# I miss AOL!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-aol/145084>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 27, 2002, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-aol/145084 "2002-12-27T02:32:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-aol/145084/1 "2002-12-27T02:32:44Z")

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Well actually I loathed it.

But I do miss having it because having it meant being in the ‘AOL news’ chat room.

You could have a real good satisfying, fulfilling argument in there!

I haven’t had a good (real, not fake) argument in ages! I am legally responsible to burst. and it is likely to happen here in the SDMB.

(P.S. Can anyone guess where I used a Thesaurus?)

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**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-aol/145084/2 "2002-12-27T03:13:39Z")

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AOL news chat suX0rz, d00d.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-aol/145084/3 "2002-12-27T03:22:51Z")

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typing like a spaz sucks too.

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**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-aol/145084/4 "2002-12-27T05:59:05Z")

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(hears a _whoosh_)  
Ah, Yahoo will give a fine arguement on the right day.

Just be choosy about what room you go to.

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**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-aol/145084/5 "2002-12-27T08:25:17Z")

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Looks like **Lobsang** ’s never heard of #straightdope…

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**Author:** ![Splanky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@Splanky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splanky)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-aol/145084/6 "2002-12-27T14:55:17Z")

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AIM doesn’t have a news chat? And it’s free.

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**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-aol/145084/7 "2002-12-27T16:28:51Z")

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I _kinda_ miss AOL. For the messageboards. There were a lot of trolls and idiots there, but boy some of those people rocked.

**Daolith** , can you say hi to the Clique for me? Especially to Sam.

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**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-aol/145084/8 "2002-12-27T17:57:14Z")

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You came in here for an argument? No you didn’t.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-aol/145084/9 "2002-12-27T22:53:14Z")

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Yes I did.

This _is_ the room for arguing in isn’t it?

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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-aol/145084/10 "2002-12-27T23:59:37Z")

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I still miss AOL, but my aim is improving.