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People are getting to know their ‘number neighbor’ via text

The results are hilarious, sad, and even a mix of the two.

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Some neighbors are friendly while others are downright rude. This concept doesn’t just extend to in real life neighbors but “number neighbors” as well, apparently.

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People are texting individuals who have similar numbers as theirs, just one digit off, to get to know their number neighbor–the results are hilarious, sad, and even a mix of the two.

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Some, like Twitter user @isnortnyquil, learned that not all number neighbors will greet you with a warm reception. “There’s a lot of weird people on this earth this is a work phone don’t text me again or i’ll call the police,” his number neighbor threatened.

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https://twitter.com/isnortnyquil/status/1157018050962567168

https://twitter.com/ravenxo_/status/1157137235596083200

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A lot of number neighbors turned out to be people from the same family, which makes total sense considering many families get their cellphones together. 

https://twitter.com/LizMariiah/status/1157144582905143298

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One sad number neighbor conclusion had Twitter user @FraternityLeave left on read.

https://twitter.com/FraternityLeave/status/1157364476267638788

Some lucky people did hit it off with their number neighbor, though. One pair shared some meme potato casserole together as a digitized “welcome to the neighborhood,” while another claims to have ended racism.

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https://twitter.com/frantaasticx_/status/1157160611526008836?s=20

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https://twitter.com/MikeyMcD50/status/1157118475724349441?s=20

One Twitter user may have scored a new job.

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Message your number neighbor at your own risk.

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