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SMS SOS: Text-Messaging's All-Time Most Stupid Moments

by Tom Conlon on June 25, 2009 at 01:59 PM

SMS communiqués are limited to a mere 160 characters, yet their destructive power is limitless. Elected officials, bad drivers, clueless criminals, and hapless celebrities all illustrate the havoc that a few fumbling thumbstrokes can wreak. To celebrate the sad sacks whose lives have been altered forever by such technological mishaps, Switched proudly presents our first inductees into the text-messaging Hall of Shame.

Tags: features, sms, sos, texting, top

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heidiJun 25th 2009 2:20PM

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What an idiot, time to go to jail

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what?????Jun 25th 2009 3:12PM

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When my teenage daughter first got her cell phone, she txt one of her friends that she wanted to breakup with her boyfriend because she didn't like him like that. She accidently sent the txt to the boy.

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THERMONJun 25th 2009 3:37PM

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You must supervise your childrens usage on cell phone, block texting from them. Monitor their phone privilages, check the billing each month. Limit there time on the cell phone. It's just common sense!

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tmztweetybirdJun 25th 2009 5:34PM

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thats very stupid cuz then wat will they have to do

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dcnqueen17Jul 25th 2009 5:09PM

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Who are you to talk. You can't even use the right grammar in a sentence. It would be their not there. Teenagers need a better life than just with THEIR parents.

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sdubzJun 25th 2009 6:11PM

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its just being overbearingly protective. my parents raised me like that, and by 16 i ended up being a heroin addict. you need to let kids have, what i like to call.. supervised freedom. i now have kids of my own, and am raising them MUCH on the opposite.

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sorcow04Jun 25th 2009 6:21PM

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Limit there time on the cell phone..The comment goes against child abuse,thus where we go wrong ,talk to them there will understand rather limiting them of which if they get the chance ,danger reflects

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jenJun 25th 2009 7:38PM

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blocking texting altogerther is a bit drastic.... and what will that do? and no, it isn't "common sense" to become a cell phone nazi. you sound like the type of parent who would give your kids a ten P.M. bedtime for their entire summer vacation.

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remanenceofthedeadJun 28th 2009 1:24PM

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Well, if you trust your children you shouldn't have to do that. You don't want to shield them. I know when I was young, my parents did none of that, they trusted me and I never did anything bad with my phone and anything bad that I happened to come across I handled well because my parents gave me the tools I need to handle adult situations. Maybe young children, yes, but for teenagers and young adults you have to let it go because they're just going to do what they want anyway better to give them the tools they need to handle it rather then leave them hanging to fend for themselves.

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chrsdeancJun 25th 2009 3:44PM

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What a maroon!

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VicJun 25th 2009 7:03PM

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IT IS SPELLED MORON, MAROON IS A COLOR.

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CarlaJun 28th 2009 8:26AM

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Are you referring to yourself?

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crystalangel7266Jun 28th 2009 12:11PM

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Actually Vic, you must not have ever watched cartoons. Bugs Bunny used to say "What a maroon" all the time.

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TjJun 25th 2009 3:51PM

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Thermon, RIGHT ON!!! Thank you for your comment! It is refreshing to see that proper parenting and common sense have not been completely lost in the endless sea of "politically correctness" and other stupidity. Have a GREAT day and keep up the good work!!

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KatieJun 25th 2009 7:17PM

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Do you know that your kids probably hate you. I know that I would. Thats just too strict for kids. Your probably bitched about to your kid's friends, or are they not allowed to have friends too?

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hobowhitesideJun 25th 2009 4:11PM

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thermon u fail

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SweetPezsJun 25th 2009 4:25PM

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Why is anyone surprised that this ADDICT, sent this to the wrong address?She was more likely HIGH as a kite, when she sent it. Well, now, in jail, or possibly prison, she MIGHT get the help she needs. Let's hope and pray she does. KT

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sdubzJul 8th 2009 3:54PM

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no, she wont. and its just oxycontin. big whoop. and i'm sure the only reason she does it is because she probably gets drug tested for the less dangerous drugs, where as oxycontin is pretty expensive to find. LOOK IT UP. my point being, if marijuana were just legalized, none of this would have happened. .. maybe.

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Jerry BrownJun 25th 2009 4:44PM

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Sad thing is with all of this new technology comes responsibility. It is a great communication device, I have had my share of 800 dollar texting bills (forgot I was on a limited texting plan) and serves me right. Responsibility would of said; don't text so much slow down and really do I need to stop working to discuss that? Hours are lost daily for every employee as I see each person in my store using a cell phone to text on the clock (I am a manager at a retail store). I do not stop them since I know it is useless and I feel they make up in extra effort in their position. Aside from that my friend bought a blackberry for his daughter because her friend has an I-Phone. We are talking 10 year olds here. Reality check, does anyone under 18 NEED a cell phone? There are younger kids then that sporting the new phones I can't afford. I remember the old day when if you did not answer the phone, you were not home. Life moved on, the kids were finding a way to let you know they were safe. Mr. Responsibility is knocking or should I say texting… "Hello just because everyone has a cell phone, is mature enough; together enough; stable enough; or just plain smart enough, should they be aloud to use one."

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dcnqueen17Jun 28th 2009 3:04AM

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Do you realize how much the kidnapping and killing rate has gone up since you were a little kid. READ THE NEWS!!

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