While cell phones have pretty much put an end to prank calling (what do 12-year-olds do at slumber parties these days?), text messaging sometimes leads to its own kind of awesomeness. I get a lot of wrong numbers, and quite a few texts that are clearly meant to go to somebody else. While some of these depress me (I once got one just as my work shift was beginning that said, ‘Hey, sweetie – just to say I love you, and have a good day!’ and I was thrilled for a minute, until I realized it had to be a mistake), some are highly entertaining, like this one from five minutes ago:
‘Happy 4th of July Iris! Enjoy the holiday! This is FRED, long time! Remember, bar in Flushing.’
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