OK, I give up !
I know ya’ll see when I come in, I see ya’ll too. But when I type the message box and hit send nothing happens. I have wasted some of my best lines too. !
Next time I show up it will be to stalk all of you who can chat. 
And yes, I do need a hug !
Ayesha - Lioness
There are two solutions to every problem : the wrong one, and mine
(Thomas A. Edison)
Oh, man, another addiction. Thanks a bunch. I’ve never chatted before, not since college before we called it that.
Ayesha: did you try the Java one?
If all else fails, go to www.mirc.com and download mIRC. When you get it installed, choose “random US undernet server” from the menu or pick any server that is labeled “undernet” and connect to it.
Once you get logged in, a box will pop up asking what channel you want to join, with a whole list of irrelevant crap you won’t be interested in. Type #straightdope in the top and click ok or join or whatever the button says. Or just close the window and type /join #straightdope into any window in mIRC.
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“Meat flaps, yellow!” - DrainBead, naked co-ed Twister chat
O p a l C a t
www.opalcat.com
OpalCat,
Thanks, I’ll have Lion try it for me later. He’s the one who down loads things.
Heaven forbid I should mess with this machine of his.
I do believe the problem is with our computer , somehow.
Son has Instant messanger, Lion does ICQ , ( whine) but I can’t chat (whine).
If this doesn’t work I’ll still show up and watch ya’ll.
Thank you so much for trying to help me .
Ayesha - Lioness
There are two solutions to every problem : the wrong one, and mine
(Thomas A. Edison)
Okay, got a little time before I leave work, so we’ll try this again…
“Bodie, I noticed you stopped stuttering.”
“I’ve been giving myself shock treatments.”
“Up the voltage.”
-Real Genius
Just tried to get on. It said Big Louie kicked me off!
Oh my goodness, I thought you were a bot, since you said nothing but “#straightdope”. I’m so sorry.
I don’t think I’ve ever laughed as much in a chatroom as I have in #straightdope. 
Now if I could only go back to my usual sleeping patterns… :::yawns:::
Some drink at the fountain of knowledge…others just gargle.
I didn’t even know I’d gotten on! I’ll try again tonight.
He must not have been very well endowed then!
Yer pal,
Satan
I was just in there and BurnMeUp was the only other person there.
I proceeded to call his name in various and sundry ways.
BurnBabyBurn
Burnin’ Down the House
Hunk-a Hunk-a Burnin’ Love
Burnin’ Urnin’ Churnin’ Funk
To every season, Burn, Burn, Burn
Burn around, bright eyes!
He didn’t answer.
C’mere Loverboy!
That’s odd, I was in there around 9:00 this morning. Donj and BurnMeUp were the only other people in there. Donj wandered off, and then my system crashed. BurnMe never said a word the entire time. I wonder if he’s still there. I’m gonna check.
And send this thread back to the top, while I’m at it.
“That’s entertainment!” —Vlad the Impaler
I can’t BELIEVE no one is in the chat room! I thought there were a lot of us with no lives at all…
Live a Lush Life
Da Chef
I was, Troy. Now, Zette, MaxTorque, and DstPuppy are there too.
Is there a was tosign on that doesnt involve coming to this thread??
Help.
Kellibelli
Try going to Opalcats webpage and following the link to mIRC or one of the other chat programs.
Download a copy and install per the instructions.
After instalation start the program select a local Dalnet server and logon then select #straightdope.
Hope this helps.
Peace
t lion
" I Wonder What Happens When I push THIS Button? "
Actually it is UNDERNET not DALNET that the channel is on. ANd yes, you can login by going to the Teeming Millions Homepage and clicking on “IRC Chat” (same as before I started this thread…the thread was just a demonstration of the new non-java thingie)
http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/chat.adp
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Teeming Millions: http://fathom.org/teemingmillions
“Meat flaps, yellow!” - DrainBead, naked co-ed Twister chat
O p a l C a t
www.opalcat.com
Sorry about the bad dope re: dalnet,OpalCat
Peace
t lion
!!!
The things that come to those that wait may be the things
left by those who got there first.
Just wanted to bump this up on the ladder.
=)