The goal of human communications has become speed and efficiency. This can clearly be seen in the world of emails and twitter, which emphasize getting messages out fast with no fancy trimmings. Less is more in electronic exchanges and to go along with that idea I suggest the creation of a new cyber message service that would limit content to three-words or less. Here are three examples of what that messaging might look like.

Scenario 1: An exchange between a husband and his wife:

Having an affair

With whom?

My secretary Sally

Why?

Mid-life crisis

You love her?

Don’t think so

Don’t think so?

Not sure

You bastard!

You sound angry

I am angry

That’s understandable

I hate you

Don’t get overemotional

Screw you

Screw you too

Want a divorce

Okay by me

Fantastic!

Nice knowing you

Likewise I’m sure

Scenario 2: An exchange between Donald Trump and Ayatollah Khamanei:

No nukes Khamanei

Israel got nukes

Not the issue

Says who

Jared

He’s your bud

That’s true

Agree to disagree?

Not on this

I hate you

Don’t get overemotional

Look who’s talking

I’m imperturbable

Give to get?

What you want?

Israel’s destruction

Not happening

Saudi Arabia’s annihilation

No can do

Piece of Syria?

That might work

Talk again tomorrow?

Sure why not

Allah Akbar!

Lock her up!

Scenario 3: An exchange between a caller to a suicide hotline and a hotline receptionist

Want to die

Tell me more

My life sucks

You sound depressed

I am depressed

Tried anti-depressants?

Don’t like medicine

How about psychotherapy?

Don’t like psychologists     

Positive thinking?

Are you nuts!

Don’t get overemotional

I’m suicidal dummy

Lighten up Bud

Who’s Bud?

You

My name’s Joe

Ease up Joe

I can’t

Knock knock

Who’s there?

Yule

Yule who?

Yule never know!

That’s funny

Laughter’s good medicine

I’m feeling better

Great!

You saved me     

Got another call

(New Caller)

Want to die

(Receptionist)

Knock knock