Wherein Harry loses the race
Dec. 16th, 2005 05:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sniffnoyRather than rewrite all this, I think I'll just copypaste my AIM conversation with Chris:
(16:55:16) Sniffnoy: whee
(16:55:40) dvorak729: hm?
(16:55:44) Sniffnoy: so I figured, well, now I've got this name Targfrg sitting around doing nothing, right? so I may as well claim some more names that I'll do nothing with!
(16:56:00) Sniffnoy: well
(16:56:05) dvorak729: oy...
(16:56:16) Sniffnoy: there were 2 that I wanted
(16:56:26) Sniffnoy: I wasn't too surprised to find someone had already claimed "Halt Man"
(16:56:36) Sniffnoy: but amazingly, someone had already taken "Halt Potato" as well!
(16:56:48) dvorak729: hahaha
(16:56:56) dvorak729: you should IM them and demand to have the name
(16:57:04) Sniffnoy: m
(16:57:56) Sniffnoy: at first I thought perhaps someone I had told about it had taken it so they might impersonate me/sell it to me, but I apparently only ever told Sara (over AIM, anyway...) I'll ask her about it, but somehow I doubt it
(16:58:52) Sniffnoy: whoever actually owns the name, they're not on right now
(16:59:00) dvorak729: I see
(16:59:42) Sniffnoy: actually, I didn't even tell Sara I wanted it as an AIM name - checking the actual log, I was telling her about how I wanted it to be my username at Chicago
(16:59:52) dvorak729: wow
(16:59:59) dvorak729: so someone just had the same idea
(17:00:03) Sniffnoy: yeah
(17:00:06) dvorak729: though, probably, in a different context
(17:00:16) Sniffnoy: probably
(17:00:36) Sniffnoy: I think I'll google "Halt Potato", see what comes up
(17:00:47) dvorak729: lol
(17:00:55) dvorak729: the logical thing to do
(17:01:10) Sniffnoy: News Tribune - US and Canada have plan to halt potato virus 01/02/03
(17:01:18) Sniffnoy: US and Canada
have plan to halt potato virus
(17:01:24) dvorak729: oy
(17:01:27) Sniffnoy: US and Canada have plan to halt potato
virus.
(17:01:34) Sniffnoy: The state will also halt potato imports during the harvesting season
(17:01:41) Sniffnoy: Heavy rain continues to halt potato harvest progress
(17:01:48) Sniffnoy: and to halt potato cyst eelworm, grow a resistant variety
(17:01:56) Sniffnoy: US and Canada have plan to halt Potato virus.
(17:02:05) Sniffnoy: halt potato oh purini downtown kismet ATHLEEN to the K
(17:02:16) Sniffnoy: he traveller zippy random mummy
card heavy process filed thread buyers halt potato near light civil weapon
(17:02:25) Sniffnoy: ich han gester mo drübergelesen war zu geizig um ma die zeitung
zu kaafe is halt potato niveau aver immerhin
(17:02:57) dvorak729: wow, that's very close to German
(17:03:01) dvorak729: but it's...not
(17:04:48) Sniffnoy: second page of results:
(17:04:58) Sniffnoy: the first has nothing highlighted
(17:05:06) Sniffnoy: !!
(17:05:17) Sniffnoy: Oh man, this actually worked!
(17:05:18) Sniffnoy: next one:
(17:05:24) Sniffnoy: AIM: halt potato
(17:05:38) Sniffnoy: then of course, US and Canada have plan to halt potato virus
(17:05:45) Sniffnoy: The tasks thank sorry trying idea pray wanting founded easy doormat between
deleted marine eggs halt potato,
(17:05:50) Sniffnoy: and finally one with nothing highlighted
(17:05:59) Sniffnoy: let's see this Xanga with AIM "halt potato"
(17:06:58) Sniffnoy: it's just some random
(17:07:13) Sniffnoy: lives out in Missouri
(17:07:22) Sniffnoy: and has 5 different AIM names
(17:07:40) Sniffnoy: keeps some stupid Xanga which is cluttered with pictures
(17:07:45) dvorak729: I see
(17:08:15) Sniffnoy: and ridiculous mouseover effects on all the links
(17:08:37) dvorak729: oh, I love those!
(17:08:40) dvorak729: ...or not
(17:08:59) Sniffnoy: I have way too much of a headache to leave that page open for long
(17:09:04) Sniffnoy: I have to wonder about how she arrived at that name, though
(17:09:30) dvorak729: bastardization of "hot potato," maybe?
(17:09:42) Sniffnoy: *shrug*
(17:09:58) Sniffnoy: think I should set it to notify if she signs on, and ask her? :D
(17:10:19) dvorak729: lol, nah
(17:11:40) Sniffnoy: or I could ask her via Xanga, save that she's not updated since April
(17:12:42) Sniffnoy: I think I'll set it to notify, and I'll see whether I actually ask her :)
(16:55:16) Sniffnoy: whee
(16:55:40) dvorak729: hm?
