That's a funny word isn't it? It looks very odd on its own. It is apt for this post though:
The Penguin Blog produces one of the most stylish blog posts I've ever seen here.
Roo Reynolds of the BBC (who has one of the most extraordinary job titles I've come across) gets caught in the G20 protests and captures the situation well.
@rotek (also known as Shane of O:SC) drew my attention to Omegle which connects you to one-to-one chats with a complete stranger (probably). I've tried it once and had the following conversation:
You: Hello!
Stranger: god?
Stranger: is that you?
You: Yep - here I am
You: what seems to be the problem
You: ?
Stranger: wonderful, can I confess my sins to you
You: I know them already
You: That thing with the hamster was a bit weird, but it takes all sorts
Stranger: Gayto and Kane got nasty with each other and I seen it and now I feel really dirty.
You: Oops, got a call on another line - gotta go
As you see, I got out of there just in time. There was a short pause between "is that you?" and "Yep - here I am" as I decided to play along. That was probably my first mistake. Still, nothing ventured, nothing gained.
I can't stop playing the following song repeatedly:
Finally, tomorrow Operation Sprinkle goes into action. I'm going to add some sesame seeds (they don't sell grass seed in Whole Foods) to the ants and see what they make of it.
2 comments:
When Omegle works how it's supposed to, i.e. having a proper conversation with someone you've never met, it's absolutely amazing. There are, of course, always going to be idiots. Hopefully they won't completely over-run it though. It's quite funny to tow them along sometimes though.
An example of a funny conversation someone I know had:
Stranger: ich komme aus germany
You: I am english
Stranger: you won the ww2
Stranger: i dont liek you
Seriously though, give it another go, when it works it's the best thing on the Internet!
I will, promise, it was just a funny initial experience. I was happy playing god, but a bit unhappy with taking confessions of sins.
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