Finally, Texting for Midlifers

BFF = 'Best Friend Fell' ... WTF = 'Where's the Fudge'

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Finally, a secret cell-phone texting code for midlifers!

How could I resist?

You know how the kids have all these, WTWFI (what's the word for it) ….when you take the first letter of each word and then make a word out those letters? YKWIM (You know what I mean.)

Anyway, so the kids have this extensive cell phone Morse code for communicating using short messages called "texting." They almost never use vowels! There's an entire language we don't know.

A friend of a friend on Facebook came up with a few "texting codes" for the more mature texter and suddenly I could not stop myself from building a LLOOO (little list of our own). Here's my contribution to the mature tech saavy among us.

Use it if you want to communicate in secret code when your kids or grandkids are around. Print out this list (in big, bold type so you can read it) and stick it somewhere safe. When you get a break, let those thumbs dance across the whatchmajig!

SUPER SECRET MIDLIFE TEXTING CODES:

ATD - at the doctor

BLNA.SH – bookgroup leader napping again. stay home

BFF - best friend fell

BTW - bring the wheelchair

CYRT – can you read that?

CIBYG - can I borrow your glasses?

DIKY – do I know you?

DWHTC – didn't we have this conversation?

FWIW - forgot where I was

FWMCW – forgot where my car was

FWMKW – forgot where my keys were

GG – got gas

GGGIR – gotta go, grandkids in room

GGSM - gotta go, Streisand marathon

GHA - got heartburn again

IMO – I miss Oprah

IPWIL – I pee when I laugh

(G)KOS – (grand)kids over shoulder

MTL – movie too loud

OMG – oh my girdle

OMMR - on my massage recliner

PTW – pass the whoositz

PRNA – pharmacy run…need anything?

RML – remind me later

RMLA – remind me later, again

ROFLACGU - rolling on floor laughing and can't get up

SDA – senior discount alert

SSM – sorry, senior moment

TTFN – too tired for now

TTYL - talk to you louder

WAMG – where are my glasses

WAMK – where are my keys

WDSS - what did she say

WDYS – what did you say

WTF – where's the fudge

WTW – where's the whatchamajig

WTWFI – what's the word for it

YKWIM – you know what I mean 

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Pamela Cytrynbaum | Oct 28, 2011
Thanks!
Judy Marcus Memory Lady | Jul 18, 2011
Hi. WAMK is a familiar code. I'm Judy Marcus, Memory Lady. Where Are My Keys?, Memory Training You'll Absolutely LOVE is the name of my book and workshop. You can find out more at www.memorylady.com. Thanks for printing out the list. YKWIM - Memorably yours, Judy Marcus
Anonymous | Jul 18, 2011
Hi. WAMK is a familiar code. I'm Judy Marcus, Memory Lady. Where Are My Keys?, Memory Training You'll Absolutely LOVE is the name of my book and workshop. You can find out more at www.memorylady.com. Thanks for printing out the list. YKWIM! - Memorably your, Judy Marcus
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