Oh babe...
I'm on James' computer, working on my powerpoint presentation and also doing generic internet searching. His Pidgin box is open. A conversation window pops up, with the screenname "joyjoynlondon."
"heya" says joyjoynlondon.
I close the window. It is obviously being sent by a girl, or perhaps a boy with a penchant for pink backgrounds and individualized font. James can talk to his friend tomorrow. A brief flair of jealousy instinctively hits me, but I force it back down because quite frankly it's stupid.
A few minutes later, the screenname returns.
joyjoynlondon: hello?
I think for a moment. I wonder if this is, in fact, a persistent friend of James'. I wouldn't want him to get in trouble with a friend.
Me: James is asleep. This is Kelsey, borrowing his computer.
joyjoynlondon: Hey what's up? 23/F here. u?
I consider my reply. No one does the asl thing anymore. Obviously a spambot. But what if it wasn't a spambot?
Me: 24/f, and James' girlfriend
joyjoynlondon: Hmm. Have we chatted before?
Me: Oh my god this is exactly like the last two spambots
joyjoynlondon: Im not a freaking bot
I actually hesitated. I actually thought I could be wrong, and that this person was, in fact, some random actual female who had messaged my boyfriend.
Me: Yeah well you sure type like one
joyjoynlondon: Oh ok. I wasn't sure. Anyways... Whats up
Me: I'm doing homework on my boyfriend's computer. You?
joyjoynlondon: Oh Im like sooo bored. Theres nothing to do.
Oh man, you guys. Oh man. This was the third time I had had this conversation.
Me: Hahahahahahahahaha
joyjoynlondon: Ohhh wait. I got a idea. Have you ever watched a girl strip on cam? :-X
Me: NO no no
Me: Oh my god
Me: This is so great
Me: Have at it, spam away
joyjoynlondon: Welllllll.... Do you wanna watch me strip on cam? ;-)
Me: Hell to the fucking no, please remove your screenname from my boyfriend's computer
joyjoynlondon: Yeah? Ok you have to signup through this website that my cam is linked trhough so i cant be recorded ok?
joyjoynlondon: It only takes a second babe and its free. k?
Me: If this gets back to any spam servers, STOP MESSAGING MY BOYFRIEND
Spambots are hilariously bad. I kind of want another one to message me so that I can mess with it, but I'm pretty certain that the dialogue is pre-recorded no matter what you say. Except...hmm...it responded to me calling it a spambot. Do computers have feelings? No, of course not. They would plan for someone to call it a spambot.
"heya" says joyjoynlondon.
I close the window. It is obviously being sent by a girl, or perhaps a boy with a penchant for pink backgrounds and individualized font. James can talk to his friend tomorrow. A brief flair of jealousy instinctively hits me, but I force it back down because quite frankly it's stupid.
A few minutes later, the screenname returns.
joyjoynlondon: hello?
I think for a moment. I wonder if this is, in fact, a persistent friend of James'. I wouldn't want him to get in trouble with a friend.
Me: James is asleep. This is Kelsey, borrowing his computer.
joyjoynlondon: Hey what's up? 23/F here. u?
I consider my reply. No one does the asl thing anymore. Obviously a spambot. But what if it wasn't a spambot?
Me: 24/f, and James' girlfriend
joyjoynlondon: Hmm. Have we chatted before?
Me: Oh my god this is exactly like the last two spambots
joyjoynlondon: Im not a freaking bot
I actually hesitated. I actually thought I could be wrong, and that this person was, in fact, some random actual female who had messaged my boyfriend.
Me: Yeah well you sure type like one
joyjoynlondon: Oh ok. I wasn't sure. Anyways... Whats up
Me: I'm doing homework on my boyfriend's computer. You?
joyjoynlondon: Oh Im like sooo bored. Theres nothing to do.
Oh man, you guys. Oh man. This was the third time I had had this conversation.
Me: Hahahahahahahahaha
joyjoynlondon: Ohhh wait. I got a idea. Have you ever watched a girl strip on cam? :-X
Me: NO no no
Me: Oh my god
Me: This is so great
Me: Have at it, spam away
joyjoynlondon: Welllllll.... Do you wanna watch me strip on cam? ;-)
Me: Hell to the fucking no, please remove your screenname from my boyfriend's computer
joyjoynlondon: Yeah? Ok you have to signup through this website that my cam is linked trhough so i cant be recorded ok?
joyjoynlondon: It only takes a second babe and its free. k?
Me: If this gets back to any spam servers, STOP MESSAGING MY BOYFRIEND
Spambots are hilariously bad. I kind of want another one to message me so that I can mess with it, but I'm pretty certain that the dialogue is pre-recorded no matter what you say. Except...hmm...it responded to me calling it a spambot. Do computers have feelings? No, of course not. They would plan for someone to call it a spambot.