Autocorrect Chaos & The Text That Led to a 14-Year Marriage

Published Mar 17, 2025, 3:30 PM

A deep dive into texting disasters and accidental messages gone wrong!


Topics Covered:

📱 99X App UpdateNow you can win concert tickets just by using it!
😬 Texting Mishaps – Autocorrect fails, sending messages to the wrong person, and some truly embarrassing mistakes.
💀 Crash’s Worst Mistake – Accidentally sexting his ex-wife’s mom.
💌 Love by Accident – Listener Brenda shares how a wrong-number text led to marriage and six kids!
🦆 Duck Stock Gone Wrong – A cooking group autocorrect disaster that turned a wholesome post very NSFW.
🍸 Cocktail vs… Something Else – Listener Laurel’s steamy autocorrect mishap that changed the whole vibe.


Best Listener Stories:

  • "Wish you were HER." A simple typo turned into a weeklong argument for Scott.
  • A Facebook cooking group fail. Someone just wanted to talk about duck stock… autocorrect had other ideas.
  • Wrong number = true love. A listener accidentally texted a guy, and now they’ve been married 14 years!
  • "I wish we were ducking right now." A late-night message took a quack turn.

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