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Cyber-aholics
« on: May 16, 2006, 11:41:32 am »
Face it.  It's not just BBM that we love.  It's each other.  And the communication and feedback we get from the forum, the Inet and the chatroom.  This thread is dedicated to the cyber addict in all of us. 

Anke has inspired more creativity with the Visualization thread, so I'll steal her idea.  Post pics or anything that speaks to your addiction.  I'll go first:

"Vice, Virtue. It's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life. Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, then you're bound to live life fully." (Harold & Maude - 1971)

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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2006, 11:41:52 am »
"Vice, Virtue. It's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life. Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, then you're bound to live life fully." (Harold & Maude - 1971)

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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2006, 12:37:51 pm »
damn it.. I wish I could see the pics!! But I can't cos I'm at work and can only see a box with a red cross... it seems to do that with some pics at work..

Yes, I have to face it....

My name, is Kelda and I am a Bettermost boards and chatroom-aholic.

Why don't you lot just let me be? It's because of you that I'm like this!

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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2006, 01:57:18 pm »
"I just joined a support group for Internet addicts.  We meet every night from 7:00 until midnight at BetterMost."
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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2006, 01:58:51 pm »
This is not a picture, just a joke.

25 Ways for you to Know, You've Been Online too Long

01. Technical Support calls "YOU" for help.
02. Someone at work tells you a joke & you say LOL outloud.
03. You keep begging your friends to get an account so "we can hang out".
04. You've to get a 2nd phoneline so you can call Pizza Hut.
05. You don't know where the time has gone.
06. Your wife now complains of you moving your fingers in your sleep instead of talking.
07. Your kids are eating cereal morning, noon, and night.
08. You find yourself sneaking away to the computer in the middle of the night when your wife is asleep.
09. You find yourself lying 2 others about your time online.
10. You'd rather tell people that your bloodshot eyes are from partying 2 much than the truth - online all night.
11. Your dog leaves you. Your wife threatens to...
12. You've even gotten on an airplane just to meet some folks face-to-face.
13. You have a map on the wall with lots of red pins to mark where people are you have met.
14. You bring a bag lunch & a cooler to the computer.
15. You go thru "withdrawal" if you are away from the computer for more than a few hours.
16. You wake up in the morning and the first thing you do is get online before you've your first cup of coffee.
17. Your relationship online has gone farther than any real one you have had.
18. You get up at 2 a.m. to go to the bathroom but turn on the computer instead.
19. You stop typing whole words and use things like brb, dunno and :-)
20. You type faster than you think.
21. You actually enjoy the fact that you are addicted.
22. You dream in "text".
23. You double click your TV remote.
24. You check your E-mail and forget you have real mail.
25. You set your kitchen on fire while cooking dinner because you wanted to "check your mail"

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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2006, 02:00:02 pm »
Reposted
« Last Edit: May 16, 2006, 03:40:48 pm by JennyC »

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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2006, 03:15:04 pm »
"I just joined a support group for Internet addicts.  We meet every night from 7:00 until midnight at BetterMost."

PERFECTION!!!!
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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2006, 03:15:35 pm »


Jenny - Pic isn't showing up.   :'(
"Vice, Virtue. It's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life. Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, then you're bound to live life fully." (Harold & Maude - 1971)

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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2006, 03:21:48 pm »
Dear Celeste and fellow BBMers...

I gotta be with you guys even when I sleep! (Even if it means flipping the monitor on its side!) ...*sigh*
After watching BBM and Ennis for far too long, I got the 'flippin' down to the letter... ::)




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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2006, 03:49:44 pm »
This is not a picture, just a joke.

25 Ways for you to Know, You've Been Online too Long

18. You get up at 2 a.m. to go to the bathroom but turn on the computer instead.


Yeah?  So?  Problem?  What problem?  What's your point?
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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2006, 04:08:30 pm »
Yeah geez.....you cyber-aholics are sick sick people! 
Oh wait.......... ???
 
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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2006, 04:11:13 pm »
25 Ways for you to Know, You've Been Online too Long

13. You have a map on the wall with lots of red pins to mark where people are you have met.

Oooh....good idea!

