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11-17-2013, 06:21 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Central, Pennsylvania
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Texting 101 for seniors...
Young people have theirs, now Seniors have their own texting codes:
* ATD - At the Doctor's
* BFF - Best Friends Funeral
* BTW- Bring the Wheelchair
* BYOT - Bring Your Own Teeth
* CBM- Covered by Medicare
* CUATSC- See You at the Senior Center
* DWI- Driving While Incontinent
* FWIW - Forgot Where I Was
* GGPBL- Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low
* GHA - Got Heartburn Again
* HGBM - Had Good Bowel Movement
* LMDO- Laughing My Dentures Out
* LOL- Living on Lipitor
* OMSG - Oh My! Sorry, Gas
* TOT- Texting on Toilet
* WAITT - Who Am I Talking To?
* GGLKI - GOTTA GO LAXATIVE KICKING IN!
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Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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11-18-2013, 10:12 AM
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DBDA - Dang battery's dead again
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11-18-2013, 10:21 AM
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Location: Calgary, Alberta
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MYBBAS - Many years before being a senior (only 56)
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“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln
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11-18-2013, 10:49 AM
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Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
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Don't be so hard on yourself Jim. We think of you as a senior!!!!
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11-18-2013, 10:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by J Mac
Don't be so hard on yourself Jim. We think of you as a senior!!!!
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HEY!!!! I resemble that remark.
My mom was on the phone first thing in the day on my 55th birthday, I am sure grinning ear to ear, while she invited me to move into her neighbourhood, which as you might guess is a 55+ one.
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2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
2009 Escape 19 (previous)
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln
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11-25-2013, 08:22 PM
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Senior Member
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I first got learned on texting with an Underwood.
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11-25-2013, 08:30 PM
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Location: Central, Pennsylvania
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I still have my Royal…….
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Jim
Sometime life gets in the way of living.......
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11-25-2013, 08:37 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
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Had a choice of Latin or Typing in grade 11.
Took typing. Best choice I ever made.
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
- Bertolt Brecht
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11-25-2013, 08:43 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Yeah, but did any of you typists learn to type with your thumbs only? I remember learning to "type" with my pointer fingers! If I was to follow that... I'd be stabbing a cell phone... hahahahhahahah
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11-25-2013, 08:46 PM
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"Took typing. Best choice I ever made."
Roger that. Mrs Shearer gave me a D+ (she was a hard-nosed Pro) but I learned where all the keys were.
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11-25-2013, 08:52 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Highland Park, New Jersey
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I still don't text with my thumbs. Maybe that will make it easier. It's the only way my two youngest communicate. Dialing the phone is so twentieth century.
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11-25-2013, 09:14 PM
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Typical text message:
"Do you want Chinese food or pizza"?
"Yes. LOL"
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
- Bertolt Brecht
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11-25-2013, 09:15 PM
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Also, while they do make the occasional phone call they absolutely do not listen to voice mail messages.
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11-25-2013, 09:16 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
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My daughter's voice mail message turns to text on her phone... otherwise, she'll miss out on Thanksgiving dinner... ROFL.
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11-25-2013, 10:22 PM
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Member
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Location: Vancouver, BC, British Columbia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ruthe
Also, while they do make the occasional phone call they absolutely do not listen to voice mail messages.
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I thought it was only my adult son that does not listen to his voice mail! What a relief.
When I took typing many moons ago, there were only a few guys in a class room of girls. The teacher liked having us so it was fun. Little did I realize how useful it was to become when the computer came along.
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11-26-2013, 07:44 AM
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Senior Member
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The summer after fourth grade, I was bored and my mother handed me a typing book and told me to learn to type. It was my only marketable skill when I graduated from college.
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11-26-2013, 07:57 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gbaglo
Had a choice of Latin or Typing in grade 11.
Took typing. Best choice I ever made.
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My mom taught me to type before taking Typing 10. Typing and Shop tied for my two highest marks in high school. : I am glad though, as I can still type fast and proper.
It has been proven through many discussions with friends. If you text your daughter, expect a reply almost instantly. Text your son, and only if it something to his benefit will you get a text back at all.
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“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln
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11-26-2013, 08:47 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Bennett
...It has been proven through many discussions with friends. If you text your daughter, expect a reply almost instantly. Text your son, and only if it something to his benefit will you get a text back at all.
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My experience exactly Jim.
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"It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it." - 1907, Maurice Switzer
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