I used to love to do this too. When they’d start with the “What do you look like?” questions, I’d tell them I was I was an albino with a skin disease, or that I was very hot…before the accident. What was truly amazing was how many of them still wanted to see pictures of my tits.
Keep trying to weed out the weirdos. There’s some cool people there, somewhere.
That’s fairly clever actually.
Yeah until s/he gets someone looking for a 12 yr old. I don’t think anyone wants to have that conversation.
I have had the same ICQ# since I got ICQ in the very beginning and I have never received any unwanted calls.
It seems to me all you need to do is describe yourself as a “60 year old granny who enjoys knitting and attending church” or as a “75 year old man who enjoys golf” or even as “a 30 year old man who likes pretty girls”. The chances that anyone would contact you are close to zero.
I’ve had it set that way for a couple of years now, and that’s never been an issue. If anyone does try to chat up my supposedly 12-year-old self, I’ll sic the Cyberangels on them. Ain’t no thang.
Doesn’t ICQ delete any account that claims to be under 13?
Then again, it’s been over 2 years since I last used ICQ.
I don’t know how you avoided it - everyone I know - when they first join, seemed to get a flurry of links to porn websites the first day or two. Apart from that, though, most of the people who post to me are male - so I don’t think they bother to read the profiles before they post - or they would know exactly what age I am - age doesn’t seem to make a difference - I’ve been propositioned by both schoolboys and octogenarians.
A friend sent me a pic of a very large sumo wrestler which i sometimes post to perverts demanding a pic. They have no sense of humour though - strange!!!
Heh this thread sure is making me reminisce.
I’ve had ICQ forever. I think I probably have one of the oldest numbers still active (and it’s my second one). For awhile I think ICQ was adding me automatically to people’s lists. I’d get something like “who are you? You were on my list when I installed it” I helped so many newbies through the program I thought about contacting Mirabilis and demanding they pay me tech support.
It’s a shame now I only use it to talk to about two people. And keep in hiding just so I won’t have to deal with my own list.
You fucking suck! That’s always been my claim to fame and now you’ve taken that from me. I hope you’re happy with yourself - I shall be throwing myself in front of a bus tomorrow morning. 
I had to check your number in your profile, and sho’nuff, you’re lower - but not by much. Damnit!
Wow yours is really close.
Don’t feel too bad youngster some of us are just a little better is all. 