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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2006, 04:33:25 pm »
Yeah?  So?  Problem?  What problem?  What's your point?

 ;D
Celeste, are you saying you have done that.  If so, I have another solution for you.


Anyway, I got this from a website, thought it's pretty funny.  I went down the list and think that we got most of these addiction symptoms covered among this group.  Not sure about 4, 6, 11, we will leave those to the guys to answer ;).

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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #13 on: May 16, 2006, 07:01:07 pm »
"Vice, Virtue. It's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life. Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, then you're bound to live life fully." (Harold & Maude - 1971)

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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2006, 07:04:08 pm »
This is for Chris (Slayers) who spends his day in the chatroom simply to find out what the weather is like elsewhere!


"Vice, Virtue. It's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life. Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, then you're bound to live life fully." (Harold & Maude - 1971)

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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #15 on: May 16, 2006, 07:14:18 pm »
This is for Chris (Slayers) who spends his day in the chatroom simply to find out what the weather is like elsewhere!





Absolutely perfect, Celeste!
I'm hysterical...
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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #16 on: May 16, 2006, 07:22:14 pm »
Prayer for the Addicted
 
God, grant me the serenity to accept a post I cannot change,
Courage to walk past the computer without turning it on when I'm running late for work,
And the wisdom to know the difference between "come to bed now" meaning "let's have some fun" and "come to bed NOW" meaning "that computer has got to go"!


AMEN


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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #17 on: May 16, 2006, 07:24:50 pm »
A random photo of Phillip at work on BetterMost.net...


"Vice, Virtue. It's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life. Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, then you're bound to live life fully." (Harold & Maude - 1971)

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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #18 on: May 16, 2006, 07:29:33 pm »
"Vice, Virtue. It's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life. Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, then you're bound to live life fully." (Harold & Maude - 1971)

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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #19 on: May 16, 2006, 07:33:39 pm »

"Vice, Virtue. It's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life. Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, then you're bound to live life fully." (Harold & Maude - 1971)

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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #20 on: May 16, 2006, 07:35:07 pm »
"Vice, Virtue. It's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life. Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, then you're bound to live life fully." (Harold & Maude - 1971)

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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #21 on: May 16, 2006, 07:36:31 pm »
"What do you mean?  How are my cyber friends coming between...hold on just a minute.  I gotta check my PMs."

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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #22 on: May 16, 2006, 08:04:47 pm »
No comment--
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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #23 on: May 16, 2006, 08:27:24 pm »
Yeah geez.....you cyber-aholics are sick sick people! 
Oh wait.......... ???
 
;D

Chris - you slayed me with this one! We should ask Phllip if he's kept track of how many hours every member's been in the chat room. I bet I know who'd will the Iron Man Award for that one!  ;D

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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #24 on: May 16, 2006, 08:44:35 pm »
This is for Chris (Slayers) who spends his day in the chatroom simply to find out what the weather is like elsewhere!




ROFLMFAO!  So..............how is the weather? 

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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #25 on: May 16, 2006, 09:19:30 pm »
LOL Yaad!  These are funny!  ;D

I think you know you are a cyber-holic if:
Your brain shoots out tons of "LOL" or "ROFL" when you are laughing at something funny!
I'm not saying that I know anything about that!  ::)




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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #26 on: May 16, 2006, 09:37:15 pm »
Check out this animated cyber-holic... :P




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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #27 on: May 16, 2006, 09:44:44 pm »
Check out this animated cyber-holic... :P




ROFL  :laugh:

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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #28 on: February 07, 2007, 08:26:04 pm »
Bringing it back for one more chuckle!
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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #29 on: February 09, 2007, 03:03:21 am »
Ooh, I missed this thread the first time around. 

I don't get it though about installing a second phone line for ordering pizza - we order ours online from the place down the street.


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Re: Cyber-aholics
« Reply #30 on: February 09, 2007, 09:15:15 am »

I don't get it though about installing a second phone line for ordering pizza - we order ours online from the place down the street.


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