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    Vice Chairwoman, Joint Chieftess of Staff nickel's Avatar
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    ever get a PM from a random stranger?

    i got one here from someone who read a thread i started. it's kinda interesting to compel someone to do that. i have no idea who the guy is.

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    interesting.

    i have gotten them occasionally, usually from annoying script kiddies.

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    what did he want? or are we safe to assume that we know what he wanted?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BrewMaster
    what did he want? or are we safe to assume that we know what he wanted?
    whatchu talkin bout? he was commenting on a thread i started here.

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    oh, well in that case, yeah I've gotten PM from a "random" stranger here then. It's worse on some of the beer websites I visit because if you review a hard to find beer, you'll get dozens of PMs asking you where you bought it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nickel
    whatchu talkin bout? he was commenting on a thread i started here.
    I've randomly AIMed someone before at a G|A?er's request.
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    yes... all the time telling me that their father is rich and if I hold some money for them I'll be rewarded

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    Quote Originally Posted by brainsmile
    yes... all the time telling me that their father is rich and if I hold some money for them I'll be rewarded
    you get that in your PM or in email? I think she's talking about PM.

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    I can beat ya... someone *created an account* to PM me on a topic that I had posted on.
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    For some reason, I think nickel (or any other female) would get more random PMs than me...

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    I got the one from the nut kicker boy, and nothing else random that i can think of.. Maybe we sohuld play the random pm ga game...
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    Ya I have, on several occasions, received IMs and PMs from random people who have read a thread I started on G|A. It's weird because sometimes it was threads I started YEARS ago.

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    some guy randomly emailed about G|A deals and how we were so secretive about STL and A9 discounts

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    Quote Originally Posted by nickel
    i got one here from someone who read a thread i started. it's kinda interesting to compel someone to do that. i have no idea who the guy is.

    yea you've done that to me
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    Quote Originally Posted by BrewMaster
    you get that in your PM or in email? I think she's talking about PM.
    PM... my friends like to play jokes on me... then they stopped when I told them to take my class and I failed them j/k

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    twee used to pm me all the time with, "what are you wearing," or "lets go to my room," and weird stuff like that.

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    I get some about my school everyonce in awhile.

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    Quote Originally Posted by revil
    twee used to pm me all the time with, "what are you wearing," or "lets go to my room," and weird stuff like that.
    the most random thing was that those messages were actually from ray, after he haX0r3d twee's aim

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    I have gotten plenty of unsolicited IM's but only a few PM's. Basically, if its someone who is a regular here I dont view it as odd, even if its out of the blue. When its someone I have never heard of, never seen, or just created an account, then I think its kind of odd.

    That said, I try to be nice and respond to everyone. If I dont want to respond, I will just say it outright. I'm one of these bad people who leaves his computer on without turning on my away messages. I have come back from cooking myself to find that 5 or more people have tried to contact me. Without fail, they are all long gone and probably think I am a jerk who didnt respond. At least I know the truth.
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    I once IM'd someone here because they did not sound too good. However the "who the hell are you" I got back was enough for me to never do that again.

    Oh and I never get random PM's or IM's.

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    One time when I was searching for something online, I jumped on AIM and asked Nija for help.

    Actually, I did just get a weird PM this past week from some guy about a deal or something like that. And SBP and I have a PM tradition going, and even though I don't remember how it started, it's good times.

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    I've randomly PM'd a few people here, and I've been randomly PM'd. Always involving regulars though.

    Same thing with IM's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maarchk
    I got the one from the nut kicker boy, and nothing else random that i can think of.. Maybe we sohuld play the random pm ga game...
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    I don't get PMs period. Well pretty much anyways.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Airencracken
    I don't get PMs period. Well pretty much anyways.
    don't you have to be... shaped... a bit differently... to get pms or periods?
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    The dumbest is when people IM me while i'm driving.
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    Quote Originally Posted by welfareloser
    don't you have to be... shaped... a bit differently... to get pms or periods?
    *rimshot* Oooh, she'll be here all night folks! After all she doesn't have anywhere else to go!
    "I remember my first orgasm, I just wish someone was there to share it with me..."11-05-2003 05:33 AM - Topane
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    Quote Originally Posted by Airencracken
    *rimshot* Oooh, she'll be here all night folks! After all she doesn't have anywhere else to go!
    *do my monkey dance of victory*

    you're just jealous of my wit.

    and now i WILL go elsewhere tonight, just to spite you
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    Quote Originally Posted by psycho-
    The dumbest is when people IM me while i'm driving.
    the dumbest is when people have their IM turned on while driving.

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