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Text Messages From a Long-Distance Relationship

Linguistics is the scientific study of human language.  Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context. The earliest known activities in descriptive linguistics have been attributed to Pāṇini around 500 BCE, with his analysis of Sanskrit in Ashtadhyayi.

Day One – THEY MEET

Him: (typing into iPhone) “I’m sitting here in McDonald’s, thinking of you.”

Her: (typing into laptop, thousands of miles away) “Oh, yeah?”

Him: (typing into iPhone) “I’m thinking of that comment you made on that Huffington Post article about genetic modified foods. That was so intelligently stated. I wish others were as committed as you in wanting to save the planet.”

Her: (typing into laptop, thousands of miles away) “Why, thank you!  That is such an honor, coming from someone I respect so deeply. I love it when a man is confident enough to maintain such a well-regarded Pinterest board on kitchen utensils!”

Him:  “Where do you live again?”

Her:  “”

Him:  “Wow, that’s far away!”

Day Twenty-Six – THEY BOND

Him: (typing into iPhone) “I’m sitting here in McDonald’s, thinking of you.”

Her: (typing into laptop, thousands of miles away) “Oh, yeah?”

Him: “Why are you so far away?”

Her: “I know. I can’t stand it anymore.”

Him: “If you were here now, I would grab you, take you, and f**k you right on the table here in McDonald’s?”

Her: “Ooh, would there be fries with that?”

Him: “Absolutely. We would be f**king while I feed you fries, one at a time?”

Her: “And would there be a chocolate shake with this f**king?”

Him: “Absolutely. F**king with fries, f**king with a chocolate shake, f**king with two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun – everything!”

Her: “Ooh, that is so hot.”

Day One Hundred and One – THEY CARE

Him: (typing into iPhone) “I’m sitting here in McDonald’s, thinking of you.”

Her: (typing into laptop, thousands of miles away) “Oh, yeah? Wait a minute – why are you in McDonald’s again? Maybe you wouldn’t have to take those cholesterol pills your doctor gave you if you didn’t go to McDonald’s everyday!”

Day Two Hundred and Nineteen  – THEY MISCOMMUNICATE

Him: (typing into iPhone) “I’m sitting here in Chipotle, thinking of you.”

Her: (typing into laptop, thousands of miles away) “Oh, yeah?”

Him: “Why are you so far away?”

Her: “I know. I can’t stand it anymore.”

Him: “If you were here now, I would grab you, take you, and uh… MAKE LOVE to you right here on the table here in Chipotle. But first I would clean off the table.”

Her: “Thank you. Maybe next time, you can even bring a nice tablecloth.”

Him: “I did bring a tablecloth. 100% cotton. And I bought a candle too!”

Her: “How romantic!”

Him: “Let’s make love.”

Her: “I love when you say that.”

Him: “Make love?”

Her: “No, LOVE. I love when you say you LOVE me.”

Him: “Well, actually, I said, “MAKE LOVE,” not specifically “LOVE” as a solo word.

Her: “I love you, too. Are you asking me to marry you?”

Him: “Huh? What? Oh no, my battery is running out of my iPhone. I’ll have to speak with you later.”

Day Three Hundred and Twenty Eight – THEY ARE IN TROUBLE

Him: (typing into iPhone) “I’m sitting here in Souplantation, thinking of you.”

Her: (typing into laptop, thousands of miles away) “Oh, yeah?”

Him: “Why are you so far away?”

Her: “I know. I can’t stand it anymore.”

Him: “If you were here now, I would grab you, take you, and uh, uh… MAKE WHOOPIE with you right on the salad bar.”

Her: “Make Whoopie? What are you talking about?”

Him: “Making Whoopie? From the old Newlywed Game. Didn’t you ever see the old Newlywed Game?”

Her: “No.”

Him: “You’ve never seen the Newlywed Game?”

Her: “You’re older than me. That was before my time.”

Him: “I’m sure they show it in repeats, on the Game Show Network.”

Her: “I don’t want to watch the Newlywed Game. It sounds stupid.”

Him: “I loved that show. I used to watch it with my mother.”

Her: “Well, then maybe you should MAKE WHOOPIE with your mother.”

Him: “That’s gross.”

Her: “Besides, I probably wouldn’t even understand a show called the Newlywed Game, since apparently I’m never going to be a newlywed anytime soon.”

Him: “OK, that’s it. I’m making a decision here. No more of this long-distance thing. I’m packing up everything I own, and flying out there to live with you forever. With my mother.“

Her: “Huh? What? Oh no, my battery is running out of my iPhone. I’ll have to speak with you later.”

18 Comments

  1. Dawn

    Awesome. I hope there isn’t a texts from Cracker Barrel eating the senior special sequel.

  2. Shannon akaMonty

    **Note to self: If you see Neil and a date at McDonald’s, either leave immediately or get video camera ready.

  3. Marinka

    You had me at “Special Sauce”

  4. ozma

    Now if you offered to get her a Frostie, THAT would be hot. McDonald’s chocolate shakes aren’t so good. And the fries only taste good for 20 seconds or so. So you have to time the whole thing perfectly.

  5. Rene Foran

    Oh God, Neil…this is goes into the best of Citizen of The Month file

    *and I dedicate this to you and ( Her )
    http://nottherockefellers.blogspot.com/2013/08/pen-pal.html

    *not a shameless plug but because I genuinely fucking care

  6. V-Grrrl @ Compost Studios

    This is brilliant. One of your best.

    Also, it’s “special sauce, lettuce, CHEESE, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.”

    Did you leave out the cheese to keep the post from being too cheesy or were you concerned about your cholesterol?

  7. Stephanie

    Is it bad that I laughed all the way through to the bottom? Because I did.

  8. Roxanne

    Ah, modern romance. Hilarious, Neil.

  9. Kir

    dating is so much more fun these days …or at least it sounds that way. 😉

    this was perfect, funny, witty and alarmingly TRUE (from what I hear…)

    🙂

  10. Dawn Storey

    Really glad you moved on from McDonald’s. Er, I think…

  11. V-Grrrl @ Compost Studios

    I am 12,444 days into my relationship. #notajoke #stillcomplicated

  12. Lela

    Love. If you get married you can be like me and write some Day 6,924 banter. That shit is REAL 🙂

  13. Amy

    Ah what the fuck was that???
    And stay away from McDonald’s. That place will kill you. A slow painful death of nasty processed foods.

  14. Rainbow Motel

    It’s the distance, my friend. It skews everything. Has she ever been to New York? Of course you know where I’m going with that.

  15. Linda Roy

    This is delicious, Neil! I’m glad you didn’t end up in White Castle.

  16. GrandeMocha

    Taco Bell or pizza would do it for me. McD’s not so much.

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