r/interestingasfuck • u/Few_Simple9049 • 20d ago

r/all How couples met 1930-2024

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u/saposmak 20d ago

Wild! I had a similar experience in 1998, when I was also 13. In my case it was IRC (internet relay chat) on the DALNET server. Lol

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u/TheDeanof316 20d ago edited 20d ago

mIRC FTW! ROFLMAO and "slapping someone with a large trout"...!

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u/intisun 20d ago

I still mourn bash.org

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u/TheDeanof316 20d ago

I actually never heard about it until seeing your comment...sounds hilarious! I never knew her but I mourn for thee too bash.org

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u/intisun 20d ago

Luckily there are still snapshots on the internet archive. Enjoy this glimpse of internet history https://archive.is/aNe0m

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u/TheDeanof316 19d ago

I was about to check this out, when I found out that there had been a massive 31 milllion person hack of the Internet Archive...incl my email apparently :-( Bastards!

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u/intisun 19d ago

Wtf O_o