That AOL Ad
J D Leister
The girl saying "I chat with famous people all the time"
As if?
But what I want to know is why do people pick o AOL users?
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Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter
>That ad is so annoying.
>
>The girl saying "I chat with famous people all the time"
>
>As if?
>
As an AOL member - i can say that the ad is true to its word
Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter
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Martha Fucher
>On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 15:16:05 +1030, J D Leister <joh...@senet.com.au>
wrote:
>
>>That ad is so annoying.
>>
>>The girl saying "I chat with famous people all the time"
>>
>>As if?
>>
>
>As an AOL member - i can say that the ad is true to its word
As if?
Martha.
Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter
what?
Trent
news:3C52348D...@senet.com.au...
> That ad is so annoying.
>
> The girl saying "I chat with famous people all the time"
>
> As if?
>
> But what I want to know is why do people pick o AOL users?
It depends on your definition of all the time I suppose. I know recently
there was Bardot chat. I'm not an AOL member, but on the ad you can clearly
see Bardot on the page.
Martha Fucher
Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter wrote in message ...
>On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 16:48:33 +1100, "Martha Fucher" <mar...@fucher.org>
wrote:
>
>>Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter wrote in message ...
>>>On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 15:16:05 +1030, J D Leister <joh...@senet.com.au>
>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>That ad is so annoying.
>>>>
>>>>The girl saying "I chat with famous people all the time"
>>>>
>>>>As if?
>>>>
>>>
>>>As an AOL member - i can say that the ad is true to its word
>>
>>As if?
>
>what?
more like who?
Martha.
Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter
>
>Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter wrote in message ...
>>On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 16:48:33 +1100, "Martha Fucher" <mar...@fucher.org>
>wrote:
>>
>>>Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter wrote in message ...
>>>>On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 15:16:05 +1030, J D Leister <joh...@senet.com.au>
>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>That ad is so annoying.
>>>>>
>>>>>The girl saying "I chat with famous people all the time"
>>>>>
>>>>>As if?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>As an AOL member - i can say that the ad is true to its word
>>>
>>>As if?
>>
>>what?
>
>
>more like who?
Famous People???
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Mobutu
AOL isn't as famous here but in the US they are thought of as the morons
of the internet, so incompetent that they need the internet spoon fed to
them by a giant corporation.
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Martha Fucher
Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter wrote in message
>On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 17:55:02 +1100, "Martha Fucher" <mar...@fucher.org>
wrote:
>
>>
>>Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter wrote in message ...
>>>On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 16:48:33 +1100, "Martha Fucher" <mar...@fucher.org>
>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter wrote in message ...
>>>>>On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 15:16:05 +1030, J D Leister <joh...@senet.com.au>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>That ad is so annoying.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The girl saying "I chat with famous people all the time"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>As if?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>As an AOL member - i can say that the ad is true to its word
>>>>
>>>>As if?
>>>
>>>what?
>>
>>
>>more like who?
>
>Famous People???
>
<snip famous people? list>
the easter bunny is *NOT* a famous "person" Thomas :-)
Martha.
Katharine S
"Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter"
<thomas...@nospam-auspaytv.information.cjb.net> wrote in message
news:6vk45uc4fqeprp5bs...@4ax.com...
> >
> >more like who?
>
> Famous People???
>
> Previous Chat Sessions:
> Jan 24 '02 NAPCAN: Early years
> Jan 21 '02 Dr Sandra Cabot
snipped
How is it different from all the chats with famous people that go on all
over the internet elsewhere?
--
Katharine S.
Mental backup in progress - Do Not Disturb!
Chris Baird
Rather, it's "I get to watch other people chat with famous people all
the time".
(Then again, I've had follow-ups from Dennis Ritchie to some of my
postings to alt.folklore.computers :)
--
Chris,,
damnfine
> > But what I want to know is why do people pick o AOL users?
>
> AOL isn't as famous here but in the US they are thought of as the morons
> of the internet, so incompetent that they need the internet spoon fed to
> them by a giant corporation.
Don't you hate it when you see them with a little booth set up in the middle
of a mall, selling AOL starter kits to poor unsuspecting bastards.
