How many text messages do you send in an average day? / LJWorld.com

Asked at Massachusetts Street on May 23, 2011

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“Probably 15 or 20.”

— Sarah Smith, nursing major, Lawrence

“Twenty-five a day.”

— Adam Smith, high school senior, Lawrence

“I’d say 50.”

— Yuto Otaguro, high school senior, Lawrence

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Alceste 2 years, 10 months ago

"text chat" is so Windows 95 it isn't funny.....

TheStonesSuck 2 years, 11 months ago

Hey, Sarah... "IIII waannnnnaa texxxt yoooouuu uup"

The_Original_Bob 2 years, 11 months ago

"http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/m...

for tonights line up" Pinko Commie

Eek!

/If I lived in red dirt hell. //I'm just heading to The Compound for the week.

autie 2 years, 11 months ago

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md0896.html

for tonights line up

gutenberg 2 years, 11 months ago

I'm on average with the first couple of comments, 11001 (binary) texts per day.

Multidisciplinary 2 years, 11 months ago

Did you feel that? With our posts and ljw, the lowered production level in Lawrence created a jolt in the force.

Kontum1972 2 years, 11 months ago

none

prospector 2 years, 11 months ago

Eek!

The_Original_Bob 2 years, 11 months ago

Multi -

It takes a lot to make me laugh at loud at possibly fake stuff on the internet, but this site cracks me up

http://damnyouautocorrect.com/

Real? Fake? Who cares? It is the comedy that counts.

Multidisciplinary 2 years, 11 months ago

To read while we're waiting on TOB to dampen and block his too tight helmet over something larger than a softball this time: http://www.someecards.com/2011/04/06/the-best-obnoxious-responses-to-misspellings-on-facebook

The_Original_Bob 2 years, 11 months ago

I usually don't apologize for misspellings and bad grammar, but jeez. Sorry.

Anyhow, SPC says the same thing (Gotta beware those tv forecasters... it is sweeps month.)

From the SPC… …TORNADIC OUTBREAK POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS TUESDAY. AN UPGRADE TO HIGH RISK MAY BE WARRANTED AS SITUATION BECOMES MORE CERTAIN ..

The_Original_Bob 2 years, 11 months ago

Prospector -

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html

Lezak excepts some part of that moderate area to be in a "high" risk bad storms tomorrow. That is extremely rare. It is also somewhat rare to have a "moderate" risk the day before a storm. KU Weatherman would have a better handle on the historical aspects of SPC forecasts.

dogsandcats 2 years, 11 months ago

5-10 per day, mostly when I'm driving.

prospector 2 years, 11 months ago

"Oh, my. Best be getting out your bike helmets for tomorrow." Bob

Is this weather or rapture related?

It will storm only if I plan a fishing trip.

BABBOY 2 years, 11 months ago

Texts?

Probably none.

But, I send a bunch of emails to smart phones which are pretty much the same thing only better.

The_Original_Bob 2 years, 11 months ago

Oh, my. Best be getting out your bike helmets for tomorrow.

grammaddy 2 years, 11 months ago

zip,zero,nada. Don't own a cell phone. I'm sticking with my trusty land line as long as I can. I never felt the need to be that accessible to anyone. No call-waiting or any of that junk either. Just a phone.

mightyquin 2 years, 11 months ago

I send maybe 1 or 2 per day but my teenage daughter averages 12k to 13k a month. Thank goodness for unlimited texting plans

RoeDapple 2 years, 11 months ago

Anybody know where I can get a Walkman that plays Edison recordings?

prospector 2 years, 11 months ago

Whitney, that is 1-2 more than I did in the last decade.

I still have a VCR blinking 12:00.

FlintlockRifle 2 years, 11 months ago

Zilch, my little flip phone is just a go phone, blue in color-------

FlintlockRifle 2 years, 11 months ago

Zilch, my little flip phone is just a go phone, blue in color-------

somedude20 2 years, 11 months ago

I do a lot of sexting so much that my thumbs have calluses

wmathews 2 years, 11 months ago

Let's just say I have an unlimited texting plan, and that's a good thing for my wallet.

The_Original_Bob 2 years, 11 months ago

Zero. I have maybe sent 10 texts in my entire life and those were just for drug deals for Hollis.

g_rock 2 years, 11 months ago

I'd text more if the somewhat boyfriend could learn how to text. But he will take random pictures of stuff in lieu of texting. Or he can do some sort of auto reply lines from a menu on his phone if I text him. I guess I need a more tech savvy boy.

2002 2 years, 11 months ago

Texting has a communication value. I don't quite understand the reluctance to embrace it. Maybe it is the growth of the hermit population.

RoeDapple 2 years, 11 months ago

"Sober... one or two. Drunk... I'll text until I pass out."

Posting on ljwonline is the closest I get to textin. . . . .

(post/text # 8064)

Chris Ogle 2 years, 11 months ago

Sounds interesting..... but, what is texting?

thebcman 2 years, 11 months ago

texting is so 2010. these days i actually talk to people in person. it's a groovy kind of world.

CWGOKU 2 years, 11 months ago

Sober... one or two. Drunk... I'll text until I pass out.

K_Verses_The_World 2 years, 11 months ago

Got the message this morning, the one that was sent to me About the madness of becoming what one was never meant to be.

prospector 2 years, 11 months ago

For security, I only use trusted couriers so the exact location of the compound is not compromised. They may be on the list but you got to trust someone.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 2 years, 11 months ago

autie, You make it sound like you are on some kind of list.

prospector 2 years, 11 months ago

Less than Whitney's mom.

autie 2 years, 11 months ago

My actual number is closer to .6, so not often. But that can be sketchy at times.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 2 years, 11 months ago

eleventy-seven, sometimes more depending on twitter.

autie 2 years, 11 months ago

much less than six hundred

LadyJ 2 years, 11 months ago

I'll have people ask me why I didn't answer their text and are shocked when I tell them I don't have it enabled on my phone. At least I can never be accused of texting and driving.

RoeDapple 2 years, 11 months ago

I average three words per text. For a total of five texts in this life. My thumbs are as big around as a ball bat and I can pick up 2 basketballs at the same time with these huge hands. I was not made for texting. On the plus side, you know what they say, . . . "Big hands . . . . Big feet!"