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  • 23-06-2014 2:28pm
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    alfa beta
    Registered Users Posts: 763 ✭✭✭


    I'm a stay-at-home dad with an eight year old boy.

    He's got a bunch of eight year old friends.

    One of said friends arrived out of the blue at our house the other day and I wasn't sure if he'd told his mum he was coming or not - so I texted her.

    Unfortunately I mis-typed 'here' as 'hete' and my phone helpfully decided to turn this into 'heterosexual' - and of course I sent the text without checking (doh!!!)

    'Hi Anne - just letting you know that your son is heterosexual - wasn't sure if you were aware. cheers, jk.'

    Poor woman, what must she have thought when she got that!?!?!?


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    Fat Christy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Fat Christy


    alfa beta wrote: »
    I'm a stay-at-home dad with an eight year old boy.

    He's got a bunch of eight year old friends.

    One of said friends arrived out of the blue at our house the other day and I wasn't sure if he'd told his mum he was coming or not - so I texted her.

    Unfortunately I mis-typed 'here' as 'hete' and my phone helpfully decided to turn this into 'heterosexual' - and of course I sent the text without checking (doh!!!)

    'Hi Anne - just letting you know that your son is heterosexual - wasn't sure if you were aware. cheers, jk.'

    Poor woman, what must she have thought when she got that!?!?!?

    Scarleh for ya.


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    Banjo String
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,380 ✭✭✭✭Banjo String


    Yeah goddam predictive text, I'm Fed up with your shirt.:mad:


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    coffee_cake
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    Hm
    *types hete*

    Turns into heute for me.

    That's pretty funny though OP


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    The Backwards Man
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    Purple dunt take enough care when tipping.


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    Fat Christy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Fat Christy


    At least you didn't tell her you love her. I am so used to saying 'I love you' to my OH when I'm hanging up that I accidentally said it to one of our contractors and a customer. So embarrassing!!


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    Grolschevik
    Registered Users Posts: 3,472 ✭✭✭Grolschevik


    bluewolf wrote: »
    Hm
    *types hete*

    Turns into heute for me.

    That's pretty funny though OP

    "Hetero" for me.


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    fussyonion
    Registered Users Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭fussyonion


    My friend texted his mother to say "Thanks for doing my washing, I love the smell of clean sh*ts"..................he meant "shirts".


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    alfa beta
    Registered Users Posts: 763 ✭✭✭alfa beta


    bluewolf wrote: »
    Hm
    *types hete*

    Turns into heute for me.

    That's pretty funny though OP

    guess phones work differently - mines a samsung galaxy ace and unfortunately it most definitely turns 'hete' into heterosexual' - something which i can (to my own embarrassment) vouch for!


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    Donkey Oaty
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    Did you ask him when he wants to go homo?


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    coffee_cake
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    alfa beta wrote: »
    guess phones work differently - mines a samsung galaxy ace and unfortunately it most definitely turns 'hete' into heterosexual' - something which i can (to my own embarrassment) vouch for!

    I have a german language pack on the phone so it's natural enough it would pick that as it's closer. CBA disabling it to try this out :p

    I'd say swiftkey has learned some pure gibberish from my typing patterns, some absolute nonsense gets typed into whatsapp when I'm tired!


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    recyclops
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    at the fa cup in lansdowne a few years ago

    my mate text to ask how the game went my reply was

    " awful, 90 mins 30 mins extra time and 4 penis and rovers still couldnt score " :eek::eek::eek::eek:


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    The Backwards Man
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    I am here
    Her I am
    Who is here
    They are all her
    Here is the news
    It's hit in here

    My phone rocks.


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    Alf. A. Male
    Closed Accounts Posts: 740 ✭✭✭Alf. A. Male


    I have a close female friend who works nearby. When I meet her for a pint I've always just texted "Are you busy this evening?". In quick succession lately I have sent "Are you busty this evening?" and "Are you bushy this evening?". She thankfully understood. Not sure she was too impressed when I then texted to see if she was in town one night and sent "Ate you out later?".


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    Knex*
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    fussyonion wrote: »
    My friend texted his mother to say "Thanks for doing my washing, I love the smell of clean sh*ts"..................he meant "shirts".

    Good job the asterisk was there, could have gotten ugly.


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    alfa beta wrote: »
    'Hi Anne - just letting you know that your son is heterosexual - wasn't sure if you were aware. cheers, jk.'

    Poor woman, what must she have thought when she got that!?!?!?
    She probably went "Phew, I thought he had the ghey.. Glad that was cleared up!"


