100 Ways to Tell if You're Addicted to the Neoboards
by darci44
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NEOBOARDS - This is my first article I've ever entered to the NT. And as you are
reading this, I am constantly talking about nothing you need to hear. In fact,
just read the article now. I hope I did a good job on this article. Thanks for
reading my article. As you read the list below, you may find that you are more
or less addicted than you thought, or you just may find it amusing to visualize
what a person addicted to the Neoboards is like. Are to still reading this introduction?
1. You edited your lookup to make the yellow bar only link to neoboards.
2. U C5N RED DIS!!!!!!
3. You are a reg on every board.
4. You refuse to go to school because you made a board that got over 50 posts.
5. You can't read what I'm writing because you're to used to chatspeak.
6. You wrote a three sentence definition on the word "meh"
7. You haven't been outside for 3 weeks.
8. Your skin gets pale from the light of the computer screen.
9. You know over 5 ways to call someone a n00b.
10. You can say every neoboard in the order of how active they are.
11. You made a chat language decoder.
12. Or better, you published a chat language dictionary.
13. You have broken three or more of your keyboards from typing too fast.
14. You can type ten words per second.
15. You know how to edit text in any way.
16. Your siggy is edited five times every day to make it better.
17. You've memorized every post that's been made since the beginning of neoboards.
18. You never accept people as friends unless they are a reg on at least one
neoboard.
19. You used chat speak on a spelling test.
20. You convinced your principle to make a class for learning the language
of chatspeak.
21. You begin talking using words only in chatspeak.
22. You never laugh. All you say when you want to laugh is lol.
23. You can use chat smilies to speak to people.
24. The only adjectives you know are chat smilies.
25. Your homepage is set to the neoboards.
26. Your font has won over 100 font contests.
27. You call no one a friend until you know that they are a reg on at least
one board.
28. You send in an article about 100 ways to tell if you're addicted to neoboards.
29. Your only friends are people on the neoboards.
30. You've read this article and think that I'm reading your mind.
31. You were going out for dinner, but didn't because you were in the middle
of chatting.
32. You don't remember your parents.
33. You don't remember your friends.
34. You don't remember your relatives.
35. You don't remember your name.
36. Or better, everything until you started chatting on neoboards is a blur.
37. You only respond to your nickname in real life.
38. You don't know what real life is.
39. You never closed the window you were chatting on.
40. Your Neofriend list goes as far as the eye can see.
41. Everyone in school knows you as "the nerd".
42. Or everyone in school knows you as your chat nickname.
43. Everybody in school doesn't know you at all.
44. Your parents don't remember you.
45. Your friends don't remember you.
46. Your relatives don't remember you.
47. People you knew don't want to know you.
48. People think of you as "The Pale Blob on The Chair that can Type Fast".
49. An artist could draw without you posing, because only your hands move.
50. No one has seen any part in your body move besides your hands for over
3 years.
51. Right now you shout "Hooray! I'm addicted to neoboards!" because you agreed
to everything in the first half.
52. You could type this list in less than 30 seconds.
53. You cry because you didn't have one thing on the list.
54. Meh is your favorite word.
55. You messed up the keys on your keyboard to spell neoboards on the middle
line.
56. You actually DID do that.
57. You missed your birthday because you were chatting.
58. You missed family parties because you were chatting.
59. You don't know about anything that happens in the "outside world".
60. You are fed through shots that your parents give you at the computer.
61. You can say the history of neoboards.
62. Your computer has been upgraded 80 times.
63. Your back has been bent to see the computer screen for 3 years.
64. You've never been to another website except Neopets (which you used to
get to the neoboards).
65. You edited your spell check to think chat language is correct spelling
and grammar.
66. You cry when you learn that chat language in incorrect spelling and grammar.
67. Your dog has been licking your feet for over an hour and you didn't notice.
68. Your parents have given up on trying to communicate with you.
69. You can understand when someone is using sarcasm when typing.
70. People tell you one sentence, and you can describe exactly how they're
feeling, with chat smilies.
71. You sister played a trumpet in your ear, and you don't respond, because
you're chatting.
72. You can now type 50 words per second.
73. You order people to describe you as 8-).
74. You have experienced more than half of the list.
75. You found out how to use the 'bleh!' avatar.
76. You make a screenshot whenever a staff member posts, but can't put it anywhere,
because you're chatting.
77. You edit your font 3 times a day, but have to open a new window to do it,
because your chatting.
78. You are experimenting to make a computer program to "block" n00bs.
79. You can make a chat smiley that goes over a line long.
80. Your siggypet has now eaten over 100,000 n00bs.
81. You haven't been outside for years.
82. You memorized the terms and conditions.
83. You cried whenever Neopets went down for maintenance.
84. You can recite all the boards in alphabetical order.
85. You look out a window and the light blinds you for over a minute.
86. Your skin in now completely white.
87. You now enjoy being called "The Pale Blob on the Chair that can Type Fast".
88. You haven't slept for years.
89. You can laugh on the neoboards 4 different ways.
90. You say that your computer is your only friend.
91. You cried of happiness when you got your own computer.
92. You know over 100,000,000 chatters.
93. You hold the record for longest time chatting.
94. Your neopet is getting lonely.
95. You can speak (and type) in chat language.
96. You forget what real life means.
97. You stay up all night chatting.
98. You have over 100 avatars.
99. Your parents had to set up an account on Neopets and go on the chat boards
to communicate with you.
