Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Rave of the Day for January 5, 2011:
This funny from the 2003 archives is beginning to show its age because it refers to using dial up. But aside from that, most of this applies to Facebook, smart phones or any other way you use the internet....
25 Ways to Know You've Been Online Too Long
1. Technical Support calls "YOU" for help.
2. Someone at work tells you a joke & you say LOL out loud.
3. You keep begging your friends to get an account so "we can hang out".
4. You've to get a 2nd phone line so you can call Pizza Hut.
5. You don't know where the time has gone. (ain't that the truth)
6. Your spouse now complains of you moving your fingers in your sleep instead of talking.
7. Your kids are eating cereal morning, noon, and night.
8. You find yourself sneaking away to the computer in the middle of the night when your spouse is asleep.
9. You find yourself lying to others about your time online.
10. You'd rather tell people that your bloodshot eyes are from partying too much than the truth - online all night.
11. Your dog leaves you. Your spouse 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 through "withdrawal" if you are away from the computer for more than a few hours. (doesn't everyone?)
16. You wake up in the morning and the first thing you do is get online before you've your first cup of coffee. (well, what else do you do while you wait on the 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". (with graphics)
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". (who has time to cook?)
25 Ways to Know You've Been Online Too Long
1. Technical Support calls "YOU" for help.
2. Someone at work tells you a joke & you say LOL out loud.
3. You keep begging your friends to get an account so "we can hang out".
4. You've to get a 2nd phone line so you can call Pizza Hut.
5. You don't know where the time has gone. (ain't that the truth)
6. Your spouse now complains of you moving your fingers in your sleep instead of talking.
7. Your kids are eating cereal morning, noon, and night.
8. You find yourself sneaking away to the computer in the middle of the night when your spouse is asleep.
9. You find yourself lying to others about your time online.
10. You'd rather tell people that your bloodshot eyes are from partying too much than the truth - online all night.
11. Your dog leaves you. Your spouse 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 through "withdrawal" if you are away from the computer for more than a few hours. (doesn't everyone?)
16. You wake up in the morning and the first thing you do is get online before you've your first cup of coffee. (well, what else do you do while you wait on the 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". (with graphics)
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". (who has time to cook?)
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