A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....06-06-06....Put Down the Mouse & Step Away From Your Computer

Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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You Know You're Addicted to the Internet When...

• Your bookmarks list takes 15 minutes to scroll from top to bottom.
  
  
• Your eyeglasses have a web site burned into them.
  
  
• You find yourself brainstorming for new subjects to Google.
  
  
• You refuse to go to a vacation spot with no electricity and no phone lines.
  
  
  
  
• You finally do take that vacation, but only after buying a cellular modem and a laptop.
  
  
• You spend half of the plane trip with your laptop on your lap.... and your kid in the overhead compartment.
  
  
• Your dreams are in HTML.
  
  
• You find yourself typing "com" after every period when using a word processor.
  
  
• You turn your computer off and get this awful empty feeling, like you just pulled the plug of your loved one.
  
  
• You step out of the room and realize that your roomates have moved and you don't have any idea when it happened.
  
  
• You turn up the volume real loud when leaving the room so you can hear if anyone IM's you.
  
  
  
  
• You wife drapes a blond wig over the monitor to remind you of what she looks like.
  
  
• All of your friends have an @ in their names.
  
  
• Looking at a pageful of someone else's links, you notice that you've been to all of them.
  
  
• You check your mail. It says "no new messages." So you check it again.
  
  
• You don't know what sex three of your closeset friends are, because they have nuetral screennames and you never bothered to ask.
  
  
• You miss more than five meals a week downloading the latest MP3's.
  
  
• You wake up at 3 a.m. to go to the bathroom and stop and check your e-mail on the way back.
  
  
• Your virtual girlfriend finds a new sweetheart with a larger bandwidth.
  
  
• The last hottie you picked up was only a jpeg.
  
  
• You start tilting your head sideways to smile. :)
  
  
• Your sweetie says communication is important in a marriage...so you buy another computer and network them together so that you can IM each other anytime.
  
  
• You start using smileys in your snail mail.....
  
     
  
  
• You bring a bag lunch to the computer.
  
  
• You have withdrawals if you are away from the computer for more than a few hours.
  
  
• You take a speed reading course to keep up with the scrolling.
  
  
• You double click your TV remote.
  
  
• You type faster than you think. You can now type over 70 WPM.
  
  
  
• You check your e-mail and forget you have real mail.
  
  
• You go into withdrawals during dinner.
  
  
• You rank your friends by the amount of bandwith they have.
  
  
• You message someone via IM when they are less than 20 feet away.
  
  
• The sound of the keys clicking turns you on.
  
  
• You have more browsers than friends in the real world.
  
  
• You sign off and your screen says you were on for 3 days and 45 minutes.
  
  
• You get up in the morning and go online before getting your coffee.
  
  
• The letters have come off your keyboard from excessive use.
  
  
• You order pizza online - because you can't be bothered to call.
  
  
• You enter a room and get greeted by 25 people with {{{hugs}}} and ** kisses**.
  
  
  
• You're on the phone and say BRB.
  
  
• You purchase a vanity car license plate with your screen name on it.
  
  
• You say "lol" instead of laughing.
  
  
• You talk on the phone with the same person you are sending an instant message to.

Floral Apology

A man stopped at a florist shop after work to pick up roses for his wife. As the clerk was putting the finishing touches on his bouquet, another man burst through the door, breathlessly requesting a dozen red roses. "I'm sorry," the clerk said. "This man just ordered our last bunch."

The desperate customer turned to the other man and begged, "May I please have those roses?"

"What happened?" the first man asked. "Did you forget your wedding anniversary?"

"It's even worse than that," the second man confided. "I crashed my wife's hard drive."

03-28-06 ~ Hall of Fame #15

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 06-05-06 Military Monday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[Billie]

Thank you, billie - how are you this afternoon?

I'm doin' great - hate I posted this last night and didn't get back until after lunch, but do appreciate others for keeping it going with such cute graphics. :)

[Billie]

I was just thinking. There is absolutely nothing wrong with computer addiction. The trouble is with the blackberry phone addiction. I just heard hubby's cell phone again. LOL ;)

YEAH! That's right - these blackberry people need to "get a life" - get a computer! LOL

[Billie]

I was just thinking. There is absolutely nothing wrong with computer addiction. The trouble is with the blackberry phone addiction. I just heard hubby's cell phone again. LOL ;)

YEAH! That's right - these blackberry people need to "get a life" - get a computer! LOL Okay, I see my other post *posted* without the *blackberry* being in italics. I'm sure you know I was being silly though. :)

[Billie]

GREAT thread Miss Billie & I do again love the lettering with the border/bar matching!

Thank you, Dolly.

Your last animatated gif reminds me of that clip that snugs linked! :)

[Billie]

Too funny! Hi, Amy, and thanks! - knew you'd have some funny ones to add! :)

[Billie]

Hey, Dita - I see you brought your sweet little mouse. :)

Here's a cute *mouse* pad.

[Billie]

Cute thread, *cutie*. : )

Hi there, you *cutie* yourself! Thank you! Smiling at your graphic - I almost forgot I had found that one when putting the opening post together, and then it was PERFECT for the Vacation thingie! (I saw your post later about not seeing this in my opening. Not to worry.) :)

[ST.LOUIE1]

OH MY GOSH!!! LOL! You've been looking over my shoulder when I've been online, haven't you? :)

Yes. LOL

I'll be here for a short few. : )

[Billie]

Ohhhhhhhh! (and thank you for the mail, too, Meg!) Yes, this does remind me of the Hostess Tub!!!! And there are so MANY of them this time! Heck, probably enough to name every hostess we've had here! :)

[MEG33]

;)

[Billie]

Gosh, it's good to see you here, Libby - been a long time. Thank you for coming by. Glad the topic enticed you to post. :)

[ST.LOUIE1]

She often got that message when her AOL dial-up connection....

Sounds about right, but don't be giving her any excuses. : )

[Billie]

EEEK!!!! Wait! I think that's al gore. LOL

[ST.LOUIE1]

And there are so MANY of them this time! Heck, probably enough to name every hostess we've had here! :)

Wish I had seen those first, some of the ones I had weren't of such good quality. : (

[Diver Dave]

EEEK!!!! Wait! I think that's al gore. LOL

Must be, cuz it sure ain't (oops - that's not a word) aresn't me. :)

[ST.LOUIE1]

Meggsie, you've taken up bad habits. You are definitely addicted! : )

[Majie Purple]

"Good thing you tacked on that LOL..."

To clarify: if you hadn't of included that LOL in your
answer there I'd have just had to repsond with a
Beg to differ LOL of my own. :) a j/k moment of my own.

Pinging Louie to this clarify too
because I included him on the
orig reference ping.

[MEG33]

[ST.LOUIE1]

The guy who started it all. : )

[Billie]

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Billie; Dutchess; DollyCali; The Mayor; GodBlessUSA; JustAmy,
and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation’s leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.

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