100. You have experienced everything on the list.
This is my first article I've ever entered to the NT. And as you are reading
this, I am constantly talking about nothing you need to hear. In fact just read
the article now. I hope I did a good job on this article. Thanks for reading
my article. Are to still reading this introduction?
1. You edited your lookup to make the yellow bar only link to neoboards.
2. U C5N RED DIS!!!!!!
3. You are a reg on every board.
4. You refuse to go to school because you made a board that got over 50 posts.
5. You can't read what I'm writing because you're to used to chatspeak.
6. You wrote a three sentence definition on the word "meh"
7. You haven't been outside for 3 weeks.
8. Your skin gets pale from the light of the computer screen.
9. You know over 5 ways to call someone a n00b.
10. You can say every neoboard in the order of how active they are.
11. You made a chat language decoder.
12. Or better, you published a chat language dictionary.
13. You have broken three or more of your keyboards from typing to fast.
14. You can type ten words per second.
15. You know how to edit text in any way.
16. Your siggy is edited five times every day to make it better.
17. You've memorized every post that's been made since the beginning of neoboards.
18. You never accept people as friends unless they are a reg on at least one
neoboard.
19. You used chat speak on a spelling test.
20. You convinced your principle to make a class for learning the language
of chatspeak.
21. You begin talking using words only in chatspeak.
22. You never laugh. All you say when you want to laugh is lol.
23. You can use chat smilies to speak to people.
24. The only adjectives you know are chat smilies.
25. Your homepage is set to the neoboards.
26. Your font has won over 100 font contests.
27. You call no one a friend until you know that they are a reg on at least
one board.
28. You send in an article about 100 ways to tell if you're addicted to neoboards.
29. Your only friends are people on the neoboards.
30. You've read this article and think that I'm reading your mind.
31. You were going out for dinner, but didn't because you were in the middle
of chatting.
32. You don't remember your parents.
33. You don't remember your friends.
34. You don't remember your relatives.
35. You don't remember your name.
36. Or better, everything until you started chatting on neoboards is a blur.
37. You only respond to your nickname in real life.
38. You don't know what real life is.
39. You never closed the window you were chatting on.
40. Your Neofriend list goes as far as the eye can see.
41. Everyone in school knows you as "the nerd".
42. Or everyone in school knows you as your chat nickname.
43. Everybody in school doesn't know you at all.
44. Your parents don't remember you.
45. Your friends don't remember you.
46. Your relatives don't remember you.
47. People you knew don't want to know you.
48. People think of you as "The Pale Blob on The Chair that can Type Fast".
49. An artist could draw without you posing, because only your hands move.
50. No one has seen any part in your body move besides your hands for over
3 years.
51. Right now you shout "Hooray! I'm addicted to neoboards!" because you agreed
to everything in the first half.
52. You could type this list in less than 30 seconds.
53. You cry because you didn't have one thing on the list.
54. Meh is your favorite word.
55. You messed up the keys on your keyboard to spell neoboards on the middle
line.
56. You actually DID do that.
57. You missed your birthday because you were chatting.
58. You missed family parties because you were chatting.
59. You don't know about anything that happens in the "outside world".
60. You are fed through shots that your parents give you at the computer.
61. You can say the history of neoboards.
62. Your computer has been upgraded 80 times.
63. Your back has been bent to see the computer screen for 3 years.
64. You've never been to another website except Neopets (which you used to
get to the neoboards).
65. You edited your spell check to think chat language is correct spelling
and grammar.
66. You cry when you learn that chat language in incorrect spelling and grammar.
67. Your dog has been licking your feet for over an hour and you didn't notice.
68. Your parents have given up on trying to communicate with you.
69. You can understand when someone is using sarcasm when typing.
70. People tell you one sentence, and you can describe exactly how they're
feeling, with chat smilies.
71. You sister played a trumpet in your ear, and you don't respond, because
you're chatting.
72. You can now type 50 words per second.
73. You order people to describe you as 8-).
74. You have experienced more than half of the list.
75. You found out how to use the 'bleh!' avatar.
76. You make a screenshot whenever a staff member posts, but can't put it anywhere,
because you're chatting.
77. You edit your font 3 times a day, but have to open a new window to do it,
because your chatting.
78. You are experimenting to make a computer program to "block" n00bs.
79. You can make a chat smiley that goes over a line long.
80. Your siggypet has now eaten over 100,000 n00bs.
81. You haven't been outside for years.
82. You memorized the terms and conditions.
83. You cried whenever Neopets went down for maintenance.
84. You can recite all the boards in alphabetical order.
85. You look out a window and the light blinds you for over a minute.
86. Your skin in now completely white.
87. You now enjoy being called "The Pale Blob on the Chair that can Type Fast".
88. You haven't slept for years.
89. You can laugh on the neoboards 4 different ways.
90. You say that your computer is your only friend.
91. You cried of happiness when you got your own computer.
92. You know over 100,000,000 chatters.
93. You hold the record for longest time chatting.
94. Your neopet is getting lonely.
95. You can speak (and type) in chat language.
96. You forget what real life means.
97. You stay up all night chatting.
98. You have over 100 avatars.
99. Your parents had to set up an account on Neopets and go on the chat boards
to communicate with you.
100. You have experienced everything on the list.
Whew, kinda scary, isn't it?
