According to the Wall Street Journal these are popular texting terms. How many of them do you use? I use LMIRL all the time.

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This is pretty juvenile, you guys. But it's also kind of riveting to read the results. ( Via .)

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TECH BUZZ: If you get a text that begins, “I swear, I will make sure I give you HIV…” don't fret right away, it could be a Nigerian love letter! It's all about creativity when you show your love! That “HIV” text would end: “H is for Happiness and joy forever with an I: Incomparable love that will never V: Vanish until death do us part. I love you.” Unless you do actually have HIV, then the romance might be lost.

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1. How to say I Luv U in Nigeria
2. via Neatorama

Some of the latest upgrades to the Terminator just aren't really that frightening.

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1. Terminator Salvation Trailer
2. Moving Terminator Poster
3. Explosm.net

CULTURE BUZZ: “Sexting” or sending nude and erotic texts is the new popular thing to do among teens. Two Seattle high school cheerleaders were recently suspended from their squad after their sexts were passed around their high school. I guess a text like “OMG, ur soo cute!” doesn't cut it anymore. Now you have to get naked and suck on your finger to adequately flirt.

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1. Word of the Week: “Sexting”
2. Cheerleaders Tossed In Photo Scandal; Boys Left Unpunished
3. Sexting Expert: Teens Should Not Have Cameras on Cell Phones
4. ‘Sexting’ growing more common among teens

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Google Labs has added new functionality that will allow users to send text messages through Gmail’s chat feature. Just add your friends’ phone numbers, and Gmail will give you the option to text them when they show up as offline. Of course, you could always just use your phone, but this is way cooler.

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1. Gizmodo Has a Screenshot
2. Google Now Lets You Text Message from Gmail
3. Gmail Labs Adds Text-Messaging Feature

POLITICS BUZZ: Obama supporters sign up to get a text from the campaign when he picks a VP. Someone finds a way to spoof texts from the campaign. Hilarity ensues. One poor bastard thought the Obama campaign actually wrote this: “DUDE, IT’S OBAMA HERE, I CHOO CHOO CHOOSE YOU TO BE MY VP, DAWG.”

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1. Freak Out Your Friends With Fake Obama VP TXT
2. “So last night I got a text message from the number 62262”
3. HoaxMail, Cheap Text Spoofing to Any Carrier
4. Spoof a Text Through Verizon
5. Spoof a Text Through T-Mobile
6. Spoof a Text Through Sprint