Le Chat Est Mort

I realized this afternoon how much I dislike the word chat. I have a whole slew of reasons to back this up, but just trust me: chat sucks.

Thankfully, I also realized how happy I am that chat has been pretty much banished to the arguably nonexistent cyber world (chatroom, iChat, etc...). Good riddance, you stupid word.

In case you’re curious, below is the AIM conversation that prompted today's anti-chat sentiment. Unfortunately, I forgot to insert my timestamp, but you’ll just have to trust me: there was some killer comic timing going on.

Msclaasen: Hi there! Want to chat sometime? zgsvmijrwjnkeditaibzlgbczvuszvknweergyowrxhdzcrlvbhcnqaruywww.MySpaceLive.Netyxkkwjkkaqzytmnoxpskaji
skyple: YES I WANT TO CHAT WITH YOU
skyple: MY NAME IS JOHNNY
skyple: WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
skyple: I LIKE BIKE RIDES
skyple: DO YOU?
skyple: ONCE, MY DADDY TOOK ME ON A BIKE RIDE ALONG THE OCEAN, BUT HIS BIKE GOT STUCK IN THE SAND AND HE FELL IN THE WATER!
skyple: IT WAS SO HILARIOUS
skyple: HELLO?
skyple: YOU'RE BORING.