0n (14 Jan 06) BOB KLAHN wrote to MAURICE KINAL...

 BK> ...

 MK> For sure.  Probably explains why I haven't visited chat
 MK> rooms for over a decade now.  I could tell some stories
 MK> from back then except they probably won't vary much from
 MK> what goes on in them these days.

 BK>  I visited Chat rooms back in the days when AOL was the main
 BK>  operation. AOL, Compuserve, and Delphi.

 BK>  Borrrring...

Sure is. And dangerous too sometimes.

Personally I have found the best way to find someone worthy to chat
with in those online places is to know him or her already.

The people I chat with in Yahoo messenger are all those I have "met"
in Fido. And then there's a couple real life friends and family
members too. I don't do random chats.

I think anybody who has had a bad experience with random chats knows
it is best to leave your personal profile blank. Forget saying
something like "just chat, no cybersex" is like offering raw meat to a
shark. Don't advertise yourself at all.

The current online messengers more or less promote themselves as
dating services. You don't have to be in search of a date. If you just
want to chat, that's fine! And as for 'profiles' you learn about each
other as you message (type or talk.) That to me seems more natural and
a surer way to really get to know somebody better.

...........
snip (re xmas)

 BK>  St. Nicholas. From Turkey. My son in law is Turkish, so I know a
 BK>  few things about Turkey. He did quite a bit more than that. He
 BK>  was quite impressive.

 No offense but the mention of turkey makes me hungry. Oh. It's lunch
 time! :) I wonder how /why the name Turkey for the country got to the
 bird (the turkey).

Cindy

... Latest conspiracy theory:  Humpty Dumpty was pushed.

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