Code | Definition | Reference |
0*0 | Roh-Roh! | |
0*10*0 | Im tired | |
0*17*8*1*2 | Oh you ate one too | OU812 |
0*7*1 | I need a favor | |
00 | Airhead | |
000 | Call whenever you can | |
000 | Time; What time is it? | |
000*0000 | I'm online/I will be online | |
0000000 | Bronx cheer | |
0001000 | I'm alone right now | |
001 | Please | |
001122 | I don't know | |
0049 | Accident; Something wrong | |
007 | I've got a secret | James Bond |
00-88-00 | Call me later | |
009 | Going to a movie, wanna come? | |
0099 | Going out, wanna come? | |
01*01*01 | Don't have a cow! | Term popularized by The Simpsons |
010 | Plans changed; I'm tired/flaking | |
0101 | I'm tired | |
011 | Monday | |
01210 | I'm confused | |
016 | Plans changed | |
020 | Plans changed | |
020202 | Just thinking of you | |
022 | Tuesday | |
024 | Going to the beach | |
0242 | Hey lover! | |
033 | Wednesday | |
04*04*04 | Happy Holidays | |
0404 | I will always love you | |
044 | Thursday | |
05*05 | Margaritas | |
055 | Friday | |
0563 | Please don't leave me | |
060 | You are fine | |
064 | Don't call me | |
066 | Saturday | |
06644 | Don't call me | |
07 | Just kidding | |
07 | I salute you | |
074 | I need a favor | |
0741 | I need a favor | |
0747 | I need a favor | |
077 | Sunday | |
07700 | Ha ha ha! | |
080808 | Kisses and hugs | X and O's |
09 | Why dont you get a
cordless phone like regular people? |
|
09*09*09 | Let's talk | |
0909 | It's off, canceled | |
099 | I've got something to tell you | |
0990 | Too late to call | |
0998 | I have a question | |
1 | You're the one; You the man | |
1*00 | Im on the phone with my significant other |
|
1*8 | I ate | |
1*800 | I'm free - no plans tonight | |
10 | You're perfect | |
10*2 | You've got 10 minutes | |
10*2*1 | Slim chance | |
10*20 | Where are you? | |
10*4 | Is everything OK? | |
10*400 | Thank you | |
100 | Come back | |
100*200* 300 |
I can't see you anymore | |
10000 | Lets go for a swim | 10,000 Leagues Under the Sea |
10000001 | Miss you | |
1001 | Prove it | |
1004 | From your angel | |
101 | I've got an easy question | |
1023 | It's over | |
1038 | Can't stop loving you | |
104 | Come over | |
1040 | You owe me big-time | |
105 | Cancel | |
1052 | LOVE!!! | |
107 | Come back | |
1078 | I miss the old us | |
108 | Come over | |
11 | Maybe | |
11 | You're perfect | |
11111111 | Congratulations! | Resembles a series of exclamation marks |
112233 | At the club | |
116 | I'm in trouble | |
1182 | Come here fast | |
119 | I'm in trouble | |
12*25 | Merry Christmas | |
120 | Leave | |
121 | I need to talk to you alone | |
121212 | Happy Birthday! | |
122 | I want/need you? | |
122223 | Is anyone still here? | |
123 | I miss you | |
124 | I'm dreaming of you | |
125 | I'm bored | |
1250 | Me too | |
1259 | Me too | |
13 | I'm having a bad day | |
13*30 | It's getting old | |
1300 | Going out | |
133 | Don't forget | |
135 | You wish | |
13579 | This is weird | |
141 | I'm with you | |
1423 | I want to die | |
143 | I love you | |
1432 | I love you too | |
1432222222 | I love you so much | |
1437 | I love you forever | |
1443 | I don't love you | |
1444 | I hate this life | |
146 | Good morning | |
1463 | I miss the old you | |
1492 | Let's go sailing | |
15 | Whatever | |
15 | Hugs | |
15*11 | OK | |
151- | Want to join me? | |
15243 | Be With Me | |
15243 | I want to be with you | |
153 | I hate you | |
1543 | I still love you | |
155 | Just kidding | |
155 | I wanna go to sleep | |
157 | Keep in touch | |
16 | Kisses | |
1692 | I want to | |
17 | No; No way | |
1701 | Live long and prosper | Spock, Star Trek |
171 | Mad | |
177117 | Minutes | Usually preceding a number to indicate how long you will be. |
1776 | You're sickening | |
178 | I'll call you back later | |
18 | Yes | |
180 | Yesterday | |
180 | I love you | |
