It's your TEXT door neighbour! Viral trend sees social media users message the phone number with one digit different from theirs - with hilarious results
- Rediscovered Twitter trend sparked hilarious text responses on social media
- Dozens of users messaged strangers who had similar phone number to their own
- One recipient threatened to call police while others forged unlikely friendships
A viral Twitter trend is challenging social media users to message their 'text' door neighbour - the person with a phone number one digit different to their own - and the results are hilarious.
The 'number neighbour' trend, which began in 2016, was repopularised last week when drummer Ryan Lavallee, from Colorado, shared a text conversation he had with a stranger.
His conversation, in which he was brutally rejected when he asked them to 'hang out', reignited the trend - and saw dozens of users contacting people whose phone numbers are one digit above or below their own.
Other Twitter users soon began sharing responses from their own 'text door neighbours' and, unsurprisingly, the results weren't always positive.
One stranger threatened to 'call the police' if the user didn't 'get out of their messages' - but others were more wholesome and even offered their number neighbours heartfelt relationship advice.
Annalise, from Washington, was surprised to receive a photograph of a rockhopper penguin when she reached out to her 'text door neighbour'
Share this article
When another social media user, from an unknown location, messaged his 'number neighbour', he ended up texting his wife
This unfortunate user, from Ohio, was left 'on read' by their 'text door neighbour', who didn't respond to her messages
Kamryn, from Texas, ended up texting an 11-year-old boy, who was desperate to 'be friends' with the college student
Share this article
Another stranger appeared to already be fed up of the trend, writing: 'F****** god I hate twitter' when they were contacted by author Lauren Milici, from West Virginia
Kayla, from Missouri, was immediately told to 'delete this number' when she sent a surprise message to a stranger whose number was one digit away from hers
Reid, from the US, received a furious response, with a stranger ranting: 'How about get a job and stop texting me'
Another stranger, from the US, pretended to be former president Barack Obama when they were contacted
This user, from the US, received a very blunt response, with their 'number neighbour' stating 'Cool idc bye' when they explained the challenge
Jessa, from Michigan, shared her own attempt at the number neighbour challenge - which she had taken part in three years earlier
Kristen, from the US, received a surprise text herself, writing back she had 'just seen' a post about the trend
Eilidh, from Scotland, 'became friends' with a 'lovely' 72-year-old, who she pledged to 'text anytime'
The 'number neighbour' trend, which began in 2016, was repopularised last week when drummer Ryan Lavallee, from Colorado, shared a text conversation he had with a stranger (Pictured)
Ryan was brutally shot down when he suggested the pair hang out, with the stranger responding 'Lmao no I don't know you'
Another user, from Florida, was 'cursed out in a different language' when they contacted their own 'text door neighbour', who happened to be a child
