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July 17

Full meaning of a cryptic SMS

I have got an SMS from my friend that i am presenting here verbatim within quotes quotes are not part of sms", ,,,,,,x v" i searched the net if this has any meaning but couldn't find one do you have any idea 45.120.16.206 (talk) 14:29, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

• It means your friend accidentally typed some random text before hitting send. --Jayron32 16:52, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

I'm not familiar with the operation of smartphones, but when repeating characters are sent it usually means that some object is pressing down on one of the keys. I note that the entire text is made up of characters from the bottom line of the keyboard. As to why your friend sent this, someone once sent me a voicemail which consisted of a message followed by a very long pause followed by a highly compromising conversation which the sender was obviously unaware had been picked up - the electronic equivalent of putting letters in the wrong envelopes. 2A00:23C0:7F02:C01:9DCF:5631:446B:F686 (talk) 09:55, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

In other words, you've been butt dialed. (Apparently, our butts, no longer having the patience for a live conversation, have now moved on to texting.) StuRat (talk) 15:39, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Identify an American Acura

Is it possible to identify the model of car from the small portion I pictured here? I was only concentrating on the combination of damage and funny inscription, and I didn't think to photograph or write down anything about the model. Nyttend (talk) 22:50, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

By the rims, a 2013-2015 Acura ILX. Of 19 (talk) 23:31, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

No, it's a dead ringer for a 2010 Acura TSX. Look at the bumper profile and the rims, this is almost identical to the main picture we have at that article. --Jayron32 02:13, 19 July 2017 (UTC)