I scorn them as I would scorn a Scientologist.
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J D Leister
> On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 17:55:02 +1100, "Martha Fucher" <mar...@fucher.org> wrote:
>
> >
> >Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter wrote in message ...
> >>On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 16:48:33 +1100, "Martha Fucher" <mar...@fucher.org>
> >wrote:
> >>
> >>>Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter wrote in message ...
> >>>>On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 15:16:05 +1030, J D Leister <joh...@senet.com.au>
> >>>wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>That ad is so annoying.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>The girl saying "I chat with famous people all the time"
> >>>>>
> >>>>>As if?
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>As an AOL member - i can say that the ad is true to its word
> >>>
> >>>As if?
> >>
> >>what?
> >
> >
> >more like who?
>
> Famous People???
>
< snip famous people >
Dr. Sandra Cabot comes up a lot in there. Does she do
a health segment or some other related thing?
John
Son Of Legoman
"damnfine" <raoul...@journalist.comYOU-EVIL-BASTARD!> wrote in message
news:R0x48.9486$N31.4...@ozemail.com.au...
> Mobutu wrote:
> > > But what I want to know is why do people pick o AOL users?
> >
> > AOL isn't as famous here but in the US they are thought of as the morons
> > of the internet, so incompetent that they need the internet spoon fed to
> > them by a giant corporation.
>
> Don't you hate it when you see them with a little booth set up in the
middle
> of a mall, selling AOL starter kits to poor unsuspecting bastards.
>
> I scorn them as I would scorn a Scientologist.
I see the boothes (sp?), but I have NEVER actually seen anyone approach the
AOL person for information on the service. The only interraction I've seen
with one of the salespeople is the occasional nerd walking past laughing at
them.
Cheers
Son of Legoman
Thomas 'bacco007' Baxter
>a health segment or some other related thing?
Dunno - AOL is a stopgap for me - my Last ISP went belly up and i need a new isp
damnfine
> I see the boothes (sp?), but I have NEVER actually seen anyone approach the
> AOL person for information on the service. The only interraction I've seen
> with one of the salespeople is the occasional nerd walking past laughing at
> them.
That would be me. :)
J D Leister
> "damnfine" <raoul...@journalist.comYOU-EVIL-BASTARD!> wrote in message
> news:R0x48.9486$N31.4...@ozemail.com.au...
> > Mobutu wrote:
> > > > But what I want to know is why do people pick
> > > > on AOL users?
> > >
> > > AOL isn't as famous here but in the US they are
> > > thought of as the morons of the internet, so
> > > incompetent that they need the internet spoon
> > > fed to them by a giant corporation.
> >
> > Don't you hate it when you see them with a little
> > booth set up in the middle of a mall, selling AOL
> > starter kits to poor unsuspecting bastards.
> >
> > I scorn them as I would scorn a Scientologist.
>
> I see the boothes (sp?), but I have NEVER actually
> seen anyone approach the AOL person for information
> on the service. The only interraction I've seen with
> one of the salespeople is the occasional nerd walking
> past laughing at them.
>
> Cheers
> Son of Legoman
And how can you tell they are nerds?
Phil Hoenig
I can imagine what it would be like if Dennis Ritchie were ever to go
on an AOL chat session.
--------------------------------------8<--------------------------------------
AOL: Please join me in welcoming our latest famous guest,
Dennis Ritchie.
DRitchie: Thank you.
Neo88: DUDE, WHO R U???
Britney2002: rnt u one of the guy's from Five? i loved that song u
wrote "we will rock u"
JohnL69: Britney2002, A/S/L?
2Hot4U: they didnt right We Will ROck U Queen did!! Queen
Rule!!!1! Five are just a faggy boy band!
JohnL69: 2Hot4U, A/S/L?
M@st3rH@q3r: U M0r0nz.. Dennis Richiees a \/\/@y-|<3wl l33T H@q3r
like me they talked about him on level9 last nite he
cumz from sweeden and he rote linnix
Trik-Ee: Yeah! And PEARL! PEARL RULE'Z!!!!!
