Verizon Wireless - strange text message

[rbcp]

Yesterday I got a text message, apparently from Verizon Wireless, warning me that I would be exceeding my monthly minutes soon.  I'm using to them txting me that they're about to shut off my account if I don't pay them, but they usually tell me in plain English.  Here's the message I got yesterday, word for word:

Free msg from Verizon-
UR on track 2 exceed
your Anytime minutes
this month-reduce your
bill-Call 877-455-3674
ASAP! 2 stop txt msgs
from VZW, reply "X"

I thought it was a joke from a friend at first.  But I checked my account online and, sure enough, I was about to exceed my minutes.  Does anyone else get texts from their cellular carriers that look like they were written by a 13-year-old girl?

[murd0c]

Cingular does the same thing, I choose to keep recieving them to laugh at the corporate text messaging shorthand.

[badakku]

I feel like I have spent hours before trying to figure out some of those ridiculous shorthands corporate put on some of the demo phones at radioshack when I used to work there.

[El_Gordo_Uno]

You're with Cingular Murd0c? 

[TRS]

Yep, I've had text messages from an operator down here in Australia (Telstra) with similar shorthand in them.  I thought it was pretty poor form too!

[murd0c]

You're with Cingular Murd0c? 

For the past 4 years or so.

[IluvInternet24/7]

Free msg from Verizon-
UR on track 2 exceed
your Anytime minutes
this month-reduce your
bill-Call 877-455-3674
ASAP! 2 stop txt msgs
from VZW, reply "X"

Y wood they typ lik t@? i dont no any1 who typs lik t@ ppl who typ lik t@: u r weird!!!! :-P