Oh yes I am. I was doing ok with just ICQ installed … I have a cable modem and work from my home, so I am always online and chatting with several friends and acquaintances around the country - nay, the world.
Then I found the SDMB. I started making friends with people … people who DIDN’T have ICQ. While this stunned and bewildered me, I strove to embrace the diversity in our little community. I made pretty good friends with one fella who had AIM instead of ICQ. So I downloaded AIM, just to talk to him.
It was downhill from there. A girl I was emailing asked me to get MSN so that we could talk in real-time. I did. I couldn’t stop myself.
A few nights later I was talking to someone in #straightdope chat, and he mentioned that he has Yahoo! Messenger. Frustrated but resigned to my fate, I downloaded it and added him to my contact list.
The end result is, I have FOUR instant messagers on my computer. And for three of them, I only have ** one ** person on my contact list!
I am sure that before long, someone else I’m talking to will say, “Oh I don’t have any of those programs … I use the Weasel Goat Messaging Software. It’s the best.” And I will reluctantly point my browser towards http://www.weaselgoat.com and go download it. I have no willpower.
Anyway, in case you’re all wondering:
ICQ #: 4738418
Yahoo: Brunetter17
MSN: Lespeaches
AIM: BDBrunetter
And here I sit at the mouth of the Red Sea with no type of instant messaging available, just wanting to shoot a line to Brunetter letting her know that I love sluts. IM or otherwise.
That and hoping she’d talk dirty to me and tell me she’s naked.
I only use Sausage and Eggs messaging system myself. It’s the best!!! I’m afraid you are going to have to go download it at http://www.sausandeggsim.com.
I haven’t got ICQ to work yet, but:
MSN under my email address rhorus@hotmail.com
AIM as russ052194
Chat me if you can catch me…I’m not usually on at home…I have a jealous husband…not really of other men, but of time I spend on the computer…never mind the fact that he’s watching TV…I’m not watching it with him…
Oh, yeah, and if anyone wants to chat late at night while I’m at work, let me know and I’ll add you to my chat group on http://www.egroups.com for chat…no need to download anything.