We live in a sad world

[Nitemare]

WTF? complete with an obstacle course...

Winner averages 500 a day

 

[secretanchitman]

wow...and did cnn REALLY text the girl in that kind of lingo?

 

[jacc1234]

This part honestly made me LOL:

Rowe, saw her dreams of texting glory vanish in the "pressure cooker" round, where actors dressed as emoticons attempted to distract contestants tasked with texting tongue-twisters. Rowe failed to accurately text "Which wicked witch wished which more wicked witch in the well?" while a human emoticon talked trash about her sister.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

$50,000 is a nice prize

 

[AstroManLuca]

omg

 

[xanis]

Wait... 500 texts PER DAY? What the fuck?

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: PlasmaBomb
$50,000 is a nice prize

Indeed. But it should be in the form of a trust fund for college. What the hell is a 15 year old going to do with $50k? Hollister shopping spree?

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze

Originally posted by: PlasmaBomb
$50,000 is a nice prize

Indeed. But it should be in the form of a trust fund for college. What the hell is a 15 year old going to do with $50k? Hollister shopping spree?

I like this idea.

 

[meltdown75]

Only 500 texts per day?

That seems somewhat achievable...

I do everything from my blackberry now... Email, internet, texts.... so it doesn't seem like a stretch....

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[AndroidVageta]

This is just fucking stupid...damn I wish I could get 50k for FUCKING TEXTING...what a waste of money...

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: AndroidVageta
This is just fucking stupid...damn I wish I could get 50k for FUCKING TEXTING...what a waste of money...

fucking texting eh? now that's what i call multitasking!

 

[BeauJangles]

I can't wait until we can say "kthxbye" to CNN's crappy news reporting.

THIS is an interview?

Moments after her victory, Moore agreed to an exclusive text message interview with CNN.

CNN: OMG U r ltrlly the wrld's bst txter. How does it feel?

Moore: It feels the best! Im so prd of myself & it feels aswm that ive gottn so far!

CNN: How mny txts do u snd a day? A month?

Moore: Uhhh about lyk 400-500 in a day, an avrg of 12014 thousand a month?

CNN: Wht r u going to do w the 50 k?

Moore: Idk yet! Prlly spend a good amount of the $$$......but ya gotta save some 2 b smart of course!

CNN: Do u ever get in trubl in skwl 4 txting 2 much?

Moore: haah just once or 2ce, teachers hv seen it and taken it away...lol that sux when that happens tho.

CNN: What's ur crzst txting story?

Moore: Haha I actually have a scar on my hand from txtingg....i was txting on the top bunk and I sat up cuz it was a cool txt and then I hit it in the ceiling fan

CNN. Do ur thumbs hurt?

Moore: Hahah not at all! Ud b surprised they don't get stressed out.

CNN: Kthxbi.

Moore: cya!

 

[irishScott]

Well at least now she can pay the phone bill.

 

[SunnyD]

Originally posted by: irishScott
Well at least now she can pay the phone bill.

That's what I was thinking.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: BeauJangles
I can't wait until we can say "kthxbye" to CNN's crappy news reporting.

THIS is an interview?

Moments after her victory, Moore agreed to an exclusive text message interview with CNN.

CNN: OMG U r ltrlly the wrld's bst txter. How does it feel?

Moore: It feels the best! Im so prd of myself & it feels aswm that ive gottn so far!

CNN: How mny txts do u snd a day? A month?

Moore: Uhhh about lyk 400-500 in a day, an avrg of 12014 thousand a month?

CNN: Wht r u going to do w the 50 k?

Moore: Idk yet! Prlly spend a good amount of the $$$......but ya gotta save some 2 b smart of course!

CNN: Do u ever get in trubl in skwl 4 txting 2 much?

Moore: haah just once or 2ce, teachers hv seen it and taken it away...lol that sux when that happens tho.

CNN: What's ur crzst txting story?

Moore: Haha I actually have a scar on my hand from txtingg....i was txting on the top bunk and I sat up cuz it was a cool txt and then I hit it in the ceiling fan

CNN. Do ur thumbs hurt?

Moore: Hahah not at all! Ud b surprised they don't get stressed out.

CNN: Kthxbi.

Moore: cya!

I'm sorry, that part had be :laugh:, just imagining CNN actually doing that, let alone discovering that it is in fact real.

However, it doesn't really upset me, considering the girl is 15, seems almost appropriate for an interview. CNN otherwise does a great job with reporting and interviews, I think having a freebie fun throwaway article/interview is harmless.
However, I'm more surprised CNN was somehow able to even text with that lingo. Must have hired one of the losing contestants to help them.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: SunnyD

Originally posted by: irishScott
Well at least now she can pay the phone bill.

That's what I was thinking.

Well, they do have an unlimited texting plan. However, the environmentalists should be outraged - the mom said the recent bill's texting section stretched over 290ish pages. Should go paperless.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

My daughter could have beat her.

last months sent/recieved was 16,696.

 

[KoolDrew]

As ridiculous as it is, I think you'd be surprised how much a lot of people actually text. My ex is on my cell phone plan until the contract ends and just last month she sent a little over 10,000. Mine came to 150.