on the way
from a 912 phone number, Saturday, November 15, 3:03 AM
At 3:03 AM? Goodness, where were on your way to at 3:03 AM? (Not that I'm faulting you-- I was on my way to a bar at 3:03 AM, so it makes total sense to me.)
Saturday, November 15, 2008
hoy sasagutin mo ba ang fone?
from an 818 phone number, Friday, November 14, 10:50 PM
All right, translators. Go to it. You were so good with the Serbian ninja that I know you can figure out this one, too. The first word could be Spanish, but the rest is definitely not...
from an 818 phone number, Friday, November 14, 10:50 PM
All right, translators. Go to it. You were so good with the Serbian ninja that I know you can figure out this one, too. The first word could be Spanish, but the rest is definitely not...
FWD: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: Fwd:Fwd: Why do men like to be on bottom during sex?...Because they ONLY know how to FUCK UP!..keep this going ladies!
from a 562 phone number, Thursday, November 13, 10:11 PM
Sorry, this doesn't make too much logical sense. If 562 were saying that men could only be on the bottom duing sex, then her conclusion that it's because they "ONLY" know how to fuck up would make sense. As it stands, she just tells us that men like to be on the bottom, which would imply, at best, that they LIKE to fuck up. A statement of somewhat less power than the current claim.
Anyway, that's obviously just me, as, based on the number of "FWD"s, at least seven ladies found this funny or true enough to share with their friends (or with strangers named Leila).
from a 562 phone number, Thursday, November 13, 10:11 PM
Sorry, this doesn't make too much logical sense. If 562 were saying that men could only be on the bottom duing sex, then her conclusion that it's because they "ONLY" know how to fuck up would make sense. As it stands, she just tells us that men like to be on the bottom, which would imply, at best, that they LIKE to fuck up. A statement of somewhat less power than the current claim.
Anyway, that's obviously just me, as, based on the number of "FWD"s, at least seven ladies found this funny or true enough to share with their friends (or with strangers named Leila).
FWD: Lets see if this works! I'm trusting you! I sent an angel to take care of u! Give her to 9 friends including me.u will have good news in 2 hrs
from a 425 phone number, Wednesday, November 12, 9:53 PM
I'm impressed that 425 is in charge of choosing whom angels protect. You see? I get text messages from some really influential individuals!
from a 425 phone number, Wednesday, November 12, 9:53 PM
I'm impressed that 425 is in charge of choosing whom angels protect. You see? I get text messages from some really influential individuals!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
No opera for me this weekend. i really have to buckle down and get some homework done. I let nadia know. Thanks for thinking of me
from a 248 phone number, Wednesday, November 12, 10:19 AM
Come on. You didn't really want to go to the opera, did you. I can tell. If you really wanted to go to the opera, you would buckle down tonight and tomorrow night and Friday night and get your homework done THEN. It's okay; you're allowed not to embrace high culture.
from a 248 phone number, Wednesday, November 12, 10:19 AM
Come on. You didn't really want to go to the opera, did you. I can tell. If you really wanted to go to the opera, you would buckle down tonight and tomorrow night and Friday night and get your homework done THEN. It's okay; you're allowed not to embrace high culture.
ANSWER BACK BITCH
from a 508 phone number, Tuesday, November 11, 4:22 AM
I'm actually surprised this isn't from my best friend Alli. Well, actually, Alli is never awake at 4:22 AM. But she would totally say this to me. I wonder if this Intended Leila has a best friend just like my best friend Alli? I wonder if they are leading parallel lives to us?
from a 508 phone number, Tuesday, November 11, 4:22 AM
I'm actually surprised this isn't from my best friend Alli. Well, actually, Alli is never awake at 4:22 AM. But she would totally say this to me. I wonder if this Intended Leila has a best friend just like my best friend Alli? I wonder if they are leading parallel lives to us?
So all good where will you sleep tonight lets talk tomorrow i am tired good night
from a 510 phone number, Monday, November 10, 12:41 AM
510 has still not learned to punctuate. As reader Ali pointed out, "Never underestimate the important of punctuation."
from a 510 phone number, Monday, November 10, 12:41 AM
510 has still not learned to punctuate. As reader Ali pointed out, "Never underestimate the important of punctuation."
