November 2008 Archives

Conversation with OrientalCoho on 11/30/2008 5:12:31 PM:
(5:12:31 PM) OrientalCoho: then why are you iming me?
(5:13:23 PM) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheGreatHatsby
(5:13:26 PM) : i didnt choose you IM you
(5:14:18 PM) OrientalCoho: what?
(5:14:27 PM) : there's a hacking group that takes user names from LJ and randomly connects two people together by initiating the conversation with a fake introduction
(5:14:55 PM) : it forwards our conversations to eachother thru the screen names titled <random word>coho
(5:16:18 PM) OrientalCoho: so what is the point of this bot"
(5:16:36 PM) : to make people confused
(5:16:49 PM) OrientalCoho: ok...so did you initiate this?
(5:16:51 PM) : if i try to type my real screenname it replaces it with the fake <coho> name
(5:16:53 PM) : nope
(5:17:40 PM) OrientalCoho: ok..well not sure what to make of this.....
(5:18:05 PM) : yeah well i met a new internet penpal 4 days ago with it
(5:18:35 PM) : hah, there's no way to opt out
(5:18:49 PM) : and if this is your first coho IM, then you'll get one every 2-4weeks
(5:18:58 PM) OrientalCoho: i guess i'm just wondering how this got started
(5:18:59 PM) : but oddly enough i've never had them happen so frequently
(5:20:11 PM) : a/s/l ? 20/m/south florida?

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Conversation with OrientalCoho on 11/30/2008 5:03:28 PM:
(5:03:28 PM) OrientalCoho: don't know you
(5:12:03 PM) : i dont know you either

Conversation with OrientalCoho on 11/30/2008 5:12:31 PM:
(5:12:31 PM) OrientalCoho: then why are you iming me?
(5:13:23 PM) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheGreatHatsby
(5:13:26 PM) : i didnt choose you IM you
(5:14:18 PM) OrientalCoho: what?
(5:14:27 PM) : there's a hacking group that takes user names from LJ and randomly connects two people together by initiating the conversation with a fake introduction
(5:14:55 PM) : it forwards our conversations to eachother thru the screen names titled <random word>coho
(5:16:18 PM) OrientalCoho: so what is the point of this bot"
(5:16:36 PM) : to make people confused
(5:16:49 PM) OrientalCoho: ok...so did you initiate this?
(5:16:51 PM) : if i try to type my real screenname it replaces it with the fake <coho> name
(5:16:53 PM) : nope
(5:17:40 PM) OrientalCoho: ok..well not sure what to make of this.....
(5:18:05 PM) : yeah well i met a new internet penpal 4 days ago with it
(5:18:35 PM) : hah, there's no way to opt out
(5:18:49 PM) : and if this is your first coho IM, then you'll get one every 2-4weeks
(5:18:58 PM) OrientalCoho: i guess i'm just wondering how this got started
(5:18:59 PM) : but oddly enough i've never had them happen so frequently
(5:20:11 PM) : a/s/l ? 20/m/florida?

(5:20:28 PM) OrientalCoho: 31/m/il
(5:22:37 PM) : you've got your s/n somehow on LJ right?
(5:22:51 PM) : i posted a reply to a friend's and i guess that's how they got mine
(5:22:56 PM) OrientalCoho: what's LJ
(5:23:02 PM) : livejournal
(5:23:25 PM) : might you have your screenname listed online somewhere?
(5:23:25 PM) OrientalCoho: umm...don't remember having it on there
(5:23:33 PM) OrientalCoho: that could be
(5:23:42 PM) OrientalCoho: i'm on facebook/myspace
(5:23:50 PM) : it used to be a livejournal only thing
(5:23:56 PM) : least i thought it still was
(5:24:06 PM) : deviantART or Xanga
(5:24:07 PM) : ?
(5:24:30 PM) OrientalCoho: i've been on xanga
(5:24:33 PM) OrientalCoho: that could be
(5:24:45 PM) : ah
(5:24:53 PM) : yeah wiki says that's one of the sources
(5:25:19 PM) OrientalCoho: that explaines it
(5:29:39 PM) : Mind if I save this convo ?
(5:29:55 PM) OrientalCoho: if you want

SoberCoho: Hi.
: sup beach
SoberCoho: hello?
: you know what, i like you!
SoberCoho: right-o! I like you too!
: hot damn, this is my jam.
SoberCoho: apple bottom jeeeeans
: hahahaha
: i thought i opted out of these coho bots :/
: i usually start off with some human tests: ¿sıɥʇ pɐǝɹ noʎ uɐɔ
SoberCoho: me too
: so this is 1997-ish but a/s/l ? 20/m/fl usa
SoberCoho: wait, you're a real person??
: yup
: coho bot's start off with fake intros
: then connect you to another random REAL person
: least that's what wikipedia says
SoberCoho: nifty
: yeah. some people get angry at the person on the other end, while others befriend :/
SoberCoho: I'll befriend you
: hahaha
SoberCoho: haha
SoberCoho: I'd rather be nice than mean (:
: if we try to trade screennames it'll block them i hear
:   is mine (remove space: --- --- ) nifty and easy to remember
SoberCoho: what is this thing from anyway?
SoberCoho: coho?
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheGreatHatsby
: some stupid computer group has a network that scans livejournal for usernames on aim
: kinda like playing a practical joke on everybody who uses lifejournal
: live*
SoberCoho: oh wowwwwwwwwww livejournal
: i posted once on a friends with openID thru aim
: like 8 months ago
SoberCoho: I actually haven't written on that thing
: maybe they're now scanning google for aim's
: got a blog?
SoberCoho: I don't
: huh
SoberCoho: but my sn is on livejournal
: ah!
: i think it just tries using any type of username
SoberCoho: how weird!
SoberCoho: I had no clue that this was going on
: i guess they might keep a copy of the convos.
: has this happened before?
: with <name>coho kind of format
: probably my 5th time, its about once every 4 weeks for me
: maybe it's some art project or something? they'll publish a book with it all
: after annoying millions of people worldwide
: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheGreatHatsby

And that's how I made a new internet pen pal.