Speed Bump by Dave Coverly for August 31, 2010

You young people are so funny when you try to talk like a text isn’t older than you are.

Just Make the call… If they can’t take the call… Leave a voice message. It’s quicker than typing on a tiny keyboard with two thumbs.

omg, lol, wtf. Sorry, my cat got on the keyboard.

Am I the only one old enough to get this? He’s telling the kid to check his zipper stat.

Sally - I understood it too. Our family (including sons 18 & 21) agree with Vegas Viper.

How about “attic” ??

Sally, I got the XYZ. And I’m only 21.

And believe it or not, texting is at times useful for brief message, e.g. “when do we meet” as opposed to spending 2 minutes making a voice message. Then it’s easier for the other person to simply read the message without having to answer the phone, dial into voicemail, etc. and respond at a convenient time and the other guy to read the response than playing phone tag. Of course, most people overuse it though.

If that doesn’t help to explain the use of texting, consider it this way: it’s IMing from any location without a computer. (But, again, both are very often overused).

I want a BLT ASAP! OK? LOL