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Valentine's Day Is Most Popular Texting Holiday

benq-siemens-m81%20copy.jpg Maybe it was induced by the shorthand we'd read for years off Necco Sweethearts, but according to AT&T, Valentine's Day is the most popular holiday for text messaging. From February 13th to the 14th, there's a 33% spike in texting traffic. Yes, you know what that means. The cellphone owning population is trying 33% harder to get laid than on a normal day. For a full list of officially sanctioned booty call shorthand, hit the jump. We don't recommend a single, nonsensical letter of it. No one ever made out after calling someone a QT. (But if so, let us know in the comments. We may have expensive jewelry to return).

2G2BT [Too good to be true]
4EAE [Forever and ever]
4U [For you]
AML [All my love]
D8 [Date]
FTBOMH [From the bottom of my heart]
GNSD [Good night, sweet dreams]
H2CUS [Hope to see you soon]
ILU [I love you]
IMU [I miss you]
ISLY [I still love you]
IWALU [I will always love you]
KOTC [Kiss on the cheek]
KOTL [Kiss on the lips]
MUSM [Miss you so much]
QT [Cutie]
TY [Thank you]
TOY [Thinking of you]
URH [You are hot]
UW [You're welcome]
XOXOXO [Hugs & Kisses]

10:41 AM on Tue Feb 12 2008
By Mark Wilson
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drewheyman at 10:47 AM on 02/12/08
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No one ever made out after calling someone a QT.
that may be true, but i've made out at a QT before, which is pretty trashy in the same way.
wizardofpants at 10:53 AM on 02/12/08
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haha, giz should have a valentine's day text message contest! here's my entry:
UGH: u gave herpes
Kaiser-Machead at 10:55 AM on 02/12/08
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i <3 u mr

no i <3 u mr

stfub lol i <3 u mst

wtf i <3 u mst bch

gtfo i <3 mr
impreza at 10:58 AM on 02/12/08
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I did notice right around new-years eve that cell phone service pretty much dropped out entirely. Texts took upto 2 hours for them to be received.
Im sure Valentines day will be the same.

THANKS HALLMARK!
The Lab at 11:02 AM on 02/12/08
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WFYIYH: Waiting for you inside your house

HTYS: Hotter than your sister

MFBM: My favorite baby's momma

1S2P: Shocker

TLWL4EVA, WATRSCITW: This love will last for ever, with antibiotics the rash should clear in two weeks

A?: if you loved me you'd let me...
Compact at 11:10 AM on 02/12/08
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More than New Years Eve, when you text all your friends Happy New Year???

That means people have more girlfiends than friends?

Sounds like Gizmodo fell for some PR line there...
Kaiser-Machead at 11:34 AM on 02/12/08
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SD: Sperm Donor.
babaki at 11:45 AM on 02/12/08
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idb
Curves at 11:46 AM on 02/12/08
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RO: Restraining Order
richard8a at 11:51 AM on 02/12/08
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@The Lab: Hahaha! I couldn't stop laughing, that's hilarious!
drewheyman at 11:56 AM on 02/12/08
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@Compact: sending 'happy new years' = 1 message per friend. send txts to sig other for the sex = as many messages as it takes.
Geisrud at 12:06 PM on 02/12/08
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TLWL4EVA, WATRSCITW: This love will last for ever, with antibiotics the rash should clear in two weeks

I vote this for the official Gizmodo t-shirt contest.
mtopper at 12:17 PM on 02/12/08
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this set of comments feels a little un clean
wizardofpants at 12:30 PM on 02/12/08
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@The Lab:
@Geisrud:

amen!
Earthslide at 12:32 PM on 02/12/08
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Texting is for girls and feminine dudes. period.
mtopper at 12:52 PM on 02/12/08
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@Earthslide:

but commenting, nearly anonymously, on electronic message boards is manly and testosterone emitting? give me a break
Saith17 at 12:59 PM on 02/12/08
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TITS or GTFO

Or is that just rude?
cmsjustin at 01:07 PM on 02/12/08
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We use XOXO, but that was around way before text messaging.
Earthslide at 01:13 PM on 02/12/08
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@mtopper: Uh, Yeah :)
frigg at 02:20 PM on 02/12/08
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My favorite valentine's day text:

GNM#1L, YOLZOEVAAGPMWPFMGGTIABAC!!!

(Good New my #1 lady, your oozing love zits of epidermodysplasia verruciformis are actually gestational pemphigoids meaning we're preggers fertile myrtle, gotta go to IKEA and by a crib!!!)
frigg at 02:22 PM on 02/12/08
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funny, I spelled "epidermodysplasia verruciformis" correctly but misspelled "buy." I'm an idiot! hehe.
ry_ry at 12:35 AM on 02/13/08
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Stop it with the text bullshit and pick up the phone if you're too "nervous" or whatever to talk to girls face to face.
Amiash is dyslexic at 08:30 PM on 02/13/08
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if a cryptologist sees these words?
i dont know..