Beats me. You see, I really didn't get into the Internet until 2000 or so. We were fully World Wide Web by that time. In fact, it wasn't until I got into online gaming that I fully understood the barriers that text-only surfing poses, both technical and interactive. That one's an interesting story, having to use IP addresses to connect specifically with one other person in this modern age of instant messengers. Besides, I have no doubt that the joke will be altered and updated every time the major Net interaction method changes.
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate.
Zeke: It comes nateurally to him.
mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea.
Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity.
Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.
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