Teen pockets $25,000 in texting contest

NEW YORK- OMG! Thirteen-year-old Morgan Pozgar, of Claysburg, Pa., was crowned LG National Texting champion on Saturday after she typed "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from "Mary Poppins" in 15 seconds.

"I'm going to go shopping and buy lots of clothes," the teen said after winning her $25,000 prize from the electronics company LG.

She estimated that she sends more than 8,000 text messages a month to her friends and family.

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25 thousand bucks for sending text messages!! thats my kinda job!
how many text messages do you send a day?

[edit on 22-4-2007 by misterfantastic]

She estimated that she sends more than 8,000 text messages a month to her friends and family.

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She will need $25K to cover her bill of sending all those texts. She will probably have an excellent future being a stenographer and court reporter.

"I'm going to go shopping and buy lots of clothes," the teen said after winning her $25,000 prize from the electronics company LG.

I hope she blows every penny and fails to pay the taxes.

[edit on 23-4-2007 by apc]