Now it’s a thing Trump says because his neurons fire in his dying brain but I’ll always remember it as slang for (.)(.)
ASL?
I used to roll up into aol chat rooms as a kid and get yelled at by retirees for being too young in the chat.
Hello, Valued AOL Customer!
I am an AOL customer service rep as you can see by my name A0L_Admin-253886. We are currently experiencing a data loss and require you to verify some account information. Within a timely manner, please provide your Credit Card Number, Security Code, and Expiration date in order to prevent an interruption to your AOL experience.
Always remember: AOL will never ask for your password over chat. So please watch out for those scams.
Thank you,
A0L_Admin-253886
I fell for one of those as a kid and put in my mom’s cc number. Remembered we had to cancel the card.
i used to wonder why anyone cared if there were any women in the chat rooms; it should have been the first clue that i wasn’t straight. lol
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
23/m/cali ne1 want 2 cyber press 11
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there’s a show in Hulu with Maya Erskine and somebody else called PEN15 which is incredible all around as a comedy capturing the awkward stage of early adolescence, but also specifically in the early dialup internet era. it unlocked some very cringey memories in me I had buried, but is so funny it’s worth it.
there’s a whole episode on AIM that is hysterical and the way they portray themselves and the absurdity of peer groups at that age is nothing short of true genius.
