The internet is so weird sometimes
I use skype a lot for talking with colleagues, both via text and voice chat. I also use it to video conference with my parents now and then. I’ve always been a fan of IM (and now, twitter,) so I have often gone to “skype-me” mode, which lists you in a directory so people you don’t know can say hi.
This has been cool, a lot of people from china will talk to me a bit and the cultural differences are really interesting. It inevitably has it’s down side as well. There are often spammers. There are religious spammers, trying to get you to convert to Islam. There are lots of kids that will just try to call, or type without knowing your language. I’ve built up a pretty healthy block list.
Today I got one of the strangest ones yet, I think. Some fellow (at least by profile information,) named houssem-09 sent me the following text. This was his opening volley, mind you.
I’ll confess that younger girls tend to catch my eye more easily. I like girls my age and older as well, but young ones are best, like you.
My first thought was, oh, a spam. I get email spam that’s similarly nonsensical, but there were no links. Now I guess he’s trying to pick up virtual chicks or whatever, but my profile is filled out, marked as male, and even has a picture. So I reply “I’m male, also straight.” There was no response.
Was this just a spambot that forgot to send it’s links? A very lonely and confused man? A kid messing around? Who knows. I’m invisible on skype now. If you need me feel free to send a message, I might be around.
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