2Hot4U: heehee.... cumz... rofl
Neo88: DONT CALL ME A MORON YOUR THE MORON
JohnL69: 2Hot4U, A/S/L?
DRitchie: Ummm. Actually I didn't code Linux or Perl, although I
did help write other...
M@st3rH@q3r: what good r u then?
<M@st3rH@q3r runs script he found to kick DRitchie off>
AOL: We seem to be haveing some techncial difficulty's at the moment
but we'll have Dennis back on again soon. While we are
waiting, maybe you could come up with some questions
for our guest.
Neo88: TRIK-EE WHATS PEARL
Trik-Ee: All my leet scriptz r ritten in it.
<DRitchie gets back on>
AOL: Our famous guest is back on again. Are there any
questions for him now?
Priss2040: doctor cabbot ive got a bit fo a rash and its not going
away even after washing with a douche
AOL: Dr Cabot will be on next week. This week we have Dennis
Ritchie.
JohnL69: Priss2040, A/S/L?
Neo88: I THOUGH DR CABOT WAS ON 2 WEEK'S AGO
16yoPerthGrrl: she was.... she'll be on again next week too....
JohnL69: 16yoPerthGrrl, A/S/L?
M@st3rH@q3r: JohnL69..... u got problem's man
<JohnL69 gets kicked off permanently>
2Hot4U: wennz santa hear? I wanna hot chick next xmas
Neo88: SANTA WAS LAST WEEK DUDE
2Hot4U: doh!
Neo88: LOL
2Hot4U: :-)
Trik-Ee: I got a question for Dennis.
DRitchie: Finally. I was beginning to think this was all a waste
of time.
Trik-Ee: Yeah. If your so famous, why doesnt n e 1 no u?
M@st3rH@q3r: rofl
Neo88: LOL
2Hot4U: >;-)
DRitchie: That's it. One more inane question and I'm out of here.
AOL: Please, someone ask a serious question here.
Adelaide69: DRitchie, A/S/L?
--------------------------------------8<--------------------------------------
Trent
message news:cHF48.13369$Ni2....@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
Mmmm... yummy.. candy.
Jason W
"Phil Hoenig" <pho...@news.unimelb.edu.au> wrote in message
news:a303mi$f92$1...@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au...
> Chris Baird <ab...@brushtail.apana.org.au> writes:
>
> > > The girl saying "I chat with famous people all the time"
>
> >Rather, it's "I get to watch other people chat with famous people all
> >the time".
>
> >(Then again, I've had follow-ups from Dennis Ritchie to some of my
> >postings to alt.folklore.computers :)
>
> I can imagine what it would be like if Dennis Ritchie were ever to go
> on an AOL chat session.
>
rolfmao!.. good stuff..
Jason
Sarch
wrote:
>I can imagine what it would be like if Dennis Ritchie were ever to go
>on an AOL chat session.
Besides the recommendation that you get out more, that was very funny. ;)
Sarch
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Jason W
news:bn775u87tcd32jnif...@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 27 Jan 2002 16:15:06 +1000, "Jason W"
> <jaso...@crosswinds.net> wrote:
>
> >rolfmao!.. good stuff..
>
> Most appropriate. A true aol user response, in a thread about
> America Online.
You fail to see the (slight) humour (relative to Phil's post) in my
response? :)
Jason
P.S. For the record, I've never used AOL in my life. One could even say I
dislike AOL.
The Meerkat
>That ad is so annoying.
>
>The girl saying "I chat with famous people all the time"
>
>As if?
>
>But what I want to know is why do people pick o AOL users?
>
>
>
Why don't they summon up the courage to call themselves by their full
name, *America* Online, in Australia?
Jason W
> >dislike AOL.
>
> Man, it must be bad :)
Well, how about, I'd much rather use a "normal" ISP without all that AOL
stuff on it.
Razor
> name, *America* Online, in Australia?
Because the registered name in Australia is AOL.
America On-Line only own 33% of AOL
AAPT own 33%
and Network 7 own 33%
Network 7 only purchased their stake 5 or 6 weeks ago. Previously it wa
50/50 between AOL and AAPT
Spooky Guy Next Door
(joh...@senet.com.au) wrote:
> That ad is so annoying.
