# Welcome to the world of AIM **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 3, 2000, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922 "2000-08-03T01:23:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/1 "2000-08-03T01:23:33Z")
I finally broke down and downloaded AOL Instant Messenger today. Since I’m frankly too damn lazy to search through every single one of your profiles to find AIM handles, I thought maybe some of you could list them here (if you want too, I’m not going to hold a gun to your heads and make you, although I could if that’s what gets you off). I tried searching on this MB because I thought we had already done this, but the only lists I could find were for ICQ and Yahoo! Messenger. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/2 "2000-08-03T01:29:17Z")
mine’s the same as my handle here: ssskuggiii. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/3 "2000-08-03T01:30:59Z")
bear nenno ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/4 "2000-08-03T01:33:05Z")
phriedo Yep, that’s right, some bastard already got “friedo.” ---
**Author:** ![Zoing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecccb3/32.png) [@Zoing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoing)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/5 "2000-08-03T01:33:45Z")
Flamingo Piece (ooh, and I love getting random IMs. Unless I’m in a bitchy mood. But that hardly matters!) ---
**Author:** ![Kvallulf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@Kvallulf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kvallulf)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/6 "2000-08-03T01:34:32Z")
My is also the same as here. ---
**Author:** ![Surgoshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Surgoshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surgoshan)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/7 "2000-08-03T01:36:46Z")
Surgoshan ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/8 "2000-08-03T01:37:25Z")
ZyadaTX (or is it ZyadaTx?) ---
**Author:** ![JuanDeCuba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@JuanDeCuba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JuanDeCuba)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/9 "2000-08-03T01:39:36Z")
JuanDeCuba, same as here. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/10 "2000-08-03T01:45:18Z")
RSandy MN here. Long story 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/11 "2000-08-03T01:47:44Z")
Erlidh . . . long story, don’t ask. ---
**Author:** ![TheNerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TheNerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheNerd)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/12 "2000-08-03T01:48:24Z")
I like my IM handle better than mine here. noophage ---
**Author:** ![Osip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4491bb/32.png) [@Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osip)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/13 "2000-08-03T01:58:45Z")
My AOL name is OsipMand I am on most evening. drop me an IM sometime. OSip ---
**Author:** ![timmar68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/97f17d/32.png) [@timmar68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/timmar68)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/14 "2000-08-03T02:05:36Z")
I am Time4atrim. Feel free to IM me anytime 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rich\_G7subs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@Rich\_G7subs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_G7subs)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/15 "2000-08-03T02:12:03Z")
Really inventive…G7SUBS1…yeah,I admit I have no imagination. ---
**Author:** ![Quadzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/a4c791/32.png) [@Quadzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quadzilla)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/16 "2000-08-03T02:33:02Z")
Rich, you have more imagination than do I. My handle is LinzCook. ---
**Author:** ![Welfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e56c9b/32.png) [@Welfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Welfy)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/17 "2000-08-03T02:39:00Z")
Welf Star here. WillowFlew is my other, on AOL. Stupid AIM isn’t working for me tonight…grrr… ---
**Author:** ![Baglady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Baglady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baglady)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/18 "2000-08-03T02:54:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shadowfox \* > I finally broke down and downloaded AOL Instant Messenger today. Since I’m frankly too damn lazy to search through every single one of your profiles to find AIM handles, I thought maybe some of you could list them here (if you want too, I’m not going to hold a gun to your heads and make you, although I could if that’s what gets you off). Wouldn’t it have just been easier to log in to AIM, post your AIM handle, then ask everyone to IM you? Then you get a little pop-up window with them saying “Hi,” and all you have to do is click on the “Add Buddy” icon to automatically add to your Buddy List. I mean, c’mon. You wanna be lazy, right?? ---
**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/19 "2000-08-03T03:21:17Z")
I’m great and unique, with an IM sn of…Monster104! ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2000, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922/20 "2000-08-03T03:24:27Z")
Democritus90 Baglady, if she did that, then we _all_ wouldn’t be able to add everyone!!! 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-the-world-of-aim/27922.md?page=2)