183 | I'm busy | |
187 | You're dead/I hate you | |
19 | Hug | |
19 | Yes | |
1925 | Let's go out | |
193 | Miss Me? | |
193 | Do you miss me? | |
195 | See you tonight | |
197 | I'm pissed off | |
2 | Me too | |
2*2 | Let's dance | |
2*4*6 | I'm pissed off | |
20 | Pick me up | |
200 | Tonight | |
2001 | You're way out there | |
201 | Cancel previous page | |
2010 | Later | |
202 | Don't meet me | |
20-20-20 | Sorry | |
203 | And | |
203 | Get off the phone | |
204 | I'm/Everything OK | |
205 | I'm on my way home | |
209 | On my way | |
21 | Maybe | |
21 | Let's have a drink | |
210 | Got your page...I understand | |
213 | Miss me? | |
214 | Happy Valentine's Day | |
214 | Received your message | |
215 | Running late | |
22 | Be good | |
220 | Why haven't you called | |
221 | Where are you? | |
222 | Your busted!; Are you busted? | |
2222 | I'm sleepy | |
224 | 2 good 4 you | |
23 | Te Amo | I love you in Spanish and Portuguese |
23 | Whatever | |
230 | Oh yeah! | |
234 | Just for today | |
235 | Problem has been handled | |
237 | Are you alone? | |
24 | I'm Home | |
24*7 | 24 hours, 7 days a week | |
240 | Tomorrow | |
243 | We love you | |
244 | My baby | |
245 | I'm/everything is ok | |
2468 | Your terrific | |
25 | Hi, my crush | |
25 | Sorry | |
255 | I'm at a payphone, hurry | |
26 | Te Quiero | I love you in Spanish |
260 | It's late, please hurry | |
265 | Check your e-mail | |
27 | Need you | |
270 | Cancel previous page | |
280 | My Sexy Baby | |
280 | Today | |
285 | Stay away for awhile | |
288 | Today | |
288 | But | |
288 | When will I see you again? | |
29 | You suck | |
290 | I'm without my pager today | |
3 | Wussup | |
30 | This is getting old | |
300 | Guess who? | |
301 | Is this a bad time to call? | |
3011 | Be careful | |
303 | Stop playing | |
304 | Ho Ho Ho | |
305 | I love you back | |
310 | I'm thinking about you | |
315 | But | |
315 | I miss you | |
32 | Eat Me | |
320- | Wish you were here | |
321 | Please reply | |
323 | Let Me Hit | |
324 | C-U-Soon | |
325 | Hope you're feeling better | |
3293 | Can't wait | |
330 | You are incredible | |
332211 | Movies | |
333 | Love | |
333 | Whats up?; How are you? | |
335 | Your crazy | |
340 | I owe you one | |
341 | I like you | |
342 | See you later | |
343 | Call back now | |
345 | Thank you | |
345987 | I'm horny | |
346 | Come back please | |
350 | Sorry about that | |
36 | You're cool | |
360 | I love you back | |
3620 | Sorry I lied | |
365 | I'm blowing you a kiss | |
370 | Congratulations | |
372 | What are you doing? | |
375 | Don't ever change | |
380 | Your last page has me smiling | |
3838 | Hey bebe | |
385 | Hi Cutie/Handsome | |
390 | Best of luck to you today | |
395 | Please be careful out there | |
3999 | You hurt me | |
400 | Wanna hear something stupid? | |
4040 | I hate you | |
405 | I've got a secret, hehe | |
406 | Hugs and kisses | |
41 | Call me | |
410 | You owe me big time | |
411 | Call for info | |
411 | I need info/I have a question | |
412 | Please stay with me | |
414141 | Sorry to bother you | |
415 | Get an attitude adjustment | |
41526 | Let's talk | |
41633 | Merry Xmas | |
419 | I don't understand | |
42 | Fuck Me | |
420 | It's that time! | |
420 | You're in trouble, buddy! | |
4200 | Losing feelings for you | |
423 | Call me now | |
424 | Call me back | |
425 | Call me later | |
426 | Call me tonight | |
428 | Call me whenever | |
428 | Call me tomorrow | |
43 | Fuck You | |
43 | You freak | |
430 | You did it....bravo | |
433 | Call me now | |
434 | Feel Better | |
434 | Hope you feel better | |
436 | Hugs and kisses | |
438 | Going to the beach | |
440 | Hey clown, cheer up | |
444 | I Want Love | |
444 | Thinking of you | |
445 | Ditto to your last page | |
45 | Good night | |
450 | Who pulled you chain? | |
455 | Don't make me come get you | |
