I do recognise that a lot of it is probably just playing up for the joke, but I assume it has to come from somewhere. I regularly see posts where basically Person A sends an odd image/message, then follows up with “wrong number, sorry” and Person B responds with “wait stay”.
Do Americans, as a rule, not save phone numbers? Or is it purely a bit that has become a trope?
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It’s a old meme from before cell phones. You used to just, like, memorize your friends’ phone numbers.
I don’t think this happens much in real life, I would assume most people use contacts. Though it is a commonly used format for fake text messages meant as memes.