From: unknown
Subject: Internet Addiction

You Know You're an Internet Addict When...

You find yourself typing 'com' after every period when using a word processor.com
You turn off your modem and get this awful empty feeling, like you just pulled the plug on a loved one.
Your start introducing yourself as 'John at I-I-Net dot com.'
Your wife drapes a blond wig over your monitor to remind you of what she looks like.
All of your friends have an @ in their name.
You can't call your mother - she doesn't have a modem.
Your phone bill comes to your doorstep in a box.
You laugh at people with 2400 modems.
You move into a new house and decide to Netscape before you landscape.
You refer to going to the bathroom as [downloading].
You tell the cab driver you live at: http://123.elm.street/house/bluetrim.html
Your spouse makes a new rule: 'The computer cannot come to bed.'
You ask a plumber how much it would cost to replace the chair in front of your computer with a commode
You start tilting your head sideways to smile :-). #:-(
You turn on your computer and turn off your spouse.
Your spouse says communication is important in a marriage, so you buy another computer and install a second phone line so the two of you can chat..."


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Fiction L A Fake Internet Presence, since 1994 Home TidBits BLong Source GBuffy Mutt ClearSilver Python PyApache PalmOS Tools Neotonic	From: unknown Subject: Internet Addiction You Know You're an Internet Addict When... You find yourself typing 'com' after every period when using a word processor.com You turn off your modem and get this awful empty feeling, like you just pulled the plug on a loved one. Your start introducing yourself as 'John at I-I-Net dot com.' Your wife drapes a blond wig over your monitor to remind you of what she looks like. All of your friends have an @ in their name. You can't call your mother - she doesn't have a modem. Your phone bill comes to your doorstep in a box. You laugh at people with 2400 modems. You move into a new house and decide to Netscape before you landscape. You refer to going to the bathroom as [downloading]. You tell the cab driver you live at: http://123.elm.street/house/bluetrim.html Your spouse makes a new rule: 'The computer cannot come to bed.' You ask a plumber how much it would cost to replace the chair in front of your computer with a commode You start tilting your head sideways to smile :-). #:-( You turn on your computer and turn off your spouse. Your spouse says communication is important in a marriage, so you buy another computer and install a second phone line so the two of you can chat..."
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