By: A. Ford
Now, not only do I have the grand opportunity to be shunned in my “fully-clothed, teeth-brushed outside of the web” world, Google has jump-started a Social Networking Service called Orkut. That I read about at URLWire. “The new service allows users to connect with friends and friends of their friends, as does online soon-to-be-rival service Friendster.”
Here’s the kicker with Orkut – you have to be invited in!! What the…like some kind of crazy cult, or pyramid scheme, or bowling league??? Invited into a community on the web?? It will be just like chat rooms. Ever go to chat rooms…where people who spend a lot of time in them, avoid the ever-present newcomer, just like you would avoid a bear in the woods (actually skunk would fit better).
Snack Food Chat:A.Ford: Hey, anybody here know anything about the new Sardine flavored Cheetos?
Fabio_flavored_funions: So I says to Mary, who didn’t even know where she was at the moment…
Hotmidgetlover: Hey, any guys here? Check me out on my webcam, I’m lonely…check me out here
NachoCheeseDaddy: Mary from the last party, Mary?Fabio_flavored_funions: LOL, yeah you remember her?
SlickRick_the_Pretzel: Man that girl was wild…she was all over that Biker Gang from Reno, haha, ROFL, teehee…snort snort.
A.Ford: Sorry, is this snack food chat? I was just wondering…
Fabio_flavored_funions: Oh yeah, even the fat kid with asthma got a little!!! (thanks Dave)
SlickRick_the_Pretzel: Yeah Nacho, you left early man…missed all the action…Yanni_the_Pakistani: Anu hot-breasted americas woman weeshs to chat me up…instant message??
A.Ford: I was really hoping to find some information about the Snack food industry…anyone?? I see 120 names in the room and only 5 people talking…anyone???
Fabio_flavored_funions: Anyway…I ask her if she would like to see my “home movie” collection and well she jumped on that like ugly on an ape …NachoCheeseDaddy: Does this Mary have short blonde hair, walk with a limp…?
SlickRick_the_Pretzel: LMAO , Yeah, yeah – you have the right gal Nacho (hooty hoo, chuckle chuckle, monkey snort, ASAP, BMI, PDQ)
NachoCheeseDaddy: Oh my…Fabio_flavored_funions; And you guys should have seen, she has the ugliest prison tattoo of a Rooster right on her…
NachoCheeseDaddy: THAT’S MY SISTER!!!!!
Is it gonna be like that? Would I have to endure months of people talking about mundane crap I couldn’t listen to even if the end of their conversation resulted in the secret recipe to the Colonel’s Chicken. Do I have to somehow prove my self worth to a bunch of sophomoric, pompous corn-holes I don’t want to spend any REAL time with anyway? Then I’ll pass Orkut…you can keep your cool site that you and your “Googlely” bastards are ate up with.
I have been hearing that Loq...if I'm going on the web to interact with people, I'd rather not be bombarded by bots and urls demanding me to try them out.
Posted by: a.brain | 02/21/2004 at 11:52 AM
True - I am sick and tired of the ever present "must" join webgroup and chat service. I'm not interested in next, mainstream chat anymore...give me newsgroups or give me death.
Posted by: Loquicious | 02/16/2004 at 01:59 PM