There are many signs you need to watch out
for that could mean you are yet another surf junkie addicted to the
internet...
You find yourself typing "com" after
every period when using a word processor.com
You turn off your modem and get this empty feeling, like you just
pulled the pin on a loved one.
You start introducing yourself as "Jon at AOL dot com"
Your wife drapes a blonde wig over your monitor to remind you of what
she looks like.
All of your friends have an @ in their names.
You can't call your mother...she doesn't have a modem.
Your phone bill comes to your doorstep in a box.
You laugh at people with 14,400 baud modems.
You move into a new house and decide to Netscape before you
landscape.
You refer to going to the bathroom as downloading.
You tell the cab driver you live at http://69.luck.street/house/bluetrim.html
Your spouse makes a new rule: "The computer cannot come to
bed."
You ask a plumber how much it would cost to replace the chair in
front of your computer with a commode.
You start tilting your head sideways to smile. :^)
You turn on your computer, and turn off your spouse.
Your best friend is someone you've never met.
Your spouse says communication is important in a marriage...so you
buy another computer, and install a second phone line so you can
chat.
You begin to wonder how on earth your service provider is allowed to
call 200 hours per month "unlimited."
Your dog has its own home page.
So does your gold fish.
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