# SD Chat... now every crunchier! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 29, 1999, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385 "1999-11-29T17:33:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 1999, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/1 "1999-11-29T17:33:00Z")
Horribly confused by mIRC? Having trouble with the Java applet? But you really want to join the #straightdope chat room? YOUR SALVATION IS HERE!!! \
You can actually chat right now: NICKNAME: \ \\ \ Or just hit the TM Homepage chat page to log in anytime [http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/chat.adp](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/chat.adp) * * * – O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---
**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 29, 1999, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/2 "1999-11-29T17:39:00Z")
For a second, I thought you were going to mention some of the stuff that’s been going on in there… 😉 * * * Some drink at the fountain of knowledge…others just gargle. ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 1999, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/3 "1999-11-29T17:44:00Z")
Hee Moosie…um, we’ll just keep quiet about that, right?? (And Aura? Do you still have my clothes??) * * * “Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it.” - George Carlin ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 1999, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/4 "1999-11-29T17:48:00Z")
Apparently Mullinator is an illegal nickname. I guess I better try to skip town before the long arm of the law makes me change it to something a little more legal. * * * Well, shut my mouth. It’s also illegal to put squirrels down your pants for the purposes of gambling. ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 1999, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/5 "1999-11-29T17:56:00Z")
I came, I saw, I couldn’t post. I am a chat virgin. How do I make it let me talk too. You guys are having way too much fun there w/o me. * * * Ayesha - Lioness * * * There are two solutions to every problem : the wrong one, and mine (Thomas A. Edison) ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 1999, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/6 "1999-11-29T17:58:00Z")
And of course the subject line should be “now EVEN crunchier” DOH Anyway, the “illegal name” means it was over 9 letters. * * * – O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 1999, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/7 "1999-11-30T06:03:00Z")
Ayesha: possibly the thing that lets you post was too far down the screen… did you scroll down? * * * – O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 1999, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/8 "1999-11-30T06:21:00Z")
ok, I scrolled as far down as possible, typed in the little box. Hit send, nothing. This is all just a cruel joke to drive me crazy isn’t it !? * * * Ayesha - Lioness * * * There are two solutions to every problem : the wrong one, and mine (Thomas A. Edison) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 1999, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/9 "1999-11-30T06:34:00Z")
I am trying,too,but havinga home computer(im on netlink) I dont Know what to do. Will try the click box. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 1999, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/10 "1999-11-30T06:52:00Z")
we saw you Ayesha… ☹ * * * – O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 1999, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/11 "1999-11-29T19:52:00Z")
Wow, it’s been cool seeing so many new faces in chat! An added benefit is that it seems that those who normally can’t chat at work due to firewalls can sneak in via the non-java version. Heh. * * * – O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 1999, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/12 "1999-11-29T19:56:00Z")
Lemme tell ya, it was **definitely** crunchy! **rubes** and I found each other on it - we actually spoke on the phone! Very cool, **Opal**. * * * It is much easier to see ourselves as better than or even worse than, rather than accepting that we simply are. - John “The Penguin” Bingham ---
**Author:** ![rubes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@rubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rubes)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 1999, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/13 "1999-11-29T20:14:00Z")
I liked it. I liked it a lot. I would recomend it to any chatter around. Thanks OpalCat ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 1999, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/14 "1999-11-30T20:42:00Z")
Just tried to get on a little bit ago, but had trouble loading the page. And had I made it on, I would apparently have been Flypsy\_00. Sounds like Peter Cottontail’s neurotic cousin. Sheesh. Mayhaps I’ll be simply Flyp next time. * * * Then he said, “That is that.” And then he was gone. -Dr. Seuss, \* The Cat in the Hat\* ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 1999, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/15 "1999-11-30T21:51:00Z")
I couldn’t seem to do it either. The page would not load… ☹ ---
**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 30, 1999, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/16 "1999-11-30T21:56:00Z")
We saw you both times, Flyp, and Michelle too. You just couldn’t see us. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 1999, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/17 "1999-11-30T22:39:00Z")
I love the chat. Newly addicted. I’m chatting now. Gotta go. * * * JMcC, San Francisco [http://members.tripod.com/~weirdstuff/index.html](http://members.tripod.com/~weirdstuff/index.html) “Hear the voices in my head, I swear to God it sounds like they’re snoring” ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 1999, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/18 "1999-11-30T23:30:00Z")
FOr those who this doesn’t work for, try the java applet version. It goes to the same chat room: [http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/chat.adp](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/chat.adp) * * * – O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 1999, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/19 "1999-12-01T00:27:00Z")
woo hoo! It worked! I was able to chat! ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 1999, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385/20 "1999-12-01T03:24:00Z")
Sorry if I seem screwy when I’m on sometimes. At school, chat w/Netscape Communicator works fine, but at home, when I’m dialed into the SF Public Library system using their Lynx browser, neither method works for me. I think what happens is I can connect, see what everyone is typing, but I can’t contribute or disconnect. So it looks like I’m on but ignoring everyone, so I apologize for that. But I’ll probably be on a lot after school. See y’all then. PS- thanks for the naked twister, guys. * * * JMcC, San Francisco [http://members.tripod.com/~weirdstuff/index.html](http://members.tripod.com/~weirdstuff/index.html) “Hear the voices in my head, I swear to God it sounds like they’re snoring” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-now-every-crunchier/12385.md?page=2)