hey enjoying ur break
from a 408 phone number, Sunday, February 17, 10:36 PM

It was school vacation week this past week. I learnt this from the fact that I was not once woken up by the dulcet tones of children screaming in the school playground next door to my apartment. Also, from the number of school vacation-related texts that I got. This is Example A.

leila its me emily this is my new cell
from a 703 phone number, Monday, February 18, 2:20 PM

Oh, right, I forgot how popular this sort of Leila Text is: "Messages from People with new Cell Phones Who Don't Know How to Use Them Yet."

Hi Dani, it's Stephanie. Can u clean late tomorrow afternoon or Wednesday? My husband is sick. Thanks,
from a 203 phone number, Monday, February 18, 2:45 PM

"Messages to Your House Cleaner" continues to be one of the most popular types of Leila Texts, perhaps tied with "Messages Telling Your Friend How Much You Hate Her," but still coming in well behind "Pointless Messages That Just Say 'Hi.'"

i cant believe u got ur ears peirced without me
from a 703 phone number, Monday, February 18, 2:57 PM

did u rely get ur ears peirced
from a 703 phone number, Monday, February 18. 4:50 PM

I love the transition here from sheer outrage ("i cant believe...") to desperate hope-against-hope ("did you rely..."). But did Leila or didn't she? There's the real question.

hey its yafit omg alex was sitting on a bench and she was like its pizza sauce and it was blood and then she is like thats me and we were like eww it leak
from an 818 phone number, Tuesday, February 19, 7:43 PM

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
from an 818 phone number, Tuesday, February 19, 7:44 PM

Yafit, let me get this straight: Are you spreading the rumor that Alex had her period, and somehow her tampon was insufficient, and therefore she was leaking menstrual blood everywhere but trying to pass it off as pizza sauce? Regardless of the veracity of this story, you really shouldn't go around texting everyone about it. Do you want to destroy Alex's self-esteem forever?

I guess, probably, yeah. That is, as I recall, what middle school was all about.

what u doing this weekend? Verizon got unlimited now
from a 206 phone number, Friday, February 22, 6:40 PM

Well, 206, I am so glad you asked about my weekend plans. Tonight, I am sitting in my pajamas, eating chocolate chips. Tomorrow I intend to do the same, though perhaps at some point I'll get dressed. Fascinating, no?

Lets her know she s not missing anything
from a 865 phone number, Tuesday, February 12, 9:30 PM

When someone says you're not missing anything, a lot of the time, you actually are. Have you noticed that?

cell im here with money
from a 703 phone number, Tuesday, February 12, 5:38 PM

Well all right. I wasn't going to come see you, but if you're here with money, I suppose I can be bothered.
My love is easily bought!

now we can sit here and talk about Nicole and she'll never know.
from a 618 phone number, Wednesday, February 13, 4:01 PM

That would have been a good plan, 618 girl, had your text actually reached Leila (who, I imagine, was sitting about five feet from you when you sent this). I bet 618 was very bewildered when her gossipy little plan failed to come to fruition.

I NEED UR HELP THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT!
from a 408 phone number, Wednesday, February 13, 10:13 PM

I know I'm paranoid, but what with the all-caps and everything, this just reads like someone who's trying out the Leila Texts and wants real bad for me to call them back, to prove that the Texts actually work. I know, I know, it's probably actually a text from someone who GENUINELY NEEDS Leila's help, and someone probably died because I was too wary to call this number, but, well... Don't entrust something so "REALLY IMPORTANT!" to text, okay?

u look soooo cute in your new coat
from a 949 phone number, Thursday, February 14, 1:27 AM

Aww thanks! I love these sorts of supportive texts. Some Leilas have got great friends.

Willburton inn in manchester
from a 201 phone number, Thursday, February 14, 2:09 PM

Wilburton Inn is "Manchester Vermont's 30 acre grand Victorian inn. High on the crest of a hill overlooking Vermont's Green Mountains, the Wilburton Inn is the largest private estate in Manchester Village." It looks pretty damn classy. I wonder what 201 is doing there. Getting married, maybe? It seems like a good getting-married place.

Happy valentines Day Love Gerry
from a 603 phone number, Thursday, February 14, 9:24 AM

Happy valentine day
from a 978 p[hone number, Thursday, February 14, 9:51 AM

I love u
from a 914 phone number Thursday, February 14, 3:25 PM

This was it for the Valentine's Day wishes. It's a little of a disappointing showing. I mean, I got way more misdirected "Happy Thanksgiving" texts back in November. Are so few people really in love with Leilas? I don't accept it.

Flowery elephants
from a 914 phone number, Thursday. February 14, 5:28 PM

Slap
from a 914 phone number, Thursday, February 14, 5:32 PM

More flowery elephants
from a 914 phone number, Thursday, February 14, 5:36 PM

I would love to be able to understand this inside joke. I bet Leila would have found it hilarious.