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dragonlady7This sort of thing was much more amusing when I was in college.
It actually hasn't happened in so long that I had forgotten about IM trolls. I used to get a lot of them, and had put up a disclaimer in my profile explaining that I didn't at all mind IMing with randoms, but they'd better be interested in something besides cybersex as I don't personally find it all that satisfying or worth my time.
I must've either taken the message down, or this fellow was, well, odds are it wouldn't have mattered, as he didn't seem to have two ounces of social skill either way.
I always talk to people because I always think maybe i know them from somewhere. It's the one in a dozenth time when I'm sick of it and am rude to randoms that it turns out it's, like, my best friend's mom or some long-lost cousin or something. So, oh well.
For your amusement, DL7 takes on an IM troll as if she's never encountered one before.
[I am no fool. At this point I am thinking, hm, is this what I think? Well, I'll try taking him at face value.]
[Hmm, I think. Chances are getting much slimmer that this person is civil, as he doesn't seem the remotest bit interested in what I'm actually doing. I've tried to make it plain that I am not really that into the conversation... and he's just getting pushy. I go into IM's menu and find out where the block command is. But, everyone gets three chances.]
[You've just struck out, buddy.]
[What? Where is he even getting this? OK I've hit a nerve here. Time to go find that "block" command. Shoot, I just looked it up and now I don't see it... well, maintain civility while I find it...]
[Sounds like you just did, you ridiculous troll.]
[That's when I finally found the Block command. I did find it amusing that he was still frantically typing to me about how he didn't want to talk to me when I finally disallowed him from sending any more.]
It actually hasn't happened in so long that I had forgotten about IM trolls. I used to get a lot of them, and had put up a disclaimer in my profile explaining that I didn't at all mind IMing with randoms, but they'd better be interested in something besides cybersex as I don't personally find it all that satisfying or worth my time.
I must've either taken the message down, or this fellow was, well, odds are it wouldn't have mattered, as he didn't seem to have two ounces of social skill either way.
I always talk to people because I always think maybe i know them from somewhere. It's the one in a dozenth time when I'm sick of it and am rude to randoms that it turns out it's, like, my best friend's mom or some long-lost cousin or something. So, oh well.
For your amusement, DL7 takes on an IM troll as if she's never encountered one before.
AIM IM with Jonathanlondon8.
8:56 AM
Jonathanlondon8: Hello
me: do I know you from somewhere?
Jonathanlondon8:You don't, I came across your live journal....
me: ah. I was just wondering if we'd spoken previously.
Jonathanlondon8: I'm 28 years old and from England
are you in new york at the moment?
me: Upstate NY, yes
Jonathanlondon8: I went to New York City recently
have you ever been to England?
me: I lived in St Andrews Scotland for ten months and visited England a few times during that period
Jonathanlondon8: were you at the University there?
me: I was actually attending a high school in the town
Jonathanlondon8: ah ok
me: It was a high school exchange program
Jonathanlondon8: so what do you do now?
9:00 AM
me: I have just quit a full-time bartending job, and am considering what to do. I also do roller derby. What do you do?
Jonathanlondon8: until last week I was working as a trader for an American investment bank
me: ah
Jonathanlondon8: so I'm in the same situation as you, I'm considering what to do too
Jonathanlondon8: do you have any photos of you?
[I am no fool. At this point I am thinking, hm, is this what I think? Well, I'll try taking him at face value.]
me: They're all up on my Livejournal
Jonathanlondon8: oh I did n't even see them, whereabouts?
infact I saw one but it was quite small
me: There's a Scrapbook-- do you use Livejournal?
I think it's harder to find if you're not logged-in.
Jonathanlondon8: I'm not actually a member, so do I need to register?
me: No, it's not like Photobucket, but I think they hide the link.
Jonathanlondon8: so if its hidden how do i find it if i dont need to register?
9:05 AM
me: Oh, I was going to send you the link, I'm just doing other things and have to find it myself. Sorry, even though I'm nearly unemployed, I do a lot of volunteer work and at the moment am trying to take care of the media kits for the next roller derby bout.
Jonathanlondon8: can u send the link then?
[Hmm, I think. Chances are getting much slimmer that this person is civil, as he doesn't seem the remotest bit interested in what I'm actually doing. I've tried to make it plain that I am not really that into the conversation... and he's just getting pushy. I go into IM's menu and find out where the block command is. But, everyone gets three chances.]
me: http://pics.livejournal.com/dragonlady7/
They're not exciting pictures, they're just my pictures
Jonathanlondon8: well a couple of your pics look exciting to me
[You've just struck out, buddy.]
me: Oh, my IM name isn't up on my Livejournal because I'm interested in cybersex with random people, it's up there so people can talk to me-- I should probably make that plain.[What?]
Jonathanlondon8: oh are you making the plain?
Jonathanlondon8: sorry i forget you're an american and you are humourless people...
you dont understand irony or satire or parody...
[What? Where is he even getting this? OK I've hit a nerve here. Time to go find that "block" command. Shoot, I just looked it up and now I don't see it... well, maintain civility while I find it...]
me: I'm perfectly interested in conversation but I'm not really interested in cybersex.
Jonathanlondon8: did i say i wanted cybersex you fat pug faced american cunt
[Sounds like you just did, you ridiculous troll.]
me: But you could be rude about it if you like, I was just trying to prevent misunderstandings.
Jonathanlondon8: you boring cunt
me: Wow, you're really rude, I didn't say you did.
Jonathanlondon8: god i hate Americans...
me: Then don't randomly talk to them.
Jonathanlondon8: and you are a typical stupid american cunt and therefore i dont want to speak to you...
[That's when I finally found the Block command. I did find it amusing that he was still frantically typing to me about how he didn't want to talk to me when I finally disallowed him from sending any more.]
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Date: 2007-05-07 01:34 pm (UTC)I think you were very dignified given the circumstances. OH GOD WHY IS LANGUAGE NOT A FACILITY HANDED OUT ON MERIT. * scratches at eyes *
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Date: 2007-05-07 01:42 pm (UTC)Ha ha, I like that way of putting it.
I am a bit annoyed at how I always take these creatures at face value and treat with them as though they were reasonable humans, when for the most part-- well, perhaps in person they're reasonable humans, but on this little corner of the Internet, they are trolls trolls trolls.
I'm sure that's not even the IM name he talks to his mother on.
What a jerk.
Date: 2007-05-07 03:16 pm (UTC)Re: What a jerk.
Date: 2007-05-07 03:51 pm (UTC)My usual "buh-BYE" line is the same one I use for men driving Harleys or Hummers: "Sorry about your penis."
Re: What a jerk.
Date: 2007-05-07 05:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-05-08 12:29 pm (UTC)I missed about you having quit the bartending. That's good. I think. You'll get something else when you really want it.
But I *do* miss the humourous/insightful posts about working there.