Has ATOT Interfered with your Life?

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AreaCode707

Lifer
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Absolutely not - the opposite in fact. Weird as it sounds, my two best friends are from AT, I moved states because of people I met on here, I know others who are moving states, it's prompted me to get rid of tv completely (so I spend no more time on here than most people do lounging around the tv...) and it's fodder for conversations with good friends as well.
 

Supermercado

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Jan 18, 2002
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Actually, I think ATOT has helped my real life. Well, as far as grades go. Before I started reading ATOT, I played a lot of games. After ATOT, my grades went up a lot. I guess it's just the fact that I can pop on ATOT, read a thread here and there to break up doing work a lot easier than I can sit and play videogames.
 

CraigRT

Lifer
Jun 16, 2000
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I could go without it.. but I choose to pass the time here.. I'm not addicted to the point it's wrecking my life. I just have a lot of spare time esp. at work sometimes, so I post.
I really only post @ home when i am either really bored, or working on something and using spare time to post.
 

alkemyst

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Feb 13, 2001
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this response is in hopes it starts a movement saying "No No No you of little size and big mouth that got owned time after time after time....you dont be the loser, we all say ban that right guy for we are the mushroom people, living in crap and darkness."
 

Yo Ma Ma

Lifer
Jan 21, 2000
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Originally posted by: alkemyst
this response is in hopes it starts a movement saying "No No No you of little size and big mouth that got owned time after time after time....you dont be the loser, we all say ban that right guy for we are the mushroom people, living in crap and darkness."

Did you reply in the right thread?
 

Farbio

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Apr 9, 2000
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Originally posted by: Isla
Has ATOT Interfered with your Life?

No. And I was a member before it says under my icon... late 90's for me. 98 or 99, I think. Can't remember. I'm usually too busy in real life to pay much attention to these things.

Quite the contrary, the Internet in general has enhanced my life. I have friends from all over the world, and I have been able to work internationally. ATOT helped me to get a bit of a tougher skin... I graduated from the Red Dawn School of Internet Communications, hehe.

(love ya Red, and that hot lady of yours too)

ISLA!??!

damn girl, i thought you'd about dropped off the face of the earth, hadn't seen u in forever!

anyways, it can be addictive, but like any addictive activity, all it takes is a bit of will power to make sure you don't get too involved
 

Saulbadguy

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Jan 27, 2003
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Naw, I don't post that much on here anymore. I got tired of the double standards displayed by the mods, and all the censorship/banning of silly words/banning for anything. I found a new "home", this is just "a place to crash" now.
 

jagec

Lifer
Apr 30, 2004
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Originally posted by: Yo_Ma-Ma
Originally posted by: alkemyst
this response is in hopes it starts a movement saying "No No No you of little size and big mouth that got owned time after time after time....you dont be the loser, we all say ban that right guy for we are the mushroom people, living in crap and darkness."

Did you reply in the right thread?

can you think of ANY thread to which that would have been a good reply?
 

Jzero

Lifer
Oct 10, 1999
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Originally posted by: alkemyst
this response is in hopes it starts a movement saying "No No No you of little size and big mouth that got owned time after time after time....you dont be the loser, we all say ban that right guy for we are the mushroom people, living in crap and darkness."

What the heck - I'll bite.

"Go away Alky, nobody likes you, brother of luvly, blah blah blah."

How did I do?
 

Turkish

Lifer
May 26, 2003
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Yes it can. 6 months ago my post per day was under 5. 3 months ago it was under 10. Now it's at 18.
 

alkemyst

No Lifer
Feb 13, 2001
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Originally posted by: Jzero
Originally posted by: alkemyst
this response is in hopes it starts a movement saying "No No No you of little size and big mouth that got owned time after time after time....you dont be the loser, we all say ban that right guy for we are the mushroom people, living in crap and darkness."

What the heck - I'll bite.

"Go away Alky, nobody likes you, brother of luvly, blah blah blah."

How did I do?

come again...much like her I have no head, how the f can I see this?

wait....hmmmm....nevermind.
 

Isla

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Sep 12, 2000
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Hiya Farbio. It's always nice to come back and see friendly faces. :)
 

bdjohnson

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Oct 29, 2003
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Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: SoylentGreen
Yes

Absolutely.

My SO can be tapping me on the shoulder for sex I just brush her off.
holy crap, seriously?
i can be a postaholic, but never ever would i turn that down to tap on the keyboard.

i guess you could say you'd TAP that! ha haha
 

sonambulo

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Feb 22, 2004
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Originally posted by: alkemyst
this response is in hopes it starts a movement saying "No No No you of little size and big mouth that got owned time after time after time....you dont be the loser, we all say ban that right guy for we are the mushroom people, living in crap and darkness."

hows that leather skin coming?
 

Orsorum

Lifer
Dec 26, 2001
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Originally posted by: Isla
Has ATOT Interfered with your Life?

No. And I was a member before it says under my icon... late 90's for me. 98 or 99, I think. Can't remember. I'm usually too busy in real life to pay much attention to these things.

Quite the contrary, the Internet in general has enhanced my life. I have friends from all over the world, and I have been able to work internationally. ATOT helped me to get a bit of a tougher skin... I graduated from the Red Dawn School of Internet Communications, hehe.

(love ya Red, and that hot lady of yours too)

Agreed, I've met a large number of people and made some interesting contacts, and I've learned to debate and solicit/accept criticism much more readily.
 

Orsorum

Lifer
Dec 26, 2001
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Originally posted by: Yo_Ma-Ma
Originally posted by: alkemyst
this response is in hopes it starts a movement saying "No No No you of little size and big mouth that got owned time after time after time....you dont be the loser, we all say ban that right guy for we are the mushroom people, living in crap and darkness."

Did you reply in the right thread?

lol That's what I was thinking as well.
 

LordMaul

Lifer
Nov 16, 2000
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Originally posted by: Saulbadguy
Naw, I don't post that much on here anymore. I got tired of the double standards displayed by the mods, and all the censorship/banning of silly words/banning for anything. I found a new "home", this is just "a place to crash" now.

Wow. Did you copy and paste from an earlier post of mine? ;)

:thumbsup:
 

nageov3t

Lifer
Feb 18, 2004
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not really. I mean, it's a great time waster when I'm at work, but I hardly surf at all when I'm home.
 

DeeKnow

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Jan 28, 2002
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Originally posted by: SoylentGreen
Yes

Absolutely.

My SO can be tapping me on the shoulder for sex I just brush her off.

ok now THAT is a whole different problem...
 

Beattie

Golden Member
Sep 6, 2001
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Of course not. The intelligent comments that come out of this place are few and far between. Most of the time that I read threads, I look for things like, 'I am too pathetic to talk to women, should I kill myself?' and then laugh at the fact that some people can be that lame.
 

skace

Lifer
Jan 23, 2001
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No, completely opposite, without atot I wouldn't know how to hold a girl's hand.