Deciphering Insane Text Messages: Can PF Help?

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A user shared that their girlfriend received strange text messages on her new phone, which eventually led to phone calls from the sender who realized they had the wrong number. The messages were cryptic and appeared to mix English with Tagalog, prompting the community to help decipher them. Key phrases included greetings, inquiries about a baby, and references to an interview scheduled for April 4. The community speculated that the messages might be transliterated Filipino and provided various interpretations, suggesting that the sender was likely seeking assistance regarding the interview. The playful nature of the discussion highlighted the challenges of understanding text message shorthand and the humorous aspects of miscommunication. Ultimately, the messages were identified as a mix of Filipino and English, with a focus on the sender's need for help with their upcoming interview.
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I once got voice messages saying: "Orlando!, Orlando!" (my guess is that the woman was in sore need of a vacation) Ah and imagine that in a middle aged woman's spanish accent. :biggrin:
The annoying part was that she wasted my money, because the phone service charges me to listen to these, voice messages.
 
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"Orlando" is just Spanish for the name Roland. She was trying to reach a guy named Orlando.
 
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When I first got a cell phone I kept having people call me in Spanish...
 
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Ben Niehoff said:
"Orlando" is just Spanish for the name Roland. She was trying to reach a guy named Orlando.

Oh, it doesn't matter whether it was a person or a vacation (my joke, if you didn't get it), she would be still wasting my money by making me listen to that ridiculous voice message.
The situation is just like the above message which was in tagalog.