>
> The girl saying "I chat with famous people all the time"
>
> As if?
>
> But what I want to know is why do people pick o AOL users?
Because AOL users are the sort of people who get attracted to "That AOL
Ad".
'Nuff said.
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Spooky Guy Next Door
(cr...@pacific.net.sg) wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 15:16:05 +1030, J D Leister
> <joh...@senet.com.au> wrote:
>
> >But what I want to know is why do people pick o AOL users?
>
> They seldom do these days. Some America Online users seem almost
> intelligent now that WebTV people have found Usenet.
There was a bloke on one of the technical web authoring groups a couple of
years back I think it was, a WebTVer.
He posted in HTML, top-posted, was extremely arrogant, and kept pointing
any newbie he saw to his "kewl tutes" - 100kb two webpages he'd set up
explaining various different "techniques" to do stupid things (page
transitions, background gradients, prevent visited link colour showing up,
etc.), and giving special hacks that would only work in WebTV, the "wave
of the future".
Spooky Guy Next Door
(pho...@news.unimelb.edu.au) wrote:
> Chris Baird <ab...@brushtail.apana.org.au> writes:
>
> > > The girl saying "I chat with famous people all the time"
>
> >Rather, it's "I get to watch other people chat with famous people all
> >the time".
>
> >(Then again, I've had follow-ups from Dennis Ritchie to some of my
> >postings to alt.folklore.computers :)
>
> I can imagine what it would be like if Dennis Ritchie were ever to go
> on an AOL chat session.
<snip />
Very funny! Just one question...
> Trik-Ee: I got a question for Dennis.
> DRitchie: Finally. I was beginning to think this was all a waste
> of time.
> Trik-Ee: Yeah. If your so famous, why doesnt n e 1 no u?
Seriously, now: who *is* Dennis Ritchie?
Spooky Guy Next Door
(matthew...@dingoblue.net.au) wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Jan 2002 19:48:48 +1000, "Jason W"
> <jaso...@crosswinds.net> wrote:
>
> >"Craig Welch" <cr...@pacific.net.sg> wrote in message
> >news:bn775u87tcd32jnif...@4ax.com...
> >> On Sun, 27 Jan 2002 16:15:06 +1000, "Jason W"
> >> <jaso...@crosswinds.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> >rolfmao!.. good stuff..
> >>
> >> Most appropriate. A true aol user response, in a thread about
> >> America Online.
> >
> >You fail to see the (slight) humour (relative to Phil's post) in my
> >response? :)
> >
> >P.S. For the record, I've never used AOL in my life. One could even say I
> >dislike AOL.
>
> You still dislike something that you havent used?
> Man, it must be bad :)
I used AOL for one month, back in Feb '99 (choice of ISP wasn't mine).
Ugh. Let's just say it makes Telstra Bigpond's current performance look
*good*.
John D Leister
> Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Craig Welch
> (cr...@pacific.net.sg) wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 15:16:05 +1030, J D Leister
> > <joh...@senet.com.au> wrote:
> >
> > >But what I want to know is why do people pick o AOL users?
> >
> > They seldom do these days. Some America Online users seem almost
> > intelligent now that WebTV people have found Usenet.
>
> There was a bloke on one of the technical web authoring groups a couple of
> years back I think it was, a WebTVer.
>
> He posted in HTML, top-posted, was extremely arrogant, and kept pointing
> any newbie he saw to his "kewl tutes" - 100kb two webpages he'd set up
> explaining various different "techniques" to do stupid things (page
> transitions, background gradients, prevent visited link colour showing up,
> etc.), and giving special hacks that would only work in WebTV, the "wave
> of the future".
But has WebTV taken off anywhere besides the States?
Chris Baird
> Seriously, now: who *is* Dennis Ritchie?
He's widely regarded as one of the Gods of Computer Science, being a
part-creator of UNIX, the 'C' language, and several other equally
important accomplishments. Sort of like our Marconi or Aristotle.
--
Chris,,
Phil Hoenig
You can find his home page at
<http://www.cs.bell-labs.com/who/dmr/index.html>. It gives you some
sort of idea on what he's worked on and his sense of humour.