really REALLY Off topic...text messages

Gunnar

I should have said kept up with the forum on my cell via the internet.

stike

ah, but see, stump, you can "take" a dump while simultaneously leaving one behind. how?

well, you also 'take' a break. a break is a period of time where you rest from something. you 'take' a nap, you can 'take' a minute (to do something), you can even 'take' dinner...

a 'dump' is also the period of time where you, well, you know, dump, as well as the dump itself.

so, while taking a dump, you leave a dump.

words am fun.

for right or wrong, popular useage almost always trumps the grammatical rule. i'm gonna go take a ....

Semolina Pilchard

I saw an interview with an E.R. doc from Chicago who said he sees several cases a week of people who are getting injured from crashing into things and walking into traffic while texting. Some cities are planning on putting pads on utility poles. Taxpayer money will be spent to protect these Einsteins. When did we get so soft?

Egg-on-Medford

You beat me to it. My son broke up with some girl via text. He used over 5000 text messages one month (in and out). We, naturally, had to get the family unlimited plan.

Half the time, I could just call and talk to someone I'm texting with. Seems dumb.