supercrime.org

An analysis of IRC traffic shows that 99.9% of it is illegal. Although only the busiest channels on the busiest servers were covered, this analysis casts IRC in a very unfavorable light. In fact, it’s a wonder the media doesn’t turn public opinion against IRC in a more vigorous manner (as they did with “hackers”). As it stands right now, most people don’t even know what IRC is…

To help you learn a bit more about IRC and the special place it occupies in the hearts of many, I point you to Bash.org. Bash.org is a quote database, storing favorite quotes from countless IRC chats. I recommend reading the Top 100. NOTE: profanity is used liberally in many quotes.

A few examples (which I happen to love):

• <kow`> "There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't."
<SpaceRain> That's only 2 types of people, kow.
<SpaceRain> STUPID
• <i8b4uUnderground> d-_-b
<BonyNoMore> how u make that inverted b?
<BonyNoMore> wait
<BonyNoMore> never mind
• <Beeth> Girls are like internet domain names, the ones I like are already taken.
<honx> well, you can stil get one from a strange country :-P
• <Sui88> 67% of girls are stupid
<V-girl> i belong with the other 13%
• <Stormrider> I should bomb something
<Stormrider> ...and it's off the cuff remarks like that that are the reason I don't log chats
<Stormrider> Just in case the FBI ever needs anything on me
<Elzie_Ann> I'm sure they can just get it from someone who DOES log chats.
*** FBI has joined #gamecubecafe
<FBI> We saw it anyway.
*** FBI has quit IRC (Quit: )
• <kylev> BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
<kylev> hahahahaha
<kylev> some girl just came onto our floor
<kylev> and was yelling "sexual favors for anyone who does my sociology paper"
<kylev> i just asked her what the paper was about
<kylev> and she said the accomplishments and growth of feminism
<`Neo> bahahahaha
• (morganj): 0 is false and 1 is true, correct?
(alec_eso): 1, morganj
(morganj): bastard.
• <Mendo> lmao there's a wicked lookign spider on my monitor and if i move the mouse around he chases after it
<spitfire> haha mendo
<spitfire> take a screen shot
<spitfire> wait
<spitfire> that made no sense
• <Raven> I tried setting my hotmail password to penis.
<Raven> It said my password wasn't long enough. :(