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08 October 2005

How do you explain MetaChat to people who aren't web addicts?→[More:] I'm in the position of explaining why I spend so much time here, and explaining what the site's about.

What the hell does one say?

post by: mudpuppie at: 00:30 | 28 comments

I LIKE SMOKING CRACK NO I DON'T WANT HELP FUCK OFF ALREADY AND GIMME MY ROCKS, BITCH!

or something.

posted by loquacious 08 October | 00:33

I don't think I'd even try. The closest I've ever come is to say something like "I was reading a discussion on the internet about..."

posted by nomis 08 October | 00:33

It's cool baby! Coollllll...

posted by arse_hat 08 October | 00:34

Now having seen the other eloquent comments I wonder why I bother trying to take this shit seriously.

posted by nomis 08 October | 00:35

I call it a "discussion website" and leave it at that.

pup! why has nobody been in irc lately?

posted by gaspode 08 October | 00:36

" why has nobody been in irc lately?"
Forgot my password :(
" I wonder why I bother trying to take this shit seriously."
Please say you sre being ironic!

posted by arse_hat 08 October | 00:40

arse_hat, if you remembered your password we would have stimulating irc chats. it would be a beautiful thing.

posted by gaspode 08 October | 00:42

I will try!!!!

posted by arse_hat 08 October | 00:45

'pode, i'm currently trying to get my new (ancient) laptop to connect. my friend's computer is locked down and won't take new software. fingers crossed.

posted by mudpuppie 08 October | 00:46

Of course I was just joshing arse_hat, ya big silly.

Hey, let's all jump into irc right now!

posted by nomis 08 October | 00:48

*waits patiently*

posted by nomis 08 October | 00:51

yup, I'm here too

posted by gaspode 08 October | 00:54

Fuckin A, man. (That's how I explain Metachat, in a reverential tone.)

posted by goatdog 08 October | 01:08

I just explain it this way:

"penisumbrellafish"

or sometimes:

"explodingartichokefingerpots"

posted by taz 08 October | 01:28

I CAN'T DO IT!!

Does anyone know of an IRC client that doesn't have to be downloaded/installed? (I know it's a long shot...)

posted by mudpuppie 08 October | 01:34

Didn't dodgy put together some kind of java (or javascript?) page that lets one access via your browser?

posted by taz 08 October | 01:58

Ah. See if this will do it. (Under "quick start guide")

posted by taz 08 October | 02:00

Bunnies are infamous for their prolific reproduction.

posted by danostuporstar 08 October | 08:11

I don't; people I know (like my mother!) still hear about stuff like this and think about creepy molesters kidnapping people.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 08 October | 10:53

that's the whole point of irc, no?

posted by quonsar 08 October | 11:17

I have many reasons to ♥ Dodgy, and he keeps adding more.

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

And as for the original question, y'all didn't help.

I can't explain it as a "discussion" site, because then I have to justify disliking discussion IRL.

So maybe I never should have mentioned Metachat at all. Lessons learned.

posted by mudpuppie 08 October | 13:35

Now having seen the other eloquent comments I wonder why I bother trying to take this shit seriously.

Hee. This pretty much explains metachat in a nutshell.

Also, just ask your friends this: Do you like rabbits, exploding pythons, tripe, typing in all caps, animated gifs, preferably of David Hasselhoff (I know that you like them, mudpuppie, but this isn't about you), arguments about cilantro, penises (penii?), and lots of gossip about Tom Cruise? Then this is the place for you.

posted by iconomy 08 October | 13:53

I refer to Metachat as "a gathering of great minds who discuss fascinating subjects via the internet".

posted by puddinghead 08 October | 14:43

I just refer to this as my "bunny" site and leave it at that.

posted by bunnyfire 08 October | 17:41

All I have to say is The Internet (in caps, like that) and my friends groan and roll their eyes and back away slowly. They accept my deep weirdness but they don't want to know the details. Maybe they think I'm a furrie or something.

posted by mygothlaundry 08 October | 17:53

Metachat isn't really worth bringing up to people.

posted by michelob 08 October | 20:38

Which, I suppose, then, would explain your presence here, michelob? Ever the clever one, for certain.

posted by Frisbee Girl 09 October | 05:58

MetaChat is inexplicable. I don't even understand it myself.

posted by dg 09 October | 21:32

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