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    Knex*
    Registered Users Posts: 22,477 ✭✭✭✭Knex*


    biko wrote: »
    She probably went "Phew, I thought he had the ghey.. Glad that was cleared up!"

    I'd say she was more worried as to how he found that out.


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    Alf. A. Male
    Closed Accounts Posts: 740 ✭✭✭Alf. A. Male


    Knex. wrote: »
    I'd say she was more worried as to how he found that out.

    By asking this....
    Donkey Oaty wrote: »
    Did you ask him when he wants to go homo?


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    --LOS--
    Registered Users Posts: 11,028 ✭✭✭✭--LOS--


    When I got knocked off my bike, first reaction was to let the OH know I was gona be late

    "Hi, gona be a bit late, got knocked down"

    "jeezuz christ are you ok, where are you"

    "I'm ok ye, just did dude shouting at me"

    *this*

    stupid sexy phone >.<


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    Son Of A Vidic
    Registered Users Posts: 32,370 ✭✭✭✭Son Of A Vidic


    alfa beta wrote: »
    'Hi Anne - just letting you know that your son is heterosexual - wasn't sure if you were aware. cheers, jk.'

    Thanks OP, not only did I nearly choke while reading that, but now I have a coffee covered monitor.


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    biko
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    Little 8yo Seamus came in to the kitchen in Dublin one morning and declared to his father
    "I want to marry Sam next door. He is my best friend and we have decided to marry."
    Seamus' father says "Son, you can't marry Sam. It's against everything that's holy."
    Seamus say "But why dad, we are best friends"



    "Because he's a protestant..."


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    Fat Christy
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    Alf. A. Male wrote: »
    By asking this....

    I think it's more to do with the OP declaring yer wans son a heterosexual.

    'I had a look into it, yep, he's definitely a heterosexual. :P'


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    #23
    Reoil
    Registered Users Posts: 1,126 ✭✭✭Reoil


    My phone thinks I want to say "ducking" quite a lot.


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    LynnGrace
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,347 ✭✭✭LynnGrace


    alfa beta wrote: »
    I'm a stay-at-home dad with an eight year old boy.

    He's got a bunch of eight year old friends.

    One of said friends arrived out of the blue at our house the other day and I wasn't sure if he'd told his mum he was coming or not - so I texted her.

    Unfortunately I mis-typed 'here' as 'hete' and my phone helpfully decided to turn this into 'heterosexual' - and of course I sent the text without checking (doh!!!)

    'Hi Anne - just letting you know that your son is heterosexual - wasn't sure if you were aware. cheers, jk.'

    Poor woman, what must she have thought when she got that!?!?!?
    This is brilliant!
    Please tell us what her reaction was.


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    Blitzkrieger
    Registered Users Posts: 6,661 ✭✭✭Blitzkrieger


    Auto correct fails can be priceless. One of the lads once got a text off his dad asking if he wanted him to pick up a bag of co*k on the way home. He only mentioned it because he replied "yes" without thinking to point out the mistake. :D


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    alfa beta
    Registered Users Posts: 763 ✭✭✭alfa beta


    LynnGrace wrote: »
    This is brilliant!
    Please tell us what her reaction was.

    I spotted what I'd sent just after i'd sent it. So I immediately rang her and told her to ignore the text she just got!!! She was in stitches (thankfully) when I explained what had happened......though i'd say if i hadn't rung her she mightn't have seen the funny side quite so quickly!


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    Jonny Blaze
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    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Purple dunt take enough care when tipping.

    It's not just a place in China you know!


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    YellowFeather
    Registered Users Posts: 2,294 ✭✭✭YellowFeather


    OP - that's brilliant. My Samsung use to go out of its way to avoid saying 'sexy' and would come up with some weird and wonderful interpretations. My (stupid) iPhone now turns random words into 'sexy'. Even I'm confused about what I'm saying these days!! :pac:

    Best I heard recently was walking behind some guy who was explaining how his new phone predicted what he wanted to say next:

    "Every time I type in the word 'well', it suggests 'ya big bollocks'".

    And he caught me creasing up laughing too. :D


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    PizzamanIRL
    Registered Users Posts: 5,148 ✭✭✭PizzamanIRL


    alfa beta wrote: »
    'Hi Anne - just letting you know that your son is heterosexual - wasn't sure if you were aware. cheers, jk.'

    Poor woman, what must she have thought when she got that!?!?!?

    If she's down with the kids, she'll think you were just kidding when you signed it off with jk.


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    then again you could have told her that her son was home


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