Young people have their own language for texting, why shouldn’t us old folks have one as well!

Short codes are always handy when texting, and youngsters have a lot that they use all the time.

Here are some texting codes that would be really handy for us old ‘uns to use:

• ATD: At the Doctor’s
• BFF: Best Friends Funeral
• BTW: Bring the Wheelchair
• BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth
• CBM: Covered by Medicare
• CUATSC: See You at the Senior Center
• DWI: Driving While Incontinent
• FWIW: Forgot Where I Was
• GGPBL: Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low
• GHA: Got Heartburn Again
• HGBM: Had Good Bowel Movement
• LMDO: Laughing My Dentures Out
• LOL: Living on Lipitor
• OMSG: Oh My! Sorry, Gas
• TOT: Texting on Toilet
• WAITT: Who Am I Talking To?

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