# Announcement for my ICQ List **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 22, 2001, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-for-my-icq-list/55442 "2001-02-22T07:22:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-for-my-icq-list/55442/1 "2001-02-22T07:22:24Z")
Sorry to do this this way, but I’ve lost my address book & I haven’t got time to look up everyone’s addy. It seems that somebody has stolen my ICQ number and is pretending to be me. Yeah, as if. 😃 Anyway, take my current number off of your buddy lists, ban me, whatever. I will start all over again with a new number ASAP. Thank you. Tracy Ooooh, and I’ll make up a secret question and send it to y’all so you’ll know it’s really me and not some imposter. This could be fun! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-for-my-icq-list/55442/2 "2001-02-22T07:41:04Z")
Tracy, what’s my dog’s name? (Don’t answer!) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-for-my-icq-list/55442/3 "2001-02-22T07:48:39Z")
Tracy, I don’t have ICQ but can you send me your “safe” email address? Of course, you’ll have to be sure to put some kind of code word in the email so I’ll know it’s really from you 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-for-my-icq-list/55442/4 "2001-02-22T08:20:59Z")
I figured it wasn’t you when my messages kept going unanswered. Ok dear, the old you is on my ignore list. I don’t want to post my ICQ number, but **evilbeth** has my permission to give it to you so you can add me to your list once you set up your new account. {{{tater}}} ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-for-my-icq-list/55442/5 "2001-02-22T09:45:00Z")
Okay, as soon as I get Tracy central up and running I’ll send everyone the new e-mail, phone number, ICQ & AIM, and all that good stuff. It would be easier and cheaper to join witness protection program, I think. 😉 And would that be the poodle’s name, **Bethie**? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-for-my-icq-list/55442/6 "2001-02-22T12:11:47Z")
Well, I feel better knowing this - I thought you were ignoring me… \ ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-for-my-icq-list/55442/7 "2001-02-22T12:34:50Z")
**FCM** , I saw it was your birthday back when it was and I meant to send you a card, but I kept putting it off, then the day of my ISDN went down and it took almost 2 days to fix, then it was a bit late and I felt sheepish…soooooooo Happy Suprise Birthday!!! And with that, my conscience is now officially clear. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-for-my-icq-list/55442/8 "2001-02-22T12:41:33Z")
Aw, gee, **{{{tatertot}}}** - now you’ve got me all mushy and teary… thanks for reminding me how old and decrepit I’m becoming… bwahahahahahaha! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-for-my-icq-list/55442/9 "2001-02-22T13:31:00Z")
Hmmmm…I thought someone was being awful quiet…I will do that when I get home. Is the secret question gonna be different for everybody? 😉 Keith ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-for-my-icq-list/55442/10 "2001-02-22T13:40:06Z")
Oooh, I know what the secret questions for **Odie** are going to be: 1. What is Tracy’s dream job? 2. Who is the sickest, most deranged singer songwriter ever? 3. What is his sickest song? Or I could just send pics of myself holding the current day’s newspaper before starting each IM session. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-for-my-icq-list/55442/11 "2001-02-22T17:41:06Z")
I’ve no land line at the mo. so I’m not using ICQ as you know but I’m sure I would have recognised a lack of “totness” if I had of being talking the impostor. Mail me with the safe addy when you get a chance. ---
**Author:** ![hibernicus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hibernicus/32/2802_2.png) [@hibernicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hibernicus)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2001, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-for-my-icq-list/55442/12 "2001-02-23T00:16:16Z")
Me too! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2001, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/announcement-for-my-icq-list/55442/13 "2001-02-23T05:06:50Z")
> [@](#): > > Or I could just send pics of myself holding the current day’s newspaper before starting each IM session. If you’re looking for [suggestions](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=60876).