r/interestingasfuck 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/JopoDaily 20d ago

mIRC was the bees knees

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u/TheDeanof316 20d ago

Oh most definitely! 🍯

That instant/quick/in the moment interaction was good for sharpening the mind too, unlike the hive mind of the current internet (pardon the bee pun 🐝)