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16 Hilarious Wrong Number Texts
These are too funny! My favorite has to be number 9 - what about yours?
Ryan Aliapoulios
09.26.17

Have you ever gotten called by a wrong number?

Though these are getting rarer and rarer lately, we’ve likely all experienced this. It’s usually very short, with a quick and confused exchange before the person calling gets off the line. And we generally don’t remember it. For all the discussion of texting vs. calling, texting definitely wins out for those who cherish a good, awkward wrong number. This way, there’s evidence—and definitely a lot of room to play around.

Here are 15 great examples of when texting goes wrong.

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Craigslist posts are notorious for leading people to the wrong places. Apparently a lot of people really need a cow.

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Playing along with a wrong text can also provide some laughs, though in this case it’s all in service of a big punchline.

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Sometimes it’s a wrong text and you know who you sent it to. In this case, it’s her boss. So much for keeping up the appearance of professionalism, huh?

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And hey, sometimes the strangers you text can even help you with the interior design!

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Sometimes, wrong texts are just downright terrifying.

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All’s well that ends well, I guess. Still, the end of this one is just a little bit confusing.

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“lol,” Pete? Really? We know that you were caught a little off guard but try to show just a little respect, man.

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Ah, young love. But seriously, this guy is a sweetheart for playing along on this one.

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This one is a favorite! It just goes to show: it doesn’t cost you anything to be nice and supportive.

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Guys, when are we going to learn that we can’t always trust the numbers that we get at the bar?

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Again, not the right number but a pretty nice exchange all the same!

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One minute you’re looking for a used car, the next minute you’re being textually harassed.

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Well done, fellas. Here’s hoping this potential romance actually happens!

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No date, but having someone to share your pain with is at least kind of a consolation prize, right?

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Oh no. Where do you even start with this one? I guess we’ve all been there—sometimes you start off trying to explain yourself and up digging the hole deeper and deeper.

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Wait… what? Just what exactly did you do last night, Peyton? We are really going to need some definitive answers on this one.

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