A SIMPLE monosyllabic text from a father has left his family scratching their heads. Can you make sense of it?
The children of 48-year-old Martin Bishop have been turning to the internet for answers after receiving a confusing, poorly-written text message from their father that reads: ‘hi gone mum back soon pub’
Bishop’s son Ryan said: “It may look straightforward enough but we’ve been parsing this for hours.
“Has he gone to the pub with mum, or is he saying that he’s at the pub alone and mum will be back home soon? Thanks to his stubborn refusal to use punctuation it’s impossible to tell.”
Daughter Kelly added: “We tried calling and messaging dad for some clarification, but he refused to pick up and only replied with a pig emoji. Does that mean he’s having a meal or that he’s swung by a farm? Both are equally plausible.”
One online commenter tweeted: “It’s wrong to assume this text was intentionally sent to his children. For all we know Martin could have been messaging his own mum or a secret family he’s got on the other side of town.”
Father-of-two Bishop said: “It’s pretty obvious. I’ve gone on a beer-tasting residential course and won’t be back until Monday. Oh and my wife has left me.”
