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Embarrassing typos / texts sent to wrong recipients

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RainbowZebraWarrior · 04/04/2024 22:01

There's been threads like this in the past, and I've shared my previous faux pas, but I'm just cringing at a message I've sent to my 79 year old Mum.

She's been sleeping badly and waking up at 4 / 5am. I've just sent a text saying "Night night, hope you sleep well and don't wank too early"

I'm usually pretty good at checking my texts before I send them.

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Hahahashower · 04/04/2024 22:34

2 of my best friends are a married couple. He sent me a text meant for his wife saying 'I'm in getting in the shower, wish you were in there' he realised just after I read it and deleted it. He was absolutely mortified whereas I couldn't stop bloody laughing....he's like my brother

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RainbowZebraWarrior · 04/04/2024 22:33

I've only ever sent two texts to the wrong people in 25 years of owning a mobile phone. One was supposed to be to my Mum again, calling my ex partners Dad an ugly fucker (his Dad was horrid to me) except it went to ex partner instead. His name begins with M and was next to my Mum in my contacts.

I swiftly changed ex partners name to 'Father of my child' and haven't had any mishaps since.

My Dad, however, is short sighted and constantly sends messages which rely on autocorrect. His best one was (also to my Mum) "Hey, good deal at the market, 5 kilos of children for £20. Want me to get some?" It was supposed to be Chicken, not Children. My Mum replied "No thanks, I think that's illegal"

My poor mother. Thankfully, she has a sense of humour.

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waitingforthedrain · 04/04/2024 22:26

An entire essay written as a dental student on "The Muscles of masturbation" instead of "Mastication"

StormingNorman · 04/04/2024 22:21

Asking your MIL about her wank 😂😂😂

Not a typo but said out loud.

Trying to recall the word for an ejector seat and knew it had something to do with an evacuation…

…my bastard brain blurts out ejaculation seat.

BrieHugger · 04/04/2024 22:18

I emailed my boss’s boss and mentioned I was really busty (instead of busy).

WoodBurningStov · 04/04/2024 22:17

RainbowZebraWarrior · 04/04/2024 22:16

My Mum just texted back saying "I'm sure I won't. I think I'm past that stage of life, Rainbow"

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RainbowZebraWarrior · 04/04/2024 22:16

My Mum just texted back saying "I'm sure I won't. I think I'm past that stage of life, Rainbow"

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Octomama · 04/04/2024 22:15

I was doing the 20:4 fasting plan and sent a text that said "I've been farting all day today, I actually feel so good and have so much energy, don't know how I didn't discover this sooner!"

warmcookiedough · 04/04/2024 22:15

ChesterFoxE · 04/04/2024 22:11

Many a time my spell check has changed my sentance too:

Sorry for any incontinence caused. FML

🤣🤣

LetMeGoogleThat · 04/04/2024 22:14

Worked for a well known parenting charity, often referred to breastfeeding as beastfeeding 🤦‍♀️

hazeydays14 · 04/04/2024 22:12

I was texting a work friend about wedding guest list drama when I was planning and he responded ‘as far as I’m concerned your fat’
it was supposed to say ‘your day’.. he was absolutely mortified, sent a string of messages explaining himself.. I was absolutely howling, knew he wouldn’t have been randomly calling me fat.

ChesterFoxE · 04/04/2024 22:11

Many a time my spell check has changed my sentance too:

Sorry for any incontinence caused. FML

Littletinytarzanswingingfromanosehair · 04/04/2024 22:08

I work in recruitment and I have emailed the managers regarding hours. And I have very very nearly mistyped shift as shit on email.

"Please may I have details of the what the shits look like"
"So is it a morning shit?"