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This is a direct continuation from last week’s eight and the perfect excuse to use this image, which was sent to me by a friend who may have mistaken the kind of story this is . . .
I changed one word to make it clear that Jack is sending the first text.
“Busy?” Jack typed.
A few seconds later, his phone pinged: “Yes—Why?”
“I need your gnomes bad.”
He waited, but instead of a ping, his phone rang. “Hey.”
“If you’re going to sext,” Viv said, “turn off your autocorrect.”
“I wasn’t. Can I borrow your caffeine gnomes?”
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I’m not sure what would autocorrect to gnomes, but maybe I don’t want to know. You should see me trying to figure out shopping lists that have been autocorrected,
Cute snippet, but apparently I’m too innocent and naive to figure out what she thought he was saying…
No coffee for me yet this a.m. So great…now my brains gonna burst trying to figure out the autocorrect…
I’m with the others – I have no idea what would autocorrect to gnomes, but I’ve seen some autocorrect craziness. It could make for some fun conversation 🙂
Haha! This is hilarious! I love the little gnome thing you’ve inserted into the story. ““If you’re going to sext,” Viv said, “turn off your autocorrect.” That line is priceless. lol
All of the above. Great snippet that made me grin. 😀
I’m not sure what she thought he was texting either, but it didn’t stop me from chuckling. Loved the snippet. Great photo of the gnomes. Must be the rebels of the gnome world. (hee hee)
Did she maybe think gnomes was supposed to be something else??? You have us all wondering, which is fun but I wonder if pondering that will take the book reader out of the story flow? It’s a cute CUTE moment though. Terrific snippet!
Love it! Wonderful snippet, Sarah! Love the pic too. I’d have gnomes like that on my lawn… if I had a lawn. 😀
OMG, so much fun! And I love the image;). Can’t wait to find out the response.
Lol! Hilarious snippet and what a picture. You crack me up. 😀
You had me at the picture! Fabulous! Today happens to be the SF Pride Parade–If I were part of the Dykes on Bikes contingent, I’d make sure to have one of those gnomes on my ride with me! 😀
And the snippet was hilarious, too, btw. I don’t think it matters what she thought gnomes was an autocorrect of.
That picture is amazing. Those gnomes don’t look like headaches are what they bring, though. 😉
You know something’s going to happen when someone calls in response to a text (that isn’t ‘call me,’ of course.)
Hahahahaha. Awesome, Sarah. 🙂
LOL, love it! I’m still thinking og the gnomes from “Gilmore Girls” and that makes it funnier.
I don’t get what it would be corrected to either, but I love that picture and the excerpt.
Gnomeless around here in quiet Pearle River, NY. Thanks for the fun snippet.
Excellent! Caffiene gnomes… Such fun.
I hear those caffeine gnomes demand tribute.
I would probably burst out laughing if I got a text like that. Caffeine gnomes are probably a lot different than regular garden gnomes.
I like how she was not against the sext but just against the auto-correct, that made me laugh.