People often walk while texting, but don’t pay attention to where they’re walking. “I hate when people don’t watch where I’m going when I’m walking and I’m tweeting” was posted on Twitter on May 19, 2011. ” I hate when people don’t watch where I’m going when I’m walking and texting” was posted on Twitter on August 24, 2011.
   
“I hate when you get hit by a car while walking down the street and texting and no one is in the car and it’s parked on the side of the road” is another jocular saying about texting.
 
         
Twitter
TBW‏
@tarabelle33
”@Miss_Saxton: I hate when people don’t watch where I’m going when I’m walking and I’m tweeting.”
1:49 PM - 19 May 2011
 
Twitter
chelsey bolla‏
@chelseybolla
RT @Molly_Kats: RT @leesmf: I hate when people don’t watch where I’m going when I’m walking and texting.
8:15 PM - 24 Aug 2011
 
Twitter
A‏
@Man_United_FC1
@funnyoneliners: I hate when people don’t watch where I’m going when I’m walking and texting.
RT @leesmf
4:02 PM - 25 Aug 2011
 
skittlehunter
27 AUG / 2011
Status #1141
I hate when people don’t watch where I’m going when I’m walking and texting.
 
Twitter
Black Pearl‏
@blackpearl263
I hate when people don’t watch
where I’m going when I’m walking and texting. #watchwhereiamgoing
1:02 AM - 19 Sep 2011
   
Google Books
5,000 Great One Liners
Edited by Grant Tucker
London, UK: Biteback Publishing
2012
Pg. ?:
I hate when people don’t watch where I’m going when I’m walking and texting.
 
Twitter
Niles Paul‏
@niles_paul
“@MenHumor: I hate when people don’t watch where I’m going when I’m walking and texting.” almost got hit by a car tonight because of this.
12:04 AM - 4 Aug 2012
 
Twitter
Pril Thapa‏
@pril_thapa
I hate when people don’t watch where I’m going when I’m walking and texting.
3:49 PM - 25 Jun 2017