You Might Be An AOL Addict If...
...You walk into a room, and finding that it has more then 23
people, you inform the management that there is an error.
...You find yourself tilting your head when you smile.
...Your AOL bill is more than your phone bill.
...When laughing, you find yourself saying "LOL" outloud.
...You get more e-mail than snail mail.
...When introducing yourself to anyone, you use your screen name.
...You are no longer afraid of a mouse.
...You’re awake for a lot of sunrises.
...You are a male and see a female in the "real" world that you wish
to meet, your first thought is to IM her.
...You are a female and see a male in the "real" world that you wish
to meet, your first thought is that you wish he would IM you.
...You don’t understand the humor in the above-mentioned item, since
the "real" world is not at your fingertips.
...When seeing someone you wish to meet, your second thought is
wishing they would be on AOL so you wouldn’t have to meet them in person.
...You go up to people you are attracted to and ask for their GIF.
...Although you don’t know what they look like, you become insanely
jealous of people that are hitting on your cyber-love.
...You don’t even know what your cyber-love looks like.
...The only way that your child can get your attention is by:
a) Standing in front of your screen
b) IM’ing you
c) telling you that Steve Case is calling you on the phone
...When your spouse is mad at you, they threaten to erase your
e-mail, and you humbly, earnestly, and quickly beg for forgiveness.
...When at work, your boss constantly reminds you that the letter
"i" should be capitalized.
...When going on a job interview and asked if you have any questions
about the company, your first response is to ask if they are on AOL.
...When looking at signs, you wonder why they’re always yelling at you.
...When leaving to go to the bathroom, you find yourself saying, "BRB."
...When meeting a stranger, you ask for their profile. If they have
none, you ask for an age\sex\location check.
...Your spouse now complains of you moving your fingers in your
sleep instead of talking.
...You dream in text.
...Tech support calls YOU for help!
...You watch TV with the sound off and the close-captioning on.
...You double-click your remote.
...You beg your friends to go online so you can "hang out". ...You’ve gotten on a plane to meet someone face to face ...You’ve met over a 100 AOLers.
...You have over 100 people on your buddy list.
...You sign on and immediately get ten IMs from people that have you
on their buddy lists.
...You meet people face to face, and you don’t know their real names.
...You’ve known people for years, and you don’t know their real names.
...You’ve typed, "Drinking on AOL is better than drinking alone."
...You have a vanity tag with your screenname on it.
...You no longer use capital letter, proper punctuation, or complete
sentences.
...You type over 70 WPM.
...You type faster than you think
...Three words: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
...When someone asks, "What did you say?" You respond, "Scroll up!"
...You have an identity crisis when someone uses a screenname
similar to yours.
...You change screennames so much that you have to check your
profile to figure out who you are.
...You’ve invited ten or more strangers to your house only because
they were cool online.
...You have a second line just for your computer.
...You type messages to people while speaking with them on the
phone at the same time.
...You smile sideways.
...You spend at least 30 minutes making sure you say goodbye to
everyone before signing off.
...You bring a bag lunch to your computer.
...You go through AOL withdrawal during dinner.
...You wake up and your first instinct is to go online before having
a cup of coffee.
...You use AOL lingo in your "real" life (if you still have one)
...You stop using whole words like BRB, TTYL, dunno, gotta, etc...
...You got your psychiatrist addicted to AOL and are now undergoing
therapy in private rooms instead of his/her office.
...When you die, you want your computer buried with you—or vice
versa.
...Being called a "Newbie" is a MAJOR insult.
...There’s absolutely no interesting chat in any room and you are
really bored—yet you don’t want to leave in case you miss something.
...You *enjoy* being called an AOL addict.
...You understand the humor in all of these jokes because you have
committed them yourself.