I don’t text myself - my thumb ain’ able with tha’
But it reminded me of a popular poem of my youth*
YYUR
YYUB
ICUR
YY4ME!
Telegraphese has not lasted as a form of written language though it produced a few memorable quotes & jokes – notably General Napier’s “Peccavi”
There was no phone service which could be used to inform my husband when he became a father for the first time. We were still in the delivery room when my mother arrived & one of her first concerns was how to word the telegram which, while considerably less than the £10 for 20 words of 1867, was still expensive enough
I suggested “You have a kettle without a spout”, based on what was supposedly the popular way to announce the birth of a son to soldiers on active duty during WWII
My mother did not even deign to reply
Secretly I was very impressed by her “Mother & daughter well”
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I love radio transmitters
* Translation:
Too wise you are
Too wise you be
I see you are
Too wise for me!
I love radio transmitters
* Translation:
Too wise you are
Too wise you be
I see you are
Too wise for me!
