# Chat-o-rama

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 9, 1999, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968 "1999-11-09T23:11:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 19\
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**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 1999, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/1 "1999-11-09T23:11:00Z")

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Just a note that I’ll be in the teeming millions chatroom tonight and probobly tomorrow night. Stop in and say “hi!”  
Zette

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A friend is someone who likes you even though you’re as ugly as a hat full of assholes.  
[Zettecity](http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/zettecity/index.html)

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**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 1999, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/2 "1999-11-10T00:15:00Z")

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Shamelessly bringing this back to the top…  
Zette

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**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 1999, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/3 "1999-11-10T00:40:00Z")

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I’m with ya, Zette!

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**Author:** ![counterattackii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/41988e/32.png) [@counterattackii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/counterattackii)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 1999, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/4 "1999-11-10T00:51:00Z")

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Fishslap me and call me computer illiterate, but where is that chat? (a link or address please)?

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**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 1999, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/5 "1999-11-10T00:59:00Z")

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go to: [http://www.fathom.org/teemingmillions](http://www.fathom.org/teemingmillions)

and click on the chat link on the left…see you there!  
Zette

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**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 1999, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/6 "1999-11-10T06:33:00Z")

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I’m guessing the chat is over. ☹

Here’s the [transcript](http://members.aol.com/lou826/straightdope.txt) if your bored.

\<font size=1\>I never knew Zette could be so kinky ;)\</font\>

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**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 1999, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/7 "1999-11-10T17:52:00Z")

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I’ll try to pop back in tonight. Hope to see everyone there!

\< stringing his banjo \>

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You say “cheesy” like that’s a **BAD** thing.

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**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 1999, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/8 "1999-11-10T17:57:00Z")

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NOOOOOO!!! NO MORE BANJOS!

And yeah, I’ll try and stop in again tonight as well…

And dammit, I’m going to be humming “Dueling Banjos” for the rest of the day!

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**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 1999, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/9 "1999-11-11T06:33:00Z")

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Louie!!!

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> Here’s the transcript if your bored.

Yikes!!!  
:::I solomnly swear that was not me…:::

And Falcon was pretty bad last night, too!  
🙂

PS- I’m new to IRC, but is it appropriate to post a chat transcript??? Yikes! What if were were dissing someone?? (we weren’t, but still! I’d hate to have to censor myself!)

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A friend is someone who likes you even though you’re as ugly as a hat full of assholes.  
[Zettecity](http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/zettecity/index.html)

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**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 1999, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/10 "1999-11-11T06:43:00Z")

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Who, me? I’m a sweet and innocent 24 year old! 😉

(Besides, the parts where I was REALLY being bad aren’t in the transcript, so you can’t prove it! Bwhahahahaha!)

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**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 1999, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/11 "1999-11-10T21:47:00Z")

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Falcon, I’ll be there.

Oh yeah, I’ll_definitely_ be there.  
Heh heh heh heh heh.  
😉

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**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 1999, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/12 "1999-11-10T22:56:00Z")

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\< raising eyebrow \> Uh-oh…should I be worried here, Sanibel?? 🙂

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**Author:** ![Globe-trotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cab0a1/32.png) [@Globe-trotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Globe-trotter)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 1999, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/13 "1999-11-11T01:05:00Z")

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There are at the moment 7 of us in here.

Don’t be afraid!

We don’t bite! (unless requested)

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Sex appeal – Give generously

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**Author:** ![Yue\_Han](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/eada6e/32.png) [@Yue\_Han](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yue_Han)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 1999, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/14 "1999-11-12T23:22:00Z")

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Today is the 12th. In Indiana it is 6:24.

(for future readers of this thread)

So is anyone gonna be in there tonight? Fridays I don’t have check-ins, study sessions, or room curfew. I can chat all damn night.

–John

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**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 1999, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/15 "1999-11-12T23:40:00Z")

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I might pop in and out

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Magnificent to behold - Greatly to be praised.

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**Author:** ![Yue\_Han](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/eada6e/32.png) [@Yue\_Han](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yue_Han)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 1999, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/16 "1999-11-13T01:01:00Z")

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Well, that’s that. Opalcat’s site is gone. No more chat. _sigh_

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Miskch’s Law- It’s better to have a horrible ending than horrors without end.

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**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 1999, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/17 "1999-11-13T01:51:00Z")

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Okay…I am now offering my technical expertise in helping out the Teeming Millions that want to still chat with us. I will help you download an IRC client, get the Undernet server set up, and log in. Let me know if you need help.

To get in touch with me…  
My email: [hawk3@erols.com](mailto:hawk3@erols.com)  
AIM: CITAmy  
ICQ: 45757661

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“The point of a journey is not to arrive.”  
-Neil Peart, Rush

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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 1999, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/18 "1999-11-13T06:23:00Z")

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I’ve put the chat page back up for those who still want to use it 🙂  
[http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/chat.adp](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/chat.adp)

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–  
O p a l C a t  
[www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com)

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**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 1999, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chat-o-rama/10968/19 "1999-11-13T06:25:00Z")

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I’m still getting a 404, Opal. But I downloaded mIRC anyway, and last I checked nobody was there.
