Beyond Sexting: The Spectrum of Shameful Text Messaging

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For all the talk of sexting, you'd think it was the only kind of text out there. Not so! There's plenty of other ways to message, most of which come with just as much regret:

Becksting:

Texting after one too many fine imported lagers

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Sectsting:

Blasts to give your cult to-the-minute updates on Xenu's ETA

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Flexting:

A picture message that doubles as an Admit One to the gun show

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Anorexting:

Updating your friends on calorie counts and Weight Watchers points

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Hexting:

Sending bad juju via SMS

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T. Rexting:

Sending out obscure lyrics from 70s glam-rock bands

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Dexting:

Sharing your Dexter fan fiction, 160 characters at a time

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Treksting:

Spending an hour creating the perfect ASCII Vulcan salute