The 50 Funniest Auto-Correct Fails

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the text message by laughing at these hilarious fails.

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It was 20 years ago today that a British engineer named Neil Papworth sent the first ever text message. He sent it from his work computer to a friend's Orbitel 901 cell phone. It read "Merry Christmas." Papworth had no idea that short message service (SMS) technology would go on to dominate the mobile world, and all but replace phone calls.

Since 1992, messaging has evolved to include images, videos, audio, and even links to websites. We're at the point now where services such as iMessage and BlackBerry Messenger have come along with the promise of replacing text messaging and saving the mobile customer money in the process.

With the advent of full touchscreen phones, companies like Apple and Google have developed advanced predictive text software, colloquially known as auto-correct, so people could spend less time typing and more time enjoying their shiny new device. But auto-correct isn't always right. You've heard the stories and seen the websites with the countless hilarious horror stories of people's phones saying things other than what was meant to be said—or, as its known 'round these parts, fails. We collected 50 exceptionally funny examples. Enjoy. 

Smoke Break

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Can I Pay the Sitter with Sex?

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Say Goodbye to Mama

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Brother's Shouldn't Be So Close

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White Gurls

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Stop Self-Snitching

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Here's Why You Don't Argue Via Text

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Smells like...Fish

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Chocolate Cooch

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Stop Self-Snitching, Vol. 2

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Ladybits and the Tramp

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Pizza Sluts

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Momma's Boy

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Playboy Club

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Good Luck With the Baby

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Child Pornography

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Adopted Brother

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Times Must Be Hard

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Dungeon Family

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Cook Out With Your, Uh...

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Girl Scout Cookies

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Tig Ol' Bitties

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Stain Remover

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Keep it in the Closet

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Playing in her Hair

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Craigslist Seller

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The Hangover

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Chin Check

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Grab That Ass

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Sexy Boy Scouts

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Brown-nosing 2.0

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Black Boys in Blue

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Straight AIDS

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Big Deck Bandit

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Coke Up

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Hold Your Horses

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Not a Bed of Roses

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Thug Holiday

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Mountain Jew

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Back to the Future

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Hope Your Baby Doesn't Die

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Guess Who's Black?!

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Hit The Road

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Have a Coke and a...?

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Ball Grab

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Well, This is Awkward

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Mexican and...

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3. Kiss Me, Fist Me

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Inappropriate Conversations

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The Craigslist Seller

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