Thirteen-year-old wins phone texting contest

From MSNBC.com: Teen pockets $25,000 in texting contest
Thirteen-year-old defeated nearly 200 other competitors in Manhattan

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.

Pozgar defeated nearly 200 other competitors at the Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan to become East Coast champion. She then beat West Coast champion Eli Tirosh, 21, of Los Angeles texting the message: "Supercalifragilisticexpialidoucious! Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious. If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious."

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

Photo caption: Morgan Pozgar of Claysburg, Pennsylvania, uses a phone to send a text message as she competes in the LG National Texting Championship in New York. Pozgar, who is 13-years-old, defeated "West Coast Champion" Eli Tirosh of Los Angeles.

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If you haven't thought much about how communication is changing, especially among younger folk, maybe it's time to start. Better brush up on your texting.

7777...88...7...33...7777...[expletive]...[back]...777...222...

You could be waiting awhile for me to finish this text message. Morgan, your record is safe from me -- for now.

2...555...444...3333...[expletive]...[back]...333...777...2...4...