"Jen" wrote in message
...
I often hear people in this group talking about going to the chat room.
What's the difference between the chatroom and the newsgroup?

Jen

Thanks for all the replies. I might check it out some other time.

Jen

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:52:33 -0500, Steve Wertz
wrote:

IRC is much more demanding of your time. Once you log in you're
kinda committed for the next few minutes or the next few hours.
There's much less substance in chat-rooms and there's no
filtering out garbage.

Yep. But it rocks if you're looking for a way to avoid the housework.

serene

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:02:57 -0600, Christine Dabney wrote:

There is also a way to get to it, via the web. Unfortunately, I don't
use that interface to get there, but a lot of folks do. Maybe someone
who is familiar with the web address, can post it here.

Java link, using your web browser:
http://www.penguinpowered.ca/~vexorg...d.cooking.html

Web users: to change your nickname there is a button on the right
bottom. If that doesn't work, in the text bar type /nick
yournewname and hit enter or click OK


IRC:
Server: irc.penguinpowered.ca
Port: 6667
Channel: #rec.food.cooking
--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 00:42:53 GMT, Jen wrote:

So what can be done in a chat thingy that can't be done in a newsgroup? Or
is it exactly the same, just real-time.

It's like instant messaging.... if that helps you understand the
concept any better.
--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

Jen wrote:
I often hear people in this group talking about going to the chat room.
What's the difference between the chatroom and the newsgroup?

I gather that chat rooms are things on the net where guys my age
pretend to be teenage boys looking for teenage girls, and FBI agents
pretend to be teenage girls.

Jen

--Bryan

On 20 Apr 2006 20:54:21 -0700, "Food Snob" wrote:

I gather that chat rooms are things on the net where guys my age
pretend to be teenage boys looking for teenage girls, and FBI agents
pretend to be teenage girls.

Exactly!

Carol, age 13
--

Some people are like Slinkies... they don't really have a purpose but
they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

Stolen from "traid" on the IRC

On 2006-04-21, Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
On 20 Apr 2006 20:54:21 -0700, "Food Snob" wrote:

I gather that chat rooms are things on the net where guys my age
pretend to be teenage boys looking for teenage girls, and FBI agents
pretend to be teenage girls.

Exactly!

Carol, age 13

Want a peeece of candy, leee-tul girl?

nb

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:07:09 -0500, notbob wrote:

On 2006-04-21, Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
On 20 Apr 2006 20:54:21 -0700, "Food Snob" wrote:

I gather that chat rooms are things on the net where guys my age
pretend to be teenage boys looking for teenage girls, and FBI agents
pretend to be teenage girls.

Exactly!

Carol, age 13

Want a peeece of candy, leee-tul girl?

nb

That's not a Big Daddy sucker, is it?

Carol
--

Some people are like Slinkies... they don't really have a purpose but
they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

Stolen from "traid" on the IRC

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:07:09 -0500, notbob wrote:

On 2006-04-21, Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
On 20 Apr 2006 20:54:21 -0700, "Food Snob" wrote:

I gather that chat rooms are things on the net where guys my age
pretend to be teenage boys looking for teenage girls, and FBI agents
pretend to be teenage girls.
Exactly!

Carol, age 13
Want a peeece of candy, leee-tul girl?

nb

That's not a Big Daddy sucker, is it?

Carol
LOL.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Food Snob wrote:

I gather that chat rooms are things on the net where guys my age
pretend to be teenage boys looking for teenage girls, and FBI agents
pretend to be teenage girls.

IRC. Where the men are women, the women are men and the children
are FBI agents. :-P

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:30:48 -0400, "AC" wrote:

IRC. Where the men are women, the women are men and the children
are FBI agents. :-P

Nice to meet you, Alice! My name is Carl.

And I apologize profusely for the thoughtless post I made to this
thread earlier. It was wrong, wrong, wrong.

Carol, er, Carl
--

Some people are like Slinkies... they don't really have a purpose but
they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

Stolen from "traid" on the IRC

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:31:35 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
wrote:

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:07:09 -0500, notbob wrote:

On 2006-04-21, Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
On 20 Apr 2006 20:54:21 -0700, "Food Snob" wrote:

I gather that chat rooms are things on the net where guys my age
pretend to be teenage boys looking for teenage girls, and FBI agents
pretend to be teenage girls.

Exactly!

Carol, age 13

Want a peeece of candy, leee-tul girl?

nb

That's not a Big Daddy sucker, is it?

Carol

LOL.

Good one, Carol!

Christine

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:33:48 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
wrote:

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:30:48 -0400, "AC" wrote:

IRC. Where the men are women, the women are men and the children
are FBI agents. :-P

Nice to meet you, Alice! My name is Carl.

And I apologize profusely for the thoughtless post I made to this
thread earlier. It was wrong, wrong, wrong.

Carol, er, Carl

What thoughtless post?

Hmm...if you mean the sucker one, maybe it is my own warped sense of
humor, but I thought it was funny.

Christine

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:45:17 -0600, Christine Dabney
wrote:

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:33:48 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
wrote:

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:30:48 -0400, "AC" wrote:

IRC. Where the men are women, the women are men and the children
are FBI agents. :-P

Nice to meet you, Alice! My name is Carl.

And I apologize profusely for the thoughtless post I made to this
thread earlier. It was wrong, wrong, wrong.

Carol, er, Carl

What thoughtless post?

Hmm...if you mean the sucker one, maybe it is my own warped sense of
humor, but I thought it was funny.

I thought it was funny, too, until I thought about its connection to
child expoitation and abuse. :-(

Carol
--

Some people are like Slinkies... they don't really have a purpose but
they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

Stolen from "traid" on the IRC

On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:19:22 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
wrote:

I thought it was funny, too, until I thought about its connection to
child expoitation and abuse. :-(

Carol

Yeah, I see what you mean.

Christine