46 | Hug | |
46*73 | Goodnight, sweet dreams | |
460 | Mind your own buisness | |
4678 | Let's stay home | |
47 | Good morning | |
470 | I'm with you thru thick and thin | |
475 | Long time no harass, hehe | |
477 | Best friends forever | |
478 | Just you and me | |
480 | Let me know | |
485 | A quick howdy to you | |
49 | Good afternoon | |
490 | You're in loony land | |
495 | Go for it! | |
5 | Hi | |
5*0 | Are you booked? | |
50*50 | It doesn't matter to me | |
500 | Beep me | |
5020 | So what | |
505 | SOS | |
5150 | Crazy | |
52 | Hurry | |
522 | Think of me | |
525 | Going to the party | |
5280 | Be mine | |
53 | Thank You | |
533 | Where are you? | |
5391 | So, we are strangers again? | |
54 | Never mind | |
54321 | I'm ready to explode | |
55 | You are a sweetheart | |
555 | I want your sex | |
555 | Call me | |
5555 | I miss your voice | |
56 | Sweet dreams | |
58 | Happy birthday | |
5900 | I'm sick | |
5971 | I feel better | |
6 | Always | |
6*9999999- | Get in line | |
60*017 | Go online | |
60*60 | I'm very happy | |
6000*6 | Good luck | |
601 | Happy birthday/anniversary | |
603 | Hope your feeling better | |
606 | Bitch | |
607 | I miss you | |
609 | I'm mad at you | |
611 | I'm sorry | |
612 | Thinking about you | |
6167 | I am going to lunch | |
620 | I dont know | |
62180 | I'm grounded | |
629 | Calling from payphone | |
630 | Calling from cellphone | |
6302 | I'm starting to like you | |
637 | Always and forever | |
66 | I'm mad | |
66 | Let's hit the road | Route 66 |
660 | You better be ready | |
666 | Can't go out | |
668 | Not | |
67 | Always and Forever | |
6771 | Good friend/friends | |
69 | Both ways | |
69 | Lets get together | |
7 | Forever; You will be in my
heart forever |
|
70 | I'm sad/depressed | |
700*600 | Happy anniversary | |
7007 | You're a joke | |
707- | LOL | |
710 | I'm out of gas | |
7179 | Best bud/friend | |
722 | Don't beep me | |
7537 | I know you don't like me | |
747 | Let's fly | |
7537 | I know you don't like me | |
757 | I miss my baby | |
77 | Friends forever | |
7735 | Sell out | |
7741 | Call me | |
789 | Going to the mall | |
7942 | From your friend | |
7979 | Cheer up | |
8000 | Goodbye or take care | |
801 | I'm going over | |
8081 | I had a bad time | |
811 | Not a emergency, but important | |
815 | I'll be good | |
8198 | How about dinner? | |
82 | Freak Me | |
82 | Hurry | |
823 | Thinking of you | |
825 | Anytime | |
8255 | Get your butt over here now | |
8282 | Hurry up | |
831 | I love you | 8 letters, 3 words, 1 meaning |
838 | I know it's you | |
8431 | I can't wait to see you | |
844 | Can you handle me | |
8498 | Forget it | |
8558 | Waiting for your call | |
86 | You're finished | |
86*0 | Are you mad? | |
864 | I'm home | |
8642 | I'm gonna get even with you | |
87 | You're late; I'm late | |
8800 | I'll call you later | |
881 | I forgive you | |
883 | Beep me now | |
890 | Leave me alone | |
9*09 | I have good news | |
9*2*9 | Forgive me | |
9*4*4*4 | Are you thinking of me | |
9*5 | It's quitting time | |
9*52 | I screwed up | |
9*9*9 | Only us | |
90 | You're beautiful | |
90*90*90 | No, no, no | |
90*91*92 | I had a great time | |
9000 | Repeat message | |
90210 | Watta snob | |
9043 | Relax | |
906 | I'm on my way | |
909 | I am at work | |
9090- | Go! Go!; Get a move on! | |
910 | Sorry I hurt you | |
9103 | I will try | |
911 | Emergency | |
911 | This is big!; This is an
emergency, call me now |
|
9143 | Do you love me? | |
920 | Cheer up | |
921 | I do care | |
922 | Let's try something new | |
9229 | Big problem | |
93 | Grow up | |
9339 | Some other time | |
9341 | Do you like me? | |
937 | Never | |
9428 | What do you want to do? | |
943 | Where are you? | |
9437 | Liar | |
9438 | Where? | |
9444 | Are you thinking of me? | |
9449 | Please be good | |
949 | Why? | |
