Friday, October 17, 2008

angry aim away messages

We've all seen those people who are inadvertently addressing a scorned lover via an AIM away message.  Whether it be an angry statement followed by "you know who you are" or preceded with "SOME people...", these expressions of hurt, jealousy, or just downright hatred are predominately from college or 20-something women who lack the ability to directly address the target, and thereby spend the rest of the day waiting for that person to sign on and hopefully check up on their away message.  Perhaps the best bitter away messages come in the ever-cryptic form of song lyrics.  By using this indirect method, the writer is able to baffle the target and leave them wondering, "Is that about me?"  If executed with careful precision, the writer may even be able to target more than one scorned lover or friend at the same time, leaving multiple people at their computers feeling guilty and wondering what they did to you.  While this brilliant form of expression may work for some, I am calling you out today, angry AIM away message writer.  It is time to grow some balls, step away from the keyboard and tell people how you feel in real life!  And I think that we, as an online community, should no longer accept AIM away messages as a legitimate way of making a statement.  Let us ignore the angry away messages, and wait for real life, in-person awkward confrontation!

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