Wednesday, August 03, 2005

TOTP - Top Ten Instant Messaging Annoyances



Sophie from New Zealand helps Mark from the Tartan Podcast and Rob discuss the top ten instant messaging annoyances. Great list, if you have any like it then email topofthepods@gmail.com and we sure will read them out:-

  • 10 – When people use bad font / font colours
  • 9 – Excessive use of CAPS
  • 8 – People who ignore your IM status
  • 7 – People whose IM statuses are ALWAYS "Away" or "Out to Lunch",
  • 6 – Bad punctuation
  • 5 – People who abbreviate or use an alternate spelling for every word
  • 4 – When people don't say "be right back"
  • 3 - When people reply reeeeallly slowly
  • 2 – When messages get misinterpreted
  • 1 – When someone types a response for ages, then they don't say it

Jon should be back tomorrow, he sure loves messages saying how much everyone misses him. If he returns in a good mood he might even buy Rob a souvenir and Mark a car boot full of duty free.


5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I can't wait for Jon to come back... Can you imagine how entertaining a podcast with Jon, Rob AND Mark would be!? Rob is so proper, Mark is so.... Scottish! and Jon... Well, Jon is Jon! Risky, non conformist, and the only SENSIBLE Mac user in the lot!!! Come back Jon!

You guys just keep getting better and better!!!!! Thanks for the great work!

PS, Jon, don't bring back anything you can get arrested for ;-)

Dion (from my PocketPC at a local unprotected wireless hotspot).

Anonymous said...

yet another great show!what a show it would be if all 3 of you could do it!and now youve got nearly 500 on your feed! i dont think these things apply to just msn exe, they also applie to forums and blogs too...

Anonymous said...

Great show, several much needed laughs from this one!

As far as messaging with your mother-in-law, Mark, the first mistake was installing it on her computer! My husband and I frequently have to clean up my m-i-l's computer (oh dear, I just used one of those annoying contractions, sorry), and we have a standing rule to never, ever install a messaging program. Of course my own personal rule is if I ever find one on her computer, I'll delete it immediately. "That? Oh, that was a virus, I took it off to protect you..."

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(three-letter-acronyms, for anyone who cares...(0))

Ooo...nested parentheses, even!

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PEOPLE OF AMERICA
AS WE SURF
THE INTERNET
VIA YAHOO.COM
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(more about the people who
say they are in Nigeria.)
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THEN THEY ATTACK THAT
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BUT IT'S A VIRUS THAT ATTACKS US AS
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theank you for letting me say this...