So last night I was sitting around with my friends...there may or may not have been a movie playing...and I got a random text from a number I didn't recognize:
"Hey you whats up"
In days of yore, when I used to use AIM, sometimes I would get messages from people I didn't know. The game then was to just make conversation until the other person provides enough inadvertent hints to reveal his/her identity. So I went for the same thing here. I text back:
"I'm crossing my legs." (I was). "How are you?"
I figured this was a strange enough reply that how the mystery texter replied to it would reveal whether or not I knew him/her well. Most people I know well would take that kind of reply in stride. The mystery texter replies:
"There a reason they need crossed. . Lol and i'm wet"
This told me a few things: first, the mystery texter does not share my commitment to proper grammar inasmuch as it is possible in a text message. No big deal, but it eliminates everyone I know who texts with proper grammar. Also, the mystery texter didn't seem to take the strangeness in stride. Further, either the mystery texter had just gotten out of the shower--an odd time to be texting me, especially without drying off first--or they got in a water fight, or...well, it's anyone's guess as to how the mystery texter got wet. But I took the wetness as a bad sign. Anyway, I decided to continue with the strangeness approach. I text back:
"Popular demand. How come you're wet?"
Thus far, the mystery texter has not yet replied. I'll give further details as they become available.