9500 | Friends | |
95507 | Your loss | |
961 | Let's try again | |
966 | Bad news | |
968 | I'm all yours | |
971 | I had to go… | |
972 | I'm ready | |
9779 | Mmmmmm | |
98*6 | Hope you're feeling better | |
9810 | I'm bored | |
9876 | I'm serious | |
9890 | Forever | |
99 | Nighty Night | |
99*44*100 | I'm almost totally
completely bored |
|
9908 | Can't talk now | |
9922 | You don't care | |
9955 | Don't do it again | |
9993 | I'm OK |
My personal glimpse into the first half of the 21st Century for some yet to be known future
Friday, January 10, 2014
Beeper Codes list (completed)
Tuesday, January 07, 2014
Using a thorn to write
I'm not sure why, but I have a growing fascination with the letter thorn. Maybe it comes from the fact that we have sounds in the English language that have no letter to themselves. This is particularly strange since we used to have letters for at least some of these sounds. In the case of sounds for th, those letters are thorn and eth.
Capital thorn: Þ
Lowercase thorn: þ
Capital eth: Ð
Lowercase eth: ð
Thorn represents the unvoiced th sound, as in the words thin, things, wither, and eighth. Eth represents the voiced th sound, as in the words the, that, those, feather, and clothe. When these letters were in common use, they were often used interchangeably, regardless to which th sound was actually used. Additionally, the letter Y was often used in place of thorn since print type fonts of Medieval times didn't have the letter thorn. This means, "Ye Olde Shoppe" was really pronounced "The Old Shop", no different than today. In this case, the "Y" was a replacement for the letter thorn, which represented the voiced th sound of the word "the". (Further discussion on English sounds that are missing letters.)
So, I've decided to play around with the idea of using thorn in its rightful place within the English language. The following is a republished old article, where the letters th (representing the voiced and unvoiced th sounds) are replaced with the letter thorn.
INFAMOUS MINIATURE GOLF STORY
Ok...here's þe infamous Miniature Golf story..
Þis one time, like two years ago, I took Miriam to play Miniature Golf at a Golfland in San Jose. She hadn't been to a Miniature Golf place in aeons. So, we get our clubs, balls, scorecard and pencils, þen head to þe first tee. Being þe gentleman þat I am, I let her go first. She bends down by sticking her ass up in þe air as usual (þis being a family type place, mind you) to put þe ball on þe black mat. It starts rolling around a bit, but finally she makes it stay in place. While þis was going on, I'm watching her out of þe corner of my eye, just kinda waiting for her to get her ball to stop rolling around. Getting þe ball to stay in place was, of course, a pointless exercise given what she does next.
She swings. I hear a panicked "Oh!". She's looking back at me, embarrassed, kinda laughing, kinda whimpering. Þen I notice þe club is no longer in her hands. I briefly look around for it, confused. Þen I realize, she's þrown þe club up in þe air during her swing! I ask, "Where did you þrow þe club?" Þen I realize furþer, þe club went straight up in þe air! Worse yet, it hasn't come down yet! Þen, my even more profound realization is þat it has now been 5 seconds, from when I was wondering why Miriam was embarrassed to þis moment (when I realized þe club was still up in þe air), and þe club was still up in þe air! I shout at Miriam, "Get out of þe way!", while using pure instinct as to where not be when it finally decided to come back down to Earþ. We boþ duck and run. I turn around, worried þat þis magic club (which has now been in þe air for over 6 seconds) might land on someone else. To my relief, it tumbles to þe ground safely, right on þe spot þat Miriam and I had just ran away from.
