UR L8er thn U thnk
Jennifer Guevin posts the news about a competition staged by an Australian museum, pitting a 93-year-old Morse code specialist against teenage text messagers:
Thnk ur gr8 @ txt msgng? You may think you're saving time cutting out all those pesky vowels when sending text messages to your buddies, but Gordon Hill, a 93-year-old Morse code specialist, just might prove you wrong....A sentence was chosen at random from a teen magazine, and both contestants had to transmit the message as quickly as possible.
The results might have some reconsidering the value of doing things the old way. Hill transmitted the complete message in 90 seconds, while Devlin used texting shorthand and finished sending her abbreviated message a full 18 seconds later. Hill then handedly defeated three other young foes armed with their mobile phones.
And what was the all-important message that was sent? "Hey, girlfriend, you can text all your best pals to tell them where you are going and what you are wearing." That's enough to make anyone wish they could go back to pre-texting days.
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Paul Hrissikopoulos at May 7, 2005 12:43 PM
THAT was hilarious!
Amy Alkon at May 7, 2005 1:57 PM
I hate text messaging with all my heart and soul.
Lena-doodle-doo at May 7, 2005 5:54 PM
Leno did the text vs. Morse last friday night. it was great. See it here-
http://www.admit-one.net/index.php?p=903
kf6hqc at May 16, 2005 7:05 PM
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