We’ve all received our fair share of weird messages. Maybe it was a neighbor asking to “borrow” something totally unexpected, or a completely out-of-the-blue drunk text from an ex. But every now and then, you get a message so bizarre, so out there, that the only logical thing to do is share it with the internet.
Today, Pandas, we’ve rounded up some of the strangest, funniest, and most confusing texts people have ever received. So sit back, scroll on, and enjoy this wild collection of unexpected digital chaos!
#1 Opening Gone Unexpected
#2 My Ex Texted Me After I Found Out He Cheated
#3 I Don’t Think She’s Gonna Respond Anymore
Text messaging has come a long way from its early days. Believe it or not, the first-ever text message was sent way back in 1992 when engineer Neil Papworth sent a simple “Merry Christmas” over the Vodafone network.
Back then, no one could have predicted that tiny text bubbles on our screens would go on to change the way we communicate forever.
#4 Tinder Goth Girl
#5 Is This Your Man?
#6 I’m At Church With My Mom And She Messaged Me This While I Was At The Washroom
Back in the early days, texting wasn’t the free-flowing chat fest it is now. SMS had a strict 160-character limit, which meant every word had to count. No room for rambling or over-explaining! This constraint led to the rise of abbreviations, which are still a part of everyday texting lingo today.
#7 New AirPods Cheaper Than Repair
#8 Guy I (Used To) Find Attractive Happened To Slide Into My Dms
#9 Text From Our Estranged Mum To Sister For Her 17th Birthday
Fast forward to today, and texting is one of the most widely used forms of communication. In 2021 alone, mobile users in the U.S. sent a jaw-dropping 2 trillion text messages.
That’s nearly 6 billion texts per day! To put that into perspective, if each text took just one second to read, you’d be reading non-stop for over 190 years.
#10 Texts You Never Want To Get
#11 Breaking Up Over Text Is The Worst
#12 What A Sad Country We Live In For My 12 Year Old To Text Me This
With the internet failing us at the worst possible times, texting has remained a reliable lifeline. Whether it’s confirming a meeting, sending an emergency “Help! No WiFi” message, or just sending a quick “What’s up?” to a friend, SMS remains one of the easiest ways to stay connected when all else fails.
#13 Verbal Matricide
#14 Why Are Some Men Like This?
#15 17 Year Old Said She Was 23
But while texting is still going strong in many places, some countries are seeing a decline. Brits, for instance, sent around 40.86 billion texts in 2021, which might sound like a lot, but it’s actually a drop from previous years.
By 2022, that number had shrunk even further to 36.44 billion texts—suggesting that even the UK might be leaning more towards instant messaging apps instead.
#16 Woke Up To This Text From My Uncle
#17 Surprised My Girlfriend With Baked Goods And Flowers Before She Went To Work, And Her Co-Workers Ate Them All
#18 Man I’m Actually Pissed. My Mother Got Rid Of My First Pet Without Warning Me
China, on the other hand, still dominates the texting game. In 2022, a whopping 1.295 trillion text messages were sent across the country—that’s about 3.5 billion per day!
Meanwhile, in Germany, texting seems to be fading into the background, with just 5.8 billion texts sent that same year, marking its lowest numbers yet.
#19 My Wedding Is In 2 Days…. This Is The Text I Wake Up To From My Mother
#20 This Guy Just Added Me On Snap From A Dating Site💀 Like Ok???
#21 I’m A Teacher. My Student Told Me Her Grandma Died
While some places still rely on SMS, others have moved on to apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Messenger. Let’s be real—when was the last time you actually sent a regular text instead of a DM? In many parts of the world, texting is starting to feel a bit… old school.
#22 This Is A Normal Response Or I’m Tripping?
#23 Every Software Engineer Has Experience This
#24 I’m *trying* To Date And I Encounter This Constantly. Why Is It Such A Big Deal That I Choose Not To Drink Alcohol??
That being said, businesses still love SMS marketing. Gen X leads the way in receiving promotional texts, with 49% of marketers targeting them. Millennials come in close at 47%, while Gen Z isn’t too far behind at 44%.
And yes, even boomers get in on the action, with 39% of marketing texts landing in their inboxes.
