People who just won't take a hint...

I was spoilt by Trillian, never having to deal with random people pestering me on ICQ. That ends when I'm travelling and started using Meebo. Seriously, great service, but they really should add some sort of way to stop random people messaging like Trillian has. I never realise how many random messages one would get.

Most of the time if I ignore them that'd be the end of story. But then you get one of two that just keep messaging and messaging. Some even wants to meet up. And I was thinking, you ask a complete stranger to meet up because of their ICQ info? Just how much more desperate can you get?

I had a particularly disturbing case today. Seriously a few times I just handle people like that by saying I'm not interested or and I'm engaged. This one actually asked me to prove it. Hint: if a girl said she's involved with someone, asking her to prove it won't make her change her mind even if she was lying to start with, it just makes you more of a jerk.

The guy also had a classy opening line "wanna meet? i like asian girls". How some people decided that it's a great way to woo girls with intelligent words such as those I have no idea. Some people really need a life outside of internet.

It took a while for Petey to remind me that Meebo has indeed added the block user function a while ago. I almost feel sorry for that other guy though. He really doesn't have a clue.

Call me an elitist (and in a way I guess I am), but I just not at all interested in conversation with random stranger online who can't even sustain a proper semi-intelligent conversation. Granted I've been known to go to the other extreme (I have a thing for over-achievers), but I thought it's kind of reasonable to assume that girls in general don't get turned on by idiot-speak?

Great, now I'm a feminist, a racist, as well as an elitist who despise idiots online. Ah well, I guess that's nothing new.