# Omegle- (Wow, that was really... stupid) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 10, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omegle-wow-that-was-really-stupid/505931 "2009-08-10T14:44:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omegle-wow-that-was-really-stupid/505931/1 "2009-08-10T14:44:09Z")
Saw one of those typical interent articles the other day about “Top 25 websites for wasting time” and came across one called [omegle.com](http://omegle.com). You are instantly linked to a stranger anywhere in the world to start a conversation with. After being spoiled by the SDMB where people can carry on somewhat coherent conversations in a mature fashion I seemed to forget what the rest of the net has to put up with. The thing must be littered with pre-teens talking in text message short hand. I think I let it link me up with 5 different people. The gist of their converstions: -Renaldo!#!%! he is gay -hey u sexxy boy -im only 13 wait dont go!! -r u in usa :haha - ur 39 fuck that Within 10 minutes I felt teh stupid of our worlds youth hit me in the face. Try it if you dare. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omegle-wow-that-was-really-stupid/505931/2 "2009-08-10T14:50:01Z")
I tried it. You’re absolutely right. The conversations were all variations on: Hi. Hi. Where are you from? I’m from xx I’m from yy. Want to cybersex? No. \ ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omegle-wow-that-was-really-stupid/505931/3 "2009-08-10T15:02:05Z")
[Previous thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=520841&highlight=omegle)from a couple of months ago. Interesting idea but whoever came up with it is unfamiliar with the usual idiots who populate the web. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omegle-wow-that-was-really-stupid/505931/4 "2009-08-10T15:20:24Z")
I was about to give up, but I appear to have found a grown up on chat #5 :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omegle-wow-that-was-really-stupid/505931/5 "2009-08-10T20:07:20Z")
First two attempts: Attempt #1: them: u like incest sex? me: \ Attempt #2: them: hi me: hi them: you female? me: \ Wow. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omegle-wow-that-was-really-stupid/505931/6 "2009-08-11T04:40:35Z")
I just had to try it. First conversation was with a guy who wanted to know “white guys spanish latino turkish asian mixed black which one u prefer for boyfriend.” I told him that I didn’t do the boyfriend thing, but was seeing a Latino guy at the moment. Apparently that was not the right answer because he immediately disconnected. It occurred to me afterwards that he himself might have been a white Spanish Latino Turkish Asian mixed black guy. In which case I really missed out because that sounds like a hot combination. 😛 But the second conversation was great. I spent about an hour chatting with a very nice and funny 24 year old Italian woman who was looking to improve her English (which was fine). She was glad I wasn’t a perv. We had just started talking when she said, > [@](#): > > Stranger: i’ve seen a bad bad bad animal in my room 😑 That totally cracked me up. The “bad bad bad animal” was a disgusting bug. But she made her peace with him and I named him Ottavio, and now everything’s cool. I gave her my email address. I hope she writes! ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omegle-wow-that-was-really-stupid/505931/7 "2009-08-11T05:55:57Z")
I tried it, and after several “nonstarters”, I had a really decent conversation with a person in New York who is an English student. The first few wanted pictures, cyber, etc. I almost gave up first. ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omegle-wow-that-was-really-stupid/505931/8 "2009-08-11T07:44:05Z")
First time lucky? I had a great chat with someone in Japan who had a fantastic sense of humour and spoke in complete sentences!