#25 Friends Told Me To Post This On Reddit
#26 How Not To Sell A Car
#27 My Landlord Entered My Apartment Without Notice (Illegal) To Tell Me To Clean My Lint Trap
But out of the billions of texts sent worldwide every single day, some are bound to be absolute gems of chaos, confusion, and pure comedy—just like these. Which of these weird, awkward, or downright baffling texts made you laugh the most? Let us know!
#28 My Bfs Creepy Dad
#29 So This Just Happened
#30 My Friend Does This Sometimes
#31 Roommate Refuses To Take Any Less Than 1 Hour + In The Shower With 5 Of Us Living Here
#32 Mom Knows I’m Engaged And Living With My Fiancé
#33 Ex Boyfriend Randomly Dm’ing Me
#34 Announced To My Entire Family That I Am Severing All Ties With Them And This Was My Brothers Response
#35 Boss Wants Me To “Make Up” Work Day I’m Missing Because Im Flying Back From A Work Trip
#36 My Aunt Losing Her Mind Over The Name Of My Soon To Be Born Daughter Lilith
#37 My Parents Discussing Who Should Cancel Dinner With Me, Not Realizing I’m On The Thread. Riveting
#38 My Husband, Who Is Not Good With Emotional Topics, Broke The News Of My Beloved Cat Being Put To Sleep Like This
#39 Forget Getting To Know Each Other, He Wants To Talk About ‘Perfect Mixed Babies’ First
#40 A Text From My Wife While She Is At Work
#41 The End Of A 3 Year Relationship
#42 My House Burned Down Two Months Ago, And I’m In A Fight With The Insurance Company. My Neighbour Has Concerns
#43 Sold Someone Chairs Off Of Facebook Marketplace And He Text Me This Hours Later
#44 I Knew “Free Kittens” Was Too Good To Be True
#45 Asked A Local Bar Owner If They Were Hiring
#46 Blocked
#47 I Can’t Do Dating Anymore, My Heart Hurts Too Much
#48 My Mom’s Reaction To Me Letting My Daughter Get A Haircut
#49 My Friend Matched With This Guy On A Dating App
#50 Rejection After Date
#51 Married Physician I Met At The Gym Asked Me Out
#52 This Guy That Graduated From School Before I Have Asked For My Number On Instagram And Asked How His Life Has Been. Can’t Tell If He’s Trolling Or Not
#53 Why Are Men Like This??
#54 Facepalm Guys
#55 My Girlfriend Sent Me This, I Told Her To Give It A Week Or So… What Do I Do?
#56 My Ex From Nearly A Decade Ago
#57 The Most Insane Text I’ve Received
#58 Made An Enemy On My First Day Of Work
#59 My Tacky Alcoholic Coworker Asking Me To Pay Her Bar Tab At 1am…. I Don’t Drink Myself So Why Would I Pay For Her Bar Tab?
#60 I Just Want My Paycheck
#61 I Texted My Doctor About My Foot Pain And This Was His Only Response
#62 POV: You’re Happily Married And Message Your Friend Who Recently Got A Girlfriend
#63 I Hate It When People Come Into My Dms Begging For Money
#64 Was Planning On Going To A Concert, Got Replaced An Hour Before It Started
#65 Proud Of Myself
#66 These Texts My Little Sister Received From Her Grandma
#67 I Did Not Respond
#68 GF Of The Guy Whos Been Harassing Me For A Year Just Sent Me A Lovely Text
#69 Guy From A Dating App That I Just Met
#70 When People You Match With Have The Conversation Skills Of A Pet Rock
#71 Every Time I Make A Plan With Friends
#72 The Best Part Is He Sent Me This At 8:30 Am
#73 An Actual Text Conversation Between My My Roommate And Me After She Woke Me Up At 4am
#74 Invited My GF To A Cook Out To Meet My Family… This Happens Pretty Much Every Time We Make Plans
#75 My Date Cancelled 2 Hrs Before We Were Supposed To Meet
#76 Why I’d Rather Be Single
#77 My Ex Wife Texting Me Asking For Money Because She’s Too Lazy To Get A Job
#78 My Friend After 3 Months Of Totally Ignoring Me Said This
#79 My Supervisors Response To Me Asking For A Raise
#80 Ex Has Been Lying About Me Then Texted Me This
