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Texting Championship.

By Miss Cellania in World Records on Apr 23, 2007 at 7:26 am


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13-year-old Morgan Pozgar of Claysburg, Pennsylvania, won the LG National Texting Championship Saturday in New York. Texting Championship? Yes, 250 contestants battled it out for the title and a $25,000 prize. In this competition, spelling and proper punctation is mandatory -no abbreviations allowed. Pozgar sent the message “Supercalifragilisticexpialidoucious! Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious. If you say it loud enough you’ll always sound precocious” to win.

“It’s all about the thumbwork,” she said. “It’s about balance.” She said she owed her success to relaxation and deep breathing.

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  1. Runa
    Apr 23rd, 2007 at 10:06 am

    Maybe one day it will become an olympic speciality. I hope I won't see that day.

  2. Sid
    Apr 23rd, 2007 at 10:08 am

    I guess it has more utility than being a cup stacking champion...

  3. Tyler
    Apr 23rd, 2007 at 10:34 am

    I'm glad that abbrev. weren't allowed.

  4. secret man agent
    Apr 23rd, 2007 at 11:19 am

    What if you spell out the abbreviations? EL-OH-EL OH-EM-GEE DOUBLE-U-TEE-EFF yadda yadda yadda...

    ...gotta wash my hands now..it won't come off!

  5. Dee
    Apr 23rd, 2007 at 11:41 am

    I can't find a job for $25k a year and this kid wins $25k for sending a text message .....

  6. Lu
    Apr 23rd, 2007 at 12:09 pm

    Nevertheless, Morse is faster:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhsSgcsTMd4

  7. brandon
    Apr 25th, 2007 at 12:04 am

    why didn't they post this in "lame-o-rama"

  8. Emmanuel
    Apr 25th, 2007 at 9:28 am

    She cheated by using that stupid side kick

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