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To: H James Morris who wrote (10028)5/14/1998 9:04:00 PM
From: vegetarian  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 13594
 
Some AOL Humor (from a source elsewhere):

1.You have been online for 46 minutes. Do you want to stay online?
Please respond within 10 minutes or you will be logged off.

2.You have been online for 92 minutes? Do you still want to stay
online?
Please respond within 10 minutes or you will be logged off.
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3.You have been online for 135 minutes? Not to put any pressure
on you, but there are other people in the world who would like
to sign on.

4.You DO realize that you have been online for 184 minutes,
right? When was the last time that you were outside?

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minutes. Frankly, you are beginning to piss us off. If you sign off
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6.You have now been online for 360 minutes. We promised you
unlimited time, we know, but can't you just finish up now and
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7.You have been online for 467 minutes. Do you remember
your family members' names?

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you and your dog is starving. Do you wish to remain online?

9.You have been online for 724 minutes. Steve Case is
coming over to personally kick your butt.

10.You have been online for 852 minutes. Do you have ANY idea
how many HOURS that is?

11.You have been online for 921 minutes. Do you realize that
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12.You have been online for 1000 minutes. When AOL went unlimited,
we didn't think you would take us literally. Now hang up!!!!!

13.You have been online since yesterday. If you don't log off, we
are coming over to your house and pulling your whole phone out of
the wall!! Thank you for being an AOL member. We appreciate your business.