Are You An Internet Addict?

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February 2nd, 2003, 08:48 AM
drag0nsfyre

Are You An Internet Addict?

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Hello.

Yes, you. You, looking at this screen for hours on end, online. You,
bleary eyed. You, an addict. Have you looked in the mirror lately? Been
outside? Know what day of the week it is?

Your name was given to us by a spouse or family member who is concerned
about your internet addiction. At Internetaholics Anonymous, we can
help.
We're a non-profit society of recovering addicts like yourself that
provides support and counseling through weekly meetings designed to help

you cope with your problem.

We feature a twelve step recovery program and in extreme cases,
interventions. Although it is our firm belief that you are never
"cured,"
you most certainly can recover.

We have designed a brief checklist to determine
if you are an addict. Do you:
1) Have twitches of the hand when you walk by your terminal?
2) Check e-mail more than five times a day?
3) Spend more time chatting than eating or sleeping?
4) Surf aimlessly with no direction, if only to be online?
5) Leave your name and information at countless sites if only
to hope you'll receive a reply one day from a company you'll
never do business with anyway?
6) Log on before important personal habits, such as meal
preparation, hygiene or bodily functions?
7) Have red, swollen eyes that hang halfway out of your head?
8) Spend hours online on a holiday from work, where you'd
usually be griping about your carpal tunnel syndrome?
9) See smoke arising from your computer or WebTV box?
10) All of the above?

If you answered yes to four or more questions (or chose #10), you have a

problem. Please call us at Internetaholics Anonymous at:
1-800-LOGOFFNOWFORPETE'SSAKE.

We're here, we're free, and we're confidential. The first step to
recovery
is admission that you have a problem.

Call us today.
If you can power off to free up your phone line, that is.

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LOL found this kinda funny hope you do too
actually theres alot of funny ones to be found here
http://www.laughnet.net/compute.htm
alot of funny M$ ones Enjoy! :D

/me gets on the phone and starts dialing*
/me hangs up says the hell with it* im in control i dont have a problem :/ :D LoL

drag0nsfyre
February 2nd, 2003, 10:59 AM
Noia

lol

Hi, my name is Noia, and I'm an Internet-o-holic

sweeet post man...
February 2nd, 2003, 11:09 AM
Dr Toker

High, my name is Dr Toker, and I'm an addict.

I seem to have counted off many of those symtoms you formentioned. But I relised a while back that I had a problem. See, I was recently transferred from the Call Center NOC, to the Data Center NOC. There I beheld many of wonderfull, humming, Internet core routers, ATM switches and IP/ATM switches,at my disposal. This kinda hardware, this kinda of bandwidth. I began feeling much like 'Jafar' in 'Alladin', right after he was turned into an all powerfull genie. (think about it, you'll remember.) With my heart racing, I was able to identify the problem. Now, with these simptoms also being displayed....man... i better get help quick! Naw, I'll be okay I can explain...

7) Have red, swollen eyes that hang halfway out of your head? -----See #9

8) Spend hours online on a holiday from work, where you'd usually be griping about your carpal tunnel syndrome? ----- I cant stand to be away from the network for more than 6 hours at a time, So I worked through the holiday season.

9) See smoke arising from your computer or WebTV box? ----Well the smoke is 'around' the computer...
February 2nd, 2003, 11:50 AM
Terr

Re: Are You An Internet Addict?
1. Have twitches of the hand when you walk by your terminal?
  No, I never walk by my terminal--I always stop there.
2. Check e-mail more than five times a day?[/b]
  Some message boards, yes. Email itself, no.
3. Spend more time chatting than eating or sleeping?
  Not chatting.
4. Surf aimlessly with no direction, if only to be online?
  Mainly in the wee hours of the morning, like now.
5. Leave your name and information at countless sites if only to hope you'll receive a reply one day from a company you'll never do business with anyway?
  Uh, no.
6. Log on before important personal habits, such as meal preparation, hygiene or bodily functions?
  Yes.
7. Have red, swollen eyes that hang halfway out of your head?
  Not quite halfway.
8. Spend hours online on a holiday from work, where you'd usually be griping about your carpal tunnel syndrome?
  Yes, but I don't gripe.
9. See smoke arising from your computer or WebTV box?
  Not with my fans.
10. All of the above?
  No.
February 2nd, 2003, 04:03 PM
h@rdb@ll

Hi, my name is “H@rdb@ll”, and I’m an Internet-o-holic. Is there a anonymous group that I can join? Hopefully it doesn’t affect my online time on the Internet………LOL :p

Surfs up
February 2nd, 2003, 04:13 PM
Neo-Icarus

The internet rules god knows what people would do with out it
February 2nd, 2003, 05:54 PM
padre

no, I am not an addict, because I can stop anytime I want to.

I just dont' want to.

but I could.
February 2nd, 2003, 07:08 PM
phishphreek

Quote:

10) All of the above?

Yes.

But really.... I'm not addicted to my computer(s). I can stop whenever I want.
I'll be right back, I need to get more coffee and smokes.
February 2nd, 2003, 07:35 PM
zzzdawg

Hmm..do they have an online meeting room?
February 2nd, 2003, 07:39 PM
phishphreek

Quote:

Hmm..do they have an online meeting room?

Yes... you are already there.
February 2nd, 2003, 08:23 PM
alittlebitnumb

Hello. My name is albn and I am an Internet, IRC, AntiOnline crackwh0re. Reading your symptoms, I exhibit all of those behaviors and more.

When I go outside, my eyes hurt cuz natural sunlight hurts my eyes.

I have perfected the IRC term "heh" in real life. I also use IRC terms such as "lamer" and "pr0n" when talking to people, and they say, "What the **** are you talking about?"

I have to wear sunblock for my pasty skin.

If my friends or family do not have e-mail, they do not hear from me. In fact, I have sent an e-mail to my neighbor across the street.

I have exclaimed in glee for something that looks really cool or something in my favor as "w00t" or "l33t." Again, people say, "wtf?"

My monitor has a blonde wig on it to remind me of what I used to love.

:)

Yep. I am addicted.

albn
February 2nd, 2003, 08:26 PM
owls

I am an Internet-o-holic but I go to gym and I keep my self busy with other things in my life too. So I don't think that I am going to get any blood clots or any other user.Neither I think this is a problem...... Knowledge...... I think this is all about ...spend as much time as you want to get the juice out. I am agree with Terr. Good response Terr.