We laughed it off, and were relieved no one got hurt. But to þis day, we wonder how þe hell þis club shot straight up out of her hands into þe air far enough to land in þe same spot a whole 7 seconds later!
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Old School: Pager Code
There are/were several types of pager codes in the 1990's before cellphones become common with inexpensive data/text plans.
Calculator Method
The simplest (and prolly earliest) pager code was the Calculator Method. This method replaced letters with numbers that resemble those letters when held upside down (similar to how you'd create words using upside down numbers on a calculator). These were typed backwards so that the effect was easy to read. Examples:
- HELLO would read 07734. 4 kinda looks like an H, 3 is clearly an upside down E, 7 is clearly an upside down L and 0 is O in either direction.
- GUESS WHO would read 04177*553176. 6 kinda looks like a G, 17 looks like an upside down U, 5 looks like an S, * is a space, 177 looks like an upside down W.
Beeper Codes
Another common pager code system consisted of a string of numbers that were typically 3 letters long used to represent specific words and phrases. Though I doubt there is consensus regarding a name for the collection of these pager codes, these seem most closely associated with the term "Beeper Codes". Beeper codes were really a collection of many individual codes that were derived from several cipher methods. Many codes used letter count, but other methods were also employed.
- I LOVE YOU was commonly typed as 143. This required foreknowledge of the code, as any combination of words can share common letter counts. 143 could've easily meant I CAN'T FLY if you didn't know the established meaning.
- I LOVE YOU was also 831 from the phrase, "8 letters, 3 words, 1 meaning." Again, foreknowledge is necessary to decipher the code.
Number look alikes
The most versatile pager code was a slightly more formal substitution method. Letters were represented by a look alike number or string of numbers. This is similar to the Calculator Method, but can be read rightside up and used to spell any word without a lot of forethought (or turning your phone upside). Different varieties existed, but the most common was this:
|
|
---|---|
Letter | Number Look Alike |
A | 8 |
B | 8 |
C | 6 |
D | 0 |
E | 3 |
F | 4 |
G | 6 |
H | 4 |
I | 1 |
J | 7 |
K | 15 |
L | 7 |
M | 177 |
N | 17 |
O | 0 |
P | 9 |
Q | 0 |
R | 12 |
S | 5 |
T | 7 |
U | 11 |
V | 11 |
W | 111 |
X | 25 |
Y | 4 |
Z | 2 |
Spacebar | - or * |
With this method, complex messages could be sent without a lot of effort. Even after texting and cellphones become more common, this was still a good system to encipher messages from casual interloping.
- HELLO becomes 43770
- WISH YOU WERE HERE becomes 111154 4011 1113123 43123 (a special symbol for spacebar wasn't necessary once texting was available)
- FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO becomes 401112 560123 8170 5311317 438125 860
Pager codes were still used by some people even after texting become available because most early texting-capable cellphones didn't have an alphabet keyboard. Typing words was still tedious using the texting system. It was prolly around the time when type-ahead appeared that use of pager codes finally become uncommon. Once smartphones become common, there was really no need for pager codes anymore at all, except for fun. I still find myself using some of the old 3 digit beeper codes if I don't feel like typing out a common phrase.
Friday, November 29, 2013
Infinite Universe
Deep thoughts by me, "If the Universe is infinite, then all possibilities will be a reality, which means the Universe was simultaneously created by a God and came into existence without a god. The Universe itself becomes its own quantum superpositional object between all possibilities." [There is a flaw with this logic (infinity does not mean all things that can happen will happen), but it's still a bit of a mind-trip.]
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
This is America! Wait, what? [Infographic]
Labels:
Humor,
Observation,
Photo,
Society
Location:
North America
Tuesday Two: Tracking balls
The aptly name Bounce Imaging Explorer is a throwable camera that allows you to see around corners simply by rolling or throwing it into the area. Great for cops, firefighters, and military.
You can track yourself, your kids, your phone and your car. Now you track your luggage with Trakdot. This device can send text messages, emails or updates to an app. This allows you to know where luggage is, even if the airline doesn't.
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