- - - - With Asian civil-rights activists, New York flash mobs, and teenaged Kansans trading up-to-the-minute crush reconnaissance in fifth-period Algebra, the text message has established itself as a revolutionary, if not labor efficient, means of communication. For those (like this editor) not versed in the art, letters can be generated by multiple clicks of a certain digit on a modern cell phone's face. On the 1 key, for example, "a" is one click, but "c" is three. For each category below (one-click letters, two-click letters, three, and four), use the clues to come up with a sentence that uses only letters of that click value. For example, One click:
Answer: Add a map, dad. For those without a cell phone handy, here are the letters that can be made with each digit: 1. NONE From all the correct entries received by noon Friday at carltondoby@hotmail.com, one person will be selected at random to win a McSweeney's book. - - - - One Click
Two Clicks
Three Clicks
Four Clicks
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