# A New Addiction

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-addiction/53668>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 8, 2001, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-addiction/53668 "2001-02-08T19:25:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2001, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-addiction/53668/1 "2001-02-08T19:25:21Z")

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Well now I’ve gone and done it. Something else I absolutely must do everyday on the internet now. I found this [site](http://www.neopets.com) with all these cute little pets and games and stuff. So now I am the proud owner of [MerileAntares the Eyrie](http://home.neopets.com/~merileantares).

If I keep going on like this I’ll spend all my time online and never go anywhere cuz I check so much stuff!

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**Author:** ![meek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@meek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meek)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2001, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-addiction/53668/2 "2001-02-08T23:24:34Z")

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Kewl.

But what exactly is an Eyrie?

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**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2001, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-addiction/53668/3 "2001-06-25T16:31:04Z")

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Oh God yes. I discovered neopets a couple of days ago and **Oh My God I Am Addicted**. I love the games, the random events and the wheel of excitement/mediocrity. And I love the fact that you can buy medicine called “Flat-u-less”. 😃

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**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2001, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-addiction/53668/4 "2001-06-25T18:05:37Z")

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Ack! I just spent two frikkin’ hours on there trying to get some of the new PetPets from the Lost Desert! You really, really need a faster connection than a 56K modem to get anywhere on that site quickly.

Both my kids have accounts there and we’re always trading stuff back and forth (I have no idea how I got so much stuff in my SDB).

My username, is (hold on to your hats) arden\_ranger. Feel free to add me to your NeoFriends list. Just be sure to tell me who the heck you are. 🙂