Instant Messages are amazing

[ThePresence]

You'd say things on IM that you'd never say in real life, face to face.
I just had a long, deep conversation with a girl, I'd never really discuss these things with her face to face. Not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but IM's are weird in this way.

 

[needalife]

feel u

 

[JS80]

I'm pretty sure some overpaid PhDs spent millions of taxpayer money to study this.

 

[Cogman]

Originally posted by: JS80
I'm pretty sure some overpaid PhDs spent millions of taxpayer money to study this.

No they havent. But the bill for funding such research has just passed congress! (along with another pay raise for our senitors for the great work they do)

 

[Daishiki]

a/s/l?

 

[RadiclDreamer]

omg rofl stfu wtf

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

OMG Hi 2 U

 

[IceBergSLiM]

1996 there you are!

 

[RichUK]

Scone?

 

[MrWizzard]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
You'd say things on IM that you'd never say in real life, face to face.
I just had a long, deep conversation with a girl, I'd never really discuss these things with her face to face. Not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but IM's are weird in this way.

DANGER DANGER

 

[ThePresence]

Ummmm, that's not what I meant by deep conversation, and I didn't just discover IM's.
I'm just commenting on the fact that you'd say things on IM which you'd never say face to face.
I think it's a very interesting dynamic.

 

[GoatMonkey]

Instant massages with a girl are great. Especially with a happy ending.

 

[RichUK]

Would you like some jam with your scone?

 

[Syringer]

IMing is the equivalent of having 6 shots of tequila in you.

 

[jdoggg12]

Originally posted by: Syringer
IMing is the equivalent of having 6 shots of tequila in you.

True that

 

[AnthroAndStargate]

Originally posted by: JS80
I'm pretty sure some overpaid PhDs spent millions of taxpayer money to study this.

Do you have any idea how the higher ed research system works? The two main governmental grant organizations for academic study have had their budgets slashed so much that its virtually impossible to get money from them - and if you are fortunate enough to get through the hurdle of multiple grants being passed then you get a paltry sum.

Many "overpaid PHDs" (once again - last time I checked salaries they weren't that high at most schools comparatively - unless of course you teach business) rely on outside grants and corporate funding it would seem like these days.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: Syringer
IMing is the equivalent of having 6 shots of tequila in you.

Good way of putting it.

 

[amicold]

Sometimes you say things you shouldn't, so be careful.

 

[potoba]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
You'd say things on IM that you'd never say in real life, face to face.
I just had a long, deep conversation with a girl, I'd never really discuss these things with her face to face. Not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but IM's are weird in this way.

so what were you two discussing about?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
Ummmm, that's not what I meant by deep conversation, and I didn't just discover IM's.
I'm just commenting on the fact that you'd say things on IM which you'd never say face to face.
I think it's a very interesting dynamic.

i know what you mean. i haven't done the IM thing for a few years, but I used to IM a lot and its weird how you can feel more relaxed about talking about certain things.

i guess its because you can think about what you want to say beforehand, whereas face to face, you don't really get that chance and you're worried about how its going to sound, etc.

 

[moshquerade]

IMs are like... the final frontier.

 

[se7en]

Originally posted by: Cogman

Originally posted by: JS80
I'm pretty sure some overpaid PhDs spent millions of taxpayer money to study this.

No they havent. But the bill for funding such research has just passed congress! (along with another pay raise for our senitors for the great work they do)

More sex in bathrooms!

 

[IceBergSLiM]

wait till you figure out text messaging between mobile phone lines.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
wait till you figure out text messaging between mobile phone lines.

You missed the point of my post.
I wasn't marvelling over this amazing technology of instant messaging.

 

[jdini76]

IMing is great but certain things said on IM don't have the same affect as if you were to say them in person...Like "Does this cloth smell like chloroform?"