Text Message Decoder

Use your knowledge of texting during class (without looking) to decode these super-secret messages. The first number is the key you press, and the second number is the number of times you press it to text a letter.

Where do cows eat?
8x1, 4x2, 3x2 space 2x3, 2x1, 5x3, 3x3, 3x2, 8x1, 3x2, 7x3, 3x2, 2x1

Why don’t seagulls fly by the bay?
2x3, 8x2, 9x4 space 8x1, 4x2, 3x2, 6x2 space 8x1, 4x2, 3x2, 9x3, 3x1 space 2x2, 3x2 space 2x2, 2x1, 4x1, 3x2, 5x3, 7x4

Why do vampires drink blood?
7x3, 6x3, 6x3, 8x1 space 2x2, 3x2, 3x2, 7x3 space 6x1, 2x1, 5x2, 3x2, 7x4 space 8x1, 4x2, 3x2, 6x1 space 2x2, 8x2, 7x3, 7x1

What did the dentist give the marching band?
2x1 space 8x1, 8x2, 2x2, 2x1 space 8x1, 6x3, 6x3, 8x1, 4x2, 7x1, 2x1, 7x4, 8x1, 3x2

Why was six scared of seven?
2x3, 8x2, 9x4 space 7x4, 3x2, 8x3, 3x2, 6x2 space 2x1, 8x1, 3x2 space 6x2, 4x3, 6x2, 3x2

Why does Snoop Dogg carry an umbrella?
3x3, 6x3 space 3x1, 7x3, 4x3, 9x4, 9x4, 5x3, 3x2

 

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