I made a new local friend a
few weeks ago. Somehow, it seems I’ve become sort of a big sister to him after
only meeting in person to write together twice. It’s rather cool and flattering.
We’ve talked about getting
together with my husband and his father, which I think
would be fun. Meanwhile, he shares all sorts of personal stuff in private
messages, almost stream of consciousness confessions and real life updates
while being very well composed.
Today I received one that
advised me to delete it. He repeated this sentiment more than once. Of course I
had to keep reading.
And his less than sober words
cracked me up. Sorry, but I must spare you the details, which are not family
friendly. So here’s an unrelated image that is family friendly and adorable in case you
feel I’ve wasted your time. ~grin~ Who doesn’t appreciate kittens and cute
boys?
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| Meet Kyros and His Kitten Botox (image from 2008, of a self promoting male) |
But as for the clueless part
of my title, I had to look up a shorthand code: NVM. Turns out it means never mind,
which I would never have guessed in a million years. Thank heaven for search
engines.
Do you know all the various English language text
message abbreviations?
No, I'm old and clueless most of the time. I'm good with that.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to have a fun friend that makes you laugh.
Have a fabulous day. Be well my dear. ♥
I bet you're less clueless than you think. ~nods~ Have a blessed day!
ReplyDeleteI miss many of the abbreviations, but I did know NVM. I guess it means I'm old because I write out my texts and use punctuation.
ReplyDeleteMe, too!
DeleteThere are some strange abbreviations here in the South!
ReplyDeleteInteresting!
DeleteCute photo. All I know is MOL means meowing out loud :)
ReplyDeletelol
DeleteNearly 100% of my texts are from and to my adult children, and very rarely do they use text abbreviations. Maybe a OMG once in a while from the younger (20s)ones. If they want to say they are laughing they use the emoji of a laughing face, not LOL. We even put in apostrophes in our texts! It's part of my being a grammar freak when they were home schooled.
ReplyDeleteHurray for grammar freaks!
DeleteOk so how old is this young man? He's cute for sure, but looks like a baby.
ReplyDeleteThat was my question too. I guess it's why his father would be included in getting together. Darla, watch out for the sharing of "personal stuff in private messages" with minors. You're smart, we know that, but I can't help but be reminded of what's "out there" and how sometimes our cyber use comes back to bite us big time. Be careful.
DeleteNo worries, my dears. This picture is a ten year old image of someone entirely different promoting himself. That's not my friend. My friend is in no way a minor.
DeleteNVM - never heard of it either. I find that there's a lot of abbreviations people use on social media that I'm completely clueless about.
ReplyDeleteMe, too! Be well, my dear.
DeleteA friend is a friend. I have friends of all ages. As for abbreviations, I wrote a column about this for a magazine I contribute to. I mentioned that one of my Twitter follower's profile included a plea to potential followers, NRWNJ. I had to look it up and found out it meant No Right Wing Nut Jobs! I liked that!
ReplyDeleteAround My Kitchen Table
That's Purrfect
I would have had to look that one up, too! Thank you for sharing. As it happens, this friend is maybe a decade or so younger. I'm not exactly sure. He considers me and another lady friend as muses.
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