Salmoned
A few minutes ago I received an instant message from a stranger "SpiritualCoho: Man, McCain really rocked in that debate, eh?" What follows is the conversation that ensued.
AIM IM with SpiritualCoho9/27/08 5:32 PM
SpiritualCoho: Man, McCain really rocked in that debate, eh?
carb4123: I think you have mistaken me for someone else.
SpiritualCoho: yes we don't want fags running things
SpiritualCoho: who are you
SpiritualCoho: tell me right now or don't even contact me again
carb4123: You contacted me.
SpiritualCoho: no, i still never did
carb4123: You sent me a message "Man, McCain really rocked in that debate, eh?"
SpiritualCoho: no, i didn't
SpiritualCoho: i don't use aim
carb4123: I responded that "I think you have mistaken me for someone else."
carb4123: You're using AIM right now.
SpiritualCoho: no, you didn't
SpiritualCoho: none of that is true; what is going on
SpiritualCoho: if you're not going to answer me voluntarily, you won't have the ability to answer me at all
SpiritualCoho: so i'll give you like five minutes then bye forever otherwise
carb4123: huh?
carb4123: You contacted me.
SpiritualCoho: tell me who you are, and why you are telling me i contacted you when i CLEARLY never ever have, and i'll listen more
SpiritualCoho: otherwise i won't be abailable further
carb4123: So I think we've been the victim of an internet hoax
carb4123: http://mazykazerooni.com/post/34483102/being-salmoned
carb4123: Called being salmoned
carb4123: I'm guessing you have a livejournal account
carb4123: And you recently updated just like I did
SpiritualCoho: what is your aim name
carb4123: carb4123
SpiritualCoho: that is not your aim name
carb4123: You show up to me as "SpiritualCoho"
SpiritualCoho: the question is
SpiritualCoho: what is your aim name
carb4123: I just listed my aim name
carb4123: "carb4123"
SpiritualCoho: that is not your aim name
carb4123: http://carb.livejournal.com/profile
carb4123: I assure you it is
SpiritualCoho: ok you just said to me three times your aim name is carb4123 while your aim name is carb4123?
carb4123: Perhaps the bot is rewriting my responses
carb4123: But my aim name is listed in the URL above.
SpiritualCoho: it says your aim name is carb4123 there and in aim it says your aim name is carb4123
carb4123: Feel free to contact me at the name in my profile.
SpiritualCoho: good times
SpiritualCoho: hey uh
SpiritualCoho: my livejournal doesn't display my aim name at all
SpiritualCoho: in any way
SpiritualCoho: because i don't use aim
carb4123: I'm not sure how or why it happened.
SpiritualCoho: ok you're sure you're not a psycho
carb4123: Just that this post sounds similar to what is happening. http://mazykazerooni.com/post/34483102/being-salmoned
carb4123: How about we both go our separate ways. With the understanding that we've been the victims of an odd automated internet prank.
SpiritualCoho: what a dumb bot
carb4123: agreed
SpiritualCoho: anyways i'm sorry for being terse my internet history is long and high-profile so i deal with a lot of anonymous
SpiritualCoho: also it's totally creepy that your livejournal icon is my livejournal background image
carb4123: Understood. You have my info, if you don't mind I'd like to post this conversation with personal information blanked out.
carb4123: Oh? The 3D theater picture?
carb4123: I love that LIFE magazing image.
SpiritualCoho: is it from life magazine
carb4123: I thought it was
SpiritualCoho: i got it ten years ago from the church of the subgenius and changed it
SpiritualCoho: could be
...Later...
SpiritualCoho: do you use another website like livejournal very regularly
carb4123: No, just livejournal occasionally for friend updates.
SpiritualCoho: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheGreatHatsby not as interesting or mysterious as it would've been if i'd done it
carb4123: Interesting
SpiritualCoho: haha
SpiritualCoho: hilarious
carb4123: Indeed
SpiritualCoho: oh god i twittered about it
carb4123: I hear there are 12 step programs for Twitter
SpiritualCoho: 12 step programs don't work
The moral of the story is don't panic if strangers with "fishy" sounding names message you out of the blue and remove your instant messenger names from your profile on livejournal and other blogging sites.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheGreatHatsby
http://mazykazerooni.com/post/34483102/being-salmoned
AIM IM with SpiritualCoho9/27/08 5:32 PM
SpiritualCoho: Man, McCain really rocked in that debate, eh?
carb4123: I think you have mistaken me for someone else.