(16:55:44) Sniffnoy: so I figured, well, now I've got this name Targfrg sitting around doing nothing, right? so I may as well claim some more names that I'll do nothing with!
(16:56:00) Sniffnoy: well
(16:56:05) dvorak729: oy...
(16:56:16) Sniffnoy: there were 2 that I wanted
(16:56:26) Sniffnoy: I wasn't too surprised to find someone had already claimed "Halt Man"
(16:56:36) Sniffnoy: but amazingly, someone had already taken "Halt Potato" as well!
(16:56:48) dvorak729: hahaha
(16:56:56) dvorak729: you should IM them and demand to have the name
(16:57:04) Sniffnoy: m
(16:57:56) Sniffnoy: at first I thought perhaps someone I had told about it had taken it so they might impersonate me/sell it to me, but I apparently only ever told Sara (over AIM, anyway...) I'll ask her about it, but somehow I doubt it
(16:58:52) Sniffnoy: whoever actually owns the name, they're not on right now
(16:59:00) dvorak729: I see
(16:59:42) Sniffnoy: actually, I didn't even tell Sara I wanted it as an AIM name - checking the actual log, I was telling her about how I wanted it to be my username at Chicago
(16:59:52) dvorak729: wow
(16:59:59) dvorak729: so someone just had the same idea
(17:00:03) Sniffnoy: yeah
(17:00:06) dvorak729: though, probably, in a different context
(17:00:16) Sniffnoy: probably
(17:00:36) Sniffnoy: I think I'll google "Halt Potato", see what comes up
(17:00:47) dvorak729: lol
(17:00:55) dvorak729: the logical thing to do
(17:01:10) Sniffnoy: News Tribune - US and Canada have plan to halt potato virus 01/02/03
(17:01:18) Sniffnoy: US and Canada
have plan to halt potato virus
(17:01:24) dvorak729: oy
(17:01:27) Sniffnoy: US and Canada have plan to halt potato
virus.
(17:01:34) Sniffnoy: The state will also halt potato imports during the harvesting season
(17:01:41) Sniffnoy: Heavy rain continues to halt potato harvest progress
(17:01:48) Sniffnoy: and to halt potato cyst eelworm, grow a resistant variety
(17:01:56) Sniffnoy: US and Canada have plan to halt Potato virus.
(17:02:05) Sniffnoy: halt potato oh purini downtown kismet ATHLEEN to the K
(17:02:16) Sniffnoy: he traveller zippy random mummy
card heavy process filed thread buyers halt potato near light civil weapon
(17:02:25) Sniffnoy: ich han gester mo drübergelesen war zu geizig um ma die zeitung
zu kaafe is halt potato niveau aver immerhin
(17:02:57) dvorak729: wow, that's very close to German
(17:03:01) dvorak729: but it's...not
(17:04:48) Sniffnoy: second page of results:
(17:04:58) Sniffnoy: the first has nothing highlighted
(17:05:06) Sniffnoy: !!
(17:05:17) Sniffnoy: Oh man, this actually worked!
(17:05:18) Sniffnoy: next one:
(17:05:24) Sniffnoy: AIM: halt potato
(17:05:38) Sniffnoy: then of course, US and Canada have plan to halt potato virus
(17:05:45) Sniffnoy: The tasks thank sorry trying idea pray wanting founded easy doormat between
deleted marine eggs halt potato,
(17:05:50) Sniffnoy: and finally one with nothing highlighted
(17:05:59) Sniffnoy: let's see this Xanga with AIM "halt potato"
(17:06:58) Sniffnoy: it's just some random
(17:07:13) Sniffnoy: lives out in Missouri
(17:07:22) Sniffnoy: and has 5 different AIM names
(17:07:40) Sniffnoy: keeps some stupid Xanga which is cluttered with pictures
(17:07:45) dvorak729: I see
(17:08:15) Sniffnoy: and ridiculous mouseover effects on all the links
(17:08:37) dvorak729: oh, I love those!
(17:08:40) dvorak729: ...or not
(17:08:59) Sniffnoy: I have way too much of a headache to leave that page open for long
(17:09:04) Sniffnoy: I have to wonder about how she arrived at that name, though
(17:09:30) dvorak729: bastardization of "hot potato," maybe?
(17:09:42) Sniffnoy: *shrug*
(17:09:58) Sniffnoy: think I should set it to notify if she signs on, and ask her? :D
(17:10:19) dvorak729: lol, nah
(17:11:40) Sniffnoy: or I could ask her via Xanga, save that she's not updated since April
(17:12:42) Sniffnoy: I think I'll set it to notify, and I'll see whether I actually ask her :)
