# So, who wants to IM me? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 9, 2002, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-im-me/108010 "2002-05-09T02:37:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-im-me/108010/1 "2002-05-09T02:37:23Z")
Here I sit, sort of bored. So I decide to try my Yahoo Messenger on for size, since I haven’t actually used it in a long time. (at least since the other day, anyways) I’d say I was really bored, but who can be truly really bored with the SDMB actually going at a relatevely fast speed? 😃 But yeah… snap me out of it. Yahoo = flamsterette\_x ICQ (if anyone uses it) = 130187524 Oh yeah, if anyone does message me, identify yourself by Doper screen name, so I know who I’m talking to. Thanks. And if not, I won’t feel too bad! 😃 (but I’d appreciate it more if people did talk to little ol’ me, hehehe) ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-im-me/108010/2 "2002-05-09T03:11:08Z")
I’m never around on those two, but I’m on AOL (yes it’s evil, I know, it’s just that most people are there). But I was wondering, are you a drummer or something like that? Your username just reminds me of the days I used to play (the “flam” part)… -Clay ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-im-me/108010/3 "2002-05-09T03:52:29Z")
To everyone who mught have been trying to IM me in the past 10-15 minutes or so: I’m sorry… my friend called me to say she was back from China. I am now online again and ready to deal with the message flood! 😃 (just kidding) Oh, and **clayton\_e** : someone else asked me this on IM ( **JMan** , I think). No, I am not a drummer. The explanation follows: Flamsterette\_X story: it’s a word I made up a few yrs. ago, which is an acronym in a way… at least the FLAM part is some of the important things in life: Friends, Laughter, And, Music and it naturally had a few prefixes and suffixes, thus: Flami Flamster Flamsterette Flamsterette\_X now you know how weird I am, haha ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-im-me/108010/4 "2002-05-09T03:56:20Z")
Okay, so it doesn’t have prefixes (as **Crunchy Frog** once pointed out to me)… I really ought to update my “FAQ”! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pbrtallboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f475e1/32.png) [@pbrtallboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbrtallboy)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-im-me/108010/5 "2002-05-09T04:37:31Z")
I’d return the favor, but I can’t get Yahoo Messenger to work anymore! Curse my janky network connection. Thanks for keeping me company the other night, Flammy. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-im-me/108010/6 "2002-05-09T05:46:58Z")
Hey, not a problem, **pbr**! Not a problem at all… we can talk some other time. ---
**Author:** ![Billy\_Baroo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/76d3ee/32.png) [@Billy\_Baroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy_Baroo)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-im-me/108010/7 "2002-05-09T06:23:53Z")
Shouldn’t your screen name have 4 e’s? Unless you’re a flamster, a practitioner of the time-honored 19th century art of the flim-flam. Virtually. !!!1!!!11!!! Just goofing around. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-im-me/108010/8 "2002-05-09T06:49:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Flamsterette\_X \* > \*\* > Oh yeah, if anyone does message me, identify yourself by Doper screen name, so I know who I’m talking to. Thanks. > \*\* Thanks for the tip (and sorry if I didn’t identify myself before!) Also, here’s the longer explanation of the origin of the handle [Flamsterette\_X](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=105572), aka **Hamster\_X**. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-im-me/108010/9 "2002-05-09T07:07:41Z")
Flim-flamming, **Billy**? Some people would tell me I do that every day, if you mean being wishy-washy. 😃 Nah, I know you’re just goofing around. 🙂 Don’t worry, **lel** … you did identify yourself in the message you wrote when you wanted to add me. (as if the “waves hi to hamster\_x” part wasn’t enough 😃 ) Thanks for posting the link, too: I just decided it was more expedient to copy and paste the explanation in my post. Easier than dealing with the vagaries of the search engine, at any rate. ---
**Author:** ![Solomon7t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Solomon7t](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solomon7t)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-im-me/108010/10 "2002-05-09T07:48:07Z")
im on ICQ and AIM. I just requested to add you to my contact list flamster. If anyone wants to msg me im ICQ# is 17299703 and my AIM name is Solomon747.Happ chatting 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-im-me/108010/11 "2002-05-09T08:06:44Z")
I would - but since your local time is now 01:00, I’m guessing you’re asleep 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-im-me/108010/12 "2002-05-09T23:51:15Z")
Don’t worry about it, **grimpixie**! I was asleep at that time, yes. 🙂 **Solomon7t** , I got your request, and I requested you to add me to your list, so things should be done on that end. 🙂 I’d like to thank everyone who came to my rescue… you know who you are! (since I don’t think it would be political to actually say who I talked to 😃 ) Then again, why not publicly thank the ones who did such a small deed? Small it may have been, but it meant a lot to me. 🙂 **MagicalSilverKey** (I keep on missing your messages because I’m offline when you send them… next time, perhaps) **interface2x** (it was nice chatting with you; hope to see you around more on the boards 🙂 ) **JMan** (sorry about the disconnection; there was nothing I could do about it) **BlackKnight** (thanks for chatting with me; maybe next time we can chat some more) **Dirty Earthworm** (it was cool chatting with you; here’s to next time! 🙂 ) **Solomon7t** (hopefully, I’ll get to talk to you on ICQ soon) **iconoplast** (yes, having the ability to add people **does** help in IM’ing them, doesn’t it? 🙂 ) So I’d like to say thanks to everyone for livening up my evening! Certainly fun! 🙂 And as for bombardment, I wouldn’t say that I felt TOO bombarded! 😃 Cheers to all, and see you around! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-im-me/108010/13 "2002-05-09T23:53:49Z")
Oh, and if I missed anyone in the above list, I’m truly sorry. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Kwyjibo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Kwyjibo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kwyjibo)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2002, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-im-me/108010/14 "2002-05-09T23:55:34Z")
I’ve added ya to ICQ. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-im-me/108010/15 "2002-05-10T00:32:35Z")
Okay, thanks.