SpiritualCoho: yes we don't want fags running things
SpiritualCoho: who are you
SpiritualCoho: tell me right now or don't even contact me again
carb4123: You contacted me.
SpiritualCoho: no, i still never did
carb4123: You sent me a message "Man, McCain really rocked in that debate, eh?"
SpiritualCoho: no, i didn't
SpiritualCoho: i don't use aim
carb4123: I responded that "I think you have mistaken me for someone else."
carb4123: You're using AIM right now.
SpiritualCoho: no, you didn't
SpiritualCoho: none of that is true; what is going on
SpiritualCoho: if you're not going to answer me voluntarily, you won't have the ability to answer me at all
SpiritualCoho: so i'll give you like five minutes then bye forever otherwise
carb4123: huh?
carb4123: You contacted me.
SpiritualCoho: tell me who you are, and why you are telling me i contacted you when i CLEARLY never ever have, and i'll listen more
SpiritualCoho: otherwise i won't be abailable further
carb4123: So I think we've been the victim of an internet hoax
carb4123: http://mazykazerooni.com/post/34483102/being-salmoned
carb4123: Called being salmoned
carb4123: I'm guessing you have a livejournal account
carb4123: And you recently updated just like I did
SpiritualCoho: what is your aim name
carb4123: carb4123
SpiritualCoho: that is not your aim name
carb4123: You show up to me as "SpiritualCoho"
SpiritualCoho: the question is
SpiritualCoho: what is your aim name
carb4123: I just listed my aim name
carb4123: "carb4123"
SpiritualCoho: that is not your aim name
carb4123: http://carb.livejournal.com/profile
carb4123: I assure you it is
SpiritualCoho: ok you just said to me three times your aim name is carb4123 while your aim name is carb4123?
carb4123: Perhaps the bot is rewriting my responses
carb4123: But my aim name is listed in the URL above.
SpiritualCoho: it says your aim name is carb4123 there and in aim it says your aim name is carb4123
carb4123: Feel free to contact me at the name in my profile.
SpiritualCoho: good times
SpiritualCoho: hey uh
SpiritualCoho: my livejournal doesn't display my aim name at all
SpiritualCoho: in any way
SpiritualCoho: because i don't use aim
carb4123: I'm not sure how or why it happened.
SpiritualCoho: ok you're sure you're not a psycho
carb4123: Just that this post sounds similar to what is happening. http://mazykazerooni.com/post/34483102/being-salmoned
carb4123: How about we both go our separate ways. With the understanding that we've been the victims of an odd automated internet prank.
SpiritualCoho: what a dumb bot
carb4123: agreed
SpiritualCoho: anyways i'm sorry for being terse my internet history is long and high-profile so i deal with a lot of anonymous
SpiritualCoho: also it's totally creepy that your livejournal icon is my livejournal background image
carb4123: Understood. You have my info, if you don't mind I'd like to post this conversation with personal information blanked out.
carb4123: Oh? The 3D theater picture?
carb4123: I love that LIFE magazing image.
SpiritualCoho: is it from life magazine
carb4123: I thought it was
SpiritualCoho: i got it ten years ago from the church of the subgenius and changed it
SpiritualCoho: could be
...Later...
SpiritualCoho: do you use another website like livejournal very regularly
carb4123: No, just livejournal occasionally for friend updates.
SpiritualCoho: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheGreatHatsby not as interesting or mysterious as it would've been if i'd done it
carb4123: Interesting
SpiritualCoho: haha
SpiritualCoho: hilarious
carb4123: Indeed
SpiritualCoho: oh god i twittered about it
carb4123: I hear there are 12 step programs for Twitter
SpiritualCoho: 12 step programs don't work
The moral of the story is don't panic if strangers with "fishy" sounding names message you out of the blue and remove your instant messenger names from your profile on livejournal and other blogging sites.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheGreatHatsby
http://mazykazerooni.com/post/34483102/being-salmoned