Can type, must meets

There are oddballs and nutjobs on the net, seriously. Yes, I am one of the millions of netizens that have profiles online looking for what have you. When the subject of internet profiles came up in recent a party, I just had to lament about the messages that I’ve been getting!

I get messages like “mind to be fren” - I mean, come on! You have a full set of keyboards with all the letters in the english alphabet. Please.Use.Them.

My favorite is – “can chat and f#$%?” – A friend, JW, commented that it was efficient, direct to the point and seems to be adept in multi-tasking. Bravo.

JW is no virgin when it comes to these types of messages as well. He recently copy-pasted one that he got from one of the random pokers (you know who you are…) in facebook, however less direct and a bit long winded:

hihi
I possibly am on November 20 in the Singapore 4 days!! I want to know you!! I am the Hong Kong person!! You? My English is not good!! But I start to want the study English!! haha...I come Singapore you to want and me meet? my
msnk***@yahoo.com.hk
you?msn?

Lovely.

It’s kinda sad that the internet is full of circus freaks and weirdos but it sure makes lively conversation topics. Last night, I got 4 messages along the same lines as the words of the “fren” and the “multi-tasker”. To which I just shot out a message to JW ranting about why I get messages like these. JW simply said that I should take to the streets and even volunteered to be the pimp to this ho-mo. And to further drive his point that I should get off my ass and put on my dancing shoes, the ever-eloquent JW showed me the latest message he received from dear Mr. k***…

(excerpt from JW’s message….)

“Now I leave you with some rather cryptic (yet heartfelt) words from our good friend k***... k*** appears to have made it all the way to Singapore, bless him...phrase book in hand he is tapping that keyboard and looking for lovin...just makes ya want to meet eats meal with him doesn't it?

JW


hihi
I have come Singapore yesterday!! On November 22 returns to Hong Kong!! You may speak Chinese??WE MEET?? Your telephone number?? Meets eats meal?
msn
k***@hotmail.com"



Namaste.