FWD: FWD:FWD: Fwd:Alert* Statue of liberty is coming down today! Aunt Jamima going up in her place holding a chicken leg.....
from a 562 phone number, Saturday, November 8, 11:35 PM
In the week since Barack Obama was elected President, I have received a number of racist text messages. More than I've ever received on any one topic, in fact. This one is not the worst of them. I'm actually not posting the worst ones because, while I think documenting every text I receive is valuable for providing a complete picture of what people say to their Leilas, I worry that readers will misunderstand and think that I'm condoning the ideas that I post. You have to remember that I post texts to this blog not because I think they're funny or admirable or (in this instance) despicable, but simply because they are what I receive. I've never before left text off my blog because I disagree with them-- I try to be a somewhat unbiased transcriber in that way-- but, frankly, some messages just don't deserve to be repeated.
from a 562 phone number, Saturday, November 8, 11:35 PM
In the week since Barack Obama was elected President, I have received a number of racist text messages. More than I've ever received on any one topic, in fact. This one is not the worst of them. I'm actually not posting the worst ones because, while I think documenting every text I receive is valuable for providing a complete picture of what people say to their Leilas, I worry that readers will misunderstand and think that I'm condoning the ideas that I post. You have to remember that I post texts to this blog not because I think they're funny or admirable or (in this instance) despicable, but simply because they are what I receive. I've never before left text off my blog because I disagree with them-- I try to be a somewhat unbiased transcriber in that way-- but, frankly, some messages just don't deserve to be repeated.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
carlson have you evered added a banana to brownie mix and if so did you like it?
PatTackleson
from an 865 phone number, Saturday, November 8, 10:18 PM
This sounds like an amazing recipe. I don't use brownie mixes, but maybe I should add a banana to my batter the next time I bake brownies? Have any of you readers ever tried this? What did you think? Maybe I should turn TheLeilaTexts into a recipe blog inseatd of a text message blog.
PatTackleson
from an 865 phone number, Saturday, November 8, 10:18 PM
This sounds like an amazing recipe. I don't use brownie mixes, but maybe I should add a banana to my batter the next time I bake brownies? Have any of you readers ever tried this? What did you think? Maybe I should turn TheLeilaTexts into a recipe blog inseatd of a text message blog.
So where are you packing day give me a call when you can
from a 510 phone number, Saturday, November 8, 2:45 PM
I have no witty commentary because I do not understand this text. If 510 meant to ask "Where are you packing today," then wouldn't the answer just be, "I'm packing at the place where all my stuff is"? Maybe I'm not a good enough free-association thinker.
from a 510 phone number, Saturday, November 8, 2:45 PM
I have no witty commentary because I do not understand this text. If 510 meant to ask "Where are you packing today," then wouldn't the answer just be, "I'm packing at the place where all my stuff is"? Maybe I'm not a good enough free-association thinker.
I talked to mom this am. Said her hemoglobin was low. might have to transfus. Is she okay? Did the?
from a 602 phone number, Friday, November 7, 6:29 PM
From this woman again. Our thoughts continue to go out to you and your mother. My thoughts also wonder is predictive texting knows the word "hemoglobin." I wish there were a way to upload a medical dictionary to my Samsung.
from a 602 phone number, Friday, November 7, 6:29 PM
From this woman again. Our thoughts continue to go out to you and your mother. My thoughts also wonder is predictive texting knows the word "hemoglobin." I wish there were a way to upload a medical dictionary to my Samsung.
We need to talk tonight
from a 703 phone number, Friday, November 7, 11:24 AM
Context is everything. This could be "We need to talk tonight-- I haven't heard from you in DAYS, and gosh we have so much to catch up on! omg!" Or it would be, "We need to talk tonight: our relationship is a farce." Or, "We need to talk tonight, very seriously, about your grades-- young lady, you are grounded." Context. Is. Everything.
from a 703 phone number, Friday, November 7, 11:24 AM
Context is everything. This could be "We need to talk tonight-- I haven't heard from you in DAYS, and gosh we have so much to catch up on! omg!" Or it would be, "We need to talk tonight: our relationship is a farce." Or, "We need to talk tonight, very seriously, about your grades-- young lady, you are grounded." Context. Is. Everything.
We can go grocery shopping today at like 8 if u want. i am going to walgreens for drugs.
from a 908 phone number, Thursday, November 6, 5:10 PM
I'm not entirely cleat what the second sentence means for the first one (like, we can go grocery shopping, but we won't need to buy drugs at the grocery store, since I will already have bought them at Walgreens?). I guess it doesn't really matter.
from a 908 phone number, Thursday, November 6, 5:10 PM
I'm not entirely cleat what the second sentence means for the first one (like, we can go grocery shopping, but we won't need to buy drugs at the grocery store, since I will already have bought them at Walgreens?). I guess it doesn't really matter.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Fwd: Your TRUE love or Ex will realize how much they want you & something good will happen at 9:45 tonight if you send 2 ten ppl! <3
from an 815 phone number, Wednesday, November 5, 9:57 PM
Um. I received this at least 12 minutes too late. It's too bad; it's always nice when good things happen.
Also: I'd rather my TRUE love realizes how much he wants me, rather than my Ex. That just seems like it would be far more useful. I mean, an Ex wanting you is gratifying, but not really s life-altering as finding TRUE love, am I right? Am I being a silly romantic about this?
from an 815 phone number, Wednesday, November 5, 9:57 PM
Um. I received this at least 12 minutes too late. It's too bad; it's always nice when good things happen.
Also: I'd rather my TRUE love realizes how much he wants me, rather than my Ex. That just seems like it would be far more useful. I mean, an Ex wanting you is gratifying, but not really s life-altering as finding TRUE love, am I right? Am I being a silly romantic about this?
just talked to mom. sounds good. people were there giving her pills & dinner, soft boiled egg and yogurt. said all surprised at how well she did. so glad!
from a 602 phone number, Wednesday, November 5, 7:14 PM
It's tough when your mother goes through surgery, particularly when you're not there with her. But at least 602 has his/her sister Leila to share this with, and to provide moral support. (At least, 602 would have Leila's moral support, if Leila ever saw this text message.)
from a 602 phone number, Wednesday, November 5, 7:14 PM
It's tough when your mother goes through surgery, particularly when you're not there with her. But at least 602 has his/her sister Leila to share this with, and to provide moral support. (At least, 602 would have Leila's moral support, if Leila ever saw this text message.)
FWD: FWD:FWD ATTENTION!: ALL WHITE PEOPLE MUST REPORT 2 THE COTTON FIELDS TOMORROW MORNING AT 7AM FOR ORIENTATION!= Pres. Obama
from a 516 phone number, Wednesday, November 5, 8:49 PM
This text, meanwhile, raises no such uncertainties. Definitely racist. Seriously, people? Some of you do not deserve to own cell phones. 516 is New York state, proving that there are idiots everywhere.
from a 516 phone number, Wednesday, November 5, 8:49 PM
This text, meanwhile, raises no such uncertainties. Definitely racist. Seriously, people? Some of you do not deserve to own cell phones. 516 is New York state, proving that there are idiots everywhere.
FWD: FWD: Early voting has Obama in the lead but that will change when white people get out of work.
from a 724 phone number, Tuesday, November 4, 4:42 PM
It's not clear to me whether 724 thought this was a GOOD thing or a BAD thing. Was he exhorting Leila to go out and vote for Obama because, while it seemed like he was winning at the tim, he would not be able to keep that lead for much longer? Or was 724 telling Leila not to worry; while it seemed like Obama was ahead, really, he would start to lose soon and it would all be okay? I'm inclined to think the latter, just because the phrase "when white people get out of work" might imply that 724 thinks black people don't work, they just sit around watching TV and voting all day. I don't know. Is this text racist or not?
from a 724 phone number, Tuesday, November 4, 4:42 PM
It's not clear to me whether 724 thought this was a GOOD thing or a BAD thing. Was he exhorting Leila to go out and vote for Obama because, while it seemed like he was winning at the tim, he would not be able to keep that lead for much longer? Or was 724 telling Leila not to worry; while it seemed like Obama was ahead, really, he would start to lose soon and it would all be okay? I'm inclined to think the latter, just because the phrase "when white people get out of work" might imply that 724 thinks black people don't work, they just sit around watching TV and voting all day. I don't know